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Yellow Jackets · ACC

Head coach Brent Key Year 4 with Georgia Tech

Year-4 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.65 W vs SP+ expected · n=59

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
7.3
Expected wins
7-5
Proj record
4 to 10
Win range (90%)
#38 (19–64)
Final rank (90%)
3%
Make playoff
4%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Tap a win or a loss on each pivotal game to see how the playoff probability shifts. Leave any game unset to average across both outcomes.

Make the playoff

3%

Baseline projection.

  • at Clemson
    Away · Nov 14
  • at Pittsburgh
    Away · Oct 31
  • vs Louisville
    Home · Nov 7
  • vs Tennessee
    Home · Sep 12
  • vs Duke
    Home · Oct 10

Pivotal games are the 5 with the largest playoff-probability swing, ranked by the model. Math: chained Bayesian log-odds update from the conditional simulation set; gets the directionally right answer but won't perfectly capture cross-game correlations until the full Monte Carlo pipeline lands.

Returning production · 2025

53 PCI
  • Quarterback 67% (4/6 players)
  • Offensive line 50% (10/20 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 45% (14/31 players)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 41% (14/34 players)
  • Secondary 57% (12/21 players)
  • Special teams 33% (3/9 players)

PCI weights returning production by position group (QB/OL heaviest). 70%+ is healthy continuity; 45-70% is a normal rebuild; below 45% is a meaningful turnover.

If QB1 is out (Haynes King)

GIE projects a 8.4 rating drop and a 33.8pp shift in playoff probability if Georgia Tech loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=1 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 43.9% 89th — strong
  • Red-zone TD rate 15.7% 62th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 35.1% 45th — average
  • Late & close 6.8 yds/play 89th — strong

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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