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.
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
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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 Bebe'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”.
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.
Georgia Tech announced its 2022 football schedule on February 1, 2022.[ 1] 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 [ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Clemson ESPN L 10–4147,712 September 10 7:00 p.m. Western Carolina * ACCNX /ESPN+ W 35–1736,486 September 17 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss * Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC L 0–4240,293 September 24 4:00 p.m. at UCF * ESPNU L 10–2744,220 October 1 8:00 p.m. at No. 24 Pittsburgh ACCN W 26–2146,972 October 8 4:00 p.m. Duke Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCRSN W 23–20 OT 32,041 7:30 p.m. Virginia Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN L 9–1629,362 October 29 12:00 p.m. at Florida State ACCN L 16–4161,007 November 5 12:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCRSN W 28–2762,843 November 12 3:30 p.m. Miami (FL) Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCRSN L 14–3533,857 November 19 5:30 p.m. at No. 13 North Carolina ESPN2 W 21–1744,940 November 26 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Georgia * ESPN L 14–3792,746 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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No. 4 Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
0
3
7 0 10
No. 4 Clemson 0
14
10 17 41
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : September 5, 2022Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : n/a (game played indoors)Game attendance : 47,712Referee : Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)Sources :[ 4] [ 5]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 1 yard run, (B. T. Potter PAT), 9:53. Tigers 7–0 . Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:10.
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei 6 yard pass to Beaux Collins, (Potter PAT), 3:52. Tigers 14–0 . Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:49.'
GT – Jude Kelly 45 yard field goal, 1:15. Tigers 14–3 . Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 1:15. Third quarter
GT – Jeff Sims 13 yard pass to EJ Jenkins, (Kelly PAT), 9:47. Tigers 14–10 . Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:29.
CLEM – Potter 29 yard field goal, 5:41. Tigers 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:06.
CLEM – Uiagalelei 9 yard run, (Potter PAT), 1:18. Tigers 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 1:18. Fourth quarter
CLEM – Potter 31 yard field goal, 2:14. Tigers 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:14.
CLEM – Shipley 3 yard run, (Potter PAT), 6:27. Tigers 34–10 . Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:03.
CLEM – Cade Klubnik 3 yard pass to Will Taylor , (Robert Gunn III PAT), 1:35. Tigers 41–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:40.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top Receiving CLEM – Beaux Collins : 3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
GT – Nate McCollum: 6 receptions, 55 yards
Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Western Carolina
14
0
0 3 17
Georgia Tech 14
14
7 0 35
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : September 10, 2022Game time : 7:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers WCU – Carlos Davis – 18/27, 233 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
GT – Jeff Sims – 8/17, 100 yards, INT Top rushers WCU – Desmond Reid – 10 carries, 47 yards
GT – Dontae Smith – 11 carries, 102 yards, 3 TD Top receivers WCU – Desmond Reid – 4 receptions, 65 yards
GT – Malachi Carter – 2 receptions, 22 yards
Ole Miss Rebels vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
#20 Ole Miss
14
7
21 0 42
Georgia Tech 0
0
0 0 0
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : September 17, 2022Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 40,293Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)Pregame line : Ole Miss –17 • O/U : 62.5
Game information
First Quarter (13:34) Ole Miss – Zach Evans 3 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 7–0 ; 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:21
(9:51) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 7 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 14–0 ; 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:49 Second Quarter (5:36) Ole Miss – Zach Evans 26 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 21–0 ; 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:58 Third Quarter (8:51) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 28–0 ; 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:18
(5:20) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 15 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 35–0 ; 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:12
(0:02) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 1 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick). Ole Miss 42–0 ; 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:00 Fourth Quarter
Top passers OLE – Jaxson Dart – 10/16, 207 yards, INT
GT – Jeff Sims – 18/32, 161 yards Top rushers Top receivers OLE – Malik Heath – 4 receptions, 78 yards
GT – Malik Rutherford – 4 receptions, 52 yards
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights− Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
0
7
3 0 10
UCF 3
10
3 11 27
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 2:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #24 Pittsburgh Panthers− Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 3
3
3 17 26
#24 Pitt
0
7
0 14 21
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh
Date : October 1, 2022Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: RainGame attendance : 46,972Referee : Gary PattersonTV : ACCN
Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Duke
0
3
3 14 0 20
Georgia Tech 3
7
7 3 3 23
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : October 8, 2022Game time : 4:00 p.m.
Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Virginia 7
6
3 0 16
Georgia Tech
6
3
0 0 9
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles − Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
3
0
7 6 16
Florida State 7
17
7 10 41
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Date : October 29Game time : 12:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies − Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 10
3
3 12 28
Virginia Tech
0
20
7 0 27
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
Date : November 5Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : rainy • Temperature : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 62,844Referee : Stuart Mullins
Game information
First Quarter (8:13) GT – Dontae Smith 29 yd Rush (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; GT 7–0 )
(1:22) GT - Gavin Stewart 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:41; GT 10-0 ) Second Quarter (10:15) VT – Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; GT 10–7 )
(3:51) VT - Keshawn King 1 yd Rush (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:57; VT 13-10 )
(0:50) VT - Tucker Holloway 90 yd Punt Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 20-10 )
(0:00) GT - Gavin Stewart 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; VT 20-13 ) Third Quarter (7:56) GT - Gavin Stewart 22 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:38; VT 20-16 )
(4:03) VT - Keli Lawson 7 yd Interception Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 27-16 ) Fourth Quarter (9:02) GT – Nate McCollum 56 yd Pass From Zach Pyron (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:36; VT 27–22 )
(3:30) GT - Zach Pyron 9 yd Rush (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24; GT 28-27 )
Top passers GT – Zach Pyron – 19/32, 253 yards, TD
VT – Grant Wells – 14/25, 164 yards Top rushers GT – Dontae Smith – 9 carries, 85 yards, TD
VT – Keshawn King – 13 carries, 79 yards, TD Top receivers GT – Nate McCollum – 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
VT – Kaleb Smith – 4 receptions, 78 yards
Miami Hurricanes vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets − Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Miami (FL) 7
7
0 21 35
Georgia Tech
0
7
0 7 14
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Date : November 12, 2022Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 33,857Referee : Mike RocheTV announcers (ACCRSN ) : Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Wiley Ballard (sideline)Pregame line : Georgia Tech −1.5
Game information
First quarter (8:44) MIA – Will Mallory 22-yard pass from Jacurri Brown, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Miami 7–0 ) Second quarter (9:26) MIA – Jaleel Skinner 4-yard pass from Jacurri Brown, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 7:31; Miami 14–0 )
(0:30) GT – Nate McCollum 9-yard pass from Zach Pyron, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 15 plays, 99 yards, 4:19; Miami 14–7 ) Third quarter Fourth quarter (7:52) MIA – Colbie Young 8-yard pass from Jacurri Brown, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:54; Miami 21–7 )
(4:29) MIA – Jaylan Knighton 2-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:44; Miami 28–7 )
(2:36) MIA – Kamren Kinchens 99-yard interception return, Andres Borregales kick (Miami 35–7
(0:36) GT – Jamie Felix 7-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 1:56; Miami 35–14 )
Top passers MIA – Jacurri Brown – 14/19, 136 yards, 3 TD
GT – Zach Gibson – 12/21, 120 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIA – Jaylan Knighton – 16 carries, 118 yards, TD
GT – Zach Pyron – 8 carries, 66 yards Top receivers MIA – Frank Ladson Jr. – 2 receptions, 42 yards
GT – Nate McCollum – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD
At No. 13 North Carolina
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 0
7
7 7 21
No. 13 North Carolina
7
10
0 0 17
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
Date : November 19Game time : 5:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind : SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 44,940Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)Pregame line : North Carolina −21
Game information
First quarter (10:56) UNC – Elijah Green 80-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12; North Carolina 7–0 ) Second quarter (10:51) UNC – Noah Burnette 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 45 yards, 7:17; North Carolina 10–0 )
(3:13) UNC – Elijah Green 1-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:55; North Carolina 17–0 )
(0:48) GT – Dontae Smith 2-yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 2:20; North Carolina 17–7 ) Third quarter (7:31) GT – Taisun Phommachanh 4-yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:59; North Carolina 17–14 ) Fourth quarter (11:08) GT – Hassan Hall 6-yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 5:07; Georgia Tech 21–17 )
Top passers GT – Zach Gibson – 13/18, 174 yards
UNC – Drake Maye – 16/30, 202 yards, INT Top rushers GT – Hassan Hall – 14 carries, 47 yards, TD
UNC – Elijah Green – 10 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GT – Malik Rutherford – 6 receptions, 68 yards
UNC – Bryson Nesbit – 4 receptions, 85 yards
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs − Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
7
0
0 7 14
No. 1 Georgia 3
7
13 14 37
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Date : November 26Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind : E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 92,746Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN ) : Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color)Pregame line : Georgia −36.5 • Odds to win : Georgia 98.6%
Game information
First quarter (10:43) GT – Taisun Phommachanh 7 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Georgia Tech 7–0 )
(0:18) UGA – Jack Podlesny 30 Yd Field Goal (Georgia Tech 7-3 ) Second quarter (7:59) UGA – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 5 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 10–7 ) Third quarter (10:40) UGA – Jack Podlesny 50 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 13-7 )
(5:51) UGA - Brock Bowers 1 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 20-7 )
(4:11) UGA - Jack Podlesny 36 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 23-7 ) Fourth quarter (13:45) UGA - Kenny McIntosh 2 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 30-7 )
(11:13) UGA - Kendall Milton 44 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 37-7 )
(2:55) GT - Malachi Carter 24 Yd pass from Dontae Smith (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Georgia 37-14 )
Top passers GT – Zach Gibson – 19/35, 191 yards
UGA – Stetson Bennett – 10/18, 140 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GT – Dontae Smith – 10 carries, 34 yards
UGA – Kenny McIntosh – 12 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers GT – Nate McCollum – 6 receptions, 65 yards
UGA – Kenny McIntosh – 2 receptions, 96 yards
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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