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No. 7 Georgia Tech remains unbeaten after cruising to a 41-16 win over Syracuse on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
It marked the Yellow Jackets’ first home game as a top-10 team since 2009 and their best start in nearly six decades.
The Yellow Jackets (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) briefly trailed 3-0 early but quickly took control after Syracuse (3-5, 1-4) squandered a first-and-goal opportunity at the 1-yard line with two pre-snap penalties and a sack, settling for a field goal.
Georgia Tech then scored 20 unanswered points, with two Haynes King-to-Josh Beetham touchdown passes sandwiched between a pair of field goals. The Jackets’ defense held Syracuse to its lowest point total in ACC play this season.
Quarterback Haynes King continued his standout season, totaling 395 yards — completing 25 of 31 passes for 304 yards and adding 91 rushing yards. His second-half touchdowns brought his rushing total to 12 for the season, the most by any FBS quarterback.
The win makes Georgia Tech 8-0 for just the sixth time in program history and the first time since 1966.
Georgia Tech will travel to Raleigh to face NC State next Saturday.
