2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2015 record ( ACC)
Head coach Paul Johnson (8th year)
Offensive scheme Triple Option[1]
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof (3rd year)
Base defense 4–3 Multiple
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
2015 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Clemson   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Florida State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Louisville   0 – 0         0 – 0  
NC State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Syracuse   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Wake Forest   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Coastal Division
Duke   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Georgia Tech   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Miami   0 – 0         0 – 0  
North Carolina   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Pittsburgh   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Virginia   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Virginia Tech   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets are led by eighth-year head coach Paul Johnson and play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They are a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Before the season

Previous season

Georgia Tech won its first five games of the previous season, which included comeback victories over Georgia Southern and Virginia Tech, and an end of a five-game losing streak to Miami. After losing back-to-back games to Duke and North Carolina, the Yellow Jackets won out the rest of its regular season, which was capped off with a 30-24 overtime victory over Georgia. The Yellow Jackets represented the Coastal Division in the ACC Championship Game, where they were defeated by Atlantic Division champions Florida State. The Yellow Jackets would be invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Mississippi State 49-34. Georgia Tech ended the season with an 11-3 record and a #8 ranking in the final AP Poll. Georgia Tech also had 3-1 record against top 25 ranked teams, including 2-0 record against SEC teams ranked in top 10.

Preseason

Head coach Paul Johnson returns for his eighth year at the helm of the program. Justin Thomas, who was Georgia Tech's starting quarterback in 2014, returns for his redshirt junior year.

Coaching staff

Head Coach Paul Johnson
Name Position Seasons at
Georgia Tech 		Alma Mater
Paul Johnson Head Coach 8 Western Carolina (1979)
Bryan Cook Quarterbacks/B-Backs 3 Ithaca (1998)
Lamar S. Owens Jr. A-Backs 8 Maryland (2008)
Al Preston Wide Receivers 8 Hawai'i (1982)
Mike Sewak Offensive Line 8 Virginia (1981)
Ted Roof Defensive Coordinator 3 Georgia Tech (1986)
Andy McCollum Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator 6 Austin Peay State (1981)
Mike Pelton Defensive Line 3 Auburn (1999)
Joe Speed Defensive Backs 6 Navy (1996)
Ray Rychleski Special Teams Coordinator 2 Penn State (1979)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 TBA Alcorn State* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
September 12 TBA Tulane* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
September 19 TBA at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana      
September 26 TBA at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina      
October 3 TBA North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
October 10 TBA at Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson • (Rivalry)      
October 17 TBA Pittsburgh Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
October 24 TBA Florida Statedagger Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
October 31 TBA at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia      
November 12 TBA Virginia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs) ESPN      
November 21 TBA at Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida      
November 28 TBA Georgia* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll (1–8) and CFP Poll (9–15) released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Tech Football: 2014 Football Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2014. p. 20. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Georgia Tech Football Roster". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "@GeorgiaTechFB Releases 2015 Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

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