1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary
Offensive coordinator	Pat Watson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Florida State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 North Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	2
Clemson		6	–	2					7	–	5
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
NC State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	8
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	12:00 pm	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 28–16	41,500	[1]
September 14	7:00 pm	Wake Forest		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 30–10	45,750	[2]
September 21	3:30 pm	at No. 11 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 0–16	50,000	[3]
September 26	8:00 pm	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 48–22	44,145	[4]
October 5	3:30 pm	No. 12 Virginia		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 13–7	44,900	[5]
October 19	3:30 pm	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 25–28	70,578	[6]
October 26	1:00 pm	UCF *		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 27–20	43,610	[7]
November 2	7:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 3–49	46,311	[8]
November 14	8:00 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 10–13	22,510	[9]
November 23	1:00 pm	Navy *		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 26–36	44,415	[10]
November 30	3:30 pm	at Georgia *		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 10–19	78,062	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Roster

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Quincy Carter Fr FL 2 Trotter Hunt So TB 3 Charlie Rogers So FL 9 Derrick Steagall Sr QB 10 Brandon Shaw So QB 14 Joe Hamilton  Fr FL 15 Dexter Stallworth  Sr QB 18 Alex Thompson So FB 20 Curtis Hollomon  So FB 21 Chris Haney  Sr TB 22 T. J. Johnson  Jr TB 23 C. J. Williams  Jr OT 59 Curtis McGee  Sr OT 61 John Grantham Jr OL 61 Michael Bledsoe Fr OT 62 Steve Jackson  Sr OL 63 Bill Madigan Fr G 64 Ken Celaj  Jr OL 65 Chris Brown Fr G 66 Kevin Knapp Fr OL 67 Dan Mitchell Fr G 69 Marc Westmoreland Sr OL 70 Brent Key Fr OL 71 Noah King Fr C 72 Jim Kercher Sr OL 73 Jason Burks Fr G 74 Michael Minter Sr OL 75 Tim Castro Fr OT 76 Yoel Molina  Sr C 77 Abe Fernandez  So C 78 Craig Page  So SE 81 Harvey Middleton  Jr TE 82 Mike Lillie Fr WR 83 Titus Nelson Fr WR 84 David Powell Fr WR 85 Brett Basquin Fr FL 85 Jacob Smrekar Jr TE 86 Grant Baynham  Sr TE 88 Joe Perdoni  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Jason Bostic So LB 5 Chris Edwards Fr SS 8 Mike Dee  Sr FS 16 Brian Wilkins So DB 24 Derrick Dudley Fr DB 25 Troy Tolbert Fr FS 26 Travares Tillman Fr FS 27 Jerry Caldwell So LB 28 Jimmy Clements Sr SS 29 Gary Joseph Jr DB 30 Reggie Wilcox Fr FS 30 Robert Nelson So LB 35 Keith Brooking Jr LB 49 Edwin Ferguson So LB 50 Ron Rogers  Jr DE 52 Conrad Andrzejewski  Fr NG 54 Roderrick Roberts So LB 55 Delaunta Cameron So DT 56 Nate Stimson  So LB 58 Justin Robertson So LB 60 Chris Lee Jr DE 68 DeShaan Simmons So DT 79 Patrick Bradford Jr NG 90 Kamal Balogun Sr DT 92 Derrick Shepard  Jr DL 93 Tony Robinson Fr NG 94 Dan Witherspoon Jr DE 95 Jermaine Miles Sr DE 97 Felipe Claybrooks Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 2 Rodney Williams So K 11 Chris Leone  Sr	Head coach George O'Leary Coordinators/assistant coaches Pat Watson –Offensive coordinator/offensive line Eddie Wilson –Quarterbacks Bob Casullo –Running backs/special teams Stan Hixon –Wide receivers Doug Marrone –Tight ends Dave Huxtable –Defensive coordinator/inside linebacker Lance Thompson –Defensive ends/recruiting coordinator Larry New –Defensive line/assistant head coach John Anselmo –Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1996-12-29

References

1. "After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgia Tech wins battle of backups". The News and Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.