1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Stanford
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge O'Leary (5th season)
CaptainMike Mooney
Willie Clay
Steve Pharr
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1
No. 24 NC State 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Georgia Tech 5 –2 –08 –5 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –18 –3 –1
North Carolina 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Duke 1 –6 –04 –6 –1
Wake Forest 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Ross in his fifth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for second.

The defending national champions of the Coaches Poll, Georgia Tech finished with a disappointing five losses. They opened the year with a top-ten battle with Penn State in the Kickoff Classic, losing 22–34. Further losses to ACC foes Clemson and NC State knocked Georgia Tech out of the polls. They won 5 of their last 6, however, capped by a come-from-behind win over Stanford in the 1991 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 28vs. No. 7 Penn State*No. 8
RaycomL 22–3477,409
September 14at Boston College*No. 17
W 30–1426,108
September 19VirginiaNo. 17
ESPNW 24–2142,192
September 28at No. 7 ClemsonNo. 19
ABCL 7–983,500
October 5at No. 19 NC StateNo. 21
RaycomL 21–2844,105
October 12Maryland
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 34–1042,011
October 19at South Carolina*
L 14–2362,220
October 26North Carolinadagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 35–1445,542
November 2at Duke
W 17–638,732
November 9Furman*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–1740,039
November 16Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 27–338,124
November 30No. 25 Georgia*
RaycomL 15–1846,053[1]
December 25vs. No. 17 Stanford*
ABCW 18–1734,433
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Roster

1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 36 William Bell Jr
QB 10 Shawn Jones Jr
OT 70 Mike Mooney Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4 Willie Clay Sr
LB 95 Marco Coleman Jr
FS 1 Ken Swilling Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Scott Sisson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Vs. Penn State

Vs. Stanford (Aloha Bowl)

Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford
1 234Total
• Yellow Jackets 10 008 18
Cardinal 7 1000 17

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Yellow Jackets were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
112Marco ColemanLinebackerMiami Dolphins
4108Mike MooneyTackleHouston Oilers
7184Ken SwillingCornerbackTampa Bay Buccaneers
8221Willie ClaySafetyDetroit Lions
11300Tom CovingtonTight endSan Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ↑ "Dog days here again 18–15". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
  4. ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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