Georgia Tech’s defense sacked Pitt quarterback Tom Savage five times and held the Panther’s rushing attack to a net minus-five yards in a 21-10 victory over Pitt on Saturday night in Atlanta.
Robert Godhigh ran for two scores for the Yellow Jackets.
With the loss, Pitt fell to 4-4 overall, and to 2-3 in their inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Savage completed 25-of-37 passes for 233 yards with a touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd and one interception. Boyd caught 11 passes for 118 yards. Chris Blewitt provided the other Pitt score with a 44-yard field goal.
Next Saturday night (Nov. 9), Pitt will host Notre Dame (7-2) in an 8:00 PM game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Oil City’s Ben Koyack is a tight end for the Fighting Irish. Koyack scored his third touchdown reception of the season Saturday when he caught a 17-yard pass from Tommy Rees in a 38-34 victory for Notre Dame over Navy.
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