1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Coaches Poll national champion ACC champion Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 45–21 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1990 record | 11–0–1 (6–0–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Ross |
| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | George O'Leary |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Jackets posted an undefeated 11–0–1 record. For the season the Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Highlights from the season included a nationally televised win over #1 Virginia on the road and a defeat of archrival Georgia for the second consecutive year. Georgia Tech capped off the season by defeating Nebraska, 45–21, in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Head coach Bobby Ross and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the national championship, winning the UPI Poll title by one vote over Colorado, who won the AP Poll title.[1]
Regular season
The most notable victory for the Yellow Jackets came on November 3 against #1 ranked Virginia at Scott Stadium. The game was televised nationally by CBS with Jim Nantz handling play-by-play duties. Georgia Tech won 41–38 thanks to a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with seven seconds remaining.[2]
Georgia Tech ended the season 11–0–1, with the lone tie coming against North Carolina.[3] The team won the Coaches Poll by a single point, 847–846, over the AP national champion, Colorado.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | 12:00 PM | NC State | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | JPS | W 21–13 | 40,021 | |||
| September 22 | 1:00 PM | Chattanooga* | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | W 44–9 | 32,911 | ||||
| September 29 | 4:00 PM | No. 25 South Carolina* | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | ESPN | W 27–6 | 46,011 | |||
| October 6 | 12:00 PM | at Maryland | No. 23 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | JPS | W 31–3 | 31,941 | ||
| October 13 | 12:00 PM | No. 15 Clemson | No. 18 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | JPS | W 21–19 | 46,066 | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 PM | at North Carolina | No. 11 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | T 13–13 | 48,000 | |||
| October 27 | 12:00 PM | Duke | No. 16 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | JPS | W 48–31 | 44,061 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 PM | at No. 1 Virginia | No. 16 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | CBS | W 41–38 | 49,700 | ||
| November 10 | 1:00 PM | Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta | W 6–3 | 43,011 | |||
| November 17 | 1:00 PM | at Wake Forest | No. 4 | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 42–7 | 13,493 | |||
| December 1 | 12:30 PM | at Georgia* | No. 2 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | TBS | W 40–23 | 82,122 | ||
| January 1 | 1:30 PM | vs. No. 19 Nebraska* | No. 2 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 45–21 | 72,328 | ||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Calvin Tiggle | Linebacker | 7 | 174 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Jim Lavin | Guard | 10 | 268 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Willie "Big Play" Clay | Cornerback | 8 | 221 | Detroit Lions |
Source.[6]
References
- ↑ Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ "The Brawl For It All". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. September 21, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- 1 2 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ Stone, Gene (January 3, 1991). "Tech Scores Split Decision, is Voted No. 1 by Coaches". Gadsden Times. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ 1990 Final Stats. Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ 1991 NFL Draft. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.