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1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator George O'Leary (3rd season)
Captain Jerry Mays
Eric Thomas
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990 →
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Duke + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth. Despite winning seven of their last eight games and ending on a four-game winning streak, they were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 25 NC State
 RaycomL 28–3840,800 [1]
September 16 Virginia
RaycomL 10–1738,062 [2]
September 23at South Carolina*
L 10–2170,018 [3]
October 7 Maryland
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2432,062 [4]
October 14at No. 14 Clemson
W 30–1481,550 [5]
October 21 North Carolinadagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–1441,114 [6]
October 28at Duke
L 19–3038,621 [7]
November 4 Western Carolina*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–728,821 [8]
November 18 Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 43–1426,114 [9]
November 25 Boston College*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–1228,221 [10]
December 2 Georgia*
W 33–2246,064 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Shawn Jones Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Marco Coleman Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "State passes Ga. Tech". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Moore, McGonnigal hook up for Cavs". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks win 21–10, make Georgia Tech see Green". The Sun-News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech downs Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson clobbered, 30–14". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Big play flattens Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cuthbert gets 234 yards in 30–19 Duke victory". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech 'murders' Western, 34–7". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mays' 3 TDs help Georgia Tech run over Wake Forest 43–14". Daily Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BC comes up empty in finale". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ga. Tech bowls over Peach-bound Georgia". The Orlando Sentinel. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 174


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