Dec. 31, 2011
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | F | |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Utah | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
| GT | Utah | |
| 1st Downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total Yards | 448 | 337 |
| Passing | 137 | 193 |
| Rushing | 311 | 144 |
| Rushing Attempts | 56 | 32 |
| Yards Per Rush | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:58 | 26:02 |
| Individual Stat Leaders | ||||
| Passing Leaders | ||||
| Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Washington, T. | 11-15-0 | 137 | 9.1 | 1 |
Hays, J. 15-31-1 193 6.2 3
| Rushing Leaders | |||||
| Georgia Tech | Car | Yds | Avg | Td | Lg |
| Lyons, P. | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 1 | 58 |
Washington, T. 20 96 4.8 1 24 Utah White, J. 26 115 4.4 1 20 Dunn, R. 2 37 18.5 0 31
| Receiving Leaders | |||||
| Georgia Tech | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg |
| Peeples, E. | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 0 | 58 |
| Hill, S. | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 31 |
| Utah | |||||
| Christopher, D. | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Asiata, S. | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | 18 |
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – John White plowed into the end zone from 8 yards out to give Utah a 30-27 overtime victory against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl on Saturday.
Justin Moore kicked a 34-yard field goal in Georgia Tech’s overtime possession to take a three-point lead, but White finished a 115-yard rushing day with the game-winning score on his 26th carry.
The Utes (8-5) tied it in regulation when Jon Hays hit DeVonte Christopher with a 28-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-14 with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter.
The Yellow Jackets (8-5) drove to the Utah 31 with 2 seconds left, but David Scully missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt as time expired. Justin Moore had earlier missed two 42-yard tries for Tech.
Georgia Tech lost its seventh straight bowl appearance and Utah improved to 7-1 in bowls under coach Kyle Whittingham.
Georgia Tech’s Preston Lyons, who came in with only 39 carries, rushed for a career-best 140 yards on 18 carries and Tevin Washington passed for 137 yards and ran for 97.
Utah grabbed a 7-0 lead on Shawn Asiata capped the game-opening drive with a 1-yard run.
With David Sims out of with an injury and Orwin Smith also ailing, Georgia Tech relied heavily on Lyons, who put the Yellow Jackets on the board with a 36-yard run up the middle tie the game at 7.
Lyons finished the first half with 129 yards on 12 carries.
Coleman Peterson banked in a 25-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the first half to give the Utes a 10-7 lead.
A 27-yard punt by Utah set up Moore’s 32-yard field goal to tie it in the third quarter.
The Yellow Jackets scored again on their next possession. Washington hit Embry Peeples with a 58-yard pass, then found Stephen Hill for a 31-yard touchdown to make it 17-10.
Moments later, Quayshawn Nealy picked off a pass by Hays and returned it down the sideline 74 yards for a touchdown with 4:14 left in the third quarter
Hays hit Kendrick Moeai with a 3-yard touchdown pass with 6:50 left in the fourth quarter to make it 24-17.
Hays went 15 for 31 for 193 yards.
