1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ACC co-champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 9
1998 record 10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach George O'Leary (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Randy Edsall (1st season)
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
1998 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Florida State $+  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 9 Georgia Tech +  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 18 Virginia  6 –2     9 –3  
North Carolina  5 –3     7 –5  
NC State  5 –3     7 –5  
Duke  2 –6     4 –7  
Wake Forest  2 –6     3 –8  
Clemson  1 –7     3 –8  
Maryland  1 –7     3 –8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1998 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
September 5 3:30 PM Boston College* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ABC L 31–41   38,229
September 12 7:00 PM New Mexico State* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia W 42–7   36,382
September 26 7:30 PM at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN W 43–21   59,500
October 3 12:00 PM Duke Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia JPS W 41-13   35,724
October 10 3:30 PM at No. 23 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ABC W 47–24   48,600
October 17 3:30 PM No. 7 Virginia No. 25 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia ABC W 41–38   46,018
October 24 7:00 PM No. 6 Florida State No. 20 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia ESPN L 7–34   46,362
October 31 12:00 PM at Maryland No. 23 Ravens Stadium • Baltimore ABC W 31–14   25,183
November 12 8:00 PM at Clemson No. 22 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Rivalry) ESPN W 24–21   62,012
November 21 1:00 PM Wake Forest No. 21 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta W 63–35   40,110
November 28 12:00 PM at No. 12 Georgia* No. 17 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 21–19   86,117
January 1 12:30 PM vs. No. 17 Notre Dame* No. 12 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) NBC W 35–28   70,791
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

    • "2005 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Department. p. 202.


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