2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$  8 0   11 3  
No. 11 Florida State  5 3   10 3  
Syracuse  4 4   7 6  
Louisville  4 4   8 5  
NC State  4 4   8 5  
Wake Forest  3 5   8 5  
Boston College  2 6   3 9  
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy  6 2   9 5  
No. 22 Pittsburgh  5 3   9 4  
Duke  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Tech  4 4   5 7  
Miami (FL)  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  1 6   3 7  
Virginia Tech  1 6   3 8  
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by Geoff Collins until his firing early in the season and then were subsequently led by interim coach Brent Key.

Contents

Offseason

Georgia Tech had a tumultuous offseason. After an embarrassing 3–9 record in 2021, Geoff Collins made changes to his staff on both sides of the ball. Brought in were Chip Long as offensive coordinator, Del Alexander as wide receivers coach, Mike Daniels as running backs coach, Chris Weinke as quarterbacks coach, David Turner as defensive run game coordinator, and Travares Tillman as defensive backs coach.

New uniforms

On July 18 the Yellow Jackets revealed a refreshed uniform set. The uniforms were made in partnership with Adidas who has provided Tech with uniforms and apparel since 2018. The uniforms are more traditional than the previous set, with design elements taken from previous Yellow Jacket football uniforms. There are three jerseys, white, navy, and a gold alternate. The white tops feature gold numbers with a thin navy outline, which is reminiscent of uniforms worn in the late 90s and early 00s. The navy tops have white numerals with a gold outline, which is different from the previous set that featured gold numbers with no outline. The navy uniforms appear to be a call back to the uniforms Tech wore from 1987 to 1995 which are remembered for winning the 1990 National Championship. The third jersey Tech introduced is gold with navy blue numbers. Tech has worn gold tops from time to time since the late 60's. It is unapparent if they will be paired with a white helmet or Tech's traditional gold helmet. The jerseys will feature numbers on the shoulders for the first time since 2017. The uniforms have three pant options in the same colors. The bottoms feature a stripe design that Tech used on its pants from 1987 to 2007. Tech revealed the uniforms with videos featuring voiceovers from past legends Joe Hamilton and Darren Waller.

Death of Demaryius Thomas

Georgia Tech faithful mourned the loss of former star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas who died on December 9, 2021, at age 33. Thomas played at Tech from 2006 through 2009 and was First-team All-ACC his redshirt junior year. After college Thomas had a lengthy NFL career. His most notable time in the league was with the Denver Broncos where he was a 4x Pro Bowler and made Second-team All-Pro twice. Thomas also won Super Bowl 50 with Denver. Thomas was affectionately nicknamed “Bay Bay”. he was given the nickname by his uncle in reference to the bad kids from the movie Bebe's Kids. Thomas's celebration of life was held at McCamish Pavilion on December 20. Friends, former teammates, and fans attended the event.

On April 27, 2022, Georgia Tech and the PeyBack Foundation, which is run by Thomas's former teammate Peyton Manning announced the Demaryius A. Thomas Scholarship Endowment. The Demaryius A. Thomas Scholarship Endowment endows academic scholarships to attend Georgia Tech for incoming freshmen students from Laurens County, Georgia, Thomas's hometown. In addition to this, Georgia Tech announced that August 8 would be annually recognized as “Demaryius Thomas Day”.

Coaching change

On September 26, 2022, following the team's 3rd loss of the season in 4 games, Coach Geoff Collins and Athletics Director Todd Stansbury were relieved of their duties. Former Georgia Tech football alum Brent Key was named as interim coach.

Schedule

Georgia Tech announced its 2022 football schedule on February 1, 2022. [1] The 2022 schedule consisted of five home games, six away games and a neutral-site game in the regular season. The Yellow Jackets hosted ACC foes Duke, Virginia, and Miami and traveled to Pitt, Florida State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina. They played Clemson in a neutral-site game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. [2]

The Yellow Jackets hosted two of their non-conference opponents, Western Carolina from the Division I FCS and Ole Miss from the SEC. They visited UCF from the AAC and Georgia from the SEC.

Sports Illustrated ranked Georgia Tech's schedule the 18th most difficult for the 2022 NCAA college football season. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Clemson ESPN L 10–4147,712
September 107:00 p.m. Western Carolina *
ACCNX/ESPN+ W 35–1736,486
September 173:30 p.m.No. 20 Ole Miss *
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABC L 0–4240,293
September 244:00 p.m.at UCF * ESPNU L 10–2744,220
October 18:00 p.m.at No. 24 Pittsburgh ACCNW 26–2146,972
October 84:00 p.m. Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCRSN W 23–20 OT32,041
October 207:30 p.m. Virginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN L 9–1629,362
October 2912:00 p.m.at Florida State ACCNL 16–4161,007
November 512:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech ACCRSNW 28–2762,843
November 123:30 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCRSNL 14–3533,857
November 195:30 p.m.at No. 13 North Carolina ESPN2W 21–1744,940
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 1 Georgia *ESPNL 14–3792,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

vs No. 4 Clemson

No. 4 Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech037010
No. 4 Clemson014101741

at Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: September 5, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 47,712
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • Sources: [4] [5]
Game information

Western Carolina

Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234Total
Western Carolina1400317
Georgia Tech14147035

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.

#20 Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234Total
#20 Ole Miss14721042
Georgia Tech00000

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,293
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –17 • O/U: 62.5
Game information

At UCF

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights− Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech073010
UCF31031127

at FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.

At #24 Pitt

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #24 Pittsburgh Panthers− Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech3331726
#24 Pitt0701421

at Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 46,972
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: ACCN

Duke

Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Duke03314020
Georgia Tech3773323

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.

Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234Total
Virginia763016
Georgia Tech63009

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: October 20, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.

At Florida State

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles − Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech307616
Florida State71771041

at Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.

At Virginia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies − Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech10331228
Virginia Tech0207027

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,844
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
Game information

Miami (FL)

Miami Hurricanes vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period1234Total
Miami (FL)7702135
Georgia Tech070714

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

  • Date: November 12, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,857
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Wiley Ballard (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Georgia Tech −1.5
Game information

At No. 13 North Carolina

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels − Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech077721
No. 13 North Carolina7100017

at Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,940
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • Pregame line: North Carolina −21
Game information

At No. 1 Georgia

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs − Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia Tech700714
No. 1 Georgia37131437

at Sanford StadiumAthens, GA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color)
  • Pregame line: Georgia −36.5 • Odds to win: Georgia 98.6%
Game information

Coaching staff

CoachTitleYear at Georgia TechPrevious job
Geoff Collins Head Coach4th Temple (HC)
Brent Key AHC/RGC/OL4th Alabama (OL)
David TurnerAHC/RGC1st Florida (DL)
Chip Long OC/TE1st Tulane (OC/QB)
Andrew Thacker DC/LB4th Temple (DC/LB)
Travares Tillman DB/DPGC1st Michigan State (CB)
Del Alexander WR1st Notre Dame (WR)
Mike DanielsRB1st Buffalo (RB)
Larry KnightDL4th Temple (OLB)
Jason SemoreLB3rd Valdosta State (DC)
Chris Weinke QB1st Tennessee (QB)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

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