2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Sun Bowl vs Utah, L 27–30 ^OT
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2011 record	8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Johnson (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Flexbone
Defensive coordinator	Al Groh
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$		6	–	2		10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		6	–	7
#23 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 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	North Carolina	#24	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 35–28	46,849
October 1	3:30 PM	at NC State	#21	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC/ESPN	W 45–35	55,811
October 8	12:00 PM	Maryland	#13	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 21–16	45,905^[1]
October 15	3:30 PM	at Virginia	#12	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 21–24	47,692^[2]
October 22	3:30 PM	at Miami (FL)	#20	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 7–24	43,716^[3]
October 29	8:00 PM	#6 Clemson		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–17	55,646^[4]
November 10	8:00 PM	#10 Virginia Tech	#20	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	L 26–37	50,140^[5]
November 19	12:30 PM	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	W 38–31	18,747
November 26	12:00 PM	#13 Georgia*	#25	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 AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	25	21	13	12	20	RV	22	20	RV	25	RV	RV
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	24	21	13	12	19	RV	23	19	23	21	RV	RV
Harris	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	12	18	RV	21	19	24	22	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	NR	23	21	NR	23	NR	NR	Not released

Game notes

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	3	0	7	7	17
• Georgia Tech	7	17	7	0	31

Date: October 29
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Craig James

Scoring summary

1	8:45	CLEM	Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goal	CLEM 3-0

1	2:59	GT	Orwin Smith 1-yard run (Justin Moore kick)	GT 7-3

2	12:01	GT	Justin Moore 23-yard field goal	GT 10-3

2	5:44	GT	Orwin Smith 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick)	GT 17-3

2	0:37	GT	Tevin Washington 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick)	GT 24-3

3	13:34	CLEM	Sammy Watkins 48-yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick)	GT 24-10

3	11:30	GT	David Sims 11-yard run (Justin Moore kick)	GT 31-10

4	14:47	CLEM	Brandon Thomas recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler Catanzaro kick)	GT 31-17

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References

↑ "Maryland Terrapins vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
↑ "Georgia Tech Upsets No. 6 Clemson". USA Today. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
↑ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
↑ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/geot-m-footbl-sched.html
↑ "Tevin Washington Runs for 176 Yards as Georgia Tech Knocks off Clemson". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues	Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Tulane Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game Toe meets leather

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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