ATLANTA — After it produced another winning season under head coach Brent Key, Georgia Tech is going bowling.
On Sunday, the Yellow Jackets accepted an invitation to the Birmingham Bowl, according to the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will face Vanderbilt. The game will kickoff on Dec. 27 at 3:30 p.m. eastern.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 🏈
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) December 8, 2024
The Yellow Jackets are headed to the @Birmingham_Bowl! pic.twitter.com/qnitlY9851
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Georgia Tech finished the regular season 7-5 and 5-3 in ACC conference play, including an upset over a top-5 Miami team. The Yellow Jackets nearly knocked off their rival Georgia in an eight overtime thriller on Nov. 29.
This will be the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons that Georgia Tech will play in back-to-back bowl games. Last year, the team capped off Key’s first year with a 30-17 win over UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl.
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