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Georgia Tech Football Team History


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Institute of Technology
 Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Brent Key
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Georgia Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1895 - Did not field a team.
  1915 - While officially independent, Georgia Tech claimed an SIAA title.
  1994 - The Yellow Jackets fired Bill Lewis after a 1-7 start. Defensive coordinator George OLeary replaced Lewis as interim head coach for the remaining three games of the season.
  2001 - Defensive coordinator Mac McWhorter coached the bowl game after George OLeary left for the Notre Dame job.
  2007 - Prior to the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl, Chan Gailey was fired and Jon Tenuta was appointed interim head coach.
  2009 - Due to NCAA sanctions, Georgia Tech was forced to vacate all contests won after November 24, 2009 during the 2009 season, including their ACC Championship victory.
  2022 - Georgia Tech fired Collins after four games into the season and named Brent Key as interim head coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
1917, 1928, 1990
Conference Championships
  1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1927
1928, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1990, 1998
2009
Division Championships
  2006, 2009, 2012, 2014
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 757-540-43
 Winning Pct. 58%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 757-540-43
 Winning Pct. 58%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 16
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 285-224-11
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 538-260-29
 Away Record 191-254-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 133
 Winning Seasons (#1) 88
 Losing Seasons (#1)37
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1952)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1994)
 10 Win Seasons 9
 Most Points Scored in a Game 222 (10/7/1916)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 530 (2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 94 (11/17/1894)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 402 (2021)
 Largest Margin of Victory 222 (10/7/1916)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 94 (11/17/1894)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 222 (10/7/1916)
 Last Shutout 9/1/2018
 Last Time Shutout 9/17/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 232
 Been Shutout All-Time 118
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/10/1951-9/19/1953)
 Longest Losing  13 (10/31/1897-12/7/1900)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 26-20-0
 Rose 1-0-0
 Cotton 1-1-0
 Orange 4-3-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 4-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  18-29
 2010-19  66-62
 2000-09  81-48
 1990-99 66-49
 1980-89 43-64-4
 1970-79 61-50-3
 1960-69 61-41-2
 1950-59 79-26-6
 1940-49 68-36
 1930-39 41-51-8
 1920-29 62-23-7
Next Game
 8/24/2024 (Sat)  
 Florida State in a Conference Game
@ Dublin, IRE
Last Time: Georgia Tech lost 16-41 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Georgia Tech vs. Florida State 13-15-1 46.4% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 24   Florida State
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Georgia State
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Syracuse
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. VMI
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Louisville
   OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Duke
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ North Carolina
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Notre Dame
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Virginia Tech
   OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Miami
   OPEN 
 Thu., Nov. 21  vs. North Carolina State
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Georgia
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Georgia Tech & Georgia have played 117 games.
Georgia Tech has won 41 games.
Georgia has won 71 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-24
 10 or more 163-115
 20 or more  151-66
 30 or more 105-20
 40 or more 49-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 33-1
 10 or more 132-138
 20 or more 73-127
 30 or more 15-86
 40 or more 4-41
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.