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American college football season
The 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Ross in his fifth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia . They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , finishing tied for second.
The defending national champions of the Coaches Poll , Georgia Tech finished with a disappointing five losses. They opened the year with a top-ten battle with Penn State in the Kickoff Classic , losing 22–34. Further losses to ACC foes Clemson and NC State knocked Georgia Tech out of the polls. They won 5 of their last 6, however, capped by a come-from-behind win over Stanford in the 1991 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance vs. No. 7 Penn State * No. 8 Raycom L 22–3477,409
September 14 at Boston College * No. 17 W 30–1426,108
Virginia No. 17 ESPN W 24–2142,192
September 28 at No. 7 Clemson No. 19 ABC L 7–983,500
October 5 at No. 19 NC State No. 21 Raycom L 21–2844,105
October 12 Maryland Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 34–1042,011
October 19 at South Carolina * L 14–2362,220
October 26 North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 35–1445,542
November 2 at Duke W 17–638,732
November 9 Furman * Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA W 19–1740,039
November 16 Wake Forest Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom W 27–338,124
November 30 No. 25 Georgia * Raycom L 15–1846,053
vs. No. 17 Stanford * ABC W 18–1734,433
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Sources:[1] [2]
Roster
1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
vs. Penn State
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–3
1966
W 21–0
vs. Stanford (Aloha Bowl)
Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford
1
2 3 4 Total
• Yellow Jackets
10
0 0 8
18
Cardinal
7
10 0 0
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold