1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ACC co-champion; Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 9
Record	10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Edsall (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium; (Capacity: 46,000)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:30 pm	Boston College*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 31–41	38,229	^[2]
September 12	7:00 pm	New Mexico State*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 42–7	36,382	^[3]
September 26	7:30 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 43–21	59,500	^[4]
October 3	12:00 pm	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	W 41–13	35,724	^[5]
October 10	3:30 pm	at No. 23 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 47–24	48,600	^[6]
October 17	3:30 pm	No. 7 Virginia	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 41–38	46,018	^[7]
October 24	7:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	No. 20	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 7–34	46,362	^[8]
October 31	12:00 pm	vs. Maryland	No. 23	Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards Baltimore, MD	JPS	W 31–14	25,183	^[9]
November 12	8:00 pm	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	62,012	^[10]
November 21	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 21	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 63–35	40,110	^[11]
November 28	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Georgia*	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 21–19	86,117	^[12]
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 17 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) (rivalry)	NBC	W 35–28	70,791	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time