1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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ACC co-champion Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Randy Edsall (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Florida State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach George O'Leary, the team compiled a 10–2 record, with a conference record of 7–1, and finished as ACC co-champion.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 3:30 pm | Boston College* | ABC | L 31–41 | 38,229 | [2] | ||
| September 12 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico State* |
| W 42–7 | 36,382 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | 7:30 pm | at North Carolina | ESPN | W 43–21 | 59,500 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | Duke |
| JPS | W 41–13 | 35,724 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | at No. 23 NC State | ABC | W 47–24 | 48,600 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 Virginia | No. 25 |
| ABC | W 41–38 | 46,018 | [7] |
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Florida State | No. 20 |
| ESPN | L 7–34 | 46,362 | [8] |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | vs. Maryland | No. 23 | JPS | W 31–14 | 25,183 | [9] | |
| November 12 | 8:00 pm | at Clemson | No. 22 | ESPN | W 24–21 | 62,012 | [10] | |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | Wake Forest | No. 21 |
| W 63–35 | 40,110 | [11] | |
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | at No. 12 Georgia* | No. 17 | CBS | W 21–19 | 86,117 | [12] | |
| January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 17 Notre Dame* | No. 12 | NBC | W 35–28 | 70,791 | [13] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Coaches Poll | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| BCS | Not released | 17 | — | — | 22 | 19 | 12 | 14 | Not released | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "BC thwarts Georgia Tech". The Record. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies fall meekly to Ga. Tech". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Back on their Heels; Jackets send UNC, Torbush to 0–3 start". News and Record. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech thumps Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 23 N.C. State stung hard by Georgia Tech, 47–24". Martinsville Bulletin. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech moves to top of ACC". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Noles take control at Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UM return spoiled by Ga. Tech's". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers lose another late heartbreaker". The Greenville News. November 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech gets to share ACC title, gains berth in Gator". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final kick stings Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets leave Irish buzzing, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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