1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dwain Painter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (1st season)
Captain Dave Lutz
Sammy Brown
Kevin Brownlee
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State    11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh    9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State    9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia    9 3 0
Boston College    8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana    7 3 1
East Carolina    7 4 0
Miami (FL)    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Virginia Tech    7 4 0
Notre Dame    6 4 1
Cincinnati    6 5 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Navy    6 5 0
Louisville    5 6 0
Rutgers    5 6 0
Army    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Temple    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Memphis State    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. It was their last year competing as football independents before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1112:30 p.m.No. 4 Alabama L 7–4557,126 [1]
September 18 The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–724,463 [2]
September 25at Memphis State W 24–2015,061 [3]
October 21:00 p.m.at No. 12 North Carolina ABC L 0–4149,500 [4] [5]
October 9at Tulane W 19–1334,321 [6]
October 16at Auburn L 0–2457,000 [7]
October 23 Tennessee
ABCW 31–2143,182 [8]
October 30 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3836,562 [9]
November 6 Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–3222,103 [10]
November 13at Wake Forest W 45–719,257 [11]
November 27at No. 1 Georgia L 18–3882,122 [12]

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Roster

1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor
RB Robert Lavette
RB Eddie Fortier
WR David Dean Fr
WR Mike Harrington
WR Jeff Keisler
TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt
TE Gary Wilkins
OL Derek Gwinn
OT 78 Dave Lutz
OL Ellis Gardner
OL Ken Howell
OL Dean Waters
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Bobby Hodge
DL Donnie Chisholm
DL Marvin Dyett
LB 56Robert Jaracz
LB Rob Horton
LB Dante Jones
LB Duane Wood
LB Pat Swilling
LB Ted Roof
CB 22Jack Westbrook
DB Sammy Brown
DB Paul Menegazzi
DB Mike Travis
DB Ted Thurson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Bear's revenge: Tide 45, Tech 7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia Tech routs The Citadel". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 19, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech on a hot streak 24–20". The Atlanta Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "Tar Heels' defense rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech finds defense, stops Tulane 19–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn whips Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jackets sting Tennessee". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Duke sends Jackets reeling". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lavette saves defenseless Tech". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jackets demolish Deacons". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgia completes perfect season". News-Press. November 28, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 173