1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, the last season under that name before the stadium was renamed in honor of legendary Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game.

1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	George O'Leary (1st season)
Captain	Ivery Lee Malcolm King
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	The Citadel*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 51–12	31,211	[1]
September 19	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 23–30	33,151	[2]
September 26	at No. 9 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	Raycom	L 12–33	78,832	[3]
October 3	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 0–17	36,300	[4]
October 10	Indiana State*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 38–0	30,039	[5]
October 17	No. 5 Auburn*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 10–20	45,559	[6]
October 24	at No. 13 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 15–29	93,011	[7]
October 31	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–48	30,800	[8]
November 7	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	L 14–23	38,111	[9]
November 21	Wake Forest	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 6–33	21,114	[10]
November 28	No. 14 Georgia*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	L 16–30	45,103	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Mike MacIntyre	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 Charlie Rizzo – Inside linebackers Chuck Priefer – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Georgia Tech gives coach victory in debut". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Maye to the rescue as Tar Heels rally by Jackets". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "No. 9 Clemson's victory over Georgia Tech something 'special'". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wolfpack blanks Jackets for second straight win". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn rallies 20–10". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vols build lead, hold off Ga. Tech". Kingsport Times-News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Virginia kicks Georgia Tech 23–14". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
13. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174