American college football season
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 .
One Yellow Jacket was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Georgia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[ 4] [ 5] 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 (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] 1932 that the Yellow Jackets didn't play rival Duke .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. vs. Louisville ESPN L 34–3936,101 September 9 1:00 p.m. South Carolina State * ACCNX /ESPN+ W 48–1331,452 September 16 7:30 p.m. at No. 17 Ole Miss * SECN L 23–4864,150 September 23 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest The CW W 30–1632,528 September 30 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green * Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCN L 27–3830,097 October 7 8:00 p.m. at No. 17 Miami (FL) ACCN W 23–20 58,045 October 21 12:00 p.m. Boston College Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCN L 23–3835,656 October 28 8:00 p.m. No. 17 North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCN W 46–4235,945 November 4 2:00 p.m. at Virginia The CW W 45–1742,606 November 11 12:00 p.m. at Clemson ABC L 21–4281,426 November 18 8:00 p.m. Syracuse Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCN W 31–2233,332 November 25 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia * ABC L 23–3151,447 6:30 p.m. vs. UCF * ESPN W 30–1730,281
Louisville Cardinals (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 6 7 10 16 39 Yellow Jackets 0 28 0 6 34
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • IndoorsGame attendance : 36,101Referee : Riley JohnsonTV 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 ] Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 13 23 No. 17 Rebels 10 0 14 24 48
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : clear skies • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 64,150Referee : Daniel GautreauxTV 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
Game Five – Bowling Green Falcons (1–3) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 7 10 21 0 38 Georgia Tech 14 0 6 7 27
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Saturday, September 30, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 30,097Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ACCN ) : Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich & Marilyn Payne
Game information First quarter (14:43) GT – Eric Singleton Jr. 53-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, :08; Georgia Tech 7-0 ) (09:40) GT – Christian Leary 11-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:55; Georgia Tech 14-0 ) (04:16) BGSU – Camden Orth 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24; Georgia Tech 14-7 ) Second quarter (08:27) BGSU – Alan Anaya 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:29; Georgia Tech 14-10 ) (02:37) BGSU – Finn Hogan 14-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:42; Bowling Green 17-14 ) Third quarter (11:33) BGSU – Connor Bazelak 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Bowling Green 24-14 ) (03:13) BGSU – Terion Stewart 6-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:06; Bowling Green 31-14 ) (02:28) BGSU – Deshawn Jones Jr. 45-yard interception return (Alan Anaya kick) (Bowling Green 38-14 ) (00:25) GT – Malik Rutherford 15-yard pass from Haynes King (King pass failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:58; Bowling Green 38-20 ) Fourth quarter (01:35) GT – Abdul Janneh 16-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; Bowling Green 38-27 )
Statistics Bowling Green Georgia Tech First downs 26 27 Plays–yards 438 417 Rushes–yards 45–175 32–69 Passing yards 263 348 Passing: comp –att –int 21–33–0 23–37–2 Time of possession 42:45 17:15
Team Category Player Statistics Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 21/32, 263 yards, 1 TD Rushing Terion Stewart 26 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD Receiving Finn Hogan 6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 23/37, 348 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS Rushing Haynes King 10 carries, 28 yards Receiving Dominick Blaylock 7 receptions, 131 yards
[ edit ] Game Six – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–3) at No. 17 Miami Hurricanes (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 0 14 9 23 No. 17 Miami (FL) 0 3 7 10 20
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game 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 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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No. 17 North Carolina [ edit ] Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers − Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 7 0 0 14 21 Clemson 0 21 7 14 42
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Date : November 11, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 81,426Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ABC ) : Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)Sources :[ 9] [ 10]
Game information First quarter
(6:36) Georgia Tech – Haynes King 4 yard rush, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:12; Georgia Tech 7–0 ) Second quarter
(11:45) Clemson – Beaux Collins 5 yard pass from Cade Klubnik , Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:51; Tied 7–7 ) (7:17) Clemson – Tyler Brown 3 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:12; Clemson 14–7 ) (1:09) Clemson – Will Shipley 32 yard rush, Weitz kick, (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:10; Clemson 21–7 ) Third quarter
(7:05) Clemson – Jake Briningstool 5 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:33; Clemson 28–7 ) Fourth quarter
(14:22) Clemson – Josh Sapp 13 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 0:33; Clemson 35–7 ) (12:46) Clemson – Shelton Lewis 46 yard interception return, Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 1:36; Clemson 42–7 ) (10:11) Georgia Tech – Donte Smith 32 yard pass from King, Birr kick, (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Clemson 42–12 ) (1:49) Georgia Tech – Dylan Leonard 4 yard pass from King, Birr kick, (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 4:12; Clemson 42–21 ) Top passers
CLEM – Cade Klubnik : 23–34, 205 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT GT – Haynes King: 13–31, 129 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Top rushers
Top Receiving CLEM – Beaux Collins : 5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD GT – Donte Smith: 2 receptions 30 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 3 0 13 6 22 Yellow Jackets 7 10 7 7 31
Game Twelve– Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 7 14 10 0 31 Georgia Tech 10 3 0 10 23
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 51,447TV : 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
2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 17 3 10 30 UCF 14 3 0 0 17
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
Date : Friday, December 22, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NEGame attendance : 30,281Referee : Cravonne BarrettTV announcers (ESPN ) : Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)Box score
Game information First Quarter UCF: Javon Baker 23-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 13:37 UCF: Kobe Hudson 17-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 6:26 Second Quarter GT: Aidan Birr 36-yard field goal, 14:17 UCF: Colton Boomer 27-yard field goal, 8:23 GT: Haynes King 5-yard touchdown run (Aidan Birr Kick), 4:23 GT: Malik Rutherford 41-yard touchdown pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Kick), 0:56 Third Quarter GT: Aidan Birr 29-yard field goal, 12:07 Fourth Quarter GT: Dontae Smith 1-yard touchdown run (Aidan Birr Kick), 13:37 GT: Aidan Birr 38-yard field goal, 4:52 Win Probability Line Over/Under
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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