{"id":20619,"date":"2025-10-25T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20619\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T22:38:11","slug":"reliving-the-miracle-at-bobby-dodd-lance-austins-game-winning-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20619\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliving the Miracle at Bobby Dodd: Lance Austin\u2019s Game-Winning Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">On October 24, 2015, Georgia Tech fans witnessed one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/florida-state-vs-georgia-tech-football-highlights-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most unforgettable moments<\/a> in college football history. Under the bright lights of Bobby Dodd Stadium, the Yellow Jackets stunned No. 9 Florida State with a play that still gives Tech fans chills to this day.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">Florida State entered the night as heavy favorites. The Seminoles were 6\u20130 and ranked in the top 10, while Georgia Tech sat at 2\u20135, fighting to find its rhythm. For most of the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowjackedup.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jackets<\/a> held their own, battling one of the nation\u2019s best teams blow for blow, but it all came down to one final play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">With the game tied 16\u201316 and only seconds left, Florida State lined up for a potential game-winning 56-yard field goal. What happened next would become an instant classic. The kick was blocked, and the loose ball rolled toward the Georgia Tech sideline. Defensive back Lance Austin scooped it up and took off.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10 years ago today we witnessed one of the wildest finishes in college football history!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fL5cDCT5fC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fL5cDCT5fC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeFBonX\/status\/1981864132706963496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">Racing 78 yards down the field, Austin dodged tackles and sprinted into the end zone as the clock hit zero. The stadium erupted. Georgia Tech had pulled off a stunning 22\u201316 upset. Ending Florida State\u2019s 28-game ACC winning streak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">Although that victory was Tech\u2019s last of the season, the play became an iconic moment in program history. Known simply as \u201cThe Miracle on Techwood Drive,\u201d it reminded fans of the heart, hustle, and never-quit attitude that defines Georgia Tech football.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">Ten years later, that blocked kick still echoes through <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowjackedup.com\/the-yellow-jackets-look-to-continue-epic-season-in-atlanta-01k8dgfpsb7h\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Dodd<\/a>. A moment of pure magic that every Jacket fan will always remember.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On October 24, 2015, Georgia Tech fans witnessed one of the most unforgettable moments in college football history.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-20619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}