1993 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1993 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (2nd season)
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Florida State $  8 0   12 1  
No. 19 North Carolina  6 2   10 3  
No. 23 Clemson  5 3   9 3  
Virginia  5 3   7 5  
NC State  4 4   7 5  
Georgia Tech  3 5   5 6  
Duke  2 6   3 8  
Maryland  2 6   2 9  
Wake Forest  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Lewis. Georgia Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Furman *W 37–343,200 [1]
September 16No. 25 Virginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN L 14–3541,300 [2]
September 251:00 pmat Clemson L 13–1672,511 [3]
October 212:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State ABC L 0–5174,611 [4]
October 9 Maryland
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–036,218 [5]
October 1612:00 pmNo. 14 North Carolina
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCL 3–4139,216 [6]
October 23at NC State L 23–2840,123 [7]
October 30at Duke W 47–1430,470 [8]
November 612:00 pm Baylor *
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 37–2742,175 [9]
November 1312:00 pmat Wake Forest JPSW 38–2821,113 [10]
November 2511:00 pm Georgia *
ABCL 10–4346,018 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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