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2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Division Coastal Division 2011 record 8–5 (5–3 ACC) Head coach Paul Johnson (4th season)Offensive scheme Flexbone Defensive coordinator Al Groh Base defense 3–4 Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)Seasons
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 * ESPN3 W 63–2142,132
September 10 6:00 pm at Middle Tennessee * ESPN3 W 49–2130,501
September 17 12:30 pm Kansas * Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA FSN W 66–2442,025
September 24 12:00 pm North Carolina No. 24 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN W 35–2846,849
October 1 3:30 pm at NC State No. 21 ABC/ESPN W 45–3555,811
October 8 12:00 pm Maryland No. 13 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU W 21–1645,905[1]
October 15 3:30 pm at Virginia No. 12 ESPNU L 21–2447,692[2]
October 22 3:30 pm at Miami (FL) No. 20 ESPN L 7–2443,716[3]
October 29 8:00 pm No. 6 Clemson Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry ) ABC W 31–1755,646[4]
November 10 8:00 pm No. 10 Virginia Tech No. 20 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs ) ESPN L 26–3750,140[5]
November 19 12:30 pm at Duke ACCN W 38–3118,747
November 26 12:00 pm No. 13 Georgia * No. 25 ESPN L 17–3154,925
December 31 2:00 pm vs. Utah * CBS L 27–30 OT 48,123
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 summaries [ ]
Clemson [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Clemson
3
0 7 7
17
• Georgia Tech
7
17 7 0
31
Scoring summary 1 8:45 CLEM Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goalCLEM 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
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References [ ]
^ "Maryland Terrapins vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score" . ESPN . October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011 .
^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score" . ESPN . October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score" . ESPN . October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
^ "Georgia Tech Upsets No. 6 Clemson" . USA Today . October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011 .
^ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score" . ESPN . November 10, 2011. 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. Retrieved December 29, 2014 .
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