2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
TaxSlayer Bowl champion
TaxSlayer Bowl, W 33–18 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record9–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFlexbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 1   14 1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 1   9 4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 3   10 3  
NC State  3 5   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
Boston College  2 6   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 2   10 4  
North Carolina  5 3   8 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
Pittsburgh  5 3   8 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   9 4  
Duke  1 7   4 8  
Virginia  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by ninth-year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.