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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 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[1]
September 19North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 23–3033,151[2]
September 26at No. 9 Clemson
RaycomL 12–3378,832[3]
October 3at NC State
RaycomL 0–1736,300[4]
October 10Indiana State*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–030,039[5]
October 17No. 5 Auburn*
L 10–2045,559[6]
October 24at No. 13 Tennessee*
L 15–2993,011[7]
October 31at Duke
L 14–4830,800[8]
November 7Virginiadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 14–2338,111[9]
November 21Wake Forest
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–3321,114[10]
November 28No. 14 Georgia*
ESPNL 16–3045,103[11]
  • *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. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech gives coach victory in debut". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maye to the rescue as Tar Heels rally by Jackets". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 9 Clemson's victory over Georgia Tech something 'special'". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack blanks Jackets for second straight win". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn rallies 20–10". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vols build lead, hold off Ga. Tech". Kingsport Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia kicks Georgia Tech 23–14". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174


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