In the midst of one of the worst weekends in recent memory for the ACC, this may represent rock bottom.
Georgia Tech entered Saturday’s game against The Citadel as upwards of a 27-point favorite. Exiting the contest, the Yellow Jackets have fallen to 1-2 on the season as they were stunned by the Bulldogs in a 27-24 overtime win for the FCS school.
Tech, which never held a lead in the game, forced overtime on a 34-yard field goal with no time left on the fourth-quarter clock. On its first possession of overtime, however, the Yellow Jackets failed to put any points on the board; on their first and only extra-time possession, the Bulldogs converted a 37-yard field goal to claim the upset win.
This marks The Citadel’s eighth win over an FBS school, and its first since dropping South Carolina in 2015. That win over USC was its third over a Power Five member (Arkansas in 1992, South Carolina again in 1990).
For Tech, this is only their second loss to the FCS, with the first coming against Furman in 1983.
How miserable of a Week 3 has it been for the ACC? Allow our own Bryan Fischer count the ways in a tweet that was posted prior to Tech’s loss in overtime.
#goACC weekend so far:
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 14, 2019
— Lost a non-conference game to a conference foe that ACC refs messed up
— Lost to Kansas
— Lost to Penn State after failing to score from 1 yard line
— Blown out by WVU
— Needed 4th Q TD to beat Furman
— OT vs. The Citadel
Overall, Citadel’s win over Tech is the third time in as many weeks an FCS team has upset one from the FBS. Central Arkansas held off Western Kentucky in Week 1, while Southern Illinois took UMass to the woodshed in Week 2,