Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the sport of American football. The Yellow Jackets college football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Georgia Tech has fielded a football team since 1892 and as of 2023, it has an all-time record of 756–540–43. The Yellow Jackets play in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia, holding a stadium max capacity of 55,000.
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |||
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| First season | 1892 | ||
| Athletic director | J Batt | ||
| Head coach | Brent Key 2nd season, 11–10 (.524) | ||
| Stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium (capacity: 55,000) | ||
| Field surface | Legion NXT by Shaw Sports Turf | ||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Division | Coastal | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1892–1897) SIAA (1898–1900) Independent (1901) SIAA (1902–1913) Independent (1914–1915) SIAA (1916–1921) SoCon (1922–1932) SEC (1933–1963) Independent (1964–1982) | ||
| All-time record | 756–540–43 (.581) | ||
| Bowl record | 26–20–0 (.565) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 4 (1917, 1928, 1952, 1990) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 3 (1916, 1951, 1956) | ||
| Conference titles | 16 | ||
| Division titles | 5 (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) | ||
| Rivalries | Georgia (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry; dormant) Clemson (rivalry) Virginia Tech (rivalry) Tennessee (rivalry; dormant) Vanderbilt (rivalry; dormant) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 21 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
| Colors | Tech gold and white | ||
| Fight song | "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold" | ||
| Mascot | Buzz, The Ramblin' Wreck | ||
| Marching band | Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band | ||
| Website | ramblinwreck.com | ||
The Yellow Jackets have won four national championships across four decades (1917, 1928, 1952, 1990), including 16 conference titles. Among the team's former coaches are John Heisman, for whom the Heisman Trophy is named, and Bobby Dodd, for whom the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award and the school's stadium are named. Heisman led the team to the most lopsided game in football history, 222–0, and both Heisman and Dodd led Tech's football team to national championships. Dodd also led the Jackets on their longest winning streak — 8 straight games — against the University of Georgia in Tech's most time-endured rivalry, called Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. For his part, Heisman led Georgia Tech to an undefeated 12–0–1 record in the Georgia Tech–Clemson football rivalry.
A number of successful collegiate and professional football players have also played for Tech. The program has 48 first-team All-Americans and over 150 alumni who have played in the NFL. Among the most lauded and most notable players the school has produced are Maxie Baughan, Calvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas, Keith Brooking, Joe Hamilton, Joe Guyon, Pat Swilling and Billy Shaw.
In the 21st century, Georgia Tech has won their Coastal Division and appeared in the ACC Championship Game four times since 2006. In addition to its conference and national championships, legendary coaches, and talented players, Tech's football program has been noted for its many historic traditions and improbable game finishes throughout the years, including its famed fight song Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, its famous blocked field goal return against No. 9 Florida State in 2015, and its comeback win over No. 17 Miami in 2023.