1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	George O'Leary (2nd season)
Captain	Eric Bearden Cedric Stallworth
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, the first season under that name after it was renamed in honor of the legendary Georgia Tech head coach. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Chattanooga *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 24–10	22,720	[1]
September 17	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	Raycom	L 16–17	24,800	[2]
September 24	No. 12 Clemson	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 13–30	45,106	[3]
October 1	NC State	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	L 6–14	36,892	[4]
October 8	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	Raycom	L 8–13	36,969	[5]
October 15	No. 8 South Carolina *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 34–0	45,103	[6]
October 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 17–20	42,000	[7]
October 29	Duke	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 21–31	40,393	[8]
November 5	VMI *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 34–7	26,923	[9]
November 12	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 24–28	21,500	[10]
November 26	at No. 20 Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 3–24	82,011	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Jerry Mays Jr OL Mike Mooney Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Ken Swilling Fr LB Willis Crockett Sr DE Sean Smith Jr DB Willie Clay Fr DB Mike MacIntyre	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Ross Coordinators/assistant coaches Ralph Friedgen –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Danny Smith –Running backs Jimmy Robinson –Wide receivers Mark Hendrickson –Tight ends/special teams Pat Watson –Offensive line George O'Leary –Defensive coordinator/defensive line Brian Baker –Outside linebacker Charlie Rizzo –Inside linebackers Chuck Priefer –Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Better late than...Jackets 24–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia tops Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lott, Brewster ignite Clemson, spark Tigers past Tech 30–13". The State. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Interception return keys Wolfpack past Jackets, 14–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maryland capitalizes on Tech's turnovers to beat returning Ross". The State. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech's defense keys stunning 34–0 win over No. 8 South Carolina". Winston-Salem Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Heels win first". The Danville Register. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dilweg, Blue Devils shake Yellow Jackets". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Give the Jackets a Double A for effort". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "No. 20 Bulldogs rout Jackets". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
13. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 174