American college football season
The 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Ross in his fifth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia . They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , finishing tied for second.
The defending national champions of the Coaches Poll , Georgia Tech finished with a disappointing five losses. They opened the year with a top-ten battle with Penn State in the Kickoff Classic , losing 22–34. Further losses to ACC foes Clemson and NC State knocked Georgia Tech out of the polls. They won 5 of their last 6, however, capped by a come-from-behind win over Stanford in the 1991 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source vs. No. 7 Penn State * No. 8 Raycom L 22–3477,409 [1]
September 14 at Boston College * No. 17 W 30–1426,108 [2]
Virginia No. 17 ESPN W 24–2142,192 [3]
September 28 at No. 7 Clemson No. 19 ABC L 7–983,194 [4]
October 5 at No. 19 NC State No. 21 Raycom L 21–2844,105 [5]
October 12 Maryland Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 34–1042,011 [6]
October 19 at South Carolina * L 14–2367,220 [7]
October 26 North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 35–1445,542 [8]
November 2 at Duke W 17–638,732 [9]
November 9 Furman * Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA W 19–1740,039 [10]
November 16 Wake Forest Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 27–338,124 [11]
November 30 No. 25 Georgia * Raycom L 15–1846,053 [12]
vs. No. 17 Stanford * ABC W 18–1734,433 [13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Yellow Jackets were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[16]
References
^ "Penn State proves too much for Georgia Tech" . Asbury Park Press . August 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jones, Georgia Tech rout Boston College" . The Palm Beach Post . September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jackets edge Cavaliers in heartbreaker" . The News and Advance . September 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sisson wide right; Tigers prevail 9–7" . The Roanoke Times & World-News . September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "N.C. State remains unbeaten, stings Yellow Jackets" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech's Jones beats flu, Terps" . The Greenville News . October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Upset 2, Gamecocks trip Jackets" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jones, Jackets pound Tar Heels" . Statesville Record and Landmark . October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech runs by Duke, 17–6" . The Stuart News . November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jackets top Furman on Sisson's kick" . The Charlotte Observer . November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Yellow Jackets top Deacons 27–3" . The News and Observer . November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dog days here again 18–15" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech climbs off the deck to win by 1" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . December 26, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved June 12, 2017 .
^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 174
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
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