Aidan Birr kicked a 23-yard field goal with 11 seconds left, and No. 14 Georgia Tech rallied for a 36-34 victory over Boston College on Saturday to remain tied for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Haynes King completed 26 of 34 passes for 371 yards and a touchdown as the Yellow Jackets (9-1, 6-1, No. 16 CFP) stayed even with No. 20 Virginia (No. 19 CFP) atop the league standings.
The win marked Boston College’s 10th straight loss.
With a solid shot at the ACC championship game and potentially the College Football Playoff, Georgia Tech fell behind in the second half and trailed 28-17 late in the third quarter.
After taking the lead, the Yellow Jackets fell behind again 34-33 when Turbo Richard scored on a 43-yard run up the middle, but the Eagles failed on their 2-point attempt.
King then led Georgia Tech on a 13-play, 69-yard drive, setting up Birr’s winning kick.
Georgia Tech had earlier cut the lead to 28-26 on Jamal Haynes’ 2-yard touchdown with 7.5 minutes remaining. But with an unbalanced formation, King was stopped short on the 2-point try.
Jordan McDonald’s 14-yard touchdown run put BC ahead 21-14 on its first drive of the second half.
Birr’s 34-yard field goal narrowed the deficit to 21-17 before Lonergan engineered a 75-yard drive, finishing it off with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Reed Harris, who broke multiple tackles to reach the end zone.
Coming off an upset loss at North Carolina State two weeks ago, Georgia Tech grabbed a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter when Malik Rutherford caught a short pass and turned it into a 71-yard touchdown.
Up next: Georgia Tech hosts No. 23 Pittsburgh next Saturday.
