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Miami at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Georgia Tech beat Miami 27–⁠21. It was their 24th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 12–⁠12.

AwayMiami7–⁠6 in 2018
21
HomeGeorgia Tech7–⁠6 in 2018
27

Final at Bobby Dodd Stadium, AtlantaTV: ESPN2, ESPNRMAttendance 48,217

At kickoff
40°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fulton Co-Brown Field Airport (KFTY), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tra Blake; umpire Danny Worrell; head linesman Troy Gray; line judge James Andrick; side judge Richard Wilborn; field judge Tom Potts; back judge Barry Hendon; center judge Tyrone AndersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Miami770721
Georgia Tech14310027

Standouts

Player stats

Miami

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
N’Kosi Perry14/2316500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cam’Ron Harris648122
N’Kosi Perry638015
Travis Homer1130112
DeeJay Dallas61518
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jeff Thomas684027
Dee Wiggins231024
Travis Homer326014
Lawrence Cager114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Michael Pinckney9100
Shaquille Quarterman8100
Gerald Willis III5100
Tito Odenigbo5000

Georgia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
TaQuon Marshall3/47310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
TaQuon Marshall2492228
Jerry Howard1256013
Nathan Cottrell651034
Jordan Mason524010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Camp242022
Brad Stewart131131
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jalen Johnson8200
Brant Mitchell8100
Tariq Carpenter6000
Malik Rivera5000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MiamiGeorgia Tech
299Total yards304
165Passing yards73
134Rushing yards231
7.2Yards per pass18.3
4.5Yards per rush4.4
13First downs15
9–⁠15Third downs9–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers1
7–⁠49Penalties3–⁠35
25:08Possession34:45
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

MiamiGeorgia Tech
40%Success rate39%
0.22EPA per play0.19
1.57Explosiveness1.24
0.14Rushing EPA0.04
0.32Passing EPA2.50
43%Passing-down success44%
−0.16First-down EPA0.14
−0.08Second-down EPA−0.29
0.95Third-down EPA0.78
15%Havoc by its defense19%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Georgia Tech 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Georgia Tech −1, over/under 51.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Georgia Tech 53%, Miami 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Tech end zoneMiami end zoneQ1 MiamiTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Georgia TechTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 MiamiFumbleQ1 Georgia TechTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 MiamiPunt, 7 playsQ2 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 MiamiFumble, 5 playsQ2 Georgia TechField goal, 7 playsQ2 MiamiPunt, 3 playsQ2 MiamiTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Georgia TechEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 Georgia TechField goal, 4 playsQ3 MiamiPunt, 3 playsQ3 Georgia TechTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 MiamiPunt, 6 playsQ3 Georgia TechPunt, 8 playsQ4 MiamiTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 Georgia TechEnd of game, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Tech drives left to right, Miami right to left.
  1. Q1 MiamiTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Georgia TechTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 MiamiFumble, 0 yards
  4. Q1 Georgia TechTouchdown, 3 plays, 23 yards
  5. Q1 MiamiPunt, 7 plays, 14 yards
  6. Q2 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 MiamiFumble, 5 plays, 19 yards
  8. Q2 Georgia TechField goal, 7 plays, 18 yards
  9. Q2 MiamiPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  10. Q2 MiamiTouchdown, 3 plays, 30 yards
  11. Q2 Georgia TechEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  12. Q3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q3 Georgia TechField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 MiamiPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q3 Georgia TechTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  16. Q3 MiamiPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  17. Q3 Georgia TechPunt, 8 plays, 44 yards
  18. Q4 MiamiTouchdown, 15 plays, 95 yards
  19. Q4 Georgia TechEnd of game, 12 plays, 61 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Georgia Tech 14, Miami 7
Miami Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Wesley Wells kickoff for 58 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 18 yds to the MiaFl 25
14:531st & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for 27 yds to the GTech 48 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 48Travis Homer run for no gain to the GTech 48
14:532nd & 10 at opp 48Travis Homer run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
14:533rd & 12 at the 50N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for 19 yds to the GTech 31 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 31N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Lawrence Cager for 14 yds to the GTech 17 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 17Travis Homer run for 2 yds to the GTech 15
14:532nd & 8 at opp 15DeeJay Dallas run for 2 yds to the GTech 13
14:533rd & 6 at opp 13DeeJay Dallas run for 8 yds to the GTech 5 for a 1ST down
14:531st & goal at opp 5DeeJay Dallas run for 2 yds to the GTech 3
14:532nd & goal at opp 3DeeJay Dallas run for 2 yds to the GTech 1
9:253rd & goal at opp 1DeeJay Dallas run for 1 yd for a TD (Bubba Baxa KICK)Miami 7, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Touchdown, 11 plays
9:251st & 0 at the 50Bubba Baxa kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
9:251st & 10 at own 25Jerry Howard run for 5 yds to the GTech 30
9:252nd & 5 at own 30Clinton Lynch run for 3 yds to the GTech 33
9:253rd & 2 at own 33Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at own 36Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the GTech 39
9:252nd & 7 at own 39Nathan Cottrell run for 2 yds to the GTech 41
9:253rd & 5 at own 41TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Jalen Camp for 20 yds to the MiaFl 39 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 39Clinton Lynch run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 35
9:252nd & 6 at opp 35TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaFl 37
9:253rd & 8 at opp 37TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 36
9:254th & 7 at opp 36MIAMI FL Penalty, offside defense (Gerald Willis III) to the MiaFl 31
9:254th & 2 at opp 31TaQuon Marshall run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 28 TaQuon Marshall fumbled, forced by Jaquan Johnson, recovered by GTech TaQuon Marshall for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 28TaQuon Marshall run for 28 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)Tied at 7
3:101st & 0 at own 35Wesley Wells kickoff for 65 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 26 yds to the MiaFl 23 DeeJay Dallas fumbled, forced by Tariq Carpenter, recovered by GTech Ajani Kerr , return for 3 yds to the MiaFl 23
Georgia Tech Touchdown, 3 plays
3:001st & 10 at opp 23TaQuon Marshall run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 10 for a 1ST down
1:281st & 0 at opp 10Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 01:28
1:281st & goal at opp 10Nathan Cottrell run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 8
1:242nd & goal at opp 8TaQuon Marshall run for 8 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)Georgia Tech 14, Miami 7
Miami Punt, 7 plays
1:241st & 0 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 63 yds , Jeff Thomas return for 15 yds to the 50 yard line GEORGIA TECH Penalty, personal foul (Tre’ Jackson) to the MiaFl 32
1:181st & 10 at own 32Cam’Ron Davis run for 6 yds to the MiaFl 38
1:182nd & 4 at own 38MIAMI FL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MiaFl 33
1:182nd & 9 at own 33N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Dee Wiggins for 7 yds to the MiaFl 40
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 40Cam’Ron Davis run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 41
Q2 15:004th & 1 at own 41Trayone Gray run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 44Travis Homer run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 46
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 46N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for 5 yds to the GTech 49
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 49MIAMI FL Penalty, false start (Tyler Gauthier) to the MiaFl 46
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 46N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Jeff Thomas, broken up by Tre Swilling
Q2 15:004th & 8 at own 46Jack Spicer punt for 35 yds, downed at the GTech 19
2nd quarter6 drives, then Georgia Tech 17, Miami 14
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:201st & 10 at own 19TaQuon Marshall run for 7 yds to the GTech 26
12:202nd & 3 at own 26Jerry Howard run for 2 yds to the GTech 28
12:203rd & 1 at own 28TaQuon Marshall run for no gain to the GTech 28
10:244th & 1 at own 28Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 10:24
10:244th & 1 at own 28Pressley Harvin III punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Jeff Thomas at the MiaFl 20
Miami Fumble, 5 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 20N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 19
10:162nd & 11 at own 19Travis Homer run for 12 yds to the MiaFl 31 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at own 31N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Will Mallory for 7 yds to the MiaFl 38
10:162nd & 3 at own 38Travis Homer run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 40
10:163rd & 1 at own 40N’Kosi Perry run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 39 N’Kosi Perry fumbled, recovered by GTech Charlie Thomas
Georgia Tech Field goal, 7 plays
8:061st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Mason run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 35
8:062nd & 6 at opp 35TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 34
6:433rd & 5 at opp 34Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 06:43
6:433rd & 5 at opp 34Jordan Mason run for 10 yds to the MiaFl 24 for a 1ST down
6:431st & 10 at opp 24TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaFl 26
6:432nd & 12 at opp 26Qua Searcy run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 25
6:433rd & 11 at opp 25Jordan Mason run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 21
3:554th & 7 at opp 21Wesley Wells 38 yd FG GOODGeorgia Tech 17, Miami 7
Miami Punt, 3 plays
3:551st & 0 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 60 yds , Jeff Thomas return for 52 yds to the GTech 43
3:461st & 10 at opp 43N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Lawrence Cager, broken up by Tre Swilling
3:462nd & 10 at opp 43MIAMI FL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the GTech 48
3:462nd & 15 at opp 48MIAMI FL Penalty, illegal block (-14 Yards) to the MiaFl 38
3:462nd & 29 at own 38N’Kosi Perry run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 35
2:264th & 21 at own 46Jack Spicer punt for 25 yds , Nathan Cottrell returns for 1 yd to the GTech 30 Nathan Cottrell fumbled, recovered by MiaFl Shaquille Quarterman
2:263rd & 32 at own 35Timeout MIAMI FL, clock 02:26
2:263rd & 32 at own 35N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for 11 yds to the MiaFl 46
Miami Touchdown, 3 plays
1:331st & 10 at opp 30N’Kosi Perry run for 8 yds to the GTech 22
1:332nd & 2 at opp 22DeeJay Dallas run for no gain to the GTech 22
0:563rd & 2 at opp 22Timeout MIAMI FL, clock 00:56
0:503rd & 2 at opp 22Cam’Ron Davis run for 22 yds for a TD (Bubba Baxa KICK)Georgia Tech 17, Miami 14
Georgia Tech End of half, 1 play
0:501st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 55 yds , Juanyeh Thomas return for 16 yds to the GTech 26
0:401st & 10 at own 26TaQuon Marshall run for 6 yds to the GTech 32
3rd quarter6 drives, then Georgia Tech 27, Miami 14
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 4 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 58 yds , Juanyeh Thomas return for 22 yds to the GTech 29
14:441st & 10 at own 29TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 28
14:442nd & 11 at own 28Clinton Lynch run for 2 yds to the GTech 30
14:443rd & 9 at own 30TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete
14:444th & 9 at own 30Pressley Harvin III punt for 54 yds , Jeff Thomas returns for no gain to the MiaFl 10 Jeff Thomas fumbled, recovered by GTech Juanyeh Thomas
Georgia Tech Field goal, 4 plays
13:191st & goal at opp 10Tobias Oliver run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 9
13:192nd & goal at opp 9Nathan Cottrell run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 5
11:533rd & 0 at opp 5Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 11:53
11:533rd & goal at opp 5TaQuon Marshall run for no gain to the MiaFl 5
11:084th & goal at opp 5Wesley Wells 23 yd FG GOODGeorgia Tech 20, Miami 14
Miami Punt, 3 plays
11:081st & 0 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 60 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 20 yds to the MiaFl 25
11:021st & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Lawrence Cager
11:022nd & 10 at own 25Charles Perry rush for 7 yards to the UM32, PENALTY UM holding (Venzell Boulware) 10 yards to the UM15, NO PLAY.
11:022nd & 20 at own 15N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Travis Homer for 8 yds to the MiaFl 23
11:023rd & 12 at own 23N’Kosi Perry run for 6 yds to the MiaFl 29
11:024th & 6 at own 29Jack Spicer punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GTech 38
Georgia Tech Touchdown, 7 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 38TaQuon Marshall run for 11 yds to the GTech 49 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 49Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 48
9:042nd & 7 at opp 48Jerry Howard run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 46
9:043rd & 5 at opp 46Jerry Howard run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 33 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at opp 33Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 30
9:042nd & 7 at opp 30TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 31
5:273rd & 8 at opp 31TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Brad Stewart for 31 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)Georgia Tech 27, Miami 14
Miami Punt, 6 plays
5:271st & 0 at own 35Shawn Davis kickoff for 54 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 13 yds to the MiaFl 24
5:201st & 10 at own 24MIAMI FL Penalty, false start (Tyree St. Louis) to the MiaFl 19
5:201st & 15 at own 19Cam’Ron Davis run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 21
5:202nd & 13 at own 21N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Cam’Ron Davis for 3 yds to the MiaFl 24
5:203rd & 10 at own 24N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Jeff Thomas for 23 yds to the MiaFl 47 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at own 47N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Travis Homer for 4 yds to the GTech 49
5:202nd & 6 at opp 49Travis Homer run for 3 yds to the GTech 46
5:203rd & 3 at opp 46Travis Homer run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 47
5:204th & 4 at opp 47Jack Spicer punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Brad Stewart at the GTech 15
Georgia Tech Punt, 8 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 15TaQuon Marshall run for 12 yds to the GTech 27 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 27Jordan Mason run for 3 yds to the GTech 30
1:432nd & 7 at own 30Nathan Cottrell run for 6 yds to the GTech 36
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at own 36TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 38Nathan Cottrell run for 34 yds to the MiaFl 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Jordan Mason run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 25
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 25Qua Searcy run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 28
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 28TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 8 yards to the MiaFl 36 TaQuon Marshall fumbled, forced by Scott Patchan, recovered by GTech Qua Searcy
Q4 15:004th & 18 at opp 36GEORGIA TECH Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the MiaFl 41
Q4 15:004th & 23 at opp 41Pressley Harvin III punt for 36 yds, downed at the MiaFl 5
4th quarter2 drives, then Georgia Tech 27, Miami 21
Miami Touchdown, 15 plays
11:261st & 10 at own 5Cam’Ron Davis run for 17 yds to the MiaFl 22 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at own 22N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Lawrence Cager
11:262nd & 10 at own 22Cam’Ron Davis run for no gain to the MiaFl 22
11:263rd & 10 at own 22N’Kosi Perry run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 35 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at own 35N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Jeff Thomas
11:262nd & 10 at own 35N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Mike Harley
11:263rd & 10 at own 35N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Dee Wiggins for 24 yds to the GTech 41 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 41N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Dee Wiggins
11:262nd & 10 at opp 41N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
11:263rd & 10 at opp 41N’Kosi Perry run for 15 yds to the GTech 26 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 26N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Mark Pope, broken up by Tariq Carpenter
11:262nd & 10 at opp 26Travis Homer run for 7 yds to the GTech 19
11:263rd & 3 at opp 19N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Travis Homer for 14 yds to the GTech 5 for a 1ST down
11:261st & goal at opp 5Travis Homer run for 3 yds to the GTech 2
6:532nd & goal at opp 2Travis Homer run for 2 yds for a TD (Bubba Baxa KICK)Georgia Tech 27, Miami 21
Georgia Tech End of game, 12 plays
6:531st & 0 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 60 yds , Juanyeh Thomas return for 26 yds to the GTech 31
6:431st & 10 at own 31TaQuon Marshall run for 4 yds to the GTech 35
6:432nd & 6 at own 35TaQuon Marshall run for no gain to the GTech 35
6:433rd & 6 at own 35TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Jalen Camp for 22 yds to the MiaFl 43 for a 1ST down
6:431st & 10 at opp 43Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 40
6:432nd & 7 at opp 40Jerry Howard run for 5 yds to the MiaFl 35
6:433rd & 2 at opp 35TaQuon Marshall run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 31 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 31Timeout MIAMI FL, clock 03:01
3:011st & 10 at opp 31Jerry Howard run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 28
2:572nd & 7 at opp 28Timeout MIAMI FL, clock 02:57
2:572nd & 7 at opp 28Nathan Cottrell run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 25
2:533rd & 4 at opp 25Timeout MIAMI FL, clock 02:53
2:533rd & 4 at opp 25Jerry Howard run for 11 yds to the MiaFl 14 for a 1ST down
2:531st & 10 at opp 14TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 12
1:302nd & 8 at opp 12Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 01:30
1:302nd & 8 at opp 12TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 10
0:453rd & 6 at opp 10Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 00:45
0:453rd & 6 at opp 10TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 8

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Georgia Tech leads 15–⁠14 in 29 meetings, counting the five since this game.

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2024Georgia Tech 28, Miami 23
2023Georgia Tech 23, Miami 20
2022Miami 35, Georgia Tech 14
2021Miami 33, Georgia Tech 30
2019Georgia Tech 28, Miami 21
2018Georgia Tech 27, Miami 21

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