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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 38, Wake Forest 24
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 21, 2017
Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 68°
Head Official: Duane Heydt
Attendance: 45224

Junior quarterback TaQuon Marshall rushed 23 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech to a 38-24 come-from-behind victory over Wake Forest on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech (4-2, 2-1 ACC) sealed the victory by stopping Wake Forest (4-3, 1-3) on three fourth-down conversion attempts in the second half. The Yellow Jackets stopped Wake's Cade Carney on fourth-and-1 at the Georgia Tech 24 with 3:44 remaining to deny the Demon Deacons for the final time.

Georgia Tech then put the game away when Marshall scored on a 70-yard run with 1:57 remaining. Marshall completed 5 of 11 passes for 68 yards. Running back KirVonte Benson rushed 26 times for 136 yards and one touchdown for the Yellow Jackets.

Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford was 17-for-30 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Carney rushed 19 times for 92 yards.

Wake Forest took a 21-13 lead at halftime. Wolford threw a pair of touchdown passes, a 6-yarder to Scotty Washington and a 15-yarder to Tabari Hines, and scored on a 1-yard run.

Georgia Tech scored on freshman Jerry Howard's 2-yard run and on a pair of field goals from freshman Brenton King of 22 and 42 yards.

Georgia Tech scored three touchdowns in the second half to take a 31-24 lead. The Yellow Jackets scored on a 49-yard run by Marshall, a 42-yard run by Qua Searcy and an 11-yard run by Benson. Wake Forest added a 29-yard field goal from Mike Weaver.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Wake Forest   Georgia Tech
Cade Carney Player TaQuon Marshall
19 Attempts 23
92 Yards 163
4.8 Avg Yards 7.1
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Wake Forest   Georgia Tech
Greg Dortch Player Ricky Jeune
8 Receptions 3
125 Yards 44
15.6 Avg Yards 14.7
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Wake Forest 362 110 252 3 1 0 3.0 1
Georgia Tech 495 427 68 5 2 1 1.0 0