Georgia Tech had lost eight straight games at Clemson. On Saturday the Yellow Jackets finally won one.

Justice Haynes ran for 116 yards including a 53-yard touchdown as Georgia Tech beat Clemson 20-6 at Memorial Stadium. It was the Yellow Jackets' first win at Clemson since 2008.

Georgia Tech came in on a four-game losing streak with every loss by double digits. The Yellow Jackets ran for 269 yards and held Clemson to 228 total yards and just 82 on the ground.

Running all over the Tigers

Grady Adamson scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and finished with 87 rushing yards. Haynes put the game away early in the third quarter when he broke through the line for his long touchdown.

It was Haynes' third 100-yard game of the season. Clemson has now allowed at least 190 rushing yards in four games this year.

"We're all in"

Quarterback Alberto Mendoza said the team believed it could win at Death Valley no matter how hard the season had been.

"No one's coming to save us," Mendoza said. "They burned the boats. We're on the island with the boats."

Coach Brent Key, who played at Georgia Tech, knows how tough it is to win there. "So to finally look up and see the stadium emptying out? That was good to see," he said.

Clemson loses two quarterbacks

Clemson freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds, who had started the past seven games, ran for 31 yards on two carries on the first drive but stayed down after a slide and was helped off. He returned to the sideline with a brace on his left knee and was getting an MRI after the game.

Christopher Vizzina, who also started games at quarterback for Clemson this season, went to the hospital from the locker room after a fourth-quarter hit on the sideline. Coach Dabo Swinney did not know what his injury was.

"It took some wind out of our sails," Swinney said. "You don't win the line of scrimmage, you don't deserve to win. They did."

A rough day for the Tigers

Clemson fumbled seven times but lost none of them. The Tigers were held to single digits for the first time in 35 games, since a 34-3 loss to Georgia to open the 2024 season. Boos could be heard as the offense struggled.

What's next

Georgia Tech is 3-7 and 2-5 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets host Wake Forest next Saturday and then close the season against No. 1 Georgia.

Clemson fell to 6-4 and 4-3 in the ACC. The Tigers play at Duke on Friday night. Swinney was not sure who will play quarterback.