A year after tying an NCAA record for highest third-down conversion rate, Georgia Tech finished the 2015 season in the same manner that it had handled third downs in the previous nine games – ineffectively.
The Yellow Jackets had no shortage of factors that contributed to their 13-7 defeat to Georgia Saturday, dropping their record against the Bulldogs in the post-Bobby Dodd era to 13-36. But their failure to extend possessions on third down played a significant part again. Tech converted 2 of 13 third downs against the Bulldogs, helping short circuit eight of the Jackets’ 10 possessions.