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1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, the first season under that name after it was renamed in honor of the legendary Georgia Tech head coach. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game for the second consecutive season.

1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge O'Leary (2nd season)
CaptainEric Bearden
Cedric Stallworth
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Chattanooga*
W 24–1022,720[1]
September 17at Virginia
RaycomL 16–1724,800[2]
September 24No. 12 Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 13–3045,106[3]
October 1NC State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 6–1436,892[4]
October 8at Maryland
RaycomL 8–1336,969[5]
October 15No. 8 South Carolina*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–045,103[6]
October 22at North Carolina
L 17–2042,000[7]
October 29Duke 
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3140,393[8]
November 5VMI*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–726,923[9]
November 12at Wake Forest
L 24–2821,500[10]
November 26at No. 20 Georgia*
TBSL 3–2482,011[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Jerry Mays Jr
OL Mike Mooney Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Ken Swilling Fr
LB Willis Crockett Sr
DE Sean Smith Jr
DB Willie Clay Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "Better late than...Jackets 24–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia tops Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lott, Brewster ignite Clemson, spark Tigers past Tech 30–13". The State. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Interception return keys Wolfpack past Jackets, 14–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland capitalizes on Tech's turnovers to beat returning Ross". The State. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech's defense keys stunning 34–0 win over No. 8 South Carolina". Winston-Salem Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heels win first". The Danville Register. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dilweg, Blue Devils shake Yellow Jackets". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Give the Jackets a Double A for effort". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. 20 Bulldogs rout Jackets". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174


 

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