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Ranking every team of the Paul Johnson era

By Jared Halus

Dec 31, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson gets dunked with Gatorade by his players during the fourth quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2014 Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 49-34. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson gets dunked with Gatorade by his players during the fourth quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2014 Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 49-34. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a dispiriting 2010 season, the beginning of the 2011 season saw the Yellow Jackets climb the rankings and nearly crack the top 10 after a 6-0 start. The quality of the team’s first six opponents was a bit questionable, however, and the second half of the season proved that the 2011 team wasn’t near as good as we may have thought.

It all started when a confident Tech team traveled to play against the Virginia Cavaliers in a perfect trap game setting. The Jackets lost a close one by three points and finished the last seven games with only two wins.

One of those two wins, however, was an upset homecoming win over the sixth-ranked Clemson Tigers.  Jemea Thomas picked off Tajh Boyd twice in the fourth quarter to seal the deal for the Yellow Jackets.

The team finished the season 8-5 after an overtime loss to Utah in the Sun Bowl.