ATLANTA – Cam Ward and No. 4 Miami finally ran out of comebacks in the second half as Haynes King led Georgia Tech to a 28-23 victory over the previously undefeated Hurricanes on Saturday, giving the Yellow Jackets their first victory over a top-five team in 15 years.

Fans ran onto the field after the game and toppled both goalposts.

King ran 93 yards with a touchdown and threw for a score. The Yellow Jackets overcame 347 passing yards and three touchdown passes from Ward, a Heisman Trophy contender.

Miami (9-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 4 College Football Playoff) was denied its first 10-0 start since 2017. Georgia Tech (6-4, 4-3) became bowl eligible and ended a two-game losing streak that started when King, the dual-threat quarterback, was held out with a right shoulder injury.

Miami’s undefeated streak through its first nine games included three second-half comebacks. Miami defeated Duke 53-31 last week after the Blue Devils led 28-17 in the third quarter. Against Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes’ only lead was 10-7 and they trailed the rest of the way after the Yellow Jackets went up 14-10 in the second quarter.

King’s 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Yellow Jackets a 28-16 lead. Ward’s 38-yard scoring pass to Xavier Restrepo cut the lead to 28-23. Miami’s final possession started at the 19 with 1:52 to go, but Ward fumbled when he was sacked by Romello Height, and Jordan van den Berg recovered for Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech’s Jamal Haynes broke through Miami’s defensive front for a 65-yard run on the second play of the game and added a 16-yard scoring run two plays later as the Yellow Jackets took a 7-0 lead.

Ward answered with a record-breaking 74-yard scoring pass to Elijah Arroyo. It was Ward’s school-record 30th touchdown pass of the season. Ward was tied with Steve Walsh, who threw 29 scoring passes in 1988.

Haynes left the game after taking a big hit from safety Jaden Harris on the Yellow Jackets’ next possession and did not return.

The takeaway for Miami: Three stops on fourth down were costly for Ward and the Miami offense. Ward was under pressure and threw an incompletion on fourth-and-3 from the Georgia Tech 23 in the second quarter. Ward threw another incompletion on fourth-and-1 from the Georgia Tech 39 on the Hurricanes’ opening drive of the second half. Finally, Ward was sacked early in the fourth quarter on fourth-and-16 from the Georgia Tech 22, after a penalty nullified an apparent scoring pass to Isaiah Horton on fourth-and-6.

For Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets earned their first win over a top-five team since beating No. 4 Virginia 28-23 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2009. The Yellow Jackets showed offensive creativity by utilizing King’s running skills and wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. to overcome Haynes and Alexander’s injuries. Backup quarterback Aaron Philo added a touchdown pass.

Implications of the survey: The Hurricanes will take a hit in the AP Top 25 and College Football Playoff rankings with their first loss, while also moving out of a tie for first place with SMU at the top of the ACC standings.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.