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
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 07 4 0
NC State 4 2 18 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 06 4 1
Maryland 4 3 05 6 0
Duke 3 3 17 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 01 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Chattanooga*W 24–1022,720
September 17at VirginiaRaycomL 16–1745,106
September 24No. 12 Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 13–3045,106
October 1NC State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
RaycomL 6–1436,892
October 8at MarylandRaycomL 8–1336,969
October 15No. 8 South Carolina*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–045,103
October 22at North CarolinaL 17–2042,000
October 29Dukedagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3140,393
November 5VMI*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–726,923[1]
November 12at Wake ForestL 24–2821,500
November 26at No. 20 Georgia*TBSL 3–2482,011[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Jerry Mays Jr
OL Mike Mooney Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Ken Swilling Fr
LB Willis Crockett Sr
DE Sean Smith Jr
DB Willie Clay Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Give the Jackets a Double A for effort". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "No. 20 Bulldogs rout Jackets". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  4. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174


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