1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team American college football season
The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Furman* | | | T 17โ17 | 33,352 | [1] |
September 20 | at Virginia | | | W 28โ14 | 34,800 | [2] |
September 27 | Clemson | | Raycom | L 3โ27 | 46,062 | [3] |
October 4 | at North Carolina | | | L 20โ21 | 50,000 | [4] |
October 11 | No. 17 NC State | | Raycom | W 59โ21 | 24,110 | [5] |
October 18 | at No. 7 Auburn* | | | L 10โ31 | 72,500 | [6] |
October 25 | Tennessee* | | TBS | W 14โ13 | 28,432 | [7] |
November 1 | Duke | | | W 34โ6 | 37,102 | [8] |
November 8 | VMI* | | | W 52โ6 | 23,542 | [9] |
November 22 | at Wake Forest | | Raycom | L 21โ24 | 17,300 | [10] |
November 29 | at No. 18 Georgia* | | TBS | L 24โ31 | 82,122 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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TE
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Tyrone Sorrells
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QB
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John Dewberry
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Losing feeling: Tech tied 17โ17 by tiny Furman". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech defense holds off Virginia 28โ14". Greensboro News & Record. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flagler, Roulhac power Tigers past Tech, 27โ3". The Herald. September 28, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels trim Jackets, 21โ20". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech brings 'Pack back to earth". The Greenville News. October 12, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 7 Auburn rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Slip of toe lets Tech win 14โ13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets rip Duke 34โ6". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets play taps early in 52โ6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest knocks off Georgia Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tate, Georgia stop Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
- ^ "1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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