1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator George O'Leary (1st season)
CaptainIvery Lee
Malcolm King
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 04 7 0
Maryland 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, the last season under that name before the stadium was renamed in honor of legendary Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12 The Citadel *W 51–1231,211 [1]
September 19 North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 23–3033,151 [2]
September 26at No. 9 Clemson Raycom L 12–3378,832 [3]
October 3at NC State RaycomL 0–1736,300 [4]
October 10 Indiana State *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–030,039 [5]
October 17No. 5 Auburn *
L 10–2045,559 [6]
October 24at No. 13 Tennessee *L 15–2993,011 [7]
October 31at Duke L 14–4830,800 [8]
November 7 Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 14–2338,111 [9]
November 21 Wake Forest
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–3321,114 [10]
November 28No. 14 Georgia *
ESPN L 16–3045,103 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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