2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 8–5 5–3 Paul Johnson 4th Al Groh 2nd Flexbone triple option 3–4 Bobby Dodd Stadium Sun Bowl vs Utah L 27–30 OT 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 2011 AP Eastern September 1 7:30 pm w y Western Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN3 63–21 42,132 September 10 6:00 pm w y y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 49–21 30,501 September 17 12:30 pm w y Kansas Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA FSN 66–24 42,025 September 24 12:00 pm w 24 North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 35–28 46,849 October 1 3:30 pm w y 21 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC/ESPN 45–35 55,811 October 8 12:00 pm w 13 Maryland Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU 21–16 45,905https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810059 Maryland Terrapins vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score ESPN October 8, 2011 October 8, 2011 October 15 3:30 pm l y 12 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 21–24 47,692https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880258 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 October 22 3:30 pm l y 20 Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 7–24 43,716https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312952390 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score ESPN October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 October 29 8:00 pm w y Clemson 6 rivalry Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 31–17 55,646https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/story/2011-10-29/georgia-tech-upsets-clemson/51000134/1 Georgia Tech Upsets No. 6 Clemson USA Today October 29, 2011 October 29, 2011 November 10 8:00 pm l 20 Virginia Tech 10 Battle of the Techs Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 26–37 50,140https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313140059 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score ESPN November 10, 2011 November 10, 2011 November 19 12:30 pm w y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN 38–31 18,747 November 26 12:00 pm l y 25 Georgia 13 Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 17–31 54,925 December 31 2:00 pm l y y Utah Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX CBS 27–30 OT 48,123 http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/geot-m-footbl-sched.html Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - Football 2011-04-17 2011-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110810093316/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/geot-m-footbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings NR RV NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV NR RV 25 24 RV NR 21 21 RV NR 13 13 RV NR 12 12 12 NR 20 19 18 22 RV RV RV NR 22 23 21 23 20 19 19 21 RV 23 24 NR 25 21 22 23 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR Game summaries Clemson Clemson 3 0 7 7 Georgia Tech 7 17 7 0 October 29 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA 8:00 p.m. EST Mike Patrick, Craig James, and Jenn Brown ESPN yes 1 8:45 CLEM Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goal CLEM 3-0 1 2:59 GT Orwin Smith 1-yard run (Justin Moore kick) GT 7-3 2 12:01 GT Justin Moore 23-yard field goal GT 10-3 2 5:44 GT Orwin Smith 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick) GT 17-3 2 0:37 GT Tevin Washington 3-yard run (Justin Moore kick) GT 24-3 3 13:34 CLEM Sammy Watkins 48-yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick) GT 24-10 3 11:30 GT David Sims 11-yard run (Justin Moore kick) GT 31-10 4 14:47 CLEM Brandon Thomas recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler Catanzaro kick) GT 31-17 yes Tevin Washington Runs for 176 Yards as Georgia Tech Knocks off Clemson http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020059 https://web.archive.org/web/20111102040136/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020059 dead November 2, 2011 ESPN October 29, 2011 December 29, 2014 References Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Category:2011 in Atlanta