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1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (3rd season)
CaptainCory Collier
Kyle Ambrose
Bart Jones
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 1 1 8 2 2
NC State 5 2 0 8 3 1
North Carolina 5 2 0 7 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 5 1
Maryland 2 3 1 5 5 1
Wake Forest 2 5 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0 4 7 0
Virginia 2 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

September 13Furman*

T 17–17 33,352 September 20at Virginia

W 28–14 34,800 September 27Clemson

RaycomL 3–27 46,062 October 4at North Carolina

L 20–21 50,000 October 11No. 17 NC State

  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta

RaycomW 59–21 24,110 October 18at No. 7 Auburn*

L 10–31 72,500 October 25Tennessee*

TBSW 14–13 28,432 November 1Dukedagger

  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta

W 34–6 37,102 November 8VMI*

  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta

W 52–6 23,542 November 22at Wake Forest

RaycomL 21–24 17,300 November 29at No. 18 Georgia*

TBSL 24–31 82,122

Template:CFB Schedule End Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 174