Georgia Tech vs. UNC: Box score, stats and summary feat. Haynes King (Week 7)

Georgia Tech vs. UNC kicked off at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday. The North Carolina Tar Heels (3-3) hosted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-2).

Before the game started, Georgia Tech was coming off a bounce-back 24-14 win over Duke. The win came after an open week, losing to Louisville 31-19 the week before.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are looking to bounce back after losing three games in a row. They started the season winning three games in a row but dropped the next three, including the latest 34-24 loss to No. 22 Pittsburgh.

Heading into the game, Georgia Tech was a -156 betting favorite, and UNC was a +130 underdog.

Georgia Tech vs. UNC box score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Georgia Tech	7	13	7	14
UNC	7	7	10	10

Georgia Tech Stats

Passing

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Haynes King	11	22	127	0	0
Zach Pyron	1	1	7	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jamal Haynes	19	170	8.9	2	68
Haynes King	11	107	9.7	2	20
Chad Alexander	10	61	6.1	1	28
Malik Rutherford	2	19	9.5	0	10
Eric Singleton Jr.	1	8	8	0	8
Zach Pyron	5	6	1.2	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Luke Harpring	2	36	18	0	27
Luke Harpring	3	35	11.7	0	18
Avery Boyd	2	19	9.5	0	11
Eric Singleton Jr.	3	19	6.3	0	14
Ryland Goede	1	16	16	0	16
Jamal Haynes	1	9	9	0	9

Kickers

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Aidan Birr	5 for 5	2 for 3	29

UNC stats

Passing

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Jacolby Criswell	17	31	209	1	0
Conner Harrell	1	2	7	0	0
Caleb Hood	0-	1	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Omarion Hampton	18	137	7.6	0	71
Jacolby Criswell	13	73	5.6	2	20
Caleb Hood	2	4	2	0	2
Jordan Shipp	1	-13	-13	0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
J.J. Jones	3	64	21.3	1	53
Kobe Paysour	3	51	17	0	24
Jordan Shipp	1	22	22	0	22
Bryson Nesbit	3	22	7.3	0	11
Darwin Barlow	1	17	17	0	17
John Copenhaver	2	15	7.5	0	12
Nate McCollum	1	13	13	0	13
Omarion Hampton	4	12	3	0	8

Kickers

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Noah Burnette	4 for 4	2 for 3	50

Georgia Tech vs. UNC summary

Georgia Tech was a small betting favorite heading into its game against UNC, and it proved to be as close a game as the sportsbooks predicted. It was a back-and-forth affair between two teams looking to improve their seasons and build momentum.

The first quarter was active for both teams as the Yellow Jackets capitalized on a fumble by Jacolby Criswell on UNC’s first drive of the game. The Yellow Jackets recovered the ball and scored in six plays.

However, two plays later, UNC scored a touchdown of its own, only needing three plays to go 78 yards down the field and into the end zone.

The second quarter was back and forth again as the Tar Heels missed a field goal on its first drive before the Yellow Jackets scored one of their own on the very next drive. The teams traded touchdowns in the middle of the second quarter, with Georgia Tech scoring first. However, on the next play, Georgia Tech scored another field goal to bring its lead to 20-14 at the end of the first half.

The third quarter started well for Georgia Tech as it scored a TD on its first drive. However, UNC cut the lead to 27-24 by scoring a field goal and then a touchdown off a punt return.

Georgia Tech extended its lead to 34-24 on its opening drive in the fourth quarter. However, UNC responded, scoring a touchdown and a field goal with less than a minute left to tie the game.

However, the dramatics did not end there as Georgia Tech scored with 16 seconds left off a 68-yard run by Jamal Haynes. The game ended 41-34 after a hail mary by UNC was incomplete.