The Yellow Jackets were led by sixth year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

With Miami and North Carolina on post seasons bans, Georgia Tech represented the division in the ACC Championship Game where they were defeated by Florida State.

Six different Yellow Jackets accounted for six rushing touchdowns including a 44-yard run by backup red-shirt freshman quarterback Justin Thomas in the fourth quarter.

Vad Lee threw four touchdowns and one interception seen as a stellar passing performance from a Georgia Tech quarterback due to the emphasis on the triple option on offense.

David Sims ran for a 1-yard touchdown to get the Yellow Jackets on the board, but Bryn Renner connected with Sean Tapley for a 24-yard TD less than two minutes later to put the Tar Heels back up thirteen.

The turning point of the game was a 21-yard touchdown pass from Vad Lee to Darren Waller with 30 seconds remaining in the half to dent the deficit back to six and allowing Georgia Tech to head to the locker room with the momentum.

A squall line came over Bobby Dodd Stadium at the start of the third quarter causing sloppy play from UNC which along with Tech's improved defense prevented the Tar Heels from scoring in the second half.

Paul Johnson from there on out decided to dominate the time of possession wearing down UNC's defense allowing for the Yellow Jackets to add two more rushing touchdowns for a come from behind 28–20 victory, bringing Georgia Tech to 3–0 for the season and 2–0 in conference play.

After driving for about 25 yards Kendall Fuller intercepted a Vad Lee pass deep down field on 4th and 13 giving the Hokies the ball with 1:06 remaining.

Georgia Tech regained composure to add a touchdown courtesy of a David Simms 6 yard run but Harrison Butker would miss the PAT after a poor snap caused him to kick into the laces keeping the Yellow Jackets behind albeit one point.