2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Chris Weinke (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tyler Santucci (1st season)
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of April 24, 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.

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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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

PlayerPositionTeamRoundPick

Transfers

Outgoing

PlayerPositionDestination
Noah CollinsEDGE Arkansas State
Bryston DixonDL South Alabama
D'Quan DouseDL Michigan State
Tyler GibsonOT Charlotte
Zach GibsonQB Georgia State
Ashton HeflinLB Marshall
Kenan JohnsonCB Utah
Kyle KennardEDGE South Carolina
Ezra OdinjorEDGE UAB
KJ WallaceCB UCLA
Jamie FelixRBWithdrawn
Wing GreenOTTBD
Jullian LewisWRTBD
Elias CloyIOLTBD
Malcolm PughDLTBD
Jason MooreDLTBD
Etinosa ReubenDLTBD
Paul TchioOTTBD
Kenyatta Watson IICBTBD
Trenilyas TatumLBTBD
Sirad BryantSTBD
Jakiah LeftwichOTTBD
Tyson MeiguezLBTBD

Incoming

PlayerPositionPrevious School
Ayobami TifaseDL Florida State
Jack BartonEDGE Furman
E.J. LightseyLB Georgia
Jackson HamiltonLB Louisville
Keylan RutledgeIOL Middle Tennessee
Ryland GoedeTE Mississippi State
Syeed GibbsCB Rhode Island
Warren BurrellCB Tennessee
Jackson HawesTE Yale

[2] [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 24vs. Florida State
August 31 Georgia State *
September 7at Syracuse
September 14 VMI *
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
September 21at Louisville
October 5 Duke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
October 12at North Carolina
October 19vs. Notre Dame *
October 26at Virginia Tech
November 9 Miami
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
November 21 NC State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
November 30at Georgia *
  • *Non-conference game

[4] [5]

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  5. "Future Football Opponents". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.