2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
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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.
- Brent Key (1st season)
| 2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Gasparilla Bowl champion | |
Gasparilla Bowl, W 30–17 vs. UCF | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (5–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Buster Faulkner (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Chris Weinke (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Sherrer (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
Uniform | |
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| No. 6 Florida State y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Louisville y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Tar Heels 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.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team drew an average home attendance of 36,290 in 2023.
Offseason
NFL draft
One Yellow Jacket was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
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| Keion White | DE | New England Patriots | 2 | 46 |
Transfers
Outgoing
| Player | Position | Destination |
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| Demetrius Knight | LB | Charlotte |
| Jude Kelley | K | Chattanooga |
| Ryan King | WR | East Carolina |
| RJ Adams | OL | Lackawanna College |
| Taisun Phommachanh | QB | UMass |
| Derrik Allen | S | North Carolina |
| Paula Vaipulu | OL | North Texas |
| Nate McCollum | WR | North Carolina |
| Dylan McDuffie | RB | Kansas |
| Jeff Sims | QB | Nebraska |
| Kalani Norris | WR | Middle Tennessee |
| Zamari Walton | CB | Ole Miss |
| Jeremiah Smith | S | Unknown |
| Kenny Bennett | CB | Unknown |
| Jalen Huff | CB | Florida Atlantic |
| Grey Carroll | DE | Liberty |
| Ben Postma | TE | Unknown |
| Antonio Martin | RB | Unknown |
| Khatavian Franks | LB | Duquesne |
| K.J. Miles | DE | Temple |
| Akelo Stone | DL | Ole Miss |
Incoming
| Player | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Leary | WR | Alabama |
| Jordan Brown | OL | Charlotte |
| Etinosa Reuben | DL | Clemson |
| Abdul Janneh | WR | Duquesne |
| Brett Seither | TE | Georgia |
| Dominick Blaylock | WR | Georgia |
| Paul Moala | LB | Idaho |
| Omar Daniels | S | Kansas State |
| Trevion Cooley | RB | Louisville |
| Braelen Oliver | LB | Minnesota |
| Justin Brown | S | Mississippi State |
| Austin Dean | LB | Rutgers |
| Andre White Jr. | LB | Texas A&M |
| Chase Lane | WR | Texas A&M |
| Haynes King | QB | Texas A&M |
| Jackson Long | TE | South Florida |
| Eddie Kelly | DL | South Florida |
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Louisville | ESPN | L 34–39 | 36,101 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State* |
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 48–13 | 31,452 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Ole Miss* | SECN | L 23–48 | 64,150 | |
| September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | The CW | W 30–16 | 32,528 | |
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green* |
| ACCN | L 27–38 | 30,097 |
| October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Miami (FL) | ACCN | W 23–20 | 58,045 | |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College |
| ACCN | L 23–38 | 35,656 |
| October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina |
| ACCN | W 46–42 | 35,945 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Virginia | The CW | W 45–17 | 42,606 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | ABC | L 21–42 | 81,426 | |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| ACCN | W 31–22 | 33,332 |
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Georgia* |
| ABC | L 23–31 | 51,447 |
| December 22 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. UCF* | ESPN | W 30–17 | 30,281 | |
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Game summaries
Louisville
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Indoors
- Game attendance: 36,101
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
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| Statistics | Louisville | Georgia Tech |
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| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 65–474 | 70-488 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–227 | 38–175 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 313 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–31–1 | 19–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:54 | 30:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | Passing | Jack Plummer | 18/31, 247 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jawhar Jordan | 7 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jamari Thrash | 7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD | |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 19/32, 313 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Haynes King | 10 carries, 53 yards | |
| Receiving | Malik Rutherford | 5 receptions, 85 yards |
South Carolina State
at No. 17 Ole Miss
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| No. 17 Rebels | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 48 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: clear skies • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,150
- Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
- TV announcers (SECN):
Tom Hart (play-by-play)
Jordan Rodgers (analyst)
Cole Cubelic (sideline)
| Game information |
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| Statistics | Georgia Tech | Ole Miss |
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| 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 |
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| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 28/41, 307 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 19 carries, 72 yards | |
| Receiving | Eric Singleton Jr. | 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD | |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 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
Bowling Green
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Georgia Tech | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 30,097
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich & Marilyn Payne
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| Statistics | Bowling Green | Georgia Tech |
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| First downs | 26 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 438 | 417 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–175 | 32–69 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 348 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–33–0 | 23–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 42:45 | 17:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 21/32, 263 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Terion Stewart | 26 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Finn Hogan | 6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD | |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 23/37, 348 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS |
| Rushing | Haynes King | 10 carries, 28 yards | |
| Receiving | Dominick Blaylock | 7 receptions, 131 yards |
at No. 17 Miami (FL)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| No. 17 Miami (FL) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Tim Hasselbeck (analyst)
| Game information |
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| Statistics | GT | MIA |
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| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 53–250 | 82–454 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–99 | 46–166 |
| Passing yards | 151 | 288 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–26–2 | 24–36–3 |
| Time of possession | 24:34 | 35:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 12/26, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Haynes King | 10 carries, 46 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Christian Leary | 1 reception, 44 yards, TD | |
| Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 24/36, 288 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Donald Chaney Jr. | 23 carries, 103 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Restrepo | 11 receptions, 139 yards |
Boston College
No. 17 North Carolina
at Virginia
at Clemson (rivalry)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Clemson | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 81,426
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
- Sources:[9][10]
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Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
No. 1 Georgia (rivalry)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Georgia Tech | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 51,447
- TV: ABC
| Game information |
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| Statistics | UGA | GT |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| 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 | Carson Beck | 13/20, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kendall Milton | 18 carries, 156 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Dominic Lovett | 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 11/20, 158 yards |
| Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 15 carries, 81 yards | |
| Receiving | Eric Singleton, Jr. | 4 receptions, 96 yards |
vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| UCF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: Friday, December 22, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NE
- Game attendance: 30,281
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
- Box score
| Game information | ||
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| Statistics | GT | UCF |
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| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 69–371 | 69–424 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–284 | 34–169 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 255 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–13–1 | 17–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 7/13, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 18 carries, 128 yards | |
| Receiving | Malik Rutherford | 2 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD | |
| UCF | Passing | John Rhys Plumlee | 16/29, 198 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | RJ Harvey | 15 carries, 120 yards | |
| Receiving | Javon Baker | 9 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD |