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  <title><![CDATA[Athletics Welcomes Football Coach Geoff Collins]]></title>
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<p>Geoff Collins, an Atlanta area native and a former Georgia Tech football staff member who&nbsp; led Temple University to two bowl games in two seasons as the Owls&rsquo; head coach, has been named the 20th football head coach in Georgia Tech history, director of athletics Todd Stansbury <a href="http://ramblinwreck.com/collins-named-georgia-tech-football-head-coach/">announced on Friday, Dec. 7</a>.</p>

<p>Collins compiled a 15-10 record in his two seasons at Temple, including an 8-4 record and 7-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference this season, when the Owls&rsquo; only conference loss came at No. 8-ranked and undefeated UCF. His 15 victories at Temple are the most ever by a head coach in his first two seasons at the school.</p>

<p>Last season, Collins&rsquo; Owls won the 2017 Gasparilla Bowl with a 28-3 victory over Florida International, good for Temple&rsquo;s first bowl win since 2011. This year, the Owls earned a berth in the 2018 Independence Bowl, where they will face Duke.</p>
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<h4><a href="http://ramblinwreck.com/coach-collins/">Learn more about Coach Collins.</a></h4>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu">Mike Flynn</a></p>

<p>Georgia Tech Athletics</p>
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