2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Sport:football
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:7–6
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Brent Key
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Buster Faulkner
Oc Year:1st
Cooff Coach1:Chris Weinke
Cooc1 Year:1st
Off Scheme:Pro spread
Def Coach:Kevin Sherrer
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Stadium:Bobby Dodd Stadium
Champion:Gasparilla Bowl champion
Bowl:Gasparilla Bowl
Bowl Result:W 30–17 vs. UCF

The 2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by Brent Key in his first full year as Georgia Tech's head coach. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

The season is notable for upsets of North Carolina and Miami, both of which were ranked 17th at the time of the game. In a back-and-forth shootout, Georgia Tech scored 22 points in the final 13 minutes to defeat the Tarheels 46-42. The North Carolina game was ranked as one of the 25 best games of the season by ESPN's Bill Connelly.[1]

The Miami game was marked by Miami's decision to run the ball instead of taking a knee in the final 40 seconds, leading to a fumble recovered by Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech went on to drive 74 yards in four plays, and score a touchdown with 2 seconds on the clock to upset the previously undefeated Hurricanes.

Georgia Tech would finish fourth in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets ended the season with a win over UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl, their first bowl game and first winning record since 2018.

Offseason

NFL Draft

See main article: 2023 NFL draft.

One Yellow Jacket was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Keion WhiteDENew England Patriots246

Transfers

Outgoing

Demetrius KnightLBCharlotte
Jude KelleyKChattanooga
Ryan KingWREast Carolina
RJ AdamsOLLackawanna College
Taisun PhommachanhQBUMass
Derrik AllenSNorth Carolina
Paula VaipuluOLNorth Texas
Nate McCollumWRNorth Carolina
Dylan McDuffieRBKansas
Jeff SimsQBNebraska
Kalani NorrisWRMiddle Tennessee
Zamari WaltonCBOle Miss
Jeremiah SmithSUnknown
Kenny BennettCBUnknown
Jalen HuffCBFlorida Atlantic
Grey CarrollDELiberty
Ben PostmaTEUnknown
Antonio MartinRBUnknown
Khatavian FranksLBDuquesne
K.J. MilesDETemple
Akelo StoneDLOle Miss

Incoming

Christian LearyWRAlabama
Jordan BrownOLCharlotte
Etinosa ReubenDLClemson
Abdul JannehWRDuquesne
Brett SeitherTEGeorgia
Dominick BlaylockWRGeorgia
Paul MoalaLBIdaho
Omar DanielsSKansas State
Trevion CooleyRBLouisville
Braelen OliverLBMinnesota
Justin BrownSMississippi State
Austin DeanLBRutgers
Andre White Jr.LBTexas A&M
Chase LaneWRTexas A&M
Haynes KingQBTexas A&M
Jackson LongTESouth Florida
Eddie KellyDLSouth Florida

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Schedule

Georgia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[4] [5] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Georgia Tech with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Yellow Jackets three set conference opponents for the next four years are: Clemson, Louisville, and Wake Forest.[6] [7] As such, this is the first season since 1932 that the Yellow Jackets didn't play rival Duke.

Game summaries

Louisville

See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team.

South Carolina State

See also: 2023 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.

at No. 17 Ole Miss

See also: 2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Statistics Georgia Tech Ole Miss
First downs 26 19
Total yards 474 550
Passing yards 307 251
Rushes/yards 47/167 37/299
Penalties/yards 0/0 5/40
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 39:17 20:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 28/41, 307 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 19 carries, 72 yards
Receiving 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
Ole Miss Passing 10/18, 251 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jaxson Dart 14 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Watkins 4 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

at Wake Forest

See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.

Bowling Green

See also: 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team.

at No. 17 Miami (FL)

See also: 2023 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2023 Georgia Tech vs. Miami football game.

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Boston College

See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team.

No. 17 North Carolina

See also: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.

at Virginia

See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

at Clemson (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team.

Syracuse

See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team.

No. 1 Georgia (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Statistics UGAGT
First downs 2422
Total yards 437 363
Rushing yards 262 205
Passing yards 175 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-20 11-21
Time of possession 29:15 30:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing 13/20, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing 18 carries, 156 yards, 2 TD
Receiving 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 11/20, 158 yards
Rushing 15 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Eric Singleton, Jr. 4 receptions, 96 yards

vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best college football games of the 2023 season. ESPN.
  2. Web site: 2023 Georgia Tech Football Transfer Portal . ON3 . en.
  3. Web site: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2023 College Football Transfer Portal . 247Sports . en.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tech 2023 football schedule released. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ken. Sugiura. February 3, 2023. January 30, 2023.
  5. Web site: GEORGIA TECH’S 2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FINALIZED. Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Athletics. February 3, 2023. January 30, 2023.
  6. ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26 . Atlantic Coast Conference . June 28, 2022 . February 3, 2023.
  7. Web site: ACC to drop divisions for format with permanent rivalries in 2023. ESPN. David M.. Hale. February 3, 2023. June 28, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2023 Georgia Tech Football Schedule. FB Schedules. January 5, 2023.