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American college football season
The 1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
Georgia Institute of Technology during the
1981 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach
Bill Curry , and played their home games at
Grant Field in
Atlanta . Georgia Tech produced abysmal results for the second consecutive year under Curry, finishing with a record of 1–10, their worst season in terms of winning percentage in school history (it would later be matched by another 1–10 season in
1994 ). Their sole win was a season-opening upset victory over the second-ranked
Alabama Crimson Tide in
Birmingham .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 12 at No. 2
Alabama
ESPN W 24–2178,865
[1]
September 19 at
Florida L 6–2763,876
[2]
September 26
Memphis State L 15–2832,463
October 3 No. 6
North Carolina L 7–2839,263
[3]
October 10 at
Tennessee L 7–1094,478
[4]
October 17
Auburn L 7–3150,263–50,326
[5]
October 24 at
Tulane L 10–2737,431
[6]
October 31
Duke L 24–3830,232
[7]
November 7 at
Notre Dame L 3–3559,075
November 14
Navy L 14–2020,129
December 5 No. 2
Georgia
ABC L 7–4458,623
[8]
HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[9]
[10]
Roster
1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
Mark Bradley
DL
Donnie Chisholm
DL
Marvin Dyett
LB
56
Robert Jaracz
LB
Rob Horton
LB
Lance Skelton
LB
Duane Wood
CB
22
Jack Westbrook
So
DB
Sammy Brown
DB
Paul Menegazzi
DB
Mark Sheffield
DB
Ted Thurson
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Rip Scherer – Offensive coordinator
Jeff McLean – Running backs
Terry Tuley – Wide receivers
Brad Roper – Tight ends
Mac McWhorter – Offensive line
Mark Hunter – Offensive line
Ken Blair – Defensive coordinator
John Guy – Defensive line
Barry Wilson – Inside linebackers
Mike Dean – Defensive backs
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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"Tech 24, Alabama 21 - it really did happen" . The Atlanta Constitution . September 13, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators pull Tech out of the clouds in 27–6 beating" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Heels take tough one from Tech" . Winston-Salem Journal . October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tennessee rebounds to beat Jackets 10–7" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn rips Jackets 31–7" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tulane trounces Tech 27–10" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Rallying Duke wrecks Tech" . The News and Observer . November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"After Tech rout, Walker praises Georgia's line" . The Palm Beach Post . December 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved June 15, 2017 .
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2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide
Archived March 4, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine . p. 173
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