The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also appropriately referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Georgia Institute of Technology has fielded a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 649-436-43 (a .594 winning percentage). The Jackets play in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia, which has a capacity of 55,000. The Jackets have won four Division I-A college football national championships and 15 conference titles.
A number of successful collegiate and professional football players once played for Tech. The school boasts 48 first-team All-Americans and over 150 alumni who have played in the NFL. Among the most lauded and most notable players the school has produced are Joe Hamilton, Joe Guyon, Billy Shaw and Calvin Johnson. In addition to its players, Tech's football program has been noted for its coaches and its traditions. Among the team's former coaches are John Heisman, for whom the Heisman trophy is named, and Bobby Dodd, for whom the school's stadium is named. Heisman led the team to the highest-scoring game in collegiate football history, and both Heisman and Dodd led Tech's football team to NCAA championships. Dodd also led the Jackets on their longest winning streak against the University of Georgia, Tech's most time-endured rival.
The Tech-UGA rivalry has served as a significant undercurrent to the development of Tech's football program. The athletic rivalry began with the school's first-ever football matchup, which ended in an unexpected victory over UGA. The rivalry has since become ingrained in Tech's tradition and culture, with references to and disparaging remarks about UGA in the school's cheers and fight songs, as well as in some non-athletic venues. Much of the school's athletic tradition has been shaped by rivalries, including ones with Clemson and Auburn, two other schools which are regionally proximate to Tech.
