2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Quick Lane Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Minnesota
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFlexbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 15 Syracuse   6 2     10 3  
NC State   5 3     9 4  
Boston College   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
Florida State   3 5     5 7  
Louisville   0 8     2 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x   6 2     7 7  
Georgia Tech   5 3     7 6  
Miami (FL)   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     6 7  
Duke   3 5     8 5  
North Carolina   1 7     2 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Paul Johnson in his eleventh season on the job. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they lost to Minnesota.

On November 28, 2018, Johnson announced his retirement effectively after Georgia Tech's bowl game.[1] On December 7, Temple head coach Geoff Collins, a former grad assistant and recruiting coordinator for Georgia Tech, was named Johnson's successor.[2]

  1. ^ "Johnson Steps Down As Head Coach". RamblinWrech.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Collins Named Georgia Tech Football Head Coach". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.