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1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainEric Bearden
Cedric Stallworth
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 0 10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0 7 4 0
NC State 4 2 1 8 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 1
Maryland 4 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 3 3 1 7 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 0 1 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, the first season under that name after it was renamed in honor of the legendary Georgia Tech head coach. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

September 10Chattanooga*

W 24–10 22,720 September 17at Virginia

RaycomL 16–17 45,106 September 24No. 12 Clemson

  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta (Rivalry)

L 13–30 45,106 October 1NC State

  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta

RaycomL 6–14 36,892 October 8at Maryland

RaycomL 8–13 36,969 October 15No. 8 South Carolina*

  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta

W 34–0 45,103 October 22at North Carolina

L 17–20 42,000 October 29Dukedagger

  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta

L 21–31 40,393 November 5VMI*

  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta

W 34–7 26,923 November 12at Wake Forest

L 24–28 21,500 November 26at No. 20 Georgia*

TBSL 3–24 82,011

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

References

  1. ^ "1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 174