2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team


2011 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic
#14 Clemson ^x†	6	–	2	10	–	3
#25 Florida State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Wake Forest	5	–	3	6	–	7
NC State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Boston College	3	–	5	4	–	8
Maryland	1	–	7	2	–	10
Coastal
#17 Virginia Tech ^x‡	7	–	1	11	–	3
Virginia	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
North Carolina	3	–	5	7	–	6
Miami	3	–	5	6	–	6
Duke	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 4, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they were defeated by Utah 27–30 in overtime.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 PM	Western Carolina*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 63–21	42,132
September 10	6:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee*		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	W 49–21	30,501
September 17	12:30 PM	Kansas*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	FSN	W 66–24	42,025
September 24	12:00 PM	#25 North Carolina	#24	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 35–28	46,849
October 1	3:30 PM	at North Carolina State	#21	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 45–35	55,811
October 8	12:00 PM	Maryland	#13	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 21–16	45,905^[2]
October 15	3:30 PM	at Virginia	#12	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 21–24	47,692^[3]
October 22	3:30 PM	at Miami (FL)	#19	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 7–24	43,716^[4]
October 29	8:00 PM	#6 Clemson		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–17	55,646^[5]
November 10	8:00 PM	#9 Virginia Tech	#19	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	L 26–37	50,140^[6]
November 19	12:30 PM	at Duke	#23	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACC Network	W 38–31	18,747
November 26	12:00 PM	#13 Georgia*	#21	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	L 17–31	54,925
December 31	2:00 PM	vs. Utah*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27–30 ^OT	48,123
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues	Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Techs (Virginia Tech) Clemson Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia)

Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up With the White and Gold" Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Atlantic Division	Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Florida State Seminoles • Maryland Terrapins • NC State Wolfpack • Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Coastal Division	Duke Blue Devils • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Miami Hurricanes • North Carolina Tar Heels • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies

Championship	2011 ACC Championship Game

2011–12 bowl games	Independence Bowl • Belk Bowl • Champs Sports Bowl • Music City Bowl • Sun Bowl • Chick-fil-A Bowl BCS Sugar Bowl • Orange Bowl