The 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they were defeated by Utah 27–30 in overtime.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 PM | Western Carolina* | | | ESPN3 | W 63–21 | 42,132 |
September 10 | 6:00 PM | at Middle Tennessee* | | | ESPN3 | W 49–21 | 30,501 |
September 17 | 12:30 PM | Kansas* | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| FSN | W 66–24 | 42,025 |
September 24 | 12:00 PM | North Carolina | No. 24 | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ESPN | W 35–28 | 46,849 |
October 1 | 3:30 PM | at NC State | No. 21 | | ABC/ESPN | W 45–35 | 55,811 |
October 8 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | No. 13 | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ESPNU | W 21–16 | 45,905[1] |
October 15 | 3:30 PM | at Virginia | No. 12 | | ESPNU | L 21–24 | 47,692[2] |
October 22 | 3:30 PM | at Miami (FL) | No. 20 | | ESPN | L 7–24 | 43,716[3] |
October 29 | 8:00 PM | No. 6 Clemson | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)
| ABC | W 31–17 | 55,646[4] |
November 10 | 8:00 PM | No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 20 | | ESPN | L 26–37 | 50,140[5] |
November 19 | 12:30 PM | at Duke | | | ACCN | W 38–31 | 18,747 |
November 26 | 12:00 PM | No. 13 Georgia* | No. 25 | | ESPN | L 17–31 | 54,925 |
December 31 | 2:00 PM | vs. Utah* | | | CBS | L 27–30 OT | 48,123 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings[]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week
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Poll
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Pre
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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Final
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AP
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NR
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RV
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RV
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25
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21
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13
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12
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20
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RV
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22
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20
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RV
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25
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RV
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RV
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Coaches'
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RV
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RV
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RV
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24
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21
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13
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12
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19
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RV
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23
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19
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23
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21
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RV
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RV
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Harris
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NR
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RV
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RV
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RV
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RV
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RV
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12
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18
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RV
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21
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19
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24
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22
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RV
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RV
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Not released
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BCS
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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22
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NR
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23
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21
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NR
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23
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NR
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NR
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Not released
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Game summaries[]
Clemson[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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Clemson
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3 |
0 |
7 |
7
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17
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• Georgia Tech
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7 |
17 |
7 |
0
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31
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
8:45 | CLEM | Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goal | CLEM 3-0 |
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1 |
2:59 | GT | Orwin Smith 1-yard run (Justin Moore kick) | GT 7-3 |
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2 |
12:01 | GT | Justin Moore 23-yard field goal | GT 10-3 |
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2 |
5:44 | GT | Orwin Smith 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick) | GT 17-3 |
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2 |
0:37 | GT | Tevin Washington 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick) | GT 24-3 |
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3 |
13:34 | CLEM | Sammy Watkins 48-yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick) | GT 24-10 |
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3 |
11:30 | GT | David Sims 11-yard run (Justin Moore kick) | GT 31-10 |
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4 |
14:47 | CLEM | Brandon Thomas recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler Catanzaro kick) | GT 31-17 |
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References[]
- ↑ "Maryland Terrapins vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312810059. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312880258. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312952390. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Upsets No. 6 Clemson". USA Today. October 29, 2011. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/story/2011-10-29/georgia-tech-upsets-clemson/51000134/1. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. November 10, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313140059. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/geot-m-footbl-sched.html
- ↑ "Tevin Washington Runs for 176 Yards as Georgia Tech Knocks off Clemson". ESPN. October 29, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020059. Retrieved December 29, 2014.