1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (3rd season)
CaptainCory Collier
Kyle Ambrose
Bart Jones
Home stadiumGrant Field
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 –1 –18 –2 –2
NC State 5 –2 –08 –3 –1
North Carolina 5 –2 –07 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Maryland 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Furman*
T 17–1733,352[1]
September 20at Virginia
W 28–1434,800
September 27Clemson
RaycomL 3–2746,062
October 4at North Carolina
L 20–2150,000
October 11No. 17 NC State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 59–2124,110
October 18at No. 7 Auburn*
L 10–3172,500[2]
October 25Tennessee*
TBSW 14–1328,432[3]
November 1Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–637,102
November 8VMI*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 52–623,542[4]
November 22at Wake Forest
RaycomL 21–2417,300
November 29at No. 18 Georgia*
TBSL 24–3182,122[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

Roster

1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Tyrone Sorrells
QB John Dewberry
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator
  • Chip Wisdom – Running backs
  • Mark Hendrickson – Wide receivers
  • Jack Fligg – Offensive tackle/tight ends
  • Don Lindsey – Defensive coordinator
  • Larry New – Defensive line
  • John Guy – Defensive ends
  • Keith Colson – Outside linebacker
  • A. J. Christoff – Defensive backs
  • Mac McWhorter – Assistant head coach
  • Rip Scherer – Assistant head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Losing feeling: Tech tied 17–17 by tiny Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "No. 7 Auburn rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Slip of toe lets Tech win 14–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jackets play taps early in 52–6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tate, Georgia stop Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
  7. ↑ "1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.


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