2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	7–5
Conf Record:	5–3
Head Coach:	Brent Key
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Buster Faulkner
Oc Year:	2nd
Cooff Coach1:	Chris Weinke
Cooc1 Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Run Heavy
Def Coach:	Tyler Santucci
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Stadium:	Bobby Dodd Stadium

The 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets are led by Brent Key in his second full year as Georgia Tech's head coach. They play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia Tech is coming off its first winning season and bowl game since 2018. They have the 6th-hardest schedule in the country, according to 247 Sports.^[1]

The Yellow Jackets began the season against Florida State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland with an upset win. After a 2–0 start, the Yellow Jackets earned their first AP Poll ranking since 2015. This was their second appearance in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, after previously defeating Boston College in 2016.

By upsetting the undefeated, No.4-ranked Miami Hurricanes on November9, Georgia Tech snapped a 13-game losing streak to top-five opponents and became bowl-eligible.^[2] It was the Yellow Jackets' highest-ranked win since a victory over No.4 Virginia Tech in 2009.

There was also a major eight-overtime game played against their longtime rival Georgia, in which the Yellow Jackets led 17–0 at halftime, but lost 44–42 after eight overtimes.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Jack Barton	EDGE	UConn
Colson Brown	QB	Anderson
Sirad Bryant	S	UAB
Elias Cloy	IOL	Alabama A&M
Noah Collins	EDGE	Arkansas State
Bryston Dixon	DL	South Alabama
D'Quan Douse	DL	Michigan State
Tyler Gibson	OT	Charlotte
Zach Gibson	QB	Georgia State
Wing Green	OT	Campbell
Ashton Heflin	LB	Marshall
Kenan Johnson	CB	Utah
Eddie Kelly	DL	Missouri
Kyle Kennard	EDGE	South Carolina
Jakiah Leftwich	OT	North Carolina
Jullian Lewis	WR	FIU
Jason Moore	DL	Temple
Ezra Odinjor	EDGE	UAB
Etinosa Reuben	DL	UMass
Paul Tchio	OT	UMass
KJ Wallace	CB	UCLA
Kenyatta Watson II	CB	Georgia State
Jamie Felix	RB	Withdrawn
Trenilyas Tatum	LB	Withdrawn
Malcolm Pugh	DL	TBD
Tyson Meiguez	LB	TBD
Tyler Rowe	CB	TBD
Eric Reed	CB	TBD
Colson Brown	QB	TBD
James BlackStrain	WR	TBD
Justin Brown	WR	TBD
Aidan Semo	QB	TBD
Steven Jones Jr.	CB	TBD
Ayo Tifase	DL	TBD
Gabriel Fortson	IOL	TBD
Khari Gee	S	TBD

Incoming

Jayden Davis	S	Cincinnati
Ayobami Tifase	DL	Florida State
Jack Barton	EDGE	Furman
E.J. Lightsey	LB	Georgia
Zachary Tobe	CB	Illinois
Jackson Hamilton	LB	Louisville
Josh Beetham	TE	Michigan
Keylan Rutledge	IOL	Middle Tennessee
Ryland Goede	TE	Mississippi State
Jordan van den Berg	DL	Penn State
Syeed Gibbs	CB	Rhode Island
Warren Burrell	CB	Tennessee
Romello Height	EDGE	USC
Jackson Hawes	TE	Yale

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Schedule

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Game summaries

vs. No. 10 Florida State (College GameDay)

Statistics	FSU	GT
First downs	20	18
Total yards	291	336
Rushing yards	98	190
Passing yards	193	146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–27–0	11–16–0
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing		19/27, 193 yards
Rushing		12 carries, 38 yards, TD
Receiving	Jakhi Douglas	4 receptions, 55 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing		11/16, 146 yards
Rushing		11 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	4 receptions, 66 yards

vs Georgia State

Statistics	GAST	GT
First downs	19	22
Total yards	360	499
Rushing yards	210	274
Passing yards	150	225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–34–0	25–30–1
Time of possession	29:58	30:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing		19/34, 210 yards, TD
Rushing	Freddie Brock	10 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving	Dorian Fleming	4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Georgia Tech	Passing		24/29, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		17 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	7 receptions, 131 yards, TD

at Syracuse

Statistics	GT	SYR
First downs	19	27
Total yards	378	515
Rushing yards	112	134
Passing yards	266	381
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–40–0	32–46–0
Time of possession	23:06	36:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		29–39, 266 yards, TD
Rushing	Haynes King	6 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 86 yards
Syracuse	Passing		32–46, 381 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		15 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving		6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

vs. VMI (FCS)

Statistics	VMI	GT
First downs	5	30
Total yards	104	572
Rushing yards	12	190
Passing yards	92	382
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-19-0	23-32-0
Time of possession	30:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing	Chandler Wilson	10/15, 51 yards
Rushing	JoJo Crump	5 rushes, 16 yards
Receiving	Owen Sweeney	1 reception, 34 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing		17/22, 275 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Trelain Maddox	9 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 102 yards, TD

at No. 19 Louisville

Statistics	GT	LOU
First downs	18	14
Total yards	410	326
Rushing yards	98	57
Passing yards	312	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–0	13–19–0
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		21–32, 312 yards
Rushing	Haynes King	14 rushes, 58 yards, TD
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	7 receptions, 113 yards
Louisville	Passing		13–19, 269 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Donald Chaney	10 rushes, 23 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 125 yards, TD

vs. Duke

Statistics	DUKE	GT
First downs	15	25
Total yards	279	412
Rushing yards	74	245
Passing yards	205	167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–1	23–31–0
Time of possession	20:33	39:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing		18-31-1, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Star Thomas	14 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving	Sahmir Hagans	1 reception, 65 yards, TD
Georgia Tech	Passing		23-31, 167 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		19 rushes, 128 yards
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	8 receptions, 76 yards

at North Carolina

Statistics	GT	UNC
First downs	25	21
Total yards	505	417
Rushing yards	371	201
Passing yards	134	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-23-0	18-34-0
Time of possession	33:30	26:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		11-22, 127 yards
Rushing		19 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Luke Harpring	2 receptions, 36 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	17-31, 209 yards, TD
Rushing	Omarian Hampton	18 rushes, 137 yards
Receiving	J.J. Jones	3 receptions, 64 yards, TD

vs. No. 12 Notre Dame

Statistics	ND	GT
First downs	23	18
Total yards	69–385	67–333
Rushing yards	39–168	29–64
Passing yards	217	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–30–1	20–38–2
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing		20/29, 203 yards, INT
Rushing		8 carries, 69 yards
Receiving		3 receptions, 57 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing	Zach Pyron	20/36, 269 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Zach Pyron	13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving	Abdul Janneh	1 reception, 60 yards

at Virginia Tech (rivalry)

Statistics	GT	VT
First downs	17	11
Total yards	356	233
Rushing yards	96	99
Passing yards	260	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–48–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		11/26, 184 yards, INT
Rushing	Jamal Haynes	18 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	6 receptions, 53 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing		16/27, 128 yards, TD
Rushing		17 carries, 79 yards
Receiving	Benji Gosnell	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

vs. No. 4 Miami (FL)

Statistics	MIA	GT
First downs	23	18
Total yards	436	370
Rushing yards	88	271
Passing yards	348	99
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25-39-0	11-16-0
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing		25/39, 348 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		15 rushes, 81 yards
Receiving		7 receptions, 88 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing		5/10, 67 yards, TD
Rushing		20 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	4 receptions, 28 yards, TD

vs. NC State

Statistics	NCST	GT
First downs	16	19
Total yards	400	391
Rushing yards	253	119
Passing yards	147	272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–3	22–36–1
Time of possession	26:40	33:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing		17/30, 147 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	CJ Bailey	9 carries, 83 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jordan Waters	3 receptions, 45 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing	Aaron Philo	19/33, 265 yards, INT
Rushing	Aaron Philo	7 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving	Eric Singleton Jr.	5 receptions, 106 yards

at No. 7 Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

Statistics	GT	UGA
First downs	28	24
Total yards	563	405
Rushing yards	260	108
Passing yards	303	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–37–0	28–43–0
Time of possession	37:11	22:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		26/36, 303 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Haynes King	24 carries, 110 yards, 3 TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Georgia	Passing		28/43, 297 yards, 5 TD
Rushing		11 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Cash Jones	4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

Notes and References

Web site: Crawford . Brad . 2024-01-17 . College football's 15 toughest schedules in 2024, ranked . 2024-11-25 . 247Sports.
Web site: 2024-11-09 . Tech Drops No. 4 Miami (Fla.), 28-23 . 2024-11-10 . Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets . en-US.
Web site: 2024 Georgia Tech Football Transfer Portal . ON3 . en.
Web site: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2024 College Football Transfer Portal . 247Sports . en.
Web site: 2024 Georgia Tech Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 2, 2024.
Web site: Future Football Opponents . Georgia Tech Athletics . January 2, 2024.