Field Street Forum

ATHENS, Ga. — In a familiar matchup played on an unfamiliar day, and in a game that almost wouldn’t end, the No. 7-ranked Georgia football team wrapped up its regular season with its seventh consecutive win over Georgia Tech, 44-42 in eight overtimes, on Friday night at Sanford Stadium. But it wasn’t close to that simple.

Georgia trailed 17-0 at halftime, was dominated for much of the game, and trailed 27-13 with 5:37 to play. Then came the rally. With 1:01 remaining, the Bulldogs drew even on quarterback Carson Beck’s second touchdown pass to Dominic Lovett in the closing minutes. And in overtime, the teams traded scores and failed attempts until Georgia’s defense stopped Tech and then Nate Frazier ran the ball in from the 3 in the eighth extra period.

It was the in-state rivals’ first meeting on a Friday since 1994 (Georgia won 48-10) and their first non-Saturday game since 1995, when the Bulldogs won 18-17 on Thanksgiving Day. Georgia now leads the all-time series 72-39-5.

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Bulldogs Storm Back To Force Overtime And Win It 44-42 In SEC/School Record 8th OT:

• The No. 7 Bulldogs played their 16th overtime game in school history and are now 9-7 including 2-2 against Tech. The Bulldogs are 2-2 in OT games in the Kirby Smart era. Tech won the toss and chose defense. Georgia scored a TD on a 14-yard pass from Carson Beck to London Humphreys to finish a four-play drive and take its first lead of the night. Tech answered with a TD to make it 34-all. In the 2nd OT, Tech scored another TD and then failed to convert the two-point try to take a 40-34. Georgia responded immediately with a 25-yard TD pass to Cash Jones. The two-point conversion attempt failed to force a third OT at 40-all.
• Neither team converted in the 3rd or 4th OT. In the 5th OT, Beck converted with a pass to Dillon Bell for a 42-40 lead and Tech answered with a conversion. In the 6th OT, senior Dan Jackson sacked Hayes King. Georgia did not convert its attempt. In the 7th OT, Georgia did not convert on a Beck keeper. Following a pass interference penalty on Smael Mondon, Tech was stopped to force the 8th OT.
• In the 8th OT, Tech did not convert with heavy pressure by CJ Allen. Georgia converted as freshman Nate Frazier ran in for a 44-2 victory. It marked the longest OT game in Georgia and SEC history.
• Before tonight, Georgia and Tech went to OT in 1999 (51-48 Tech in Atlanta), 2013 (Georgia 41-34 in Atlanta) and 2014 (Tech 30-24 in Athens).

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