Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech is No. 84 of 138 in the model after week 6 (2-3, 1-1 in conference play). Its projected final record is 4.1-7.9, with a 0% chance to win out and a <1% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #84in the model (▼9 from last week)
- 4.1-7.9projected final record
- −3.1points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- <1%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Georgia Tech's best unit is its rush offense (No. 50 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 133). Overall, the offense ranks No. 57 and the defense No. 129, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 5 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 104, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Georgia Tech's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 84) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Georgia Tech would usually have won 2 games; it has won 2.
Postseason odds: <1% to win the ACC, <1% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 12% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 27.2points per game
- 25.8points allowed per game
- 45%offensive success rate
- 43%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Alberto Mendoza, 1,193 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing: Justice Haynes, 462 yards on 87 carries, 3 TD
- Receiving: Jordan Allen, 28 catches, 312 yards, 1 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Colorado | L 13-14 | 47% win |
| 2 | vs No. 17 Tennessee | L 24-45 | 1% win |
| 3 | vs Mercer | W 44-11 | 99% win |
| 4 | at Stanford | L 27-34 | 8% win |
| 6 | vs Duke | W 28-25 | 44% win |
| 7 | at Virginia Tech | 29% to win | |
| 8 | vs Boston College | 70% to win | |
| 9 | at Pittsburgh | 21% to win | |
| 10 | vs Louisville | 30% to win | |
| 11 | at Clemson | 28% to win | |
| 12 | vs No. 22 Wake Forest | 25% to win | |
| 13 | at No. 3 Georgia | 4% to win |
ACC in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Miami | 5-0 | 3-0 | 10.6-1.4 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 5-1 | 3-1 | 9.5-2.5 |
| 32 | Louisville | 3-3 | 2-2 | 6.7-5.3 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 2-1 | 8.5-3.5 |
| 39 | Duke | 4-1 | 1-1 | 7.8-4.2 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 3-2 | 1-1 | 6.7-5.3 |
| 44 | Florida State | 3-3 | 1-2 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 50 | SMU | 4-1 | 2-1 | 7.7-4.3 |
| 52 | Clemson | 3-2 | 2-1 | 7.0-5.0 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 4-2 | 1-2 | 7.1-4.9 |
| 59 | Virginia | 4-2 | 2-1 | 6.6-5.4 |
| 72 | Syracuse | 2-3 | 0-3 | 4.7-7.3 |
| 79 | California | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5.4-6.6 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4.1-7.9 |
| 91 | NC State | 3-3 | 1-2 | 5.4-6.6 |
| 110 | Boston College | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3.3-8.7 |
| 112 | Stanford | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4.2-7.8 |
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