1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. It was their last year competing as football independents before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.

1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Bill Curry (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dwain Painter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (1st season)
Captain	Dave Lutz Sammy Brown Kevin Brownlee
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Alabama	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 7–45	57,126	[1]
September 18		The Citadel	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 36–7	24,463	[2]
September 25		at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 24–20	15,061	[3]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 0–41	49,500	[4][5]
October 9		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 19–13	34,321	[6]
October 16		at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 0–24	57,000	[7]
October 23		Tennessee	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–21	43,182	[8]
October 30		Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 21–38	36,562	[9]
November 6		Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 38–32	22,103	[10]
November 13		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 45–7	19,257	[11]
November 27		at No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 18–38	82,122	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor RB Robert Lavette RB Eddie Fortier WR David Dean Fr WR Mike Harrington WR Jeff Keisler TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt TE Gary Wilkins OL Derek Gwinn OT 78 Dave Lutz OL Ellis Gardner OL Ken Howell OL Dean Waters	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Bobby Hodge DL Donnie Chisholm DL Marvin Dyett LB 56 Robert Jaracz LB Rob Horton LB Dante Jones LB Duane Wood LB Pat Swilling LB Ted Roof CB 22 Jack Westbrook DB Sammy Brown DB Paul Menegazzi DB Mike Travis DB Ted Thurson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Curry Coordinators/assistant coaches Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator Rip Scherer – Running backs Jeff Hollis – Offensive line Dan Dorazio – Offensive line Mac McWhorter – Offensive line Rick Lantz – Defensive coordinator John Guy – Defensive line Barry Wilson – Inside linebackers Rick Smith – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Bear's revenge: Tide 45, Tech 7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Georgia Tech routs The Citadel". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 19, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech on a hot streak 24–20". The Atlanta Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Tar Heels' defense rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech finds defense, stops Tulane 19–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn whips Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jackets sting Tennessee". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Duke sends Jackets reeling". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lavette saves defenseless Tech". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jackets demolish Deacons". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia completes perfect season". News-Press. November 28, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
14. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173