2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets will be led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins. They will play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium and will compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Head coachGeoff Collins (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndrew Thacker (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNathan Burton (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Boston College  0 –0     0 –0  
Clemson  0 –0     0 –0  
Duke  0 –0     0 –0  
Florida State  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
Louisville  0 –0     0 –0  
Miami  0 –0     0 –0  
NC State  0 –0     0 –0  
North Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Notre Dame  0 –0     0 –0  
Pittsburgh  0 –0     0 –0  
Syracuse  0 –0     0 –0  
Virginia  0 –0     0 –0  
Virginia Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
Wake Forest  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 12 or 19, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2019 season with a 3–9 record, 2–6 in ACC play, failing to earn bowl eligibility.

Preseason

Death of Bryce Gowdy

On December 30, 2019, Georgia Tech signee Bryce Gowdy, from Deerfield Beach, Florida, committed suicide by walking in front of a freight train.[1][2] He died aged 17 and had received a full scholarship to play football at Georgia Tech, having signed on December 18.[3]

ACC media poll

The ACC media days will be held on July 17-18, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Schedule

Spring game

The Yellow Jackets held spring practices until early March, when the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of all NCAA activities. The Georgia Tech football spring game was scheduled to take place in Atlanta, GA on April 10, 2020, but was also cancelled.

Regular schedule

Georgia Tech had games scheduled against Gardner–Webb and Georgia, which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] This will be the first season since 1924 that the Yellow Jackets do not play Georgia.

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Florida State
September 19UCF*
September 26at Syracuse
October 9Louisville
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
October 17Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
October 24at Boston College
October 31Notre Dame
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
November 14Pittsburgh
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
November 21at Miami (FL)
November 28Duke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
December 5at NC State

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[4]

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at Georgia Tech Previous job
Geoff Collins Head Coach 2nd Temple (HC)
Brent Key AHC/RGC/OL 2nd Alabama (OL)
Dave Patenaude OC/QB 2nd Temple (OC/QB)
Andrew Thacker DC/LB 2nd Temple (DC/LB)
Nathan Burton Co-DC/S 2nd Temple (DB)
Tashard Choice RB 2nd North Texas (RB)
Marco Coleman DE/OLB 2nd Oakland Raiders (DL)
Kerry Dixon WR 2nd Toledo (RB)
Larry Knight DL 2nd Temple (OLB)
Jeff Popovich CB/DST 2nd Boise State (CB)
Chris Wiesehan TE/OST 2nd Temple (OL/RGC)

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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  
Coaches  
CFP Not released Not released
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References
  1. Beachum, Lateshia. "'My baby walked in front of a train.' Georgia Tech football recruit's mom details his final days". Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "Bryce Gowdy, a star Georgia Tech football recruit, dies at 17". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "Bryce Gowdy, Deerfield Beach , Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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