2025-26 Year in Review

2025-26 Year in Review

Sparked by competitive success, Georgia Tech Athletics skyrocketed across the globe.

“As our teams continue to achieve great competitive success, we will prioritize growing the Georgia Tech brand, locally, nationally and globally”

– Georgia Tech vice president and director of athletics Ryan Alpert

 

  • 3-straight bowl appearances for the first time since 2012-14 
  • 9-4 final record 
  • Won 9 regular season games for only the 16th time in Georgia Tech’s 133-season football history 
  • Started 8-0 for only the sixth time ever and first time since 1966 
  • Started 5-0 in ACC play for the first time ever 
  • Rose to as high as No. 7 in national rankings – highest regular-season ranking since 2009 
  • Finished ranked No. 24 nationally – first time GT ended season nationally ranked since 2014 
  • Finished ranked No. 22 in final College Football Playoff rankings – first time GT finished in CFP’s final top 25 since 2014   
  • Ranked as high as No. 2 nationally 
  • ACC regular-season and tournament champions 
  • 50-11 record – GT’s best winning percentage since 1971 
  • Best offense in the modern era of college baseball
  • NCAA Regional Finalist
  • NCAA Regional Finalist 
  • Consecutive NCAA tournament berths for the first time since 2011-12 

6th-straight NCAA Tournament berth 

  • NCAA Regional 
  • Ranked No. 22 nationally 
  • 28th-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth 

NCAA Regional

WBIT 

NCAA Zones

  • Tied for 34th at nationals 
  • NCAA Championships



• Total revenue: $175 million – up 12%
• Fundraising: $110 million – up 49%
• TECH Fund – up 55%
• Concessions – up 67%
• Licensing royalties – up 31%
• Multimedia rights/sponsorships – up 14%
• ACC distributions – up 9%
• Multi-million revenue lift from 3 sold-out concerts

57 sellouts

Football – 4 (including Pop-Tarts Bowl ticket allotment)

 

• First season with multiple home sellouts since 2015

• Student season tickets sold out – 7,000 (shattering previous record of 5,939)

• 12,500 students attended Clemson game – highest student attendance in GT FB history

• Football ticket revenue for the Yellow Jackets’ six home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field increased by 14% over 2024

• Average attendance at BDS: 47,694, 91.9 % of capacity (both highest since 2015)

 

Baseball – 16

 

• Included nine in the regular season, more than quadrupling previous record of two

• Most season tickets ever sold – 71% more than 2025

• Baseball ticket revenue more than doubled from 2025 (216% year-over-year)

• Average home attendance: 2.962 (92.7% of capacity – led the ACC)

 

Volleyball – 15

 

• Sold out every match at O’Keefe Gymnasium

• McCamish Pavilion match set an all-time Georgia Tech volleyball attendance record of 5,478

• Volleyball ticket revenue increased by 45% over 2024

 

Softball – 14

 

• Most total tickets ever sold in GT SB history

• Softball ticket revenue increased by 10% over 2025

 

Men’s Basketball – 1

Men’s Tennis – 1

Bruno Mars: The Romantic Tour – 2

Chris Brown Breezy Bowl XX Tour

White & Gold Game Legends Brunch

White & Gold Game Kids Clinic

White & Gold Game Season Ticket Members event

 

• Georgia Tech is the only ACC program that averaged at least 85% capacity in football, volleyball, baseball and softball in 2025-26.

• Georgia Tech was one of three ACC programs that ranked in the top 10 in the conference in football, volleyball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball attendance in 2025-26 (Georgia Tech, Louisville and North Carolina).

 

• Over the course of its 13-game season, Georgia Tech football had a total earned media reach of 44.8 billion, or more than five times Earth’s total population – up 276% since 2022

• Georgia Tech football’s ad equivalency value: $200.4 million – up 1,328% since 2022

• Georgia Tech football TV viewership (10 Nielsen-rated games): 33.8 million – No. 2 in ACC, Top 20 nationally and up 257% since 2023

• Georgia Tech baseball Instagram followers – up 41.2%

• Georgia Tech softball Instagram followers – up 14.8%

• Georgia Tech football Facebook/Instagram/X followers – up 13.4%

• Georgia Tech athletics Facebook/X/Instagram followers – up 10.3%

• Georgia Tech men’s basketball Facebook/Instagram/X followers – up 7.9%

• Georgia Tech volleyball Instagram followers – up 7.1%

 

Fanning Center Opens 

• More than 100,000 square feet 

• State-of-the-art spaces that will benefit all Georgia Tech student-athletes: 

Strength and Conditioning 

Sports Medicine 

Nutrition 

• GT’s first-ever sports science lab, in conjunction with Emory Healthcare

Academic Achievements 

• 13 of 15 teams have perfect single-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores 

• NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 94% far surpasses the national average of 90% 

• Student-athletes had a 3.30 mean grade point average during the fall 2025 semester – matching GT athletics’ record for the 3rd-straight semester 

• All 13 programs achieved a 3.0 team GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester – first time in history 

 

Community Service

• Yellow Jackets volunteered 1,200 hours in the community

Champion Coaches

Hired two new head coaches with extensive championship experience

Scott Cross – Men’s Basketball

• 350 wins

• 7 conference championships

• 8 postseason berths – including 2024 and 2025 NCAA Tournaments

• 10 20-win seasons – including current streak of 5-straight

• 3-time Coach of the Year

Ryan Hybl – Golf

• 2017 National Championship at Oklahoma – first coach in Georgia Tech athletics history to come to The Flats with a national title at the highest level of NCAA competition

• 51 tournament victories

• 15-consecutive NCAA finals berths

• 3 conference championships

• At least one All-American in 15 of 17 seasons

 

• Signed two of the nation’s most successful young coaches to contract extensions – Baseball’s James Ramsey and football’s Brent Key

 

Student-Athlete Successes

FB Keylan Rutledge
FB Aidan Birr
FB Haynes King
FB Jordan van den Berg
SD Max Fowler
SD Max Fowler
BSB Drew Burress
BSB Vahn Lackey
BSB Ryan Zuckerman
BSB Jarren Advincula
BSB Carson Kerce
FB Haynes King
FB Keylan Rutledge
FB Jordan van den Berg
FB Aidan Birr
FB Marshall Nichols
FB Malachi Hosley
FB Malachi Carney
FB Ethan Mackenny
FB Kyle Efford
VB Bianca Garibaldi
VB Anna Fiedorowicz
VB Mimi Mambu
WBB Talayah Walker
MTEN Christophe Clement
WTEN Alejandra Cruz
GOLF Hiroshi Tai
SB Gracyn Tucker
BSB Jarren Advincula
BSB Drew Burress
BSB Carson Kerce
BSB Vahn Lackey
BSB Ryan Zuckerman
BSB Tate Mckee
SD Max Fowler
SD Max Fowler
OTF Billy Carlton
OTF Aaron Jones
ITF Kendall Ward
ITF Aseye Srigboh

Gold

SD Max Fowler

Silver

SD Max Fowler

Bronze

OTF Billy Carlton
ITF Kendall Ward
FB Haynes King Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
FB Haynes King Heisman Trophy – 10th place
FB Haynes King Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
FB Haynes King Maxwell Award Finalist
FB Haynes King Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
FB Aidan Birr Lou Groza Award Finalist
FB Keylan Rutledge Lombardi Award Semifinalist
GOLF Hiroshi Tai Byron Nelson Award finalist
BSB Vahn Lackey Johnny Bench Award
BSB Vahn Lackey Buster Posey Award Finalist
BSB Drew Burress Golden Spikes Semifinalist
BSB Jarren Advincula Golden Spikes Semifinalist
BSB Vahn Lackey Golden Spikes Semifinalist
BSB Jarren Advincula Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
BSB Drew Burress Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
BSB Vahn Lackey Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
BSB Carson Kerce Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
VB Bianca Garibaldi AVCA All-Region First Team
VB Anna Fiedorowicz AVCA All-Region HM
GOLF Albert Hansson PING All-East Region
GOLF Hiroshi Tai PING All-East Region
GOLF Aidan Tran PING All-East Region
SB Gracyn Tucker NFCA All-Region First Team
SB Reese Hunter NFCA All-Region Second Team
SB Alyssa Willer NFCA All-Region Second Team
BSB Jarren Advincula ABCA First Team All-Southeast
BSB Drew Burress ABCA First Team All-Southeast
BSB Carson Kerce ABCA First Team All-Southeast
BSB Vahn Lackey ABCA First Team All-Southeast
BSB Ryan Zuckerman ABCA First Team All-Southeast
FB Haynes King ACC Player of the Year
FB Haynes King ACC Offensive Player of the Year
FB Haynes King Maxwell National Player of the Week – Aug. 29 at Colorado, Oct. 25 vs. Syracuse
FB Haynes King Senior Bowl National Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson
FB Haynes King Manning Award Star of the Week – Aug. 29 at Colorado, Sept. 13 vs. Clemson, Oct. 25 vs. Syracuse
FB Haynes King Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson, Sept. 27 vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 25 vs. Syracuse
FB Aidan Birr Lou Groza Award Star of the Week – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson, Sept. 27 vs. Wake Forest
FB Marshall Nichols Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 – Sept. 20 vs. Temple, Sept. 27 vs. Wake Forest
FB Haynes King ACC Quarterback of the Week – Aug. 29 at Colorado, Sept. 13 vs. Clemson, Oct. 18 at Duke, Oct. 25 vs. Syracuse, Nov. 15 vs. Boston College
FB Keylan Rutledge ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson, Nov. 15 at Boston College
FB Ethan Mackenny ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week – Oct. 25 vs. Syracuse
FB Omar Daniels ACC Defensive Back of the Week – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson
FB Jy Gilmore ACC Defensive Back of the Week – Oct. 18 at Duke
FB Aidan Birr ACC Specialist of the Week – Sept. 13 vs. Clemson
FB Marshall Nichols ACC Specialist of the Week – Sept. 20 vs. Temple
FB Aaron Philo ACC Rookie of the Week – Sept. 6 vs. Gardner-Webb
VB Sofia Velez ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 1
VB Mimi Mambu ACC Freshman of the Week – Sept. 1
VB Anna Fiedorowicz ACC Freshman of the Week – Nov. 17
XC Caitlin Thomas ACC Freshman of the Week – Sept. 2, Sept. 16
XC Wyatt Windham ACC Freshman of the Week – Sept. 2
WBB Talayah Walker ACC Player of the Week – JAn. 5
WBB Talayah Walker AP Honorable Mention Player of the Week – Jan. 6
WBB Brianna Turnage ACC All-Defensive Team (Blue Ribbon, Coaches)
SD Max Fowler ACC Diver of the Week – Oct. 21, Jan. 20, Jan. 27
SD Max Fowler ACC Diver of the Meet – Feb. 17
SD Elisabeth Rockefeller ACC Women’s Diver of the Week – Jan. 27
MTEN Gianluca Carlini/Hidde Schoenmakers ACC Doubles Team of the Week – Feb. 3
SB Madalyn Johnson ACC Pitcher of the Week – Feb. 24
SB Gracyn Tucker ACC Player of the Week – April 7
SB Madalyn Johnson ACC Pitcher of the Week – April 7
SB Madalyn Johnson ACC Pitcher of the Week – April 14
SB Gracyn Tucker Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week – April 7
SB Madalyn Johnson NFCA Top Performer of the Week – Feb. 24
SB Madalyn Johnson NFCA Top Performer of the Week – April 14
SB Addison Leschber ACC All-Tournament Team
BSB Vahn Lackey ACC Defensive Player of the Year
BSB James Ramsey ACC Coach of the Year
BSB Kent Schmidt ACC All-Tournament Team
BSB Ryan Zuckerman ACC All-Tournament Team
BSB Vahn Lackey ACC All-Tournament Team
BSB Drew Burress ACC All-Tournament Team
BSB Tate McKee CBF National Pitcher of the Week – May 19
BSB Drew Burress Perfect Game National Player of the Week – May 12
BSB Jarren Advincula Perfect Game National Player of the Week – April 28
BSB Drew Burress ACC Player of the Week – April 27
BSB Vahn Lackey ACC Player of the Week – March 16
BSB Carson Kerce ACC Player of the Week – April 13
NFL Keylan Rutledge Houston Texans
NFL Jordan van den Berg Chicago Bears
FB Jordan van den Berg
BSB Drew Burress
BSB Carson Kerce
GOLF Hiroshi Tai
TF Billy Carlton
FB Jordan van den Berg International Affairs, Science and Technology (M.S.)
FB Jameson Riggs Aerospace Engineering
FB Luke Harpring Architecture
VB Bianca Garibaldi Business Administration
VB Heloise Soares Business Administration
SD Julian Killius Mechanical Engineering
SD Henry Gibbs Economics
SD Brodie Johnson Industrial Engineering
SD Charles Perks Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
SD Ava Gilroy Business Administration
SD Anna Hadjiloizou Industrial Design
SD Elisabeth Rockefeller Business Administration
SD Vivien Rothwell Neuroscience
MTEN Christophe Clement Business Administration
MTEN Jonathan Irwanto Economics
MTEN Elias Shokry Economics
WTEN Alejandra Cruz Industrial Design
WTEN Taly Licht Business Administration
WTEN Given Roach Business Administration
GOLF Kale Fontenot Business Administration
GOLF Albert Hansson Business Administration
GOLF Hiroshi Tai Business Administration
GOLF Aidan Tran Business Administration
SB Makayla Coffield Biomedical Engineering
SB Holly Medina History, Technology and Society
SB Emma Simon Business Administration
SB Gracyn Tucker Business Administration
BSB Carson Ballard Biomedical Engineering
BSB Tate McKee Business Administration
BSB Jackson Blakely Business Administration
BSB Carson Kerce Business Administration
BSB Drew Burress Business Administration
FB Myles Forristall
FB Joe Fusile
FB Malachi Hosley
FB Brayden Manley
FB Jameson Riggs
FB Elgin Sessions
FB Ronnie Thomas
FB Daiquan White
VB Bianca Garibaldi
VB Heloise Soares
VB Sophia Velez
MBB Jaeden Mustaf
SD Allison Brown
SD Kendal Chunn
SD Anne Deedy
SD Jillian Ferrari
SD Ava Gilroy
SD Anna Hadjiloizou
SD Katie McKyton
SD Ela Naz Ozdemir
SD Vivien Rothwell
SD Phoebe Wright
SD Ricky Balduccini
SD Max Fowler
SD Ben Gerhard
SD Henry Gibbs
SD Brodie Johnson
SD Stephen Jones
SD Julian Killius
SD Charles Perks
SD Chris Richardson
MTEN Christophe Clement
MTEN Jonathan Irwanto
MTEN Hidde Schoenmakers
MTEN Elias Shokry
WTEN Olivia Carneiro
WTEN Alejandra Cruz
WTEN Sabritt Dozier
WTEN Taly Licht
WTEN Given Roach
GOLF Kale Fontenot
GOLF Albert Hansson
GOLF Hiroshi Tai
MITF Billy Carlton
MITF Matt Castronuovo
MITF Tahir Hines
MITF John Jessup
MITF Aaron Jones
MITF Kamren Kennedy
MITF Sidney McReynolds
MITF Taylor Wade
WITF McKenzie Blackledge
WITF Stella Chambless
WITF Lottie Chappell
WITF Gracie Marston
WITF Sophia Richard
WITF Claire Shelton
WITF Aseye Srigboh
WXC Stella Chambless
WXC Lottie Chappell
WXC Ava Coffey
WXC Gracie Marston
WXC Claire Shelton
MXC Billy Carlton
MXC Matt Castronuovo
MXC Taylor Wade
SB Makayla Coffield
SB Madi Duffel
SB Reese Hunter
SB Addison Leschber
SB Holly Medina
SB Emma Simon
SB Gracyn Tucker
SB Paige Vukadinovich
SB Raegan Wall
SB Alyssa Willer
BSB Jarren Advincula
BSB Dimitri Angelakos
BSB Carson Ballard
BSB Jackson Blakely
BSB Drew Burress
BSB Caleb Daniel
BSB Alex Hernandez
BSB Carson Kerce
BSB Jake Lankie
BSB Tate McKee
BSB Drew Rogers
BSB Kent Schmidt
BSB Justin Shadek
BSB Ryan Zuckerman
MOTF Billy Carlton
MOTF Matt Castronuovo
MOTF Tahir Hines
MOTF John Jessup
MOTF Aaron Jones
MOTF Kamren Kennedy
MOTF Sidney McReynolds
MOTF Joey Sandel
MOTF Taylor Wade
MOTF Wyatt Windham
WOTF Kelsey Chambers
WOTF Stella Chambless
WOTF Lottie Chappell
WOTF Sadie Honig
WOTF Sarah Noel
WOTF Claire Shelton
WOTF Aseye Srigboh
WOTF Adaora Tagbo