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: Chan Gailey Conference: Atlantic Coast-
2002 Season Highlights
Chan Gailey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Vanderbilt
45
3
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Connecticut
31
14
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Clemson
19
24
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Brigham Young
28
19
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
North Carolina
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Wake Forest
21
24
L
Thu., Oct. 17 @
Maryland
10
34
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Virginia
23
15
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
North Carolina State
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Florida State
13
21
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Duke
17
2
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Georgia
7
51
L
Tue., Dec. 31
Fresno State
21
30
L
@ San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 280
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 267
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 94-76
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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
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