1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | | | ABC | W 28–16 | 41,500 | [1] |
September 14 | 7:00 pm | Wake Forest | | | | W 30–10 | 45,750 | [2] |
September 21 | 3:30 pm | at No. 11 North Carolina | | | ABC | L 0–16 | 50,000 | [3] |
September 26 | 8:00 pm | Duke | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ESPN | W 48–22 | 44,145 | [4] |
October 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 12 Virginia | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ABC | W 13–7 | 44,900 | [5] |
October 19 | 3:30 pm | at Clemson | No. 22 | | ABC | L 25–28 | 70,578 | [6] |
October 26 | 1:00 pm | UCF* | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| | W 27–20 | 43,610 | [7] |
November 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Florida State | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ESPN | L 3–49 | 46,311 | [8] |
| 8:00 pm | at Maryland | | | ESPN | L 10–13 | 22,510 | [9] |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | Navy* | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| | L 26–36 | 44,415 | [10] |
November 30 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia* | | | CBS | L 10–19 | 78,062 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
References
- ^ "After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech wins battle of backups". The News and Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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