Georgia Tech’s Synjyn Days (10) is tackled by Georgia’s Corey Moore (39) and Sheldon Dawson (2) during the first overtime of their NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Atlanta. Georgia won 41-34 in the second overtime when Georgia Tech failed to score.
Georgia’s Chris Conley (31) is tackled by Georgia Tech defenders Demond Smith, left, and Jemea Thomas during their NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Atlanta.ATLANTA – At the end of a Georgia football regular season in which little went according to plan, one near-constant thing followed its recent course: The Bulldogs beat rival Georgia Tech.
But how it happened, how Dogs coach Mark Richt improved to 12-1 in the battle for the Governor’s Cup with a 41-34 double-overtime win Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium, was anything but routine.
“I’m just glad we’re still standing,” Richt said after an 8-4 regular season that included a No. 5 preseason ranking and about as many torn ACLs to key players as it did wins.
It ended with Georgia defenders Ramik Wilson and Damian Swain both getting a hand on the ball in the end zone on Tech’s final play. Unlike the 43-38 loss to Auburn, when the Bulldogs couldn’t successfully knock down a final pass to preserve a win, Georgia got it done this time.
“I just waited,” Richt said of watching the ball float through the air in the end zone on the final play. “I just waited until the ball hit the ground.”