This is a list of seasons completed by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1892, the Yellow Jackets have participated in more than 1,300 officially sanctioned games, including 46 bowl games.
The Yellow Jackets have been a member of numerous athletic conferences. In 1894, Tech was a founding member of the now defunct Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, where it won a national championship in 1917. In 1922, the Yellow Jackets joined the Southern Conference as a founding member, where it won a national championship in 1928. In 1933, Tech joined the Southeastern Conference as a founding member, where it won a national championship in 1952. From 1964 to 1978, the Yellow Jackets competed as an independent. In 1979, Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference, where it has been a member ever since.[1]
Seasons
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edit- ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets College Football History, Stats, Records".
- ^ Tech was blacklisted by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) amidst charges of professionalism.
- ^ While officially independent, Georgia Tech claimed an SIAA title in 1915.
- ^ The Yellow Jackets fired Bill Lewis after a 1–7 start. Defensive coordinator George O'Leary replaced Lewis as interim head coach for the remaining three games of the season.
- ^ Defensive coordinator Mac McWhorter coached the bowl game after George O'Leary left for the Notre Dame job.
- ^ Prior to the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl, Chan Gailey was axed and Jon Tenuta was appointed interim head coach.
- ^ Due to NCAA sanctions, Georgia Tech was forced to vacate all contests won after November 24, 2009 during the 2009 season, including their ACC Championship victory.
- ^ Georgia Tech fired Collins after four games into the season and named Brent Key as interim head coach.