Final
Allen, Georgia Tech run past Virginia, 33-21
Oct 9, 2010 - 11:06 PM By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports WriterATLANTA (AP) -- Anthony Allen ran for 195 yards and three touchdowns and Georgia Tech posted its best rushing total in an Atlantic Coast Conference game to beat Virginia 33-21 on Saturday.
Allen had touchdown runs of 6, 18 and 8 yards in the second half. The Yellow Jackets had 477 yards rushing, the fifth-best total in school history and the top total in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt added 21 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown. Georgia Tech (4-2, 3-1) has back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Virginia (2-3, 0-2) suffered its second straight ACC loss under first-year coach Mike London.
The Yellow Jackets' previous best rushing total in an ACC game was 472 yards against Miami in 2008.
London took over for Al Groh, who was fired last year after nine seasons and became Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator.
Groh's defense held the Cavaliers to 376 yards, including 209 through three quarters. Virginia quarterback Marc Verica completed 18 of 31 passes for 239 yards and no touchdowns.
Virginia fullback Max Milien had a 37-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. The Cavaliers trailed 20-14 after a 1-yard touchdown run by Keith Payne with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter.
Virginia was then held without a score until Payne's 1-yard run with only 49 seconds remaining. Payne led Virginia with 14 carries for 56 yards.
The Cavaliers trailed 27-14 when they were stopped on Verica's incomplete fourth-down pass from the Georgia Tech 2 with 10:58 remaining.
The Yellow Jackets put the game away with the 11-play touchdown drive which ended with Allen's third score.
Allen needed another 5 yards to become Georgia Tech's first player to rush for 200 yards since Roddy Jones had 214 in a win over Georgia on Nov. 29, 2008.
Allen, a senior who played two years for Louisville before transferring to Georgia Tech, had his second big game in as many years against Virginia. He had 103 yards rushing and two touchdowns in Georgia Tech's 34-9 win at Virginia last season.
Allen's previous high at Georgia Tech was 127 yards rushing against Clemson last season. He had only one previous 100-yard game this season - 20 carries for 115 yards rushing in a win over North Carolina.
Allen's career high is 275 yards rushing for Louisville against Middle Tennessee State as a sophomore in 2007.
Georgia Tech, slowed by two first-half turnovers, dominated the statistics but led only 13-7 at halftime.
The Yellow Jackets stretched their lead as Allen ran for two touchdowns in the third quarter.
Scott Blair had field goals of 40 and 28 yards in the first half for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets finally reached the end zone on Nesbitt's 1-yard run with only 36 seconds remaining in the half.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VIRGINIA 0 7 7 7 21
GEORGIA TECH 3 10 14 6 33 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: GEORGIA TE - FG, SCOTT BLAIR 40 YD, 3:36.
GEORGIA TECH 3-0
2ND QUARTER: VIRGINIA - TD, MAX MILIEN 37 YD RUN (ROBERT
RANDOLPH KICK), 2:32.
VIRGINIA 7-3
GEORGIA TE - FG, SCOTT BLAIR 28 YD,
Oct 9 6:47 PM - NCAAF
VIRGINIA 21
GEORGIA TECH 33 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 9 6:47 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 1 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 21, Georgia Tech 33 4th - 0:49Oct 9 6:44 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 1 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 21, Georgia Tech 33 4th - 0:49Oct 9 6:44 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 21
GEORGIA TECH 33 0:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Virginia 21, Georgia Tech 33 4th - 0:49Oct 9 6:44 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH ANTHONY ALLEN 8 YD RUN (TWO-POINT RUN CONVERSION FAILED)
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 33 4th - 4:49Oct 9 6:27 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 14
GEORGIA TECH 33 4:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 33 4th - 4:49Oct 9 6:27 PM - NCAAF
VIRGINIA 14
GEORGIA TECH 27 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 9 5:59 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH ANTHONY ALLEN 18 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 27 3rd - 3:47Oct 9 5:49 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH ANTHONY ALLEN 18 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 27 3rd - 3:47Oct 9 5:49 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 14
GEORGIA TECH 27 3:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 27 3rd - 3:47Oct 9 5:49 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 1 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 6:43Oct 9 5:39 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 1 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 6:43Oct 9 5:39 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 14
GEORGIA TECH 20 6:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Virginia 14, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 6:43Oct 9 5:39 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH ANTHONY ALLEN 6 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 8:27Oct 9 5:31 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH ANTHONY ALLEN 6 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 8:27Oct 9 5:31 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 7
GEORGIA TECH 20 8:27 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 20 3rd - 8:27Oct 9 5:31 PM - NCAAF
VIRGINIA 7
GEORGIA TECH 13 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 9 4:58 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH JOSHUA NESBITT 1 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 13 2nd - 0:36Oct 9 4:51 PM
TD GEORGIA TECH JOSHUA NESBITT 1 YD RUN (SCOTT BLAIR KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 13 2nd - 0:36Oct 9 4:51 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 7
GEORGIA TECH 13 0:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 13 2nd - 0:36Oct 9 4:51 PM
TD VIRGINIA MAX MILIEN 37 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 3 2nd - 12:28Oct 9 4:18 PM
TD VIRGINIA MAX MILIEN 37 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 3 2nd - 12:28Oct 9 4:18 PM- NCAAF
VIRGINIA 7
GEORGIA TECH 3 12:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Virginia 7, Georgia Tech 3 2nd - 12:28Oct 9 4:18 PM - NCAAF
VIRGINIA 0
GEORGIA TECH 3 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 9 4:08 PM - NCAAF
VIRGINIA 0
GEORGIA TECH 3 11:24 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Virginia 0, Georgia Tech 3 1st - 11:24Oct 9 3:43 PM
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