Georgia Tech Perfectly Executes Fire-Drill 55-Yard Field Goal to Upset Clemson

The Yellow Jackets were unfazed in the closing moments Saturday.

Aidan Birr, seen here kicking a field goal in the Birmingham Bowl, was a hero for Georgia Tech on a bigger stage Saturday. / Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

Georgia Tech is an engineering school at heart—and on Saturday its game-winning field goal had all the makings of a perfectly executed science project.

With 25 seconds left in a tie game against No. 12 Clemson, the Yellow Jackets called their third and final timeout. Quarterback Haynes King plowed forward to buy Georgia Tech two extra yards—and then it was time for a fire drill.

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As the clock ran, the Yellow Jackets shuttled their entire field-goal kicking unit onto the Bobby Dodd Stadium turf. After appearing to pause to gather its collective breath, Georgia Tech snapped the ball—and kicker Aidan Birr put it directly through the uprights for a 55-yard winner.

AIDAN BIRR CALLS GAME 🤯@GeorgiaTechFB WINS!!!

📺 @espn pic.twitter.com/XBX91a3foO

— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) September 13, 2025

The win was the Yellow Jackets' first over the Tigers since 2014, when quarterback Justin Thomas & Co. won the Coastal Division and the Orange Bowl.

With Georgia Tech's schedule about to slacken significantly, something special may be brewing in Atlanta.

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