2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gasparilla Bowl champion
Gasparilla Bowl, W 30–17 vs. UCF
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChris Weinke (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Sherrer (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
North Carolina   4 4     8 5  
No. 20 Clemson   4 4     9 4  
Duke   4 4     8 5  
Miami (FL)   3 5     7 6  
Boston College   3 5     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     6 7  
Virginia   2 6     3 9  
Pittsburgh   2 6     3 9  
Wake Forest   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

One Yellow Jacket was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Player Position Team Round Pick
Keion White DE New England Patriots 2 46

Transfers[edit]

Outgoing[edit]

Player Position Destination
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[edit]

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
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

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Schedule[edit]

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 in an (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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.vs. LouisvilleESPNL 34–3936,101
September 91:00 p.m.South Carolina State*ACCNX/ESPN+W 48–1331,452
September 167:30 p.m.at No. 17 Ole Miss*SECNL 23–4864,150
September 236:30 p.m.at Wake ForestThe CWW 30–1632,528
September 303:30 p.m.Bowling Green*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCNL 27–3830,097
October 78:00 p.m.at No. 17 Miami (FL)ACCNW 23–2058,045
October 2112:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCNL 23–3835,656
October 288:00 p.m.No. 17 North Carolinadagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCNW 46–4235,945
November 42:00 p.m.at VirginiaThe CWW 45–1742,606
November 1112:00 p.m.at ClemsonABCL 21–4281,426
November 188:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACCNW 31–2233,332
November 257:30 p.m.No. 1 Georgia*
ABCL 23–3151,447
December 226:30 p.m.vs. UCF*ESPNW 30–1730,281

Game summaries[edit]

Louisville[edit]

Louisville Cardinals (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 6 7 101639
Yellow Jackets 0 28 0634

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)
  • Pregame line: Louisville –7 • O/U: 49.5
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:13 LOU - Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal - 3-0 Louisville, Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:30
  • 0:21 LOU - Brock Travelstead 30-yard field goal - 6-0 Louisville, Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:26
Second quarter
  • 11:50 GT - Brett Seither 2-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) - 7-6 Georgia Tech, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31
  • 9:03 GT - Trey Cooley 1-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) - 14-6 Georgia Tech, Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:43
  • 5:42 LOU - Kevin Coleman Jr. 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) - 14-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
  • 3:17 GT - Trey Cooley 23-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) - 21-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
  • 0:42 GT - Chase Lane 48-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) - 28-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12
Third quarter
  • 8:19 LOU - Brock Travelstead 22-yard field goal - 28-16 Georgia Tech, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:34
  • 4:41 LOU - Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) - 28-23 Georgia Tech, Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:49
Fourth quarter
  • 8:08 LOU - Jamari Thrash 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Jack Plummer two-point pass incomplete) - 29-28 Louisville, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58
  • 3:41 LOU - Jawhar Jordan 74-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) - 36-28 Louisville, Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12
  • 2:37 LOU - Brock Travelstead 38-yard field goal - 39-28 Louisville, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22
  • 1:07 GT - Eric Singleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Haynes King (Haynes King two-point pass incomplete) - 39-34 Louisville, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Statistics Louisville Georgia Tech
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[edit]

at No. 17 Ole Miss[edit]

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Yellow Jackets 0 3 71323
No. 17 Rebels 10 0 142448

at Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOxford, 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)
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –17 • O/U: 61.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:38) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 47 Yd Field Goal
    Ole Miss 3–0; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:17
  • (3:02) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 10–0; 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:15
Second Quarter
  • (1:09) Georgia Tech – Aidan Birr 22 Yd Field Goal
    Ole Miss 10–3; 17 plays, 90 yards, 8:26
Third Quarter
  • (9:45) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 21 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 17–3; 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:19
  • (6:00) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 6 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 24–3; 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38
  • (2:07) Georgia Tech – Haynes King 1 Yd Run (Aidan Birr Kick)
    Ole Miss 24–10; 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:47
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:31) Georgia Tech – Eric Singleton Jr. 15 Yd pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Kick)
    Ole Miss 24–17; 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:23
  • (7:45) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 45 Yd Field Goal
    Ole Miss 27–17; 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:46
  • (5:59) Ole Miss – Jordan Watkins 68 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 34–17; 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:41
  • (3:40) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 41–17; 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:41
  • (1:34) Georgia Tech – Avery Boyd 14 Yd pass from Haynes King (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
    Ole Miss 41–23; 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:06
  • (0:49) Ole Miss – Matt Jones 36 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
    Ole Miss 48–23; 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:44
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 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[edit]

Bowling Green[edit]

at No. 17 Miami (FL)[edit]

Game Six – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–3) at No. 17 Miami Hurricanes (4–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 0 0 14923
No. 17 Miami (FL) 0 3 71020

at Hard Rock StadiumMiami 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
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (0:00) MIA – Andres Borregales 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 1:22; Miami 3–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:37) MIA – Riley Williams 22-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:59; Miami 10–0)
  • (3:19) GT – Haynes King 6-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Miami 10–7)
  • (1:09) GT – Jamal Haynes 4-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:26; Georgia Tech 14–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:11) GT – Aidan Birr 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:03; Georgia Tech 17–10)
  • (10:15) MIA – Colbie Young 60-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Tied 17–17)
  • (6:23) MIA – Andres Borregales 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:59; Miami 20–17)
  • (0:01) GT – Christian Leary 44-yard pass from Haynes King, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:25; Georgia Tech 23–20)
Statistics GT MIA
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

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Georgia (rivalry)[edit]

Game Twelve– Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia 7 14 10031
Georgia Tech 10 3 01023

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 51,447
  • TV: ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:35) Haynes King 9-yard Run (Aidan Birr Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:07; Georgia Tech 7-0)
  • (7:23) Dominic Lovett 29-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:09; Tied 7-7)
  • (0:35) Aidan Birr 25-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:48; Georgia Tech 10-7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:40) Kendall Milton 3-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Georgia 14-10)
  • (6:06) Aidan Birr 45-yard Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:34; Georgia 14-13)
  • (1:13) Daijun Edwards 3-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:46; Georgia 21-13)
Third Quarter
  • (5:15) Peyton Woodring 39-yardd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:45; Georgia 24-13)
  • (0:31) Kendall Milton 4-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25; Georgia 31-13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:13) Aidan Birr 40-yard Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:18; Georgia 31-16)
  • (3:46) Haynes King 5-yard Run (Aidan Birr Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:38; Georgia 31-23)
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[edit]

2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 0 17 31030
UCF 14 3 0017

at Raymond James StadiumTampa, 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
Statistics GT UCF
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

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