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American college football season
The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
Georgia Institute of Technology in the
1996 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 | Source |
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September 7 | 12:00 pm | at
NC State | | |
ABC | W 28–16 | 41,500 |
[1] |
September 14 | 7:00 pm |
Wake Forest | | | | W 30–10 | 45,750 |
[2] |
September 21 | 3:30 pm | at No. 11
North Carolina | | |
ABC | L 0–16 | 50,000 |
[3] |
September 26 | 8:00 pm |
Duke | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
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ESPN | W 48–22 | 44,145 |
[4] |
October 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 12
Virginia | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ABC | W 13–7 | 44,900 |
[5] |
October 19 | 3:30 pm | at
Clemson | No. 22 | | ABC | L 25–28 | 70,578 |
[6] |
October 26 | 1:00 pm |
UCF* | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| | W 27–20 | 43,610 |
[7] |
November 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 3
Florida State | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| ESPN | L 3–49 | 46,311 |
[8] |
| 8:00 pm | at
Maryland | | | ESPN | L 10–13 | 22,510 |
[9] |
November 23 | 1:00 pm |
Navy* | | - Bobby Dodd Stadium
- Atlanta, GA
| | L 26–36 | 44,415 |
[10] |
November 30 | 3:30 pm | at
Georgia* | | |
CBS | L 10–19 | 78,062 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[12]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
References
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"After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech wins battle of backups". The News and Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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