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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 762-544-43
 Winning Pct. 58%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 762-544-43
 Winning Pct. 58%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 16
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 287-225-11
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 541-261-29
 Away Record 192-257-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 133
 Winning Seasons (#1) 89
 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  23-33
 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
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Miami in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Georgia Tech won 23-20 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Georgia Tech vs. Miami 1-5-0 16.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 24   Florida State  24-21 W
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Georgia State  35-12 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Syracuse  28-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. VMI  59-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Louisville  19-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Duke  24-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ North Carolina  41-34 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Notre Dame  13-31 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Virginia Tech  6-21 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Miami  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Thu., Nov. 21  vs. North Carolina State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Georgia  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Scoring249-202
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 6-23-1
Miami 9-03-0
Duke 6-32-1
Georgia Tech 5-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-12-0
Southern Methodist 8-12-0
Syracuse 6-22-1
Virginia 4-42-2
Virginia Tech 5-42-1
Boston College 4-41-1
Florida State 1-81-3
Louisville 6-31-2
North Carolina State 5-41-3
Stanford 2-71-3
California 4-40-3
North Carolina 5-40-2
Wake Forest 4-40-2
 
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 2-25
 10 or more 168-118
 20 or more  156-67
 30 or more 108-20
 40 or more 51-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 34-1
 10 or more 136-142
 20 or more 75-131
 30 or more 16-89
 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.