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2007 Georgia Tech

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chan Gailey, then Jon Tenuta (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2007, game by game: won at Notre Dame 33–3; won vs. Samford 69–14; lost vs. No. 21 Boston College 10–24; lost at Virginia 23–28; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 13–3; lost at Maryland 26–28; won at Miami 17–14; won vs. Army 34–10; lost vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech 3–27; won at Duke 41–24; won vs. North Carolina 27–25; lost vs. No. 6 Georgia 17–31; lost vs. Fresno State 28–40+55−24Won 33–3 at Notre Dame+30Notre DameWon 69–14 vs. Samford+55SamfordLost 10–24 vs. No. 21 Boston College-14No. 21 Boston CollegeLost 23–28 at Virginia-5VirginiaWon 13–3 vs. No. 13 Clemson+10No. 13 ClemsonLost 26–28 at Maryland-2MarylandWon 17–14 at Miami+3MiamiWon 34–10 vs. Army+24ArmyLost 3–27 vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech-24No. 11 Virginia TechWon 41–24 at Duke+17DukeWon 27–25 vs. North Carolina+2North CarolinaLost 17–31 vs. No. 6 Georgia-14No. 6 GeorgiaLost 28–40 vs. Fresno State-12Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNotre DameW 33–⁠337%
Sep 8vsSamfordW 69–⁠1494%
Sep 15vs21Boston CollegeL 10–⁠2456%
Sep 22atVirginiaL 23–⁠2856%
Sep 29vs13ClemsonW 13–⁠349%
Oct 6atMarylandL 26–⁠2848%
Oct 13atMiamiW 17–⁠1445%
Oct 20vsArmyW 34–⁠1085%
Nov 1vs11Virginia TechL 3–⁠2748%
Nov 10atDukeW 41–⁠2481%
Nov 17vsNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠2578%
Nov 24vs6GeorgiaL 17–⁠3142%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateHumanitarian BowlL 28–⁠4053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 40–⁠28 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 21
  2. Wk 3: 15

Ray Guy AwardDurant Brooks, P

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
341–⁠271
Coach
Chan Gailey, then Jon Tenuta (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1547 −30 this season
SP+ rating
8.7 No. 44 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 39, special teams No. 7
SRS
4.0 No. 53 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 15
Offensive coordinator
John Bond
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta
Offense
Mixed Shotgun & Ace
Defense
Zone Blitz

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 119
  • Defense61st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.9565th of 119
Defense0.0437%1.0461st of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 271% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Derrick Morgan SDE★★★★No. 73
Morgan Burnett WR★★★★No. 79
Jonathan Dwyer RB★★★★No. 87
Joshua Nesbitt DUAL★★★★No. 178
Willie White ATH★★★No. 348

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.917
Running backs14.00.953
Receivers33.30.871
Offensive line23.00.856
Defensive line23.50.922
Defensive backs13.00.827
Athletes and specialists13.00.879
Whole class113.40.886

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3Philip Wheeler ILBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Tashard Choice RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Durant Brooks PWashington Redskins

All-ACC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kevin TuminelloCAP-2
  • Darrell RobertsonDEAP-2
  • Philip WheelerLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.