American college football season
1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (0–6 ACC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | George O'Leary (1st season) |
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Captain | Ivery Lee Malcolm King |
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Home stadium | Grant Field |
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Seasons |
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 12 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, the last season under that name before the stadium was renamed in honor of legendary Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | The Citadel* | | | W 51–12 | 31,211 | [1] |
September 19 | North Carolina | | | L 23–30 | 33,151 | [2] |
September 26 | at No. 9 Clemson | | Raycom | L 12–33 | 78,832 | [3] |
October 3 | at NC State | | Raycom | L 0–17 | 36,300 | [4] |
October 10 | Indiana State* | | | W 38–0 | 30,039 | [5] |
October 17 | No. 5 Auburn* | | | L 10–20 | 45,559 | [6] |
October 24 | at No. 13 Tennessee* | | | L 15–29 | 93,011 | [7] |
October 31 | at Duke | | | L 14–48 | 30,800 | [8] |
November 7 | Virginia | | Raycom | L 14–23 | 38,111 | [9] |
November 21 | Wake Forest | | | L 6–33 | 21,114 | [10] |
November 28 | No. 14 Georgia* | | ESPN | L 16–30 | 45,103 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ralph Friedgen – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Danny Smith – Running backs
- Jimmy Robinson – Wide receivers
- Mark Hendrickson – Tight ends/special teams
- Pat Watson – Offensive line
- George O'Leary – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
- Brian Baker – Outside linebacker
- Charlie Rizzo – Inside linebackers
- Chuck Priefer – Defensive backs
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Georgia Tech gives coach victory in debut". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maye to the rescue as Tar Heels rally by Jackets". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 9 Clemson's victory over Georgia Tech something 'special'". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack blanks Jackets for second straight win". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rallies 20–10". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols build lead, hold off Ga. Tech". Kingsport Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia kicks Georgia Tech 23–14". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
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