2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Outline Interlocking logo.svg
Sun Bowl vs Utah, L 27–30 OT
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2011 record 8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Paul Johnson (4th year)
Offensive scheme Flexbone
Defensive coordinator Al Groh
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$   6 – 2         10 – 4  
Wake Forest   5 – 3         6 – 7  
#23 Florida State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%   7 – 1         11 – 3  
Virginia   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Miami   3 – 5         6 – 6  
North Carolina   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Duke   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 1 7:30 PM Western Carolina* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 W 63–21   42,132
September 10 6:00 PM at Middle Tennessee* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN 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 #24 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN W 35–28   46,849
October 1 3:30 PM at NC State #21 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ABC/ESPN W 45–35   55,811
October 8 12:00 PM Maryland #13 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPNU W 21–16   45,905[1]
October 15 3:30 PM at Virginia #12 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPNU L 21–24   47,692[2]
October 22 3:30 PM at Miami (FL) #20 Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN L 7–24   43,716[3]
October 29 8:00 PM #6 Clemsondagger Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) ABC W 31–17   55,646[4]
November 10 8:00 PM #10 Virginia Tech #20 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs) ESPN L 26–37   50,140[5]
November 19 12:30 PM at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 38–31   18,747
November 26 12:00 PM #13 Georgia* #25 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ESPN L 17–31   54,925
December 31 2:00 PM vs. Utah* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 27–30 OT  48,123
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR RV RV 25 21 13 12 20 RV 22 20 RV 25 RV RV  
Coaches' RV RV RV 24 21 13 12 19 RV 23 19 23 21 RV RV  
Harris NR RV RV RV RV RV 12 18 RV 21 19 24 22 RV RV Not released 
BCS NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 NR 23 21 NR 23 NR NR Not released


Game notes

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson 3 0 7 7 17
• Georgia Tech 7 17 7 0 31

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References

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