The season is perhaps best remembered for the “Miracle on Techwood,” in which the Yellow Jackets defeated No. 9 Florida State on a blocked field goal return for a touchdown as time expired. The defeat was the Seminoles’ first ACC loss in 1,113 days.[1]
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.
^"Georgia Tech Football: 2014 Football Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2014. p. 20. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^"@GeorgiaTechFB Releases 2015 Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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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 losing six games by a margin of just seven points or less 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets footballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceDivisionCoastal DivisionRecord3 9 1 7 ACC Head coachPaul Johnson 8th season Offensive schemeFlexbone 1 Defensive coordinatorTed Roof 3rd season Base defense4 3 MultipleHome stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium Capacity 55 000 Seasons 20142016 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Atlantic DivisionNo 2 Clemson x 8 0 14 1 No 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 DivisionNo 15 North Carolina x 8 0 11 3 Pittsburgh 6 2 8 5 Miami FL 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 championx Division champion co championsRankings from AP PollThe season is perhaps best remembered for the Miracle on Techwood in which the Yellow Jackets defeated No 9 Florida State on a blocked field goal return for a touchdown as time expired The defeat was the Seminoles first ACC loss in 1 113 days 1 Contents 1 Before the season 1 1 Previous season 1 2 Preseason 1 3 Recruiting class 1 4 Spring game 2 Coaching staff 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 ReferencesBefore the season EditPrevious season Edit 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 Edit 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 Recruiting class Edit Spring game EditCoaching staff Edit Head Coach Paul Johnson Name Position Seasons atGeorgia Tech Alma materPaul 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 Hawaii 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 EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 37 30 pmAlcorn State No 16Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAACCRSNW 69 649 196September 123 30 pmTulane No 15Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAACCRSNW 65 1050 435September 193 30 pmat No 8 Notre Dame No 14Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame INNBCL 22 3080 795September 2612 00 pmat DukeNo 20Wallace Wade StadiumDurham NCESPN2L 20 3420 101October 33 30 pmNorth CarolinaBobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAESPNUL 31 3850 585October 103 30 pmat No 6 ClemsonMemorial StadiumClemson SC rivalry ABC ESPN2L 24 4380 983October 1712 30 pmPittsburghBobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAACCNL 28 3146 208October 247 00 pmNo 9 Florida State Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GAESPN2W 22 1655 000October 313 00 pmat VirginiaScott StadiumCharlottesville VAACCRSNL 21 2732 308November 127 30 pmVirginia TechBobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GA Battle of the Techs ESPNL 21 2348 522November 2112 30 pmat Miami FL Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens FLACCNL 21 3851 355November 2812 00 pmGeorgia Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta GA Clean Old Fashioned Hate ESPN2L 7 1355 000 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll 1 8 and CFP Poll 9 15 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern timeSchedule source 3 Rankings EditFurther information 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked RV Received votes WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP16151420 Coaches17161620RV CFPNot released Not releasedReferences Edit Georgia Tech Football 2014 Football Information Guide Georgia Tech Athletic Association 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