List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons
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 1,100 officially-sanctioned games, including 39 bowl games.
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
| National Champions[A 1] | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth | Division Champions |
| Year | Coach(es) | Conference | Conference finish[1] | Record[1] | Bowl/Postseason[1] | Final ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Ties | AP [1] |
Coaches' [1] | ||||||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||||||||||
| 1892 | Ernest E. West | Ind | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1893 | Frank O. Spain & Leonard Wood | Ind | 2 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1894 | SIAA | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1896 | No Coach | SIAA | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1897 | SIAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1898 | Rufus B. Nalley | SIAA | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1899 | H.T. Collier | SIAA | 0 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1900 | No Coach | SIAA | 0 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1901 | Cyrus W. Strickler | SIAA | 4 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1902 | John McKee | SIAA | 0 | 6 | 2 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1903 | No Coach | SIAA | 3 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1904 | John Heisman | SIAA | 8 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1905 | SIAA | 7 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1906 | SIAA | 6 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1907 | SIAA | 4 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1908 | SIAA | 6 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1909 | SIAA | 7 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1910 | SIAA | 5 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1911 | SIAA | 6 | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1912 | SIAA | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1913 | SIAA | 7 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1914 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1915 | Ind | 7 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1916 | SIAA | 8 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1917 | SIAA | 9 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1918 | SIAA | 6 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1919 | SIAA | 7 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1920 | William Alexander | SIAA | 8 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1921 | SIAA | 8 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1922 | SoCon | 7 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1923 | SoCon | 3 | 2 | 4 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1924 | SoCon | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1925 | SoCon | 6 | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1926 | SoCon | 4 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1927 | SoCon | 8 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1928 | SoCon | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1929 Rose Bowl vs. California, 8-7 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1929 | SoCon | 3 | 6 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1930 | SoCon | 2 | 6 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1931 | SoCon | 2 | 7 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1932 | SoCon | 4 | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1933 | SEC | 11th | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1934 | SEC | 11th | 1 | 9 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1935 | SEC | 8th | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1936 | SEC | T-6th | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | |||
| 1937 | SEC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | |||
| 1938 | SEC | 5th | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | N/A | |||
| 1939 | SEC | T-1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won 1940 Orange Bowl vs. Missouri, 21-7 | 16 | N/A | ||
| 1940 | SEC | 12th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | |||
| 1941 | SEC | 9th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | |||
| 1942 | SEC | T-2nd | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas, 7-14 | 5 | N/A | ||
| 1943 | SEC | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1944 Sugar Bowl vs. Tulsa, 20-18 | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1944 | SEC | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1945 Orange Bowl vs. Tulsa, 12-26 | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1945 | Bobby Dodd | SEC | T-5th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | ||
| 1946 | SEC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Oil Bowl vs. St. Mary's, 41-19 | 11 | N/A | ||
| 1947 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1948 Orange Bowl vs. Kansas, 20-14 | 10 | N/A | ||
| 1948 | SEC | 5th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | |||
| 1949 | SEC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | |||
| 1950 | SEC | 5th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1951 | SEC | 1st | 11 | 0 | 1 | Won 1952 Orange Bowl vs. Baylor, 17-14 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1952 | SEC | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1953 Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss, 24-7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1953 | SEC | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1954 Sugar Bowl vs. West Virginia, 42-19 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1954 | SEC | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Arkansas, 14-6 | — | 13 | ||
| 1955 | SEC | 3rd | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won 1956 Sugar Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 7-0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1956 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1956 Gator Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 21-14 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1957 | SEC | 8th | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1958 | SEC | T-8th | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1959 | SEC | 7th | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1960 Gator Bowl vs. Arkansas, 7-14 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | SEC | 7th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | SEC | T-4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1961 Gator Bowl vs. PSU, 15-30 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1962 | SEC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Missouri, 10-14 | — | 11 | ||
| 1963 | SEC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 1 | Won 1965 Gator Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 31-21 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1967 Orange Bowl vs. Florida, 12-17 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 1967 | Bud Carson | Ind | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1968 | Ind | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | Ind | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1970 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 17-9 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 1971 | Ind | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost 1971 Peach Bowl vs. Ole Miss, 18-41 | — | — | |||
| 1972 | Bill Fulcher | Ind | 7 | 4 | 1 | Won 1972 Liberty Bowl vs. Iowa State, 31-30 | 20 | — | ||
| 1973 | Ind | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | Pepper Rodgers | Ind | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Ind | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | Ind | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | Ind | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | Ind | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1978 Peach Bowl vs. Purdue, 21-41 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | ACC | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | Bill Curry | ACC | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | ACC | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | ACC | 3rd | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | ACC | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | ACC | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Hall of Fame Classic vs. Michigan State, 17-14 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 1986 | ACC | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | Bobby Ross | ACC | 8th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | ACC | 8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | ACC | T-4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1990 | ACC | 1st | 11 | 0 | 1 | Won 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Nebraska, 45-21 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won 1991 Aloha Bowl vs. Stanford, 18-17 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | Bill Lewis | ACC | T-4th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | ACC | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Bill Lewis/George O'Leary | ACC | 9th | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | George O'Leary | ACC | 4th | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | ACC | 5th | 5 | 6 | —[A 2] | — | — | |||
| 1997 | ACC | T-3rd | 7 | 5 | — | Won 1997 Carquest Bowl vs. West Virginia, 35-30 | 25 | — | ||
| 1998 | ACC | T-1st | 10 | 2 | — | Won 1999 Gator Bowl vs. Notre Dame, 35-28 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1999 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | — | Lost 2000 Gator Bowl vs. Miami, 13-28 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2000 | ACC | T-2nd | 9 | 3 | — | Lost Peach Bowl vs. LSU, 14-28 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2001 | George O'Leary/Mac McWorter | ACC | T-4th | 8 | 5 | — | Won Seattle Bowl vs. Stanford, 24-14 | 24 | — | |
| 2002 | Chan Gailey | ACC | 5th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2002 Silicon Valley Classic vs. Fresno State, 21-30 | — | — | |
| 2003 | ACC | 4th | 7 | 6 | — | Won 2004 Humanitarian Bowl vs. Tulsa, 52-10 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | ACC | T-6th | 7 | 5 | — | Won 2004 Champs Sports Bowl vs. Syracuse, 51-14 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | ACC | 3rd Coast | 7 | 5 | — | Lost 2005 Emerald Bowl vs. Utah, 10-38 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | ACC | 1st Coast | 9 | 5 | — | Lost 2006 ACC Championship Game vs. Wake Forest, 6-9 Lost Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, 38-35 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Chan Gailey/Jon Tenuta | ACC | 3rd Coast | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2007 Humanitarian Bowl vs. Fresno State, 28-40 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Paul Johnson | ACC | T-1st Coast | 9 | 4 | — | Lost 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. LSU, 3-38 | 22 | 22 | |
| 2009 | ACC | 1st ACC | 10 | 3 | — | Won 2009 ACC Championship Game vs. Clemson, 39-34 Lost 2010 Orange Bowl vs. Iowa, 14-24 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2010 | ACC | T-3rd Coast | 6 | 7 | — | Lost 2010 Independence Bowl vs. Air Force, 7-14 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | ACC | 3rd Coast | 8 | 5 | — | Lost 2011 Sun Bowl vs. Utah, 27-30 (OT) | — | — | ||
| 2012 | ACC | T-1st Coast | 7 | 7 | — | Lost 2012 ACC Championship Game vs. FSU, 15-21 Won 2012 Sun Bowl vs. USC, 21-7 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | ACC | T-2nd Coast | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2013 Music City Bowl vs. Ole Miss, 17-25 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | ACC | 1st Coast | 11 | 3 | — | Lost 2014 ACC Championship Game vs. FSU, 35-37 Won 2014 Orange Bowl vs. Mississippi State Football, 49-34 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Total | 707 | 471 | 43 | (all games) | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Based on championships claimed by Georgia Tech.[1]
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Football Media Guide. Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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