Earlier today Paul Johnson retired as head football coach at Georgia Tech, even thought
at the beginning of this year he signed a two year contract extension through 2022. Johnson has been at the helm of the Yellow Jackets since 2008, the same season I started the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model. So, let's see how the Yellow Jackets have performed during his eleven years as head football coach.
Below is a figure of the total, offensive, defensive, average and worst production ranks since the 2008 season. As you can see, Georgia Tech has been an above average team for most of this time period, which is not true for many Football Bowl Subdivision programs.
Georgia Tech [2008-2018]
2008
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (9-3); and were bowl
eligible, and were defeated by #38 ranked LSU (3-38) to finish the season
(9-4), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS) meaning that the Yellow Jackets
SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against in-state rival #22 ranked Georgia by a score of (45-42) and their worst loss was to
#85 ranked Virginia (17-24).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #43 ranked team overall, with the #57 ranked
offense and the #28 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2009
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (10-2). The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets qualified to play in the ACC Conference Championship game where they defeated #10 ranked Clemson (39-34). The Yellow Jackets were defeated by #37 ranked Iowa in the Orange Bowl by a score (14-24) to finish the season
(11-3), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS)
. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #6 ranked Virginia Tech by a score of (28-23) and their worst loss was to
#72 ranked in-state rival Georgia (24-30).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #14 ranked team overall, with the #8 ranked
offense and the #44 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2010
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (6-6); and were bowl
eligible, and were defeated by #29 ranked Air Force (7-14) to finish the season
(6-7), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against rival #38 ranked North Carolina by a score of (30-24) and their worst loss was to
#114 ranked Kansas (25-28).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #76 ranked team overall, with the #52 ranked
offense and the #98 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2011
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (8-4); and were bowl
eligible, and were defeated by #48 ranked Utah (27-30) to finish the season
(8-5), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #36 ranked North Carolina by a score of (35-28) and their worst loss was to
#74 ranked Virginia (21-24).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #17 ranked team overall, with the #13 ranked
offense and the #39 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2012
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (6-6); and qualified for the ACC Conference Championship game where they were defeated by #2 ranked Florida State by a score of (15-21). The Yellow Jackets were bowl
eligible, and defeated by #46 ranked USC (21-7) to finish the season
(7-7), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #26 ranked North Carolina by a score of (68-50) and their worst loss was to
#77 ranked Middle Tennessee State by a score of (28-49).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #50 ranked team overall, with the #28 ranked
offense and the #85 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2013
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (7-5); and were bowl
eligible, and were defeated by #45 ranked Mississippi (17-25) to finish the season
(7-6), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS) meaning that the Yellow Jackets
SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #41 ranked North Carolina by a score of (28-20) and their worst loss was to
#54 ranked Virginia Tech (10-17).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #43 ranked team overall, with the #41 ranked
offense and the #66 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2014
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (10-2); and qualified
for the ACC Conference Championship game where they were defeated by #43
ranked Florida State by a score of (35-37). The Yellow Jackets were
bowl
eligible, and defeated by #18 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (49-34) to finish the season
(11-3), while playing against a “tougher”
strength
of schedule, meaning that the Yellow Jackets strength of schedule was between one and two standard deviations below the "league" average strength of schedule. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against in-state rival #8 ranked Georgia (30-24) and their worst loss was to
#98 ranked North Carolina by a score of (43-48).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #15 ranked team overall, with the #8 ranked
offense and the #90 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2015
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (4-8); and were bowl
ineligible, while playing against a “tougher”
strength
of schedule (SOS)
. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #16 ranked Florida State by a score of (22-16) and their worst loss was to
#94 ranked Virginia (21-27).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #52 ranked team overall, with the #66 ranked
offense and the #36 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2016
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (8-4); and were bowl
eligible, and defeated #88 ranked Kentucky (33-18) to finish the season
(9-4), while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS)
. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #32 ranked Virginia Tech by a score of (30-20) and their worst loss was to
#61 ranked Pittsburgh (34-37).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #44 ranked team overall, with the #61 ranked
offense and the #32 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2017
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at (5-6); and were bowl
ineligible, while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS)
. Georgia Tech's best game was their victory
against #28 ranked Virginia Tech by a score of (28-22) and their worst loss was to
#113 ranked Tennessee (41-42).
The Yellow Jackets
finished the season as the #67 ranked team overall, with the #92 ranked
offense and the #24 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2018
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