1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. It was their last year competing as football independents before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.

1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
1982 record6–5
Head coachBill Curry (3rd season)
CaptainDave Lutz
Sammy Brown
Kevin Brownlee
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 13 Florida State        9 3 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh        9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia        9 3 0
Boston College        8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana        7 3 1
East Carolina        7 4 0
Miami        7 4 0
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Virginia Tech        7 4 0
Notre Dame        6 4 1
Cincinnati        6 5 0
Georgia Tech        6 5 0
Navy        6 5 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Rutgers        5 6 0
Army        4 7 0
South Carolina        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Syracuse        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11No. 4 Alabama
L 7–4557,126
September 18The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 36–724,463
September 25at Memphis StateW 24–2015,061
October 2at No. 12 North CarolinaL 0–4149,500
October 9at Tulane
W 19–1334,321
October 16at AuburnL 0–2457,000
October 23Tennessee
ABCW 31–2143,182
October 30Duke
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 21–3836,562
November 6Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 38–3222,103
November 13at Wake ForestW 45–719,257
November 27at No. 1 GeorgiaL 18–3882,122
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. "1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173


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