1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

NC State

Chattanooga

South Carolina

At Maryland

Clemson

At North Carolina

Duke

At Virginia

Main article: 1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game

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 seven seconds remaining. The win vaulted Georgia Tech to the #7 ranking in both major polls.

Virginia Tech

At Wake Forest

At Georgia

Vs. Nebraska (Citrus Bowl)

Main article: 1991 Citrus Bowl

Roster

• Bobby Ross
• Ralph Friedgen – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Danny Smith – Running backs
• Terry Strock – Wide receivers
• Mark Hendrickson – Tight ends/special teams
• Pat Watson – Offensive line
• George O'Leary – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
• Chuck Bresnahan – Inside linebackers
• Brian Baker – Outside linebacker
• Chuck Priefer – Defensive backs
• Joe Reich – Graduate assistant
• Chris Rorke – Graduate assistant

Awards and honors

• Bobby Ross – Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year, Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, ACC Coach of the Year
• Ken Swilling – Consensus First-team All-American

Team players drafted into the NFL

Source.

References

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