Jackets Outlast Undefeated No. 23 Blue Devils for First Conference WinJackets Outlast Undefeated No. 23 Blue Devils for First Conference Win
Danny Karnik
Football

Jackets Outlast Undefeated No. 23 Blue Devils for First Conference Win

Tech football snapped No. 23 Duke's eight-game win streak with the 28-25 win on Saturday

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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football (2-3, 1-1 ACC) made a statement Saturday night, taking down No. 23 Duke (4-1, 1-1 ACC), 28-25, and handing the undefeated Blue Devils their first loss of the year.

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Postgame Notes

Team Notes
  • Georgia Tech moved to 2-3 on the season and evened its record in Atlantic Coast Conference play at 1-1.
  • Georgia Tech handed No. 23 Duke (4-1, 1-1 ACC) its first loss of the season and snapped the Blue Devils’ eight-game overall winning streak.
  • Georgia Tech moved to 8-1 against nationally ranked ACC opponents under head coach Brent Key.
  • The win was Georgia Tech’s sixth-straight over Duke (2020-22, 2024-26).
  • The win was Georgia Tech’s 28th in its last 35 meetings with Duke.
  • Georgia Tech moved to 57-35-1 all-time against Duke.
  • The win was Georgia Tech’s 12th in its last 15 games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.
  • With the 93rd meeting in series history, Duke became Georgia Tech’s second-most common all-time opponent, surpassing Auburn (92 all-time meetings) and trailing only archrival Georgia (119 meetings).
  • Georgia Tech drove 78 yards in 12 plays for a touchdown on its first possession of the game (5-yard TD pass from QB Alberto Mendoza to WR Jordan Allen). It was the Yellow Jackets’ first touchdown on their opening possession of a game in nine games (prev.: at NC State – Nov. 1, 2025).
  • Jr. RB Trelain Maddox’s 60-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was Georgia Tech’s longest offensive play of the season (prev.: Sr. RB Justice Haynes 46-yard run vs. Stanford – Sept. 26).
  • Georgia Tech did not have a turnover in the game. It was the first time in the Yellow Jackets’ last 10 games against NCAA Division I FBS opponents that they did not commit a turnover (prev.: at Duke – Oct. 18, 2025).
  • Attendance of 46,432 was Georgia Tech’s ninth-straight crowd of at least 45,000 at Bobby Dodd Stadium, its longest streak since it had 10-straight crowds of at least 45,000 from 2014-16.
Individual Notes
  • Jr. RB Trelain Maddox’s scored three touchdowns, on a 5-yard run in the second quarter, a 60-yard run in the third quarter and a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter, giving him five TDs in the last two games (he had a rushing TD and a receiving TD at Stanford – Sept. 26). Prior to scoring five touchdowns in the last two games, Maddox had scored just two TDs in his collegiate career (prev. vs. VMI – Sept. 14, 2024 and vs. BYU in Pop-Tarts Bowl – Dec. 27, 2025).
  • Maddox’s 81 rushing yards were a career high (prev.: 53 vs. VMI – Sept. 14, 2024).
  • Maddox becomes the first Georgia Tech player with three rushing TDs in a game since Haynes King vs. Colorado – Aug. 29, 2025.
  • So. WR Jordan Allen’s 5-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter was the first receiving touchdown of his career (he previously scored on a 54-yard TD run at Boston College – Nov. 15, 2025).
  • Allen’s 10 receptions were/matched a career high (prev.: 8 vs. Colorado – Sept. 3).
DK9_1286Jordan Allen pushes through contact - GT Football vs. Duke, Oct. 10, 2026

Multimedia

Head Coach Brent Key Postgame Press Conference (Video)

Head Coach Brent Key Postgame Press Conference (Audio)

Student-Athletes Postgame Press Conference (Video)

ACC Digital Network Highlights

ACC Digital Network Condensed Game

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