1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (7th season);
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (3rd season)
Captain	Cory Collier; Kyle Ambrose; Bart Jones
Home stadium	Grant Field
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Furman*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		T 17–17	33,352	^[1]
September 20	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 28–14	34,800	^[2]
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	Raycom	L 3–27	46,062	^[3]
October 4	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 20–21	50,000	^[4]
October 11	No. 17 NC State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 59–21	24,110	^[5]
October 18	at No. 7 Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 10–31	72,500	^[6]
October 25	Tennessee*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	TBS	W 14–13	28,432	^[7]
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 34–6	37,102	^[8]
November 8	VMI*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 52–6	23,542	^[9]
November 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	Raycom	L 21–24	17,300	^[10]
November 29	at No. 18 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 24–31	82,122	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE		Tyrone Sorrells
QB		John Dewberry

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bill Curry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator
Chip Wisdom – Running backs
Mark Hendrickson – Wide receivers
Jack Fligg – Offensive tackle/tight ends
Don Lindsey – Defensive coordinator
Larry New – Defensive line
John Guy – Defensive ends
Keith Colson – Outside linebacker
A. J. Christoff – Defensive backs
Mac McWhorter – Assistant head coach
Rip Scherer – Assistant head coach

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Losing feeling: Tech tied 17–17 by tiny Furman". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech defense holds off Virginia 28–14". Greensboro News & Record. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flagler, Roulhac power Tigers past Tech, 27–3". The Herald. September 28, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heels trim Jackets, 21–20". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech brings 'Pack back to earth". The Greenville News. October 12, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 7 Auburn rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Slip of toe lets Tech win 14–13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackets rip Duke 34–6". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackets play taps early in 52–6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest knocks off Georgia Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tate, Georgia stop Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
^ "1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.