1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Captains
  • Rob Horton
  • Dean Waters
  • Ron Rice
Home stadiumGrant Field
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their first year as full members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in third with a final record of 3–8 (3–2 ACC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 14 Alabama*
L 7–2077,143[2]
September 17Furman*
L 14–1724,311[3]
September 24at Clemson*A
ESPNL 14–4173,000[4]
October 1No. 5 North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3828,395[5]
October 8at NC State
W 20–1040,800[6]
October 15No. 5 Auburn*
L 13–3155,112[7]
October 22at Tennessee*
L 3–3794,768[8]
October 29at Duke
L 26–3217,650[9]
November 3Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
TBSW 31–2722,032[10]
November 12Wake Forest
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 49–3326,330[11]
November 26No. 7 Georgia*
L 24–2759,113[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[15][1]

Roster

1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Robert Lavette
WR David Dean So
TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt
OL Derek Gwinn
OL Dean Waters
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Bobby Hodge
DL Donnie Chisholm
LB Rob Horton
LB Dante Jones
LB Pat Swilling
LB Ted Roof
CB 22 Jack Westbrook
DB Mike Travis
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "Tide rolls stubborn Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech upset by Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson rolls past Tech". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tar Heels rally past Ga. Tech". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech shocks North Carolina State". St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "AU gets scare against Tech". The Dothan Eagle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vols don't let down". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue Devils' 1st win also morale victory". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech rambles past Virginia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech outscores Wake". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia survives Tech's upset bid". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 27, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173
  15. ^ Outlar, Jesse (September 25, 1983). "Clemson Stings Tech 41-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1C. Since Clemson is on probation, the loss doesn't count in the ACC standings ...
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