2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ACC Coastal Division champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 21–7 vs. USC
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–7 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFlexbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorAl Groh (3rd season; first six games)
Charles Kelly (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
NC State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Boston College   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
North Carolina†   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Miami (FL)‡   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 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 ACC Championship Game where they were defeated by Florida State. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated USC.

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

Schedule

[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 pmat No. 15 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 17–20 OT65,632
September 87:00 pmPresbyterian*
ESPN3W 59–341,678
September 153:30 pmVirginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNUW 56–2044,225
September 223:00 pmMiami (FL)
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACC RSNL 36–42 OT50,390
September 2912:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACC RSNL 28–4939,270
October 63:30 pmat No. 15 Clemson
ESPNL 31–4782,873
October 203:00 pmBoston College
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACC RSNW 37–1740,112
October 273:00 pmBYU*dagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ACC RSNL 17–4150,103
November 312:30 pmat Maryland
ACCNW 33–1333,471
November 1012:30 pmat North Carolina
ACCNW 68–5050,000
November 173:30 pmDuke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNUW 42–2441,904
November 2412:00 pmat No. 3 Georgia*
ESPNL 10–4292,746
December 17:45 pmvs. No. 13 Florida State
ESPNL 15–2164,778
December 312:00 pmvs. USC*
CBSW 21–747,922

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Football: 2012 Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
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