1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Last updated

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record56 (44 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat 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
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 712:00 pmat NC State ABC W 28–1641,500
September 147:00 pm Wake Forest W 30–1045,750
September 213:30 pmat No. 11 North Carolina ABC L 0–1650,000
September 268:00 pm Duke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPN W 48–2244,145
October 53:30 pmNo. 12 Virginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ABCW 13–744,900
October 193:30 pmat Clemson No. 22ABCL 25–2870,578
October 261:00 pm UCF *
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
W 27–2043,610
November 27:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNL 3–4946,311
November 148:00 pmat Maryland ESPNL 10–1322,510
November 231:00 pm Navy *
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
L 26–3644,415
November 303:30 pmat Georgia * CBS L 10–1978,062
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 2322
Coaches 24

Roster

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Quincy CarterFr
FL 2Trotter HuntSo
TB 3 Charlie Rogers So
FL 9Derrick SteagallSr
QB 10Brandon ShawSo
QB 14 Joe Hamilton Redshirt.svg  Fr
FL 15Dexter Stallworth Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 18Alex ThompsonSo
FB 20Curtis Hollomon Redshirt.svg  So
FB 21Chris Haney Redshirt.svg  Sr
TB 22T. J. Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
TB 23C. J. Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 59Curtis McGee Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 61John GranthamJr
OL 61Michael BledsoeFr
OT 62Steve Jackson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 63Bill MadiganFr
G 64Ken Celaj Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 65Chris BrownFr
G 66Kevin KnappFr
OL 67Dan MitchellFr
G 69Marc WestmorelandSr
OL 70Brent KeyFr
OL 71Noah KingFr
C 72Jim KercherSr
OL 73Jason BurksFr
G 74Michael MinterSr
OL 75Tim CastroFr
OT 76Yoel Molina Redshirt.svg  Sr
C 77Abe Fernandez Redshirt.svg  So
C 78 Craig Page Redshirt.svg  So
SE 81Harvey Middleton Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 82Mike LillieFr
WR 83Titus NelsonFr
WR 84David PowellFr
WR 85Brett BasquinFr
FL 85Jacob SmrekarJr
TE 86Grant Baynham Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 88Joe Perdoni Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Jason Bostic So
LB 5Chris EdwardsFr
SS 8Mike Dee Redshirt.svg  Sr
FS 16Brian WilkinsSo
DB 24Derrick DudleyFr
DB 25Troy TolbertFr
FS 26 Travares Tillman Fr
FS 27Jerry CaldwellSo
LB 28Jimmy ClementsSr
SS 29Gary JosephJr
DB 30Reggie WilcoxFr
FS 30Robert NelsonSo
LB 35 Keith Brooking Jr
LB 49Edwin FergusonSo
LB 50Ron Rogers Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 52Conrad Andrzejewski Redshirt.svg  Fr
NG 54Roderrick RobertsSo
LB 55Delaunta CameronSo
DT 56Nate Stimson Redshirt.svg  So
LB 58Justin RobertsonSo
LB 60Chris LeeJr
DE 68DeShaan SimmonsSo
DT 79Patrick BradfordJr
NG 90Kamal BalogunSr
DT 92Derrick Shepard Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 93Tony RobinsonFr
NG 94Dan WitherspoonJr
DE 95Jermaine MilesSr
DE 97Felipe ClaybrooksFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 2 Rodney Williams So
K 11Chris Leone Redshirt.svg  Sr
Head coach
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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-29

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