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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-

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1892 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

George OLeary enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Aug. 26	@ Syracuse	13	7	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Citadel	35	7	W
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Navy	70	7	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Clemson	44	47	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Duke	37	10	W
Thu., Oct. 11	vs. Maryland	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. North Carolina State	27	17	W
Thu., Nov. 1	vs. North Carolina	28	21	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Virginia	38	39	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Wake Forest	38	33	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Georgia	17	31	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Florida State	17	28	L
Thu., Dec. 27	Stanford	24	14	W	@ Seattle, WA	Seattle Bowl

2001 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	405
Scoring Average	31.2
Points Allowed	281
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	78-64
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-2

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Maryland	10-2	413	266	Lost 23-56	7-1	261	173	Ralph Friedgen
Florida State	8-4	403	304	Won 30-17	6-2	304	194	Bobby Bowden
North Carolina	8-5	337	271	Won 16-10	5-3	237	145	John Bunting
Georgia Tech	8-5	405	281	Won 24-14	4-4	246	215	George OLeary
Clemson	7-5	369	339	Won 49-24	4-4	246	268	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	7-5	319	257	Lost 19-34	4-4	212	185	Chuck Amato
Wake Forest	6-5	292	311		3-5	213	247	Jim Grobe
Virginia	5-7	249	331		3-5	178	244	Al Groh
Duke	0-11	212	491		0-8	164	390	Carl Franks

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.