1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (UPI/Coaches, Dunkel, Sagarin); Co-national champion (FACT, NCF); 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 (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	George O'Leary (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field

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[1] over Colorado, who won the AP Poll title.[2] The team was selected national champion by the UPI coaches poll, Dunkel, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while co-national champion by both FACT and NCF.[3]

1990 AFCA National Championship Trophy awarded to Georgia Tech

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Sources.[4][5]

Roster

1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`36`	William Bell	So
C	`59`	Billy Chubbs	Jr
TE	`17`	Tom Covington	Jr
WR	`8`	Jerry Gilchrist	Sr
OT	`66`	Darryl Jenkins	Sr
QB	`10`	Shawn Jones	So
OG	`65`	Jim Lavin	Sr
WR	`25`	Greg Lester	Jr
WR	`12`	Emmett Merchant	Jr
C	`60`	Veryl Miller	Sr
OT	`70`	Mike Mooney	Jr
WR	`3`	Bobby Rodriguez	So
FB	`40`	Stefen Scotton	Sr
OG	`62`	Joe Siffri	Sr
RB	`21`	Kevin Tisdel	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`43`	Thomas Balkcom	Sr
NG	`98`	Kevin Battle	So
DB	`4`	Willie Clay	Jr
LB	`95`	Marco Coleman	So
LB	`93`	Orion Cox	Sr
CB	`30`	Keith Holmes	Sr
SS	`80`	Jay Martin	Sr
DT	`96`	Jerimiah McClary	Sr
DT	`92`	Coleman Rudolph	So
LB	`99`	Chris Simmons	Sr
LB	`86`	Rich Strohmeier	So
FS	`1`	Ken Swilling	Jr
LB	`58`	Calvin Tiggle	Sr
LB	`45`	Jerrelle Williams	Jr
LB	`56`	Marlon Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`5`	Scott Aldredge	Sr
K	`9`	Scott Sisson	So

Head coach

Bobby Ross

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	18	11	16	16	7	4	3 (8)	2 (10)	2 (16)	2 (20)
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	18	15	11	12	14	7	5	3 (4)	3 (3)	2 (7)	1 (30)

Game summaries

NC State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	1989	W 21–13

Chattanooga

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–0	1988	W 44–9

South Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	1989	W 27–6

at Maryland

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1989	W 31–3

Clemson

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–15–2	1989	W 21–19

[6]

at North Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–11–2	1989	T 13–13

Duke

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–28–1	1989	W 48–31

at Virginia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4–1	1989	W 41–38

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.[7][8] The win vaulted Georgia Tech to the #7 ranking in both major polls.

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at #7 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	0	0	3	3
• Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	6	6

Date: November 10
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 1:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:40
Game attendance: 43,011
Game weather: 47° F, Cold, overcast, damp, Wind NW 15-25 MPH
Referee: Courtney Mauzy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Wake Forest

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	1989	W 42–7

[9]

at Georgia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–45–5	1989	W 40–23

vs. Nebraska (Citrus Bowl)

#19 Nebraska vs #2 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	14	7	0	21
• Yellow Jackets	7	17	7	14	45

Date: January 1
Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Game start: 1:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 72,328
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

[10][11][12][13]

Plaque at Georgia Tech honoring their National Championship season

Awards and honors

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.[14]

References

Stone, Gene (January 3, 1991). "Tech Scores Split Decision, is Voted No. 1 by Coaches". Gadsden Times. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 114. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
1990 Final Stats. Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
"College Football; Ga. Tech Outlasts Clemson". The New York Times. October 14, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
"The Brawl For It All". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. September 21, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
"NO. 1: GA. TECH ENDS VIRGINIA'S DREAM". Sun-Sentinel. November 4, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
"Unbeaten Georgia Tech Rips Wake Forest, 42-7". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
"Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21". UPI. January 1, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
"GEORGIA TECH, JONES RIP NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
"CITRUS ROUT HAS GA. TECH STILL UNBEATEN". The Washington Post. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
"Georgia Tech Coasts to Finish Without a Loss". The New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
1991 NFL Draft. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

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[coachespoll-1] Stone, Gene (January 3, 1991). "Tech Scores Split Decision, is Voted No. 1 by Coaches". Gadsden Times. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

[technique-2] Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

[3] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 114. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

[schedule-4] 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

[90final-stats-5] 1990 Final Stats. Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

[6] "College Football; Ga. Tech Outlasts Clemson". The New York Times. October 14, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[uvavgt-7] "The Brawl For It All". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. September 21, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

[8] "NO. 1: GA. TECH ENDS VIRGINIA'S DREAM". Sun-Sentinel. November 4, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[9] "Unbeaten Georgia Tech Rips Wake Forest, 42-7". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[10] "Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21". UPI. January 1, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[11] "GEORGIA TECH, JONES RIP NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[12] "CITRUS ROUT HAS GA. TECH STILL UNBEATEN". The Washington Post. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[13] "Georgia Tech Coasts to Finish Without a Loss". The New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[1991draft-14] 1991 NFL Draft. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Piedmont Park (1899–1901; 1903–1904) Brisbane Park (1902) The Flats (1905–1906, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Grant Field (1913–1987) Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (1988–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 game at Virginia
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, DS, HS) / Boston College / Stanford / Tennessee 1941: Minnesota (AP) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army (AP, HS) / Oklahoma A&M (AFCA) 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Washington (HAF) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)