1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (3rd season)
Captain	Cory Collier Kyle Ambrose Bart Jones
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1985 1987 →

The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Furman*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		T 17–17	33,352	[1]
September 20	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 28–14	34,800	[2]
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)	Raycom	L 3–27	46,062	[3]
October 4	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 20–21	50,000	[4]
October 11	No. 17 NC State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 59–21	24,110	[5]
October 18	at No. 7 Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ( rivalry)		L 10–31	72,500	[6]
October 25	Tennessee*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)	TBS	W 14–13	28,432	[7]
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 34–6	37,102	[8]
November 8	VMI*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 52–6	23,542	[9]
November 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	Raycom	L 21–24	17,300	[10]
November 29	at No. 18 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ( Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 24–31	82,122	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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