1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Stanford
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1991 record 8–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Ross (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (5th season)
Defensive coordinator George O'Leary (5th season)
Captain Mike Mooney
Willie Clay
Steve Pharr
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 43,719)
1991 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
No. 24 NC State 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Georgia Tech 5 –2 –0  8 –5 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
North Carolina 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Duke 1 –6 –0  4 –6 –1
Wake Forest 1 –6 –0  3 –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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 vs. No. 7 Penn State* No. 8 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) Raycom L 22–34   77,409
September 14 at Boston College* No. 17 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 30–14   26,108
September 19 Virginia No. 17 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN W 24–21   42,192
September 28 at No. 7 Clemson No. 19 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) ABC L 7–9   83,500
October 5 at No. 19 NC State No. 21 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC Raycom L 21–28   44,105
October 12 Maryland Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA Raycom W 34–10   42,011
October 19 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 14–23   62,220
October 26 North Carolinadagger Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA Raycom W 35–14   45,542
November 2 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 17–6   38,732
November 9 Furman* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 19–17   40,039
November 16 Wake Forest Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA Raycom W 27–3   38,124
November 30 No. 25 Georgia* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) Raycom L 15–18   46,053
December 25 vs. No. 17 Stanford* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) ABC W 18–17   34,433
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 174
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