Paul Johnson gave the best summary of Georgia Tech’s 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes in his postgame interview, saying, “It was a heck of a football game...It wasn’t always pretty, but we made fewer mistakes than they did.” Those mistakes proved to be the difference, with the Jackets converting all three of Miami’s fumbles into scores. It wasn’t a great day statistically - the Jackets gained just 304 yards of total offense and averaged only 4.4 yards per carry, but that proved to be enough to secure the win.
The Jackets and Hurricanes both entered the game with a 5-4 record, though the trajectories of each team’s season couldn’t be any more different.