1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ACC co-champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 9
Record	10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Edsall (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Florida State $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Georgia Tech +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	7
Wake Forest		2	–	6					3	–	8
Clemson		1	–	7					3	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1998 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 PM	Boston College*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	ABC	L 31–41	38,229
September 12	7:00 PM	New Mexico State*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia		W 42–7	36,382
September 26	7:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	W 43–21	59,500
October 3	12:00 PM	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	JPS	W 41-13	35,724
October 10	3:30 PM	at No. 23 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	W 47–24	48,600
October 17	3:30 PM	No. 7 Virginia	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	ABC	W 41–38	46,018
October 24	7:00 PM	No. 6 Florida State	No. 20	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 7–34	46,362
October 31	12:00 PM	vs. Maryland	No. 23	NFL Stadium at Camden Yards (M&T Bank Stadium) Baltimore, MD	JPS	W 31–14	25,183
November 12	8:00 PM	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	62,012
November 21	1:00 PM	Wake Forest	No. 21	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta		W 63–35	40,110
November 28	12:00 PM	at No. 12 Georgia*	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 21–19	86,117
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. No. 17 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 35–28	70,791
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	20	23	23	22	21	17	12	12	9
Coaches Poll	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	19	24	24	23	21	18	14	14	11
BCS	Not released								17	—	—	22	19	12	14	Not released

References

• "2005 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Department. p. 202.