Georgia Tech

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Program prestige

Zeitgeist statureNational Program II#26 all-time– holding

Stature and coaches, 1936–2026

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

Georgia Tech is National Program today. Never reached Dynasty tier; Power Program is its high, most recently in 2017.

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Run↔pass identity, by season

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Every coach, tenure by tenure, on the coaching page →

Program outlook

Program outlook

Georgia Tech went 8-0 to start the 2025 season — its best opening since 1966 — and finished as the ACC's most consistent program over three straight years. Brent Key is a former Tech offensive lineman who solved the coaching problem from the inside. The 2026 opener didn't wait to test that: a 6.5-point home favorite, Tech lost to Colorado, 14-13.

Since Oct 28: L 11-34 at Pittsburgh. 2-6 this season.

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Georgia Tech's identity has always been the argument that a school full of engineers can out-prepare programs with more talent. John Heisman coached here. Bobby Dodd built a dynasty here. The 1990 national championship under Bobby Ross — 11-0-1, a share of the title, the crown jewel of the modern program — is the proof that the engineering school can win the biggest game. Then three decades of mid-tier ACC drift made it feel like a relic, and the argument got harder to make with a straight face.

Key restored it. The alum-turned-head-coach has Georgia Tech finishing fourth or better in the ACC in each of the last three seasons, and the 2025 team went 9-3 in the regular season before falling to BYU in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. QB Haynes King was ACC Player of the Year and finished 10th in the Heisman vote. The eight-overtime classic against Georgia in 2024 — the one Tech finally won — is already canon. The program is no longer making excuses for being two miles from the recruiter who gets first call on every blue-chip prospect in the state; it's making cases for itself.

The 2026 season was supposed to measure whether the Key era has a ceiling, and the opener didn't wait for the rest of the schedule to answer that. A 6.5-point favorite at home, Georgia Tech lost to Colorado 14-13 — the one-score, should-have-won game that either reads as a shrug by November or as the first data point in the familiar story about a program that talks itself into contention before the results catch up. 'To Hell With Georgia' runs every year regardless; 2026 now needs an answer, not just a scoreboard.

Week 4 gave the same test a second look, and Georgia Tech failed it again: a 34-27 road loss at Stanford on September 27, as 3-point favorites. Two losses as the favorite in four games is no longer a single data point — it's the shape of an answer, and it isn't the one Key was hired to produce.

Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Georgia Tech is 2-5. Since then it lost 34-24 at Virginia Tech on Oct. 17 and 49-27 to Boston College on Oct. 24. The Oct. 24 loss to Boston College came as a 6.5-point favorite.

On the field

Cerebral and physical — under Key, Georgia Tech runs a modern spread that prioritizes the line of scrimmage on both sides and the quick passing game over vertical shots. Haynes King's decision-making is the system's engine: pre-snap reads, check-downs that become runs-after-catch, a methodical progression that out-executes programs with more raw speed. The Ramblin' Wreck leads the team out of the tunnel at Bobby Dodd Stadium; the identity is out-preparing you before the snap count.

Program outlook · as of Oct 28, 2026

Georgia Tech has won 1 national title since 1936

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1990

How titles are counted

The final AP poll from 1936 and the Coaches poll from 1950 through 2005, then the winner of the BCS and College Football Playoff title games. A program may claim others, named by selectors we do not count.

  • 1990: Coaches poll

Georgia Tech has won 57% of its games since 1902 — 67% at home, 41% on the road.

768-535-40 all-time · 125 seasons · 1902–2026

Home 545-252-12
Away 193-254-28
Neutral 30-29
57% 1900s
77% 1910s
67% 1920s
41% 1930s
65% 1940s
71% 1950s
59% 1960s
54% 1970s
39% 1980s
57% 1990s
63% 2000s
52% 2010s
44% 2020s
The era · 2014 through 2026

The CFP era

13 seasons inside the CFP era, no bids yet — the era the program is still trying to break into.

Era record 74-82 13 seasons
Best season 11-3 2014
Top-10 finishes 1 AP polled only
Trajectory · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program quality AP rank (inverted) CFP appearance
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Swipe left for earlier seasons

Chapters · 13 seasons · tap to open the archive
'14 11-3 '15 3-9 '16 9-4 '17 — '18 7-6 '19 3-9 '20 3-7 '21 3-9 '22 5-7 '23 7-6 '24 7-6 '25 9-4 '26 2-6

Georgia Tech’s 2014–2026 record is 74-82.

Era win %
.474
Ranked seasons (AP)
4/13
Best AP finish
#10

Brent Key

Brent Key has held the program for 5 seasons — the era is established.

Era Brent Key · 2022–presentPrev: Geoff Collins (2019–2022)OC: Chris Weinke (co) / George GodseyPrev OC: Buster Faulkner / Chris Weinke (co) (2023–2025)DC: Jason SemorePrev DC: Blake Gideon (2025)
The full CFP-era story →The full coaching lineage →
5 years · era

Georgia Tech and Georgia, meeting by meeting

Georgia leads the series 73-41-5 (since 1893); in the last 10 meetings, Georgia Tech is 1-9

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2025: Georgia won 16-9. After this game, Georgia led 73-41-5.

Last 25 meetings: ▲ Georgia Tech won, ▼ Georgia won, by how much

2000: Georgia Tech won 27-152001: Georgia won 31-172002: Georgia won 51-72003: Georgia won 34-172004: Georgia won 19-132005: Georgia won 14-72006: Georgia won 15-122007: Georgia won 31-172008: Georgia Tech won 45-422009: Georgia won 30-242010: Georgia won 42-342011: Georgia won 31-172012: Georgia won 42-102013: Georgia won 41-342014: Georgia Tech won 30-242015: Georgia won 13-72016: Georgia Tech won 28-272017: Georgia won 38-72018: Georgia won 45-212019: Georgia won 52-72021: Georgia won 45-02022: Georgia won 37-142023: Georgia won 31-232024: Georgia won 44-422025: Georgia won 16-92019: by 4520002025

Each step is one meeting: up when Georgia Tech wins, down when Georgia wins, flat for a tie. Counts every game in our records since 1893. Tap the line for any season.

Moments in Georgia Tech history

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1916

222-0 over Cumberland

The most lopsided game in college football history, under Heisman

The 1990 national championship

Bobby Ross's Jackets go 11-0-1 and share the title

2024

Eight-overtime classic vs Georgia

Tech finally breaks through in an instant-classic rivalry marathon

Moment of the year · 2026

Lost 24-45 vs Tennessee

Week 2 of 2026. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive marginvs AP #18
2022–2026

Georgia Tech has sent 6 players to the NFL Draft since 2022 — one of them in the first round.

Developing. Pipeline emerging.

6 picks · 1 in round 1
#26 Keylan Rutledge Offensive Guard · 2026 · Houston Texans
#46 Keion White Defensive End · 2023 · New England Patriots · #30/387 final season
#173 Jackson Hawes Tight End · 2025 · Buffalo Bills · #110/135 final season
#56 all-time · 11 first-round picksthe talent factory →

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Ladder finishHow far up the ladder this season got.

Season standing · 2026 · 2-6

Georgia Tech is 2-6 — below .500 in FBS.

Below .500 in FBS play. The rebuild bar.

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

ACC standing · 2026

17th in the ACC

Georgia Tech is 17th of 17 in the ACC at 1-4. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on bowl access and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Miami6-0
2Wake Forest5-1
3Louisville4-2
4SMU4-2
5Clemson3-2
6Duke3-2
7Virginia Tech3-2
8Pittsburgh3-3
9Boston College2-3
10NC State2-3
11North Carolina2-3
12California2-4
13Stanford2-4
14Syracuse2-4
15Virginia2-4
16Florida State1-4
17Georgia Tech1-4
Coaching historyCurrent head coach Brent Key, hired 2022

Coaching history

  • Hired Brent Key2022
  • Geoff Collins departs10-28, 4 seasons
  • Hired Geoff Collins2019
  • Paul Johnson departs83-60, 11 seasons
  • Hired Paul Johnson2008
  • Hired Jon Tenuta2007
  • Chan Gailey departs44-32, 6 seasons
  • Jon Tenuta departs0-1, 1 season
Coordinator lineageOffense and defense under each coordinator.

Georgia Tech’s offense and defense, by coordinator

FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2026), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.

Offense2014–2026
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2019–2021 · Dave Patenaude2022 · Chip Long2023–2025 · Buster Faulkner / Chris Weinke (co)2026 · Chris Weinke (co) / George Godsey
Defense2014–2026
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2014–2017 · Ted Roof2018 · Nate Woody2019–2021 · Andrew Thacker / Nathan Burton (co)2022 · Andrew Thacker2023 · Andrew Thacker (co) / Kevin Sherrer2024 · Tyler Santucci2025 · Blake Gideon2026 · Jason Semore
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Gameday customsThe gameday customs unique to this program.

Rituals

Three gameday rituals — the ones outsiders never quite catch.

Ramblin’ Wreck

since 1961

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The Ramblin' Wreck — a 1930 Ford Model A coupe — runs onto the field before every home game, leading the Yellow Jackets out. The 'I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech' fight song dates to 1908. The Wreck + the song + the engineering-school identity create a venue tradition unique in CFB.

1990 National Championship

since 1990

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Bobby Ross's 1990 11-0-1 + UPI national championship (split with Colorado in the AP poll) is the program's modern peak. The Citrus Bowl win over Nebraska + Shawn Jones at QB + the season-long unbeaten run + the controversy of the split title with Colorado anchored the season. The fourth national title in program history (1917 / 1928 / 1952 / 1990).

Clean Old-Fashioned Hate (vs Georgia)

since 1893

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Georgia-Georgia Tech — 'Clean Old-Fashioned Hate' — is one of CFB's most-vitriolic rivalries since 1893. The In-State conference vs non-conference / ACC vs SEC matchup + the 2014 Yellow Jackets win (the 'fumble heard round Athens') + the 2024 8-OT thriller produced peak modern-rivalry drama.

Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsLast 5 bowls 2-3, 14-16 since 1970

Recent postseason (1970-2025): 14-16

Most recent: 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl — loss 25-21. Last 5 postseason: 2-3.

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Reddit blowupsThe plays that blew up on r/CFB.

r/CFB moments

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[Postgame Thread] Georgia Tech Defeats UCF 30-17
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