1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge O'Leary (1st season)
CaptainIvery Lee
Malcolm King
Home stadiumGrant Field
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, the last season under that name before the stadium was renamed in honor of legendary Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12The Citadel*
W 51–1231,211
September 19North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 23–3033,151
September 26at No. 9 Clemson
RaycomL 12–3380,000
October 3at NC State
RaycomL 0–1736,300
October 10Indiana State*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–030,039
October 17No. 5 Auburn*
L 10–2045,559[1]
October 24at No. 13 Tennessee*
L 15–2993,011[2]
October 31at Duke
L 14–4830,800
November 7Virginiadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 14–2338,111
November 21Wake Forest
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–3321,114
November 28No. 14 Georgia*
ESPNL 16–3045,103[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Auburn rallies 20–10". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Vols build lead, hold off Ga. Tech". Kingsport Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174


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