1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike 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
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 17 NC State 6 2 09 3 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 3 09 3 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 4 08 4 0
Virginia 4 4 07 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 05 6 0
Clemson 3 5 05 6 0
Maryland 2 6 03 8 0
Duke 0 8 02 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).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Western Carolina *No. 24W 37–1941,911 [1]
September 19at No. 20 Virginia No. 22L 24–5542,100 [2]
September 26No. 16 Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
ESPN W 20–1646,033 [3]
October 3No. 21 NC State No. 23
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
Raycom W 16–1340,761 [4]
October 10at Maryland No. 17W 28–2626,250 [5]
October 17No. 6 Florida State No. 16
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 24–2946,226 [6]
October 24at North Carolina No. 19 ABC L 14–2652,800 [7]
October 31 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 20–1744,129 [8]
November 7at Baylor *L 27–3138,213 [9]
November 14 Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 10–2340,006 [10]
November 28at No. 9 Georgia *ESPNL 17–3185,434 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 36 William Bell Jr
QB 10 Shawn Jones Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Scott Sisson Sr
Head coach
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg 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