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2017 Georgia Tech

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Johnson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2017, game by game: lost vs. No. 25 Tennessee 41–42; won vs. Jacksonville State 37–10; won vs. Pittsburgh 35–17; won vs. North Carolina 33–7; lost at No. 11 Miami 24–25; won vs. Wake Forest 38–24; lost at No. 7 Clemson 10–24; lost at Virginia 36–40; won vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech 28–22; lost at Duke 20–43; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 7–38+27−31Lost 41–42 vs. No. 25 Tennessee-1No. 25 TennesseeWon 37–10 vs. Jacksonville State+27Jacksonville St…Won 35–17 vs. Pittsburgh+18PittsburghWon 33–7 vs. North Carolina+26North CarolinaLost 24–25 at No. 11 Miami-1No. 11 MiamiWon 38–24 vs. Wake Forest+14Wake ForestLost 10–24 at No. 7 Clemson-14No. 7 ClemsonLost 36–40 at Virginia-4VirginiaWon 28–22 vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech+6No. 17 Virginia TechLost 20–43 at Duke-23DukeLost 7–38 vs. No. 7 Georgia-31No. 7 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs25TennesseeL 41–⁠4245%
Sep 9vsJacksonville StateW 37–⁠1068%
Sep 23vsPittsburghW 35–⁠1766%
Sep 30vsNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠765%
Oct 14at11MiamiL 24–⁠2532%
Oct 21vsWake ForestW 38–⁠2469%
Oct 28at7ClemsonL 10–⁠2422%
Nov 4atVirginiaL 36–⁠4065%
Nov 11vs17Virginia TechW 28–⁠2249%
Nov 18atDukeL 20–⁠4365%
Nov 25vs7GeorgiaL 7–⁠3834%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠292
Coach
Paul Johnson
Elo
1551 −12 this season
SP+ rating
8.9 No. 39 of 128; offense No. 29, defense No. 49, special teams No. 94
SRS
9.3 No. 32 of 130 in FBS
Returning
51% of last season’s EPA, No. 89 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 48 roster talent No. 52 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Offense
Flexbone triple option
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 130
  • Defense71st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted37th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0945%1.1657th of 130
Defense0.1046%1.0871st of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.07 def		47% off
44% def		—37th off
61st def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.1own 3215% allowed
Defense3.4own 3314% caused

CORE rating 4.7, 46th of 130 (offense 5.5, defense 0.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTaQuon Marshall QB927 yds
Passing touchdownsTaQuon Marshall QB10 TD
Rushing yardsTaQuon Marshall QB1,146 yds
Rushing touchdownsTaQuon Marshall QB17 TD
Receiving yardsRicky Jeune WR545 yds
Receiving touchdownsRicky Jeune WR6 TD
TacklesVictor Alexander LB60 tkl
SacksAntonio Simmons DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsA.J. Gray DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Bruce Jordan-Swilling OLB★★★★No. 213
Jaquan Henderson S★★★No. 394
Tre Swilling CB★★★No. 435
Kaleb Oliver OLB★★★No. 524
Gentry Bonds CB★★★No. 545

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.823
Receivers12.00.791
Offensive line43.00.832
Defensive line43.00.834
Linebackers33.30.875
Defensive backs82.90.850
Athletes and specialists32.70.819
Whole class252.90.839

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.

Roster 99

The 2017 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 51 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠112–⁠24
Miami7–⁠110–⁠313
NC State6–⁠29–⁠423
Virginia Tech5–⁠39–⁠424
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠57–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠56–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠64–⁠8
North Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

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