1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth. Despite winning seven of their last eight games and ending on a four-game winning streak, they were not invited to a bowl game.

1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	George O'Leary (3rd season)
Captain	Jerry Mays Eric Thomas
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Virginia +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Duke +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 25 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 28–38	40,800	[1]
September 16	Virginia	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	L 10–17	38,062	[2]
September 23	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 10–21	70,018	[3]
October 7	Maryland	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 28–24	32,062	[4]
October 14	at No. 14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		W 30–14	81,550	[5]
October 21	North Carolina	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 17–14	41,114	[6]
October 28	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 19–30	38,621	[7]
November 4	Western Carolina*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 34–7	28,821	[8]
November 18	Wake Forest	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 43–14	26,114	[9]
November 25	Boston College*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 13–12	28,221	[10]
December 2	Georgia*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 33–22	46,064	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Shawn Jones Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Marco Coleman Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Ross Coordinators/assistant coaches Ralph Friedgen – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Danny Smith – Running backs Jimmy Robinson – Wide receivers Mark Hendrickson – Tight ends/special teams Pat Watson – Offensive line George O'Leary – Defensive coordinator/defensive line Brian Baker – Outside linebacker Chuck Bresnahan – Inside linebackers Chuck Priefer – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "State passes Ga. Tech". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Moore, McGonnigal hook up for Cavs". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gamecocks win 21–10, make Georgia Tech see Green". The Sun-News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech downs Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Clemson clobbered, 30–14". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Big play flattens Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cuthbert gets 234 yards in 30–19 Duke victory". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia Tech 'murders' Western, 34–7". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mays' 3 TDs help Georgia Tech run over Wake Forest 43–14". Daily Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "BC comes up empty in finale". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ga. Tech bowls over Peach-bound Georgia". The Orlando Sentinel. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
13. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174