1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1983 record3–8 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRob Horton
Dean Waters
Ron Rice
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their first year as full members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in third with a final record of 3–8 (3–2 ACC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 14 Alabama*
L 7–2077,143[2]
September 17Furman*
L 14–1724,311[3]
September 24at Clemson*A
ESPNL 14–4173,000
October 1No. 5 North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 21–3834,000
October 8at NC State
W 20–1040,800
October 15No. 5 Auburn*
L 13–3155,112
October 22at Tennessee*
L 3–3794,768
October 29at Duke
L 26–3217,650
November 3Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
TBSW 31–2722,032
November 12Wake Forestdagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 49–3326,330
November 26No. 7 Georgia*
L 24–2759,113
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[4][5]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[6][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "Tide rolls stubborn Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech upset by Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173
  6. ^ Outlar, Jesse (September 25, 1983). "Clemson Stings Tech 41-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1C. Since Clemson is on probation, the loss doesn't count in the ACC standings ...
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