List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons
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.
Bobby Dodd Stadium, where the Yellow Jackets have played since 1913.
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 | Division | Regular season[1] | Bowl/Postseason[1] | Final ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | AP [1] |
Coaches' [1] | |||||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||||||||||
| 1892 | Ernest E. West | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1893 | Frank O. Spain & Leonard Wood | Independent | 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 | Harris 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 | Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1915 | Independent | 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 against 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 against 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 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas, 7-14 | 5 | N/A | ||
| 1943 | SEC | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1944 Sugar Bowl against Tulsa, 20–18 | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1944 | SEC | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1945 Orange Bowl against Tulsa, 12–26 | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1945 | Bobby Dodd | SEC | T-5th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | ||
| 1946 | SEC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won 1947 Oil Bowl against St. Mary's, 41–19 | 11 | N/A | ||
| 1947 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1948 Orange Bowl against 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 against Baylor, 17–14 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1952 | SEC | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1953 Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss, 24–7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1953 | SEC | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1954 Sugar Bowl against West Virginia, 42–19 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1954 | SEC | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic against Arkansas, 14–6 | — | 11 | ||
| 1955 | SEC | 3rd | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won 1956 Sugar Bowl against Pittsburgh, 7–0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1956 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1956 Gator Bowl against 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 against Arkansas, 7–14 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | SEC | 7th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | SEC | T-4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1961 Gator Bowl against Penn State, 15–30 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1962 | SEC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl against Missouri, 10–14 | — | 11 | ||
| 1963 | SEC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964 | Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | Independent | 7 | 3 | 1 | Won 1965 Gator Bowl against Texas Tech, 31–21 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Independent | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1967 Orange Bowl against Florida, 12–27 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 1967 | Bud Carson | Independent | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1968 | Independent | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | Independent | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | Independent | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1970 Sun Bowl against Texas Tech, 17–9 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 1971 | Independent | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost 1971 Peach Bowl against Ole Miss, 18–41 | — | — | |||
| 1972 | Bill Fulcher | Independent | 7 | 4 | 1 | Won 1972 Liberty Bowl against Iowa State, 31–30 | 20 | — | ||
| 1973 | Independent | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | Pepper Rodgers | Independent | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Independent | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | Independent | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | Independent | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | Independent | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1978 Peach Bowl against Purdue, 21–41 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Independent | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | Bill Curry | Independent | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Independent | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | Independent | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | ACC | 4th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | ACC | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | ACC | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1985 Hall of Fame Classic against 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 against Nebraska, 45–21 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won 1991 Aloha Bowl against 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 against West Virginia, 35–30 | 25 | — | ||
| 1998 | ACC | T-1st | 10 | 2 | — | Won 1999 Gator Bowl against Notre Dame, 35–28 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1999 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | — | Lost 2000 Gator Bowl against Miami, 13–28 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 2000 | ACC | T-2nd | 9 | 3 | — | Lost 2000 Peach Bowl against LSU, 14–28 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2001 | George O'Leary/Mac McWorter | ACC | T-4th | 8 | 5 | — | Won 2001 Seattle Bowl against Stanford, 24–14 | 24 | — | |
| 2002 | Chan Gailey | ACC | 5th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2002 Silicon Valley Classic against Fresno State, 21–30 | — | — | |
| 2003 | ACC | 6th | 7 | 6 | — | Won 2004 Humanitarian Bowl against Tulsa, 52–10 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | ACC | 6th | 7 | 5 | — | Won 2004 Champs Sports Bowl against Syracuse, 51–14 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 5 | — | Lost 2005 Emerald Bowl against Utah, 10–38 | — | — | |
| 2006 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 9 | 5 | — | Lost 2006 ACC Championship Game against Wake Forest, 6–9 Lost 2007 Gator Bowl against West Virginia, 35–38 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Chan Gailey/Jon Tenuta | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2007 Humanitarian Bowl against Fresno State, 28–40 | — | — |
| 2008 | Paul Johnson | ACC | Coastal | 2nd | 9 | 4 | — | Lost 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU, 3–38 | 22 | 22 |
| 2009 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | — | Won 2009 ACC Championship Game against Clemson, 39–34 Lost 2010 Orange Bowl against Iowa, 14–24 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2010 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 6 | 7 | — | Lost Independence Bowl against Air Force, 7–14 | — | — | |
| 2011 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 8 | 5 | — | Lost 2011 Sun Bowl against Utah, 27–30 (OT) | — | — | |
| 2012 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 7 | 7 | — | Lost 2012 ACC Championship Game against Florida State, 15–21 Won 2012 Sun Bowl against USC, 21–7 | — | — | |
| 2013 | ACC | Coastal | 4th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2013 Music City Bowl against Ole Miss, 17–25 | — | — | |
| 2014 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | — | Lost 2014 ACC Championship Game against Florida State, 35–37 Won 2014 Orange Bowl against Mississippi State, 49–34 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2015 | ACC | Coastal | 7th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | ACC | Coastal | 5th | 9 | 4 | — | Won 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl against Kentucky, 33-18 | — | — | |
| 2017 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | ACC | Coastal | 2nd | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2018 Quick LaneBowl against Minnesota, 10-34 | — | — | |
| 2019 | Geoff Collins | ACC | Coastal | 7th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Total | 733 | 505 | 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
- 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 September 29, 2008.
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