The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
Georgia Institute of Technology in the
2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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. The Yellow Jackets were led by eighth-year head coach
Paul Johnson and played their home games at
Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division in the
Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division, losing six games by a margin of just seven points or less.
The season is perhaps best remembered for the “Miracle on Techwood,” in which the Yellow Jackets defeated No. 9
Florida State
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on a blocked field goal return for a touchdown as time expired. The defeat was the Seminoles’ first ACC loss in 1,113 day
Before the season
Previous season
2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Georgia Tech won its first five games of the previous season, which included comeback victories over
Georgia Southern and
Virginia Tech
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, and an end of a five-game losing streak to
Miami
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. After losing back-to-back games to
Duke
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and
North Carolina
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, the Yellow Jackets won out the rest of its regular season, which was capped off with a 30-24 overtime victory over
Georgia
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. The Yellow Jackets represented the Coastal Division in the
ACC Championship Game, where they were defeated by Atlantic Division champions
Florida State
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. The Yellow Jackets would be invited to the
Orange Bowl
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, where they defeated
Mississippi State
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49-34. Georgia Tech ended the season with an 11-3 record and a #8 ranking in the final
AP Poll
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. Georgia Tech also had 3-1 record against top 25 ranked teams, including 2-0 record against SEC teams ranked in top 10.
Preseason
Head coach Paul Johnson returns for his eighth year at the helm of the program.
Justin Thomas
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, who was Georgia Tech's starting quarterback in 2014, returns for his redshirt junior year.
Recruiting class
Spring game
Coaching staff
Schedule
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Rankings
References
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