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2024 Georgia Tech

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Brent Key.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2024, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Florida State 24–21; won vs. Georgia State 35–12; lost at Syracuse 28–31; won vs. VMI 59–7; lost at No. 19 Louisville 19–31; won vs. Duke 24–14; won at North Carolina 41–34; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 13–31; lost at Virginia Tech 6–21; won vs. No. 4 Miami 28–23; won vs. NC State 30–29; lost at No. 6 Georgia 42–44; lost vs. Vanderbilt 27–35+52−18Won 24–21 vs. No. 10 Florida State+3No. 10 Florida StateWon 35–12 vs. Georgia State+23Georgia StateLost 28–31 at Syracuse-3SyracuseWon 59–7 vs. VMI+52VMILost 19–31 at No. 19 Louisville-12No. 19 LouisvilleWon 24–14 vs. Duke+10DukeWon 41–34 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 13–31 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-18No. 12 Notre DameLost 6–21 at Virginia Tech-15Virginia TechWon 28–23 vs. No. 4 Miami+5No. 4 MiamiWon 30–29 vs. NC State+1NC StateLost 42–44 at No. 6 Georgia-2No. 6 GeorgiaLost 27–35 vs. Vanderbilt-8Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vs10Florida StateAer Lingus College Football ClassicW 24–⁠2129%
Aug 31vsGeorgia StateW 35–⁠1263%
Sep 7atSyracuseL 28–⁠3152%
Sep 14vsVMIW 59–⁠791%
Sep 21at19LouisvilleL 19–⁠3135%
Oct 5vsDukeW 24–⁠1444%
Oct 12atNorth CarolinaW 41–⁠3450%
Oct 19vs12Notre DameL 13–⁠3131%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 6–⁠2139%
Nov 9vs4MiamiW 28–⁠2336%
Nov 21vsNC StateW 30–⁠2965%
Nov 29at6GeorgiaL 42–⁠4416%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsVanderbiltBirmingham BowlL 27–⁠3563%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 35–⁠27 in the Birmingham Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 23
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
376–⁠333
Coach
Brent Key
Elo
1538 +25 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 66 of 134; offense No. 42, defense No. 79, special teams No. 104
SRS
5.5 No. 48 of 134 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 10 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 33 roster talent No. 46 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Buster Faulkner and Chris Weinke
Defensive coordinator
Tyler Santucci
Offense
Run heavy pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 134
  • Defense80th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1845%1.2531st of 134
Defense0.1343%1.3180th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.08 def		46% off
41% def		—27th off
54th 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
Offense4.3own 2713% allowed
Defense4.0own 2816% caused

CORE rating 8.0, 40th of 134 (offense 7.3, defense -0.7).

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 yardsHaynes King QB2,114 yds
Passing touchdownsHaynes King QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJamal Haynes RB944 yds
Rushing touchdownsHaynes King QB11 TD
Receiving yardsEric Singleton Jr. WR754 yds
Receiving touchdownsChase Lane WR3 TD
TacklesKyle Efford LB64 tkl
SacksKyle Efford LB3 sacks
InterceptionsAhmari Harvey DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Isiah Canion WR★★★★No. 194
Anthony Carrie RB★★★★No. 314
Troy Stevenson IV CB★★★★No. 409
Luke Harpring TE★★★No. 488
Kai Greer OL★★★No. 592

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.876
Running backs14.00.905
Receivers33.30.892
Offensive line53.00.869
Defensive line33.00.874
Linebackers23.00.864
Defensive backs43.30.867
Athletes and specialists33.00.868
Whole class233.10.874

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 5Jackson Hawes TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Zeek Biggers DTMiami Dolphins

Roster 121

The 2024 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2024 portal
Romello Height DE★★★from USC
E.J. Lightsey LB★★★from Georgia
Jordan van den Berg DL★★★from Penn State
Keylan Rutledge OL★★★from Middle Tennessee
Syeed Gibbs CB★★★from Rhode Island
Jayden Davis S★★★from Cincinnati
Ryland Goede TE★★★from Mississippi State
Thomas Gore DL★★★from Miami
Warren Burrell CB★★★from Tennessee
Jackson Hamilton LB★★★from Louisville
Jackson Hawes TE★★★from Yale
Zachary Tobe S★★★from Illinois

Transfers out 33

Kyle Kennard DE★★★★to South Carolina
Kenan Johnson CB★★★to Utah
D’Quan Douse DL★★★to Michigan State
Eddie Kelly DL★★★to Missouri
K.J. Wallace CB★★★to UCLA
Sirad Bryant S★★★to UAB
Gabe Fortson OL★★★to Tulane
Jakiah Leftwich OT★★★to North Carolina
Kenyatta Watson II CB★★★to Georgia State
Ashton Heflin LB★★★to Marshall
Etinosa Reuben DL★★★to Massachusetts
Paul Tchio OL★★★to Massachusetts

And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

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