2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Long (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAndrew Thacker (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 11 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Syracuse   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisville   4 – 4     8 – 5  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Boston College   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Duke   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Virginia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Virginia Tech   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by Geoff Collins until his firing early in the season and then were subsequently led by interim coach Brent Key.

Offseason[edit]

Georgia Tech had a tumultuous offseason. After an embarrassing 3–9 record in 2021, Geoff Collins made changes to his staff on both sides of the ball. Brought in were Chip Long as offensive coordinator, Del Alexander as wide receivers coach, Mike Daniels as running backs coach, Chris Weinke as quarterbacks coach, David Turner as defensive run game coordinator, and Travares Tillman as defensive backs coach.

New uniforms[edit]

On July 18 the Yellow Jackets revealed a refreshed uniform set. The uniforms were made in partnership with Adidas who has provided Tech with uniforms and apparel since 2018. The uniforms are more traditional than the previous set, with design elements taken from previous Yellow Jacket football uniforms. There are three jerseys, white, navy, and a gold alternate. The white tops feature gold numbers with a thin navy outline, which is reminiscent of uniforms worn in the late 90s and early 00s. The navy tops have white numerals with a gold outline, which is different from the previous set that featured gold numbers with no outline. The navy uniforms appear to be a call back to the uniforms Tech wore from 1987 to 1995 which are remembered for winning the 1990 National Championship. The third jersey Tech introduced is gold with navy blue numbers. Tech has worn gold tops from time to time since the late 60's. It is unapparent if they will be paired with a white helmet or Tech's traditional gold helmet. The jerseys will feature numbers on the shoulders for the first time since 2017. The uniforms have three pant options in the same colors. The bottoms feature a stripe design that Tech used on its pants from 1987 to 2007. Tech revealed the uniforms with videos featuring voiceovers from past legends Joe Hamilton and Darren Waller.

Death of Demaryius Thomas[edit]

Georgia Tech faithful mourned the loss of former star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas who died on December 9, 2021, at age 33. Thomas played at Tech from 2006 through 2009 and was First-team All-ACC his redshirt junior year. After college Thomas had a lengthy NFL career. His most notable time in the league was with the Denver Broncos where he was a 4x Pro Bowler and made Second-team All-Pro twice. Thomas also won Super Bowl 50 with Denver. Thomas was affectionately nicknamed “Bay Bay”. he was given the nickname by his uncle in reference to the bad kids from the movie Bébé's Kids. Thomas's celebration of life was held at McCamish Pavilion on December 20. Friends, former teammates, and fans attended the event.

On April 27, 2022, Georgia Tech and the PeyBack Foundation, which is run by Thomas's former teammate Peyton Manning announced the Demaryius A. Thomas Scholarship Endowment. The Demaryius A. Thomas Scholarship Endowment endows academic scholarships to attend Georgia Tech for incoming freshmen students from Laurens County, Georgia, Thomas's hometown. In addition to this, Georgia Tech announced that August 8 would be annually recognized as “Demaryius Thomas Day”.

Coaching change[edit]

On September 26, 2022, following the team's 3rd loss of the season in 4 games, Coach Geoff Collins and Athletics Director Todd Stansbury were relieved of their duties. Former Georgia Tech football alum Brent Key was named as interim coach.

Schedule[edit]

Georgia Tech announced its 2022 football schedule on February 1, 2022.[1] The 2022 schedule consisted of five home games, six away games and a neutral-site game in the regular season. The Yellow Jackets hosted ACC foes Duke, Virginia, and Miami and traveled to Pitt, Florida State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina. They played Clemson in a neutral-site game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]

The Yellow Jackets hosted two of their non-conference opponents, Western Carolina from the Division I FCS and Ole Miss from the SEC. They visited UCF from the AAC and Georgia from the SEC.

Sports Illustrated ranked Georgia Tech's schedule the 18th most difficult for the 2022 NCAA college football season.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Clemson
ESPNL 10–4147,712
September 107:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
ACCNX/ESPN+W 35–1736,486
September 173:30 p.m.No. 20 Ole Miss*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCL 0–4240,293
September 244:00 p.m.at UCF*
ESPNUL 10–2744,220
October 18:00 p.m.at No. 24 Pittsburgh
ACCNW 26–2146,972
October 84:00 p.m.Dukedagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCRSNW 23–20 OT32,041
October 207:30 p.m.Virginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 9–1629,362
October 2912:00 p.m.at Florida State
ACCNL 16–4161,007
November 512:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech
ACCRSNW 28–2762,843
November 123:30 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCRSNL 14–3533,857
November 195:30 p.m.at No. 13 North Carolina
ESPN2W 21–1744,940
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 1 Georgia*
ESPNL 14–3792,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

vs No. 4 Clemson[edit]

See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team
No. 4 Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 0 3 7010
No. 4 Clemson 0 14 101741

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Game information

Western Carolina[edit]

See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Western Carolina 14 0 0317
Georgia Tech 14 14 7035

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.

#20 Ole Miss[edit]

See also: 2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Ole Miss Rebels vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
#20 Ole Miss 14 7 21042
Georgia Tech 0 0 000

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.

At UCF[edit]

See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights− Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 0 7 3010
UCF 3 10 31127

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.

At #24 Pitt[edit]

See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #24 Pittsburgh Panthers− Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 3 3 31726
#24 Pitt 0 7 01421

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 46,972
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: ACCN

Duke[edit]

See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team
Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Duke 0 3 314020
Georgia Tech 3 7 73323

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.

Coaching staff[edit]

Coach Title Year at Georgia Tech Previous job
Geoff Collins Head Coach 4th Temple (HC)
Brent Key AHC/RGC/OL 4th Alabama (OL)
David Turner AHC/RGC 1st Florida (DL)
Chip Long OC/TE 1st Tulane (OC/QB)
Andrew Thacker DC/LB 4th Temple (DC/LB)
Travares Tillman DB/DPGC 1st Michigan State (CB)
Del Alexander WR 1st Notre Dame (WR)
Mike Daniels RB 1st Buffalo (RB)
Larry Knight DL 4th Temple (OLB)
Jason Semore LB 3rd Valdosta State (DC)
Chris Weinke QB 1st Tennessee (QB)

Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP————————————————
Coaches—————————————RV——
CFPNot released——————Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech releases 2022 football schedule, will open season with Clemson". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Georgia Tech Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "College football strength of schedule rankings for 2022 season".
  4. ^ Brooks, Amanda (August 23, 2022). "Nine of College Football's Top 10, 20 of AP Top 25 Set for ESPN Networks in First Two Weeks of 2022 Season". espnpressroom.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Clemson vs. Georgia Tech - Box Score - September 5, 2022". ESPN. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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