Georgia Tech 31, Florida State 28
Georgia Tech beat Florida State for the first time since 1975, giving the Yellow Jackets sole possession of first place in the Coastal Division.
After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, the No. 24 Seminoles (6-2, 3-2 ACC) were driving for the potential game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter when fullback Marcus Sims fumbled into the end zone on second-and-goal with 45 seconds remaining, and the No. 22 Yellow Jackets (7-2, 4-2) recovered.
“It could have been one of the greatest comebacks, but we fumbled it,” Seminole coach Bobby Bowden said.
Yellow Jacket running back Jonathan Dwyer, the ACC’s leading rusher, ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, as the Yellow Jackets rushed for 288 yards and four touchdowns as a team.
The Seminoles’ loss, which snapped a four-game winning streak, leaves the idle Terrapin football team (6-2, 3-1) alone in first place in the Atlantic Division.
Miami 24, Virginia 17 (OT)
Hurricane quarterback Jacory Harris threw a game-tying 26-yard touchdown pass to Laron Byrd with 55 seconds left in regulation, and the Hurricanes won in overtime to snap the Cavaliers’ four-game winning streak.
Harris hit Aldarius Johnson with a 9-yard touchdown pass on the Hurricanes’ first possession in overtime, and Cavalier running back Cedric Peerman fumbled on Virginia’s first offensive overtime play.
Harris’ game-tying pass to Byrd was the culmination of a 15-play, 95-yard drive by the Hurricanes (6-3, 3-2), who racked up 448 total yards of offense against the Cavaliers (5-4, 3-2).
“Unbelievable,” Miami coach Randy Shannon said. “These guys came out and they never quit. They kept fighting, they kept trying to press on and every time we put ourselves in a bad situation with penalties, they found a way to get it done.”
Clemson 27, Boston College 21
C.J. Spiller set a Clemson school record for a running back with 105 receiving yards on six catches, despite missing most of the third quarter with a head injury, and the Tigers won for the first time under interim coach Dabo Swinney.
“He had to fight with the doggone trainers,” Swinney said. “They weren’t going to let him back in.”
The Tigers (4-4, 2-3) led 17-0 at halftime, but the Eagles (5-3, 2-3) scored 21 unanswered points to take a four-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Tigers’ wide receiver Aaron Kelly’s 4-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Cullen Harper gave the Tigers the lead for good with 7:10 remaining.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Tigers, and the Eagles have now lost two weeks in a row.
Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 (OT)
The Demon Deacons squandered a 12-point, second-half lead and only got to overtime when the Blue Devils missed a 41-yard attempt as time expired in regulation, but kicker Shane Popham’s 28-yard field goal and cornerback Alphonso Smith’s interception in overtime gave them the win.
Quarterback Riley Skinner went 18-for-31 with 232 yards and a touchdown for the Demon Deacons (5-3, 3-2), who had lost each of their previous two games.
The Blue Devils (4-4, 1-3) have lost their last three conference games, and have fallen into last place in the Coastal Division.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. schimmeldbk@gmail.com
