The 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the

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in the

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. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at

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. They were members of the Coastal Division of the

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. They finished the season 7–7, 5–3 in ACC play to share the Coastal Division Championship with Miami and North Carolina. With Miami and North Carolina on post seasons bans, Georgia Tech represented the division in the

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where they were defeated by Florida State. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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Previous season

They finished the 2011 Season at 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the

where they were defeated by Utah 30-27 in OT.

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