Miami vs. Georgia Tech: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Cam Ward

Miami vs. Georgia Tech kicked off at noon ET on Saturday. The Yellowjackets hosted the No. 4 Hurricanes in a matchup between two teams having very different seasons.

The Hurricanes (9-0) were heading into the game undefeated. They were coming off a 53–31 win over Duke but had struggled with defense for most of their games since the end of September, allowing 30 points or more in four of their previous five games.

Conversely, Georgia Tech was struggling heading into this game. It had lost two in a row but was coming off an open week. Most recently, it lost 6-21 to Virginia Tech. Heading into the game, Miami was a -380 favorite and Georgia Tech was a +300 underdog.

Miami vs. Georgia Tech box score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Miami	10	0	6	7	23
Georgia Tech	7	7	7	7	28

Miami passing stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Cam Ward	25	39	348	3

Miami rushing and receiving stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Damien Martinez	15	81	0	0	0	0
Cam Ward	5	-5	0	0	0	0
Mark Fletcher Jr.	4	12	0	2	26	0
Elijah Arroyo	0	0	0	3	82	1
Xavier Restrepo	0	0	0	4	78	1
Isaiah Horton	0	0	0	5	37	1
Sam Brown Jr.	0	0	0	3	27	0
Jacolby George	0	0	0	7	88	0
Damien Martinez	0	0	0	1	10	0

Miami kicking stats

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Andres Borregales	2 for 2	1 for 1	41

Georgia Tech passing stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Haynes King	6	6	32	1
Aaron Philo	5	10	67	1

Georgia Tech rushing and receiving stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Jamal Haynes	3	83	1	0	0	0
Haynes King	20	93	1	0	0	0
Chad Alexander	3	18	0	0	0	0
Eric Singleton Jr.	6	34	0	2	14	0
Aaron Philo	3	13	0	0	0	0
Malik Rutherford	1	4	0	4	28	1
Anthony Carrie	4	4	0	0	0	0
Trey Cooley	6	26	0	1	4	0
Jackson Hawes	0	0	0	2	11	0
Bailey Stockton	0	0	0	1	27	0
Chase Lane	0	0	0	1	15	1

Georgia Tech kicking stats

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Aidan Birr	4 for 4	0 for 0	0

Miami vs. Georgia Tech game summary

Despite entering the game as big favorites, the first half did not go as the Miami Hurricanes expected. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets scored a few minutes into the lead from a 17-yard run from Jamal Haynes. However, the Hurricanes got back on track with a touchdown less than a minute later. They added a field goal halfway through the first quarter to take a 10-7 lead.

In the second quarter, the Yellow Jackets scored an early touchdown again to take a 14-10 lead. Both teams struggled offensively for the rest of the half. As a result, despite being a massive underdog before the game, Georgia Tech headed into halftime with a 14-10 lead over Miami.

Heading into the second half, despite Miami’s need to get on the board first and take the lead, Georgia Tech struck first. The Yellow Jackets scored a touchdown with just under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter to extend their lead to 21-10. The Hurricanes could answer back on the next drive with a TD of their own, but a missed extra point meant they were still losing 21-16 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Miami defense did not do what it needed to do to start the third quarter, as it allowed a TD nearly immediately, extending Georgia Tech’s lead to 28-16. Miami replied with six minutes remaining off a 38-yard pass from Cam Ward to Xavier Restrepo to cut the lead to five.

However, the comeback ended there, as the Yellow Jackets completed the upset with a 28-23 victory.