1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Lewis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Shankweiler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity (1st season)
Captain	Shawn Jones Coleman Rudolph Kevin Battle Steve Pharr
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5–6 (4–4 ACC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Western Carolina *	No. 24	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 37–19	41,911	[1]
September 19	at No. 20 Virginia	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 24–55	42,100	[2]
September 26	No. 16 Clemson		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 20–16	46,033	[3]
October 3	No. 21 NC State	No. 23	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 16–13	40,761	[4]
October 10	at Maryland	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 28–26	26,250	[5]
October 17	No. 6 Florida State	No. 16	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 24–29	46,226	[6]
October 24	at North Carolina	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 14–26	52,800	[7]
October 31	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 20–17	44,129	[8]
November 7	at Baylor *		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 27–31	38,213	[9]
November 14	Wake Forest		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 10–23	40,006	[10]
November 28	at No. 9 Georgia *		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	L 17–31	85,434	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 36 William Bell Jr QB 10 Shawn Jones Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Scott Sisson Sr	Head coach Bill Lewis Coordinators/assistant coaches Steve Shankweiler –Offensive coordinator/offensive line Rusty Burns –Quarterbacks Greg Nord –Running backs Danny Smith –Wide receivers/assistant head coach Marty Galbraith –Offensive tackles/tight ends Mike Cassity –Defensive coordinator/defensive backs Cary Godette –Defensive line Brian Baker –Outside linebacker Dave Huxtable –Inside linebacker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "WCU's effort falters". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia rips Georgia Tech, 55–24". The Stuart News. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia Tech upends Clemson". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jones, Tech stun Pack, 16–13". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ga. Tech survives Maryland". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Another big win for UNC". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia Tech beats Duke in close 20–17 contest". Statesville Record and Landmark. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Baylor gets down, dirty to knock off Georgia Tech". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hearst, Dogs run over Tech 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
13. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 175