Georgia Tech Football Team History
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Capacity: 55,000 Colors: White & Gold Coach: George OLeary Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1998 Season Highlights
George OLeary enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
The Yellow Jackets won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Boston College
31
41
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
New Mexico State
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
North Carolina
43
21
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Duke
41
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
North Carolina State
47
24
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Virginia
41
38
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Florida State
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Maryland
31
14
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Thu., Nov. 12 @
Clemson
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Wake Forest
63
35
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Georgia
21
19
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Notre Dame
35
28
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 426
Scoring Average 35.5
Points Allowed 295
Defense Average 24.6
Opponents Record 72-67
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-0
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 10-2-0
AP
11 10-2-0
Coaches
11 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.