1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
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UPI National Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl Champions ACC Champions |
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Florida Citrus Bowl, W 45–21 vs. Nebraska
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | #1 |
| AP | #2 |
| 1990 record | 11–0–1 (6–0–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Ross |
| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen |
| Offensive scheme | Pro Style |
| Defensive coordinator | George O'Leary |
| Base defense | 3-4 |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Georgia Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 would post 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, defeating archrival Georgia for the second consecutive year, and capping off the season by defeating Nebraska 45-21 in the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl. Coach Bobby Ross and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the National Championship, controversially winning the 1990 UPI National Championship by one vote over Colorado, who won the AP poll title.[1]
Regular season
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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 7 seconds remaining.[2]
Georgia Tech ended the season 11–0–1, with the lone tie coming against North Carolina.[3] The team won the Coaches' Poll by a single point, 847–846, over the AP National Champion Colorado.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | 12:00 PM | NC State | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | JPS | W 21–13 | 40,021 | |||
| September 22 | 1:00 PM | Chattanooga* | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 44–9 | 32,911 | ||||
| September 29 | 4:00 PM | #25 South Carolina* | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | W 27–6 | 46,011 | |||
| October 6 | 12:00 PM | at Maryland | #23 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | JPS | W 31–3 | 31,941 | ||
| October 13 | 12:00 PM | #15 Clemson | #18 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | JPS | W 21–19 | 46,066 | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 PM | at North Carolina | #11 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | T 13–13 | 48,000 | |||
| October 27 | 12:00 PM | Duke | #16 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | JPS | W 48–31 | 44,061 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 PM | at #1 Virginia | #16 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | CBS | W 41–38 | 49,700 | ||
| November 10 | 1:00 PM | Virginia Tech* | #7 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 6–3 | 43,011 | |||
| November 17 | 1:00 PM | at Wake Forest | #4 | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 42–7 | 13,493 | |||
| December 1 | 12:30 PM | at Georgia* | #2 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | TBS | W 40–23 | 82,122 | ||
| January 1 | 1:30 PM | vs. #19 Nebraska* | #2 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 45–21 | 72,328 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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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.[6]
References
- ↑ Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 1990 Final Stats. Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ 1991 NFL Draft. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
