1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dwain Painter (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rick Lantz (2nd season) |
Captain | Rob Horton Dean Waters Ron Rice |
Home stadium | Grant Field |
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Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Clemson * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their first year as full members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in third with a final record of 3–8 (3–2 ACC).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at No. 14 Alabama* | L 7–20 | 77,143 | [2] | ||
September 17 | Furman* | L 14–17 | 24,311 | [3] | ||
September 24 | at Clemson*A |
| ESPN | L 14–41 | 73,000 | [4] |
October 1 | No. 5 North Carolina |
| L 21–38 | 34,000 | [5] | |
October 8 | at NC State | W 20–10 | 40,800 | [6] | ||
October 15 | No. 5 Auburn* |
| L 13–31 | 55,112 | [7] | |
October 22 | at Tennessee* | L 3–37 | 94,768 | [8] | ||
October 29 | at Duke | L 26–32 | 17,650 | [9] | ||
November 3 | Virginia |
| TBS | W 31–27 | 22,032 | [10] |
November 12 | Wake Forest |
| W 49–33 | 26,330 | [11] | |
November 26 | No. 7 Georgia* |
| L 24–27 | 59,113 | [12] | |
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- A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[15][1]
Roster
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References
- ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
- ^ "Tide rolls stubborn Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech upset by Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson rolls past Tech". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels rally past Ga. Tech". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech shocks North Carolina State". St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AU gets scare against Tech". The Dothan Eagle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols don't let down". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils' 1st win also morale victory". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech rambles past Virginia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech outscores Wake". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia survives Tech's upset bid". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 27, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173
- ^ Outlar, Jesse (September 25, 1983). "Clemson Stings Tech 41-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1C.
Since Clemson is on probation, the loss doesn't count in the ACC standings ...
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