No. 7 Georgia needs 8 overtimes to beat Georgia Tech 44-42

Running back Nate Frazier scored in the eighth overtime to give No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 home win over Georgia Tech.

The Bulldogs scored 14 points in the final four minutes of regulation, forcing an overtime that seemingly would never end. The eight overtimes are the second-most in FBS history behind Illinois’ nine-overtime victory over Penn State in 2021.

Frazier scored after Georgia Tech’s pass attempt fell incomplete to start the eighth overtime. College football rules require that teams take turns trying to score two points beginning in the third overtime period. And the teams have combined to score in just two of the last six overtimes.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the first overtime and scored touchdowns without two-point conversions in the second overtime. Both scored on their first two-point attempts in the third overtime and went scoreless over the next four overtimes until Frazier finally reached the end zone.

“No, I don’t have anything like that,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said when asked if he had ever played in a game like this.

The Bulldogs trailed 27-13 with 5:37 left after Georgia Tech QB Haynes King scored his second rushing touchdown of the night. A Georgia offense that hadn’t been very good all game promptly gained 75 yards in eight plays when Carson Beck hit Dominic Lovett for a 17-yard touchdown, cutting the lead to seven.

Georgia Tech had a chance to seal the game with a couple of first downs, but Georgia safety Dan Jackson threw the ball off King with two minutes left when King appeared to have gained enough yards for a first down.

After Georgia recovered, Beck hit Lovett again with 1:01 left to tie the game. Georgia Tech’s final attempt at regulation did not reach field goal range.

Beck finished the game completing 28 of 43 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns, while King completed 26 of 36 passes for 303 yards and two scores. He also ran 24 times for 110 yards. No other player in either team’s game had more than 13 runs.