1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ACC co-champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Edsall (1st season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Georgia Tech +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 18 Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 3  
North Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
NC State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Duke   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Wake Forest   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Clemson   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach George O'Leary, the team compiled a 10–2 record, with a conference record of 7–1, and finished as ACC co-champion.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:30 pmBoston College*
ABCL 31–4138,229[2]
September 127:00 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 42–736,382[3]
September 267:30 pmat North Carolina
ESPNW 43–2159,500[4]
October 312:00 pmDuke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
JPSW 41–1335,724[5]
October 103:30 pmat No. 23 NC State
ABCW 47–2448,600[6]
October 173:30 pmNo. 7 VirginiaNo. 25
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 41–3846,018[7]
October 247:00 pmNo. 6 Florida StateNo. 20
ESPNL 7–3446,362[8]
October 3112:00 pmvs. MarylandNo. 23
JPSW 31–1425,183[9]
November 128:00 pmat ClemsonNo. 22
ESPNW 24–2162,012[10]
November 211:00 pmWake ForestNo. 21
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 63–3540,110[11]
November 2812:00 pmat No. 12 Georgia*No. 17
CBSW 21–1986,117[12]
January 112:30 pmvs. No. 17 Notre Dame*No. 12
NBCW 35–2870,791[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV———RVRV2520232322211712129
Coaches PollRV———RVRV25192424232118141411
BCSNot released17——22191214Not released

References

  1. ^ "1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "BC thwarts Georgia Tech". The Record. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies fall meekly to Ga. Tech". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Back on their Heels; Jackets send UNC, Torbush to 0–3 start". News and Record. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech thumps Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 23 N.C. State stung hard by Georgia Tech, 47–24". Martinsville Bulletin. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech moves to top of ACC". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Noles take control at Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UM return spoiled by Ga. Tech's". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers lose another late heartbreaker". The Greenville News. November 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech gets to share ACC title, gains berth in Gator". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final kick stings Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Yellow Jackets leave Irish buzzing, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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