Colorado Stuns Georgia Tech 14-13 as Deion Sanders Fires Back at Critics

Q: If Georgia Tech allowed no offensive touchdowns, how did Colorado still leave Atlanta with a one-point statement win?

Colorado won because Georgia Tech’s only touchdown did not come from its offense, while the Buffaloes produced two offensive touchdowns and then preserved the lead with a special-teams play of their own. Georgia Tech was held without an offensive touchdown by Colorado’s defense, which limited the Yellow Jackets to 51 rushing yards and repeatedly stalled drives. Tech’s lone touchdown was a 100-yard kickoff return by Rahkeem Smith, and the rest of its scoring came on two field goals for 13 total points. Colorado answered with 14 points from scrimmage. Micah Welch scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and after trailing 13-7 late, freshman quarterback Julian Lewis led the decisive drive and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Williams with 37 seconds left. That gave the Buffaloes the 14-13 edge. The game turned again in the final seconds when Georgia Tech quickly moved into field-goal range, but Boo Carter blocked Aidan Birr’s 45-yard attempt as time expired. That block erased Georgia Tech’s chance to win despite the Yellow Jackets not surrendering much through the air for most of the night. So the one-point statement win came from Colorado’s defense denying Georgia Tech offensive touchdowns, Colorado’s offense finding just enough with two touchdowns, and Carter’s blocked kick sealing the upset in Atlanta.

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A 37-second touchdown drive and a blocked field goal at the horn lifted Colorado to a 14-13 opening-night upset at Georgia Tech.
Deion Sanders used the win to answer critics who mocked Colorado's size and decline, pointing to a 183-51 rushing edge and saying, "I'm back."
The result avenged last year's season-opening loss to Georgia Tech and came after Colorado finished 3-9 in 2025, including 1-8 in the Big 12.
Atlanta also marked Sanders' first return there as an FBS head coach, with the Buffaloes winning in Georgia Tech's first sold-out home opener in 20 years.