2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2015 record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Johnson (8th year)
Offensive scheme	Flexbone^[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
#2 Clemson x$^		8	–	0		14	–	1
#14 Florida State		6	–	2		10	–	3
Louisville		5	–	3		8	–	5
NC State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Boston College		0	–	8		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#15 North Carolina x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Pittsburgh		6	–	2		8	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	5
Duke		4	–	4		8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by eighth-year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division.

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	7:30 PM	Alcorn State*	#16	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	W 69–6	49,196
September 12	3:30 PM	Tulane*	#15	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 65–10	50,435
September 19	3:30 PM	at #8 Notre Dame*	#14	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 22–30	80,795
September 26	12:00 PM	at Duke	#20	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 20–34	20,101
October 3	3:30 PM	North Carolina		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 31–38	50,585
October 10	3:30 PM	at #6 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	L 24–43	80,983
October 17	12:30 PM	Pittsburgh		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 28–31	46,208
October 24	7:00 PM	#9 Florida State		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	W 22–16	55,000
October 31	3:00 PM	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 21–27	32,308
November 12	7:30 PM	Virginia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	L 21–23	48,522
November 21	12:30 PM	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 21–38	51,355
November 28	12:00 PM	Georgia*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN2	L 7–13	55,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (1–8) and CFP Poll (9–15) released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule source:^[3]

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	16	15	14	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	17	16	16	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

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

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

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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