2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2012
| team = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
| image= Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
| image_size= 125
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| division= Coastal Division
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| BCSRank =
| record = 7–7
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Paul Johnson
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach =
| off_scheme = Flexbone triple option
| def_coach = Al Groh (3rd season; first six games)
Charles Kelly (interim; remainder of season)
| def_scheme = 3–4
| stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| champion = ACC Coastal Division champion
Sun Bowl champion
| conf_champ = ACC Championship Game
| conf_champ_result = L 15–21 vs. Florida State
| bowl = Sun Bowl
| bowl_result = W 21–7 vs. USC
}}
{{2012 ACC football standings}}
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
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{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| poll = Coaches'
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 15
| gamename = Battle of the Techs
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 17–20
| overtime = OT
| attend = 65,632
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–3
| attend = 41,678
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 56–20
| attend = 44,225
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACC RSN
| score = 36–42
| overtime = OT
| attend = 50,390
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACC RSN
| score = 28–49
| attend = 39,270
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 15
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 31–47
| attend = 82,873
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACC RSN
| score = 37–17
| attend = 40,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACC RSN
| score = 17–41
| attend = 50,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park,MD
| tv = ACCN
| score = 33–13
| attend = 33,471
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 68–50
| attend = 50,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 42–24
| attend = 41,904
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 3
| gamename = Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 10–42
| attend = 92,746
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 7:45 pm
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 13
| gamename = ACC Championship Game
| site_stadium = Bank of America Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 15–21
| attend = 64,778
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = USC
| gamename = Sun Bowl
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = CBS
| score = 21–7
| attend = 47,922
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| finalpollweek = 15 | harrisfirstweek = 6 | bcsfirstweek = 7
| AP_pre = RV
| coaches_pre = RV
| AP_1 = RV
| coaches_1 = RV
| AP_2 = RV
| coaches_2 = RV
| AP_3 = RV
| coaches_3 = RV
| AP_4 = NR
| coaches_4 = NR
| AP_5 = NR
| coaches_5 = NR
| AP_6 = NR
| coaches_6 = NR
| harris_6 = NR
| AP_7 = NR
| coaches_7 = NR
| harris_7 = NR
| bcs_7 = NR
| AP_8 = NR
| coaches_8 = NR
| harris_8 = NR
| bcs_8 = NR
| AP_9 = NR
| coaches_9 = NR
| harris_9 = NR
| bcs_9 = NR
| AP_10 = NR
| coaches_10 = NR
| harris_10 = NR
| bcs_10 = NR
| AP_11 = NR
| coaches_11 = NR
| harris_11 = NR
| bcs_11 = NR
| AP_12 = NR
| coaches_12 = NR
| harris_12 = NR
| bcs_12 = NR
| AP_13 = NR
| coaches_13 =
| harris_13 =
| bcs_13 =
| AP_14 =
| coaches_14 =
| harris_14 =
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| AP_15 = NR
| coaches_15 = NR
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football navbox}}
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