2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Buster Faulkner (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Chris Weinke (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tyler Santucci (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets are led by Brent Key in his second full year as Georgia Tech's head coach. They will play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia Tech is coming off its first winning season and bowl game since 2018. They will face the 6th-hardest schedule in the country, according to 247 Sports. [1]
The Yellow Jackets will begin the season against the Florida State Seminoles at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. This will be their second appearance in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, after previously defeating Boston College in 2016.
Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
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Player | Position | Destination |
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Jack Barton | EDGE | UConn |
Sirad Bryant | S | UAB |
Elias Cloy | IOL | Alabama A&M |
Noah Collins | EDGE | Arkansas State |
Bryston Dixon | DL | South Alabama |
D'Quan Douse | DL | Michigan State |
Tyler Gibson | OT | Charlotte |
Zach Gibson | QB | Georgia State |
Wing Green | OT | Campbell |
Ashton Heflin | LB | Marshall |
Kenan Johnson | CB | Utah |
Eddie Kelly | DL | Missouri |
Kyle Kennard | EDGE | South Carolina |
Jakiah Leftwich | OT | North Carolina |
Jullian Lewis | WR | FIU |
Jason Moore | DL | Temple |
Ezra Odinjor | EDGE | UAB |
Etinosa Reuben | DL | UMass |
Paul Tchio | OT | UMass |
KJ Wallace | CB | UCLA |
Kenyatta Watson II | CB | Georgia State |
Jamie Felix | RB | Withdrawn |
Trenilyas Tatum | LB | Withdrawn |
Malcolm Pugh | DL | TBD |
Tyson Meiguez | LB | TBD |
Tyler Rowe | CB | TBD |
Eric Reed | CB | TBD |
Colson Brown | QB | TBD |
James BlackStrain | WR | TBD |
Justin Brown | WR | TBD |
Aidan Semo | QB | TBD |
Steven Jones Jr. | CB | TBD |
Ayo Tifase | DL | TBD |
Gabriel Fortson | IOL | TBD |
Khari Gee | S | TBD |
Player | Position | Previous School |
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Jayden Davis | S | Cincinnati |
Ayobami Tifase | DL | Florida State |
Jack Barton | EDGE | Furman |
E.J. Lightsey | LB | Georgia |
Zachary Tobe | CB | Illinois |
Jackson Hamilton | LB | Louisville |
Josh Beetham | TE | Michigan |
Keylan Rutledge | IOL | Middle Tennessee |
Ryland Goede | TE | Mississippi State |
Jordan van den Berg | DL | Penn State |
Syeed Gibbs | CB | Rhode Island |
Warren Burrell | CB | Tennessee |
Romello Height | EDGE | USC |
Jackson Hawes | TE | Yale |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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August 24 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Florida State | ESPN | ||
August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia State * | ACCN | ||
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ACCN | ||
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | VMI * |
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September 21 | at Louisville | ||||
October 5 | Duke |
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October 12 | at North Carolina | ||||
October 19 | Notre Dame * |
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October 26 | at Virginia Tech | ||||
November 9 | Miami |
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November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State |
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November 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia * | ABC | ||
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Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It has been home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck", in rudimentary form since 1905 and as a complete stadium since 1913. The team participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is the oldest stadium in the FBS and has been the site of more home wins than any other FBS stadium.
Aaron Joseph "A. J." Suggs was the starting quarterback for Georgia Tech in the 2002 season, and for the University of Tennessee during portions of the 2000 season. Suggs went to McEachern High School and graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. degree from the College of Management in 2004.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the sport of American football. The Yellow Jackets college football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Georgia Tech has fielded a football team since 1892 and as of 2023, it has an all-time record of 756–540–43. The Yellow Jackets play in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia, holding a stadium max capacity of 51,913.
The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Jackets posted an undefeated 11–0–1 record. For the season the Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Highlights from the season included a nationally televised win over #1 Virginia on the road and a defeat of archrival Georgia for the second consecutive year. Georgia Tech capped off the season by defeating Nebraska, 45–21, in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Head coach Bobby Ross and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the national championship, winning the UPI Poll title by one vote over Colorado, who won the AP Poll title. The team was selected national champion by the UPI coaches poll, Dunkel, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while co-national champion by both FACT and NCF.
The Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech football rivalry, also known as the TechMo Bowl and Battle of the Techs, is an American college football rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Virginia Tech Hokies. Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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The 1912 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Heisman, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 5–3 in SIAA play. Georgia Tech played home games at The Flats, the future site of Bobby Dodd Stadium, in Atlanta. Alf McDonald was named to the College Football All-Southern Team as a quarterback.
The 1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Lewis through eight games, being fired after going 1–7. Defensive coordinator George O'Leary replaced Lewis as interim head coach for the remaining three games of the season. Georgia Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
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The 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They were invited to the 1971 Peach Bowl, held just 3 miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Ole Miss, 18–41. After the season, Bud Carson was fired as head coach after compiling a 27–27 record over five seasons.
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The 1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech produced abysmal results for the second consecutive year under Curry, finishing with a record of 1–10, their worst season in terms of winning percentage in school history. Their sole win was a season-opening upset victory over the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Birmingham.
The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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Emanuel E. "E.J." Jenkins is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Saint Francis Red Flash, South Carolina Gamecocks and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2023 and has also been a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.