So. RB Chad Alexander was awarded a scholarship this week for his strong efforts on and off the field.
• Georgia Tech football will visit longtime Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina State on Saturday, looking to improve to 5-2 on the season.
• Georgia Tech (4-2, 2-2 ACC) is off to its best six-game start since 2017. A win would give the Yellow Jackets their best record through seven games since 2014, when they went 5-2. The road to the ACC Championship Game was a victory over Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl, resulting in a final national ranking of 8/7 with an overall record of 11-3.
• This is the 59th time the Jackets have faced North Carolina overall and the 44th time in the past 45 seasons (3-3, 0-2 ACC). The only year since 1980 that Tech and UNC did not meet on the gridiron was the COVID-19 affected 2020 season.
• Tech leads the all-time series with a 33-22-3 record, including wins in the last three games, as the unranked Yellow Jackets defeated the No. 21, No. 13 and No. 17 Tar Heels, respectively.
• The Yellow Jackets have also won their last two trips to UNC’s Kenan Stadium, defeating the No. 13/11 Tar Heels 21-17 in 2022 and 38-28 in 2018. I did. North Carolina hasn’t lost since 2016.
• Georgia Tech QB Haynes King leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in success percentage (.740). King has thrown eight touchdowns and just one interception through six games this season.
• Under first-year defensive coordinator Tyler Santucci, Tech’s defense has been the nation’s most improved unit against the run this season, allowing just 87.5 rushing yards per game compared to last year. 133.8 fewer yards per game than he surrendered for the season (221.3 yards).
2024 Georgia Tech Football Tickets
single game ticket
Single-game tickets to Georgia Tech’s remaining two home games (Nov. 9 vs. Miami (Fla.) and Nov. 21 vs. North Carolina State) at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2024; A limited number of single-game tickets are now on sale for the Notre Dame game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 19th. Click here to purchase.
move forward with full power
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraiser to help Georgia Tech athletics achieve its goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will include the Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zernak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech Basketball), and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the historic home of Yellow Jackets volleyball). ), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through the program’s extensive operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead to learn more about the renovation project, view renderings, and learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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