Georgia Tech Football: Top five games of the Paul Johnson era

Oct 24, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets fans rush the field as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson, left, greets Florida State Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher after their game at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech won 22-16. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

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No. 3: Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech – 2009

In 2009, Georgia Tech started the season ranked No. 15, but a loss on the road at Miami bumped the Jackets out of the polls. Having bounced back to No. 19, the 5-1 Yellow Jackets hosted the No. 4 Hokies in the annual “Battle of the Techs.”

Up 21-10 at the end of the third quarter, the Jackets let Virginia Tech back in it with a 13-7 fourth quarter, but limited Tyrod Taylor and the Hokies offense to 342 total yards in the game, and held on for a 28-23 win.

Josh Nesbitt put the finishing touches on the game for the Tech offense with a 33-yard touchdown. It was his third of the game.

After the game, the crowd rushed the field and eventually delivered the goal posts down the street to the lawn of Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson.