List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons

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Bobby Dodd Stadium, where the Yellow Jackets have played since 1913. Georgia Tech Stadium Mid Summer.jpg
Bobby Dodd Stadium, where the Yellow Jackets have played since 1913.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1892, the Yellow Jackets have participated in more than 1,300 officially sanctioned games, including 46 bowl games.

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The Yellow Jackets have been a member of numerous athletic conferences. In 1894, Tech was a founding member of the now defunct Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, where it won a national championship in 1917. In 1922, the Yellow Jackets joined the Southern Conference as a founding member, where it won a national championship in 1928. In 1933, Tech joined the Southeastern Conference as a founding member, where it won a national championship in 1952. From 1964 to 1978, the Yellow Jackets competed as an independent. In 1979, Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference, where it has been a member ever since. [1]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Ernest E. West (Independent)(1892)
1892 Georgia Tech 0–3
Leonard Wood & Frank O. Spain(Independent)(1893–1894)
1893 Georgia Tech 2–1–1
1894 Georgia Tech 0–3
1895 No team
No coach(Independent)(1896–1898)
1896 Georgia Tech 2–1–1
1897 Georgia Tech 0–1–0
1898 Georgia Tech 0–30–310th
Rufus B. Nalley (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899)
1899 Georgia Tech 0–6–10–5T–15th
Harris T. Collier (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1900)
1900 Georgia Tech 0–40–4T–13th
John McKee (Independent)(1901)
1901 Georgia Tech [2] 4–0–1
George Andree (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1902)
1902 Georgia Tech 0–6–20–4–218th
Oliver Huie (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1903)
1903 Georgia Tech 3–51–413th
John Heisman (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1904–1913)
1904 Georgia Tech 8–1–12–1–16th
1905 Georgia Tech 6–0–14–0–12nd
1906 Georgia Tech 5–3–13–38th
1907 Georgia Tech 4–42–410th
1908 Georgia Tech 6–35–36th
1909 Georgia Tech 7–25–25th
1910 Georgia Tech 5–33–311th
1911 Georgia Tech 6–2–15–2–15th
1912 Georgia Tech 5–3–15–35th
1913 Georgia Tech 7–25–24th
John Heisman(Independent)(1914–1915)
1914 Georgia Tech 6–2
1915 Georgia Tech [3] 7–0–1T–1st
John Heisman(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1916–1919)
1916 Georgia Tech 8–0–14–0–1T–1st
1917 Georgia Tech 9–04–01st
1918 Georgia Tech 6–13–01st
1919 Georgia Tech 7–33–14th
William Alexander (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1920–1921)
1920 Georgia Tech 8–15–0T–1st
1921 Georgia Tech 8–15–0T–1st
William Alexander(Southern Conference)(1922–1932)
1922 Georgia Tech 7–24–0T–1st
1923 Georgia Tech 3–2–40–0–4T–11th
1924 Georgia Tech 5–3–13–2–110th
1925 Georgia Tech 6–2–14–1–1T–5th
1926 Georgia Tech 4–54–39th
1927 Georgia Tech 8–1–17–0–1T–1st
1928 Georgia Tech 10–07–01stW Rose
1929 Georgia Tech 3–63–514th
1930 Georgia Tech 2–6–12–4–115th
1931 Georgia Tech 2–7–12–4–116th
1932 Georgia Tech 4–5–14–4–1T–10th
William Alexander(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1944)
1933 Georgia Tech 5–52–510th
1934 Georgia Tech 1–90–612th
1935 Georgia Tech 5–53–48th
1936 Georgia Tech 5–5–13–3–1T–6th
1937 Georgia Tech 6–3–13–2–16th
1938 Georgia Tech 3–4–32–1–35th
1939 Georgia Tech 8–26–0T–1stW Orange 16
1940 Georgia Tech 3–71–511th
1941 Georgia Tech 3–62–49th
1942 Georgia Tech 9–24–1T–2ndL Cotton 5
1943 Georgia Tech 8–33–01stW Sugar 13
1944 Georgia Tech 8–34–01stL Orange 13
Bobby Dodd (Southeastern Conference)(1945–1963)
1945 Georgia Tech 4–62–2T–5th
1946 Georgia Tech 9–24–24thW Oil 11
1947 Georgia Tech 10–14–12ndW Orange 10
1948 Georgia Tech 7–34–35th
1949 Georgia Tech 7–35–24th
1950 Georgia Tech 5–64–25th
1951 Georgia Tech 11–0–17–0T–1stW Orange 55
1952 Georgia Tech 12–07–01stW Sugar 22
1953 Georgia Tech 9–2–14–1–1T–2ndW Sugar 98
1954 Georgia Tech 8–36–22ndW Cotton 11
1955 Georgia Tech 9–1–14–1–12ndW Sugar 77
1956 Georgia Tech 10–17–12ndW Gator 44
1957 Georgia Tech 4–4–23–4–18th
1958 Georgia Tech 5–4–12–3–18th
1959 Georgia Tech 6–53–37thL Gator
1960 Georgia Tech 5–54–47th
1961 Georgia Tech 7–44–3T–4thL Gator 1313
1962 Georgia Tech 7–3–15–24thL Bluebonnet 11
1963 Georgia Tech 7–34–36th
Bobby Dodd (Independent)(1964–1966)
1964 Georgia Tech 7–3
1965 Georgia Tech 7–3–1W Gator
1966 Georgia Tech 9–2L Orange 88
Bud Carson (Independent)(1967–1971)
1967 Georgia Tech 4–6
1968 Georgia Tech 4–6
1969 Georgia Tech 4–6
1970 Georgia Tech 9–3W Sun 1713
1971 Georgia Tech 6–6L Peach
Bill Fulcher (Independent)(1972–1973)
1972 Georgia Tech 7–4–1W Liberty 20
1973 Georgia Tech 5–6
Pepper Rodgers (Independent)(1974–1979)
1974 Georgia Tech 6–5
1975 Georgia Tech 7–4
1976 Georgia Tech 4–6–1
1977 Georgia Tech 6–5
1978 Georgia Tech 7–5L Peach
1979 Georgia Tech 4–6–1
Bill Curry (Independent)(1980–1982)
1980 Georgia Tech 1–9–1
1981 Georgia Tech 1–10
1982 Georgia Tech 6–5
Bill Curry (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1983–1986)
1983 Georgia Tech 3–83–23rd
1984 Georgia Tech 6–4–12–2–15th
1985 Georgia Tech 9–2–15–12ndW All-American 1819
1986 Georgia Tech 5–5–13–34th
Bobby Ross (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1987–1991)
1987 Georgia Tech 2–90–68th
1988 Georgia Tech 3–80–78th
1989 Georgia Tech 7–44–3T–4th
1990 Georgia Tech 11–0–16–0–11stW Florida Citrus 12
1991 Georgia Tech 8–55–22ndW Aloha
Bill Lewis (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1992–1994)
1992 Georgia Tech 5–64–4T–4th
1993 Georgia Tech 5–63–56th
1994 Georgia Tech [4] 1–70–6
George O'Leary (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1994–2001)
1994 Georgia Tech 0-30–29th
1995 Georgia Tech 6–55–34th
1996 Georgia Tech 5–64–45th
1997 Georgia Tech 7–55–3T–3rdW Carquest 25
1998 Georgia Tech 10–27–1T–1stW Gator 119
1999 Georgia Tech 8–45–3T–2ndL Gator 2120
2000 Georgia Tech 9–36–2T–2ndL Peach 1917
2001 Georgia Tech [5] 7-54–4T–4th24
Mac McWhorter (Interim)(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2001)
2001 Georgia Tech 1-00-0W Seattle
Chan Gailey (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2002–2007)
2002 Georgia Tech 7–64–4T–5thL Silicon Valley
2003 Georgia Tech 7–64–4T–4thW Humanitarian
2004 Georgia Tech 7–54–4T–6thW Champs Sports
2005 Georgia Tech 7–55–33rd (Coastal)L Emerald
2006 Georgia Tech 9–57–11st (Coastal)L Gator
2007 Georgia Tech [6] 7–54–43rd (Coastal)
Jon Tenuta (Interim)(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2007)
2007 Georgia Tech 0-10-0L Humanitarian
Paul Johnson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2008–2018)
2008 Georgia Tech 9–45–3T–1st (Coastal)L Chick-Fil-A 2222
2009 Georgia Tech [7] 11–37–11st (Coastal)L Orange 1313
2010 Georgia Tech 6–74–4T–3rd (Coastal)L Independence
2011 Georgia Tech 8–55–3T–2nd (Coastal)L Sun
2012 Georgia Tech 7–75–3T–1st (Coastal)W Sun
2013 Georgia Tech 7–65–3T–2nd (Coastal)L Music City
2014 Georgia Tech 11–36–21st (Coastal)W Orange 78
2015 Georgia Tech 3–91–77th (Coastal)
2016 Georgia Tech 9–44–45th (Coastal)W TaxSlayer
2017 Georgia Tech 5–64–43rd (Coastal)
2018 Georgia Tech 7–65–32nd (Coastal)L Quick Lane
Geoff Collins (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2019–2022)
2019 Georgia Tech 3–92–67th (Coastal)
2020 Georgia Tech 3–73–612th
2021 Georgia Tech 3–92–66th (Coastal)
2022 Georgia Tech [8] 1-30-1
Brent Key (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Georgia Tech 4-44-34th (Coastal)
2023 Georgia Tech 7–65–3T–4thW Gasparilla
Total:756–540–43
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/index.html
    2. Tech was blacklisted by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) amidst charges of professionalism.
    3. While officially independent, Georgia Tech claimed an SIAA title in 1915.
    4. The Yellow Jackets fired Bill Lewis after a 1–7 start. Defensive coordinator George O'Leary replaced Lewis as interim head coach for the remaining three games of the season.
    5. Defensive coordinator Mac McWhorter coached the bowl game after George O'Leary left for the Notre Dame job.
    6. Prior to the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl, Chan Gailey was axed and Jon Tenuta was appointed interim head coach.
    7. 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.
    8. Georgia Tech fired Collins after four games into the season and named Brent Key as interim head coach.