No. 4 Georgia defeats No. 23 Georgia Tech in rivalry game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

It took eight overtimes for Georgia to take down Georgia Tech last year. The Bulldogs didn’t need any overtime to outlast the Yellow Jackets this year.

No. 4 Georgia defeated No. 23 Georgia Tech, 16-9, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday night. Georgia Tech had a Hail Mary chance with one second left, but Georgia’s defense batted it down. It’s the Bulldogs’ eighth straight win in the “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” rivalry.

Hear from the Georgia and Georgia Tech head coaches and players on SEC GameDay on 2 at 11 p.m. following the Texas A&M at Texas game.

The win adds to Georgia’s resume to earn a top 4 seed in the College Football Playoff. But first, the Dawgs wait to see if they are playing in the SEC Championship Game. A loss by Texas A&M to Texas or a loss by Alabama to Auburn would send Georgia back to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 6.

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Georgia Tech finishes the regular season with a 9-3 record. The Yellow Jackets will have to wait and see how the rest of the ACC schedule shakes out Saturday. Here are the scenarios for Georgia Tech to make the ACC Championship Game.

• PITT win + UVA loss + SMU loss OR

• MIA win + SMU loss + Duke loss + UVA loss + NCSU win OR

• MIA Win + SMU loss + DUKE loss + UVA loss + UNC win + BC win + Finish higher than MIA & SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking OR

• MIA Win + SMU loss + DUKE loss + UVA win + NCSU win + BC win + Finish higher than MIA & SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking

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