1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their first year as full members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in third with a final record of 3–8 (3–2 ACC).

1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dwain Painter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (2nd season)
Captain	Rob Horton Dean Waters Ron Rice
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at No. 14 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		L 7–20	77,143	[2]
September 17	Furman*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 14–17	24,311	[3]
September 24	at Clemson*A	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–41	73,000	[4]
October 1	No. 5 North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 21–38	34,000	[5]
October 8	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 20–10	40,800	[6]
October 15	No. 5 Auburn*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 13–31	55,112	[7]
October 22	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 3–37	94,768	[8]
October 29	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 26–32	17,650	[9]
November 3	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	TBS	W 31–27	22,032	[10]
November 12	Wake Forest	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 49–33	26,330	[11]
November 26	No. 7 Georgia*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 24–27	59,113	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.^[15][1]

Roster

1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Robert Lavette WR David Dean So TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt OL Derek Gwinn OL Dean Waters	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Bobby Hodge DL Donnie Chisholm LB Rob Horton LB Dante Jones LB Pat Swilling LB Ted Roof CB 22 Jack Westbrook DB Mike Travis	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Curry Coordinators/assistant coaches Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator Rip Scherer – Running backs Keith Colson – Wide receivers Tim Harkness – Wide receivers/Tight ends Dan Dorazio – Offensive line Mac McWhorter – Offensive line Rick Lantz – Defensive coordinator Larry New – Defensive line John Guy – Outside linebackers Rick Smith – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
2. "Tide rolls stubborn Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech upset by Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clemson rolls past Tech". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tar Heels rally past Ga. Tech". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia Tech shocks North Carolina State". St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "AU gets scare against Tech". The Dothan Eagle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols don't let down". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blue Devils' 1st win also morale victory". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia Tech rambles past Virginia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia Tech outscores Wake". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia survives Tech's upset bid". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 27, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1983 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
15. Outlar, Jesse (September 25, 1983). "Clemson Stings Tech 41-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1C. Since Clemson is on probation, the loss doesn't count in the ACC standings ...