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 | 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 Rose Bowl (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 Orange Bowl (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 Sugar Bowl (Tulsa) 20–18 | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1944 | SEC | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (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 (St. Mary's) 41–19 | 11 | N/A | ||
| 1947 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (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 Orange Bowl (Baylor) 17–14 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1952 | SEC | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl (Ole Miss) 24–7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1953 | SEC | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Sugar Bowl (West Virginia) 42–19 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1954 | SEC | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won Cotton Bowl Classic (Arkansas) 14–6 | — | 13 | ||
| 1955 | SEC | 3rd | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won Sugar Bowl (Pittsburgh) 7–0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1956 | SEC | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Gator Bowl (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 Gator Bowl (Arkansas) 7–14 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | SEC | 7th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | SEC | T-4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost Gator Bowl (Penn State) 15–30 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1962 | SEC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost Bluebonnet Bowl (Missouri) 10–14 | — | 11 | ||
| 1963 | SEC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964 | Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | Independent | 7 | 3 | 1 | Won Gator Bowl (Texas Tech) 31–21 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Independent | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Florida) 12–17 | 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 Sun Bowl (Texas Tech) 17–9 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 1971 | Independent | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost Peach Bowl (Ole Miss) 18–41 | — | — | |||
| 1972 | Bill Fulcher | Independent | 7 | 4 | 1 | Won Liberty Bowl (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 Peach Bowl (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 Hall of Fame Classic (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 Florida Citrus Bowl (Nebraska) 45–21 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won Aloha Bowl (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 Carquest Bowl (West Virginia) 35–30 | 25 | — | ||
| 1998 | ACC | T-1st | 10 | 2 | — | Won Gator Bowl (Notre Dame) 35–28 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1999 | ACC | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | — | Lost Gator Bowl (Miami) 13–28 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2000 | ACC | T-2nd | 9 | 3 | — | Lost Peach Bowl (LSU) 14–28 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2001 | George O'Leary/Mac McWorter | ACC | T-4th | 8 | 5 | — | Won Seattle Bowl (Stanford) 24–14 | 24 | — | |
| 2002 | Chan Gailey | ACC | 5th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost Silicon Valley Classic (Fresno State) 21–30 | — | — | |
| 2003 | ACC | 6th | 7 | 6 | — | Won Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) 52–10 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | ACC | 6th | 7 | 5 | — | Won Champs Sports Bowl (Syracuse) 51–14 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 5 | — | Lost Emerald Bowl (Utah) 10–38 | — | — | |
| 2006 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 9 | 5 | — | Lost ACC Championship Game (Wake Forest) 6–9 Lost Gator Bowl (West Virginia) 35–38 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Chan Gailey/Jon Tenuta | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 7 | 6 | — | Lost Humanitarian Bowl (Fresno State) 28–40 | — | — |
| 2008 | Paul Johnson | ACC | Coastal | 2nd | 9 | 4 | — | Lost Chick-fil-A Bowl (LSU) 3–38 | 22 | 22 |
| 2009 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | — | Won ACC Championship Game (Clemson) 39–34 Lost Orange Bowl (Iowa) 14–24 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2010 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 6 | 7 | — | Lost Independence Bowl (Air Force) 7–14 | — | — | |
| 2011 | ACC | Coastal | 3rd | 8 | 5 | — | Lost Sun Bowl (Utah) 27–30 (OT) | — | — | |
| 2012 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 7 | 7 | — | Lost ACC Championship Game (FSU) 15–21 Won Sun Bowl (USC) 21–7 | — | — | |
| 2013 | ACC | Coastal | 4th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost Music City Bowl (Ole Miss) 17–25 | — | — | |
| 2014 | ACC | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | — | Lost ACC Championship Game (FSU) 35–37 Won Orange Bowl (Mississippi State) 49–34 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2015 | ACC | Coastal | 7th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 710 | 480 | 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 2 3 4 5 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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