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Original Title: 2024 Florida State’s 2-10 season is the second-worst record an FBS team has experienced before beating a Top 10 opponent in their season opener. In 1980, Georgia Tech went 1-9-1 before shocking #2 Alabama in the ‘81 season opener.
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Freshman RB Robert Lavette’s jersey was torn from his back on GT’s go-ahead touchdown with 3:50 left in the game.
GT forced Bama to punt on their next poession.
The Yellow Jackets then moved the ball to the Crimson Tide’s 35 yard-line and faced a 4th & 11.
With 25 seconds, and knowing that Bama had no timeouts remaining, GT purposefully fell on the ball for a turnover on downs.
Bama completed a long pass to move the ball down to the GT 33 yard-line.
Peter Kim, a junior kicker from Hawaii, lined up for 50-yard field goal to potentially end the game in a tie.
Kim’s kick was short. GT prevailed 24-21.
Georgia Tech didn’t win another game that season, finishing 1-10.
Worse than the year before.