1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Watson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (1st season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
  4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach George O'Leary, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC. Georgia Tech played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 712:00 pmat NC State
ABCW 28–1641,500[1]
September 147:00 pmWake Forest
W 30–1045,750[2]
September 213:30 pmat No. 11 North Carolina
ABCL 0–1650,000[3]
September 268:00 pmDuke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNW 48–2244,145[4]
October 53:30 pmNo. 12 Virginia
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 13–744,900[5]
October 193:30 pmat ClemsonNo. 22
ABCL 25–2870,578[6]
October 261:00 pmUCF*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–2043,610[7]
November 27:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 3–4946,311[8]
November 148:00 pmat Maryland
ESPNL 10–1322,510[9]
November 231:00 pmNavy*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 26–3644,415[10]
November 303:30 pmat Georgia*
CBSL 10–1978,062[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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Roster

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Quincy Carter Fr
FL 2 Trotter Hunt So
TB 3 Charlie Rogers So
FL 9 Derrick Steagall Sr
QB 10 Brandon Shaw So
QB 14 Joe Hamilton  Fr
FL 15 Dexter Stallworth  Sr
QB 18 Alex Thompson So
FB 20 Curtis Hollomon  So
FB 21 Chris Haney  Sr
TB 22 T. J. Johnson  Jr
TB 23 C. J. Williams  Jr
OT 59 Curtis McGee  Sr
OT 61 John Grantham Jr
OL 61 Michael Bledsoe Fr
OT 62 Steve Jackson  Sr
OL 63 Bill Madigan Fr
G 64 Ken Celaj  Jr
OL 65 Chris Brown Fr
G 66 Kevin Knapp Fr
OL 67 Dan Mitchell Fr
G 69 Marc Westmoreland Sr
OL 70 Brent Key Fr
OL 71 Noah King Fr
C 72 Jim Kercher Sr
OL 73 Jason Burks Fr
G 74 Michael Minter Sr
OL 75 Tim Castro Fr
OT 76 Yoel Molina  Sr
C 77 Abe Fernandez  So
C 78 Craig Page  So
SE 81 Harvey Middleton  Jr
TE 82 Mike Lillie Fr
WR 83 Titus Nelson Fr
WR 84 David Powell Fr
WR 85 Brett Basquin Fr
FL 85 Jacob Smrekar Jr
TE 86 Grant Baynham  Sr
TE 88 Joe Perdoni  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 4 Jason Bostic So
LB 5 Chris Edwards Fr
SS 8 Mike Dee  Sr
FS 16 Brian Wilkins So
DB 24 Derrick Dudley Fr
DB 25 Troy Tolbert Fr
FS 26 Travares Tillman Fr
FS 27 Jerry Caldwell So
LB 28 Jimmy Clements Sr
SS 29 Gary Joseph Jr
DB 30 Reggie Wilcox Fr
FS 30 Robert Nelson So
LB 35 Keith Brooking Jr
LB 49 Edwin Ferguson So
LB 50 Ron Rogers  Jr
DE 52 Conrad Andrzejewski  Fr
NG 54 Roderrick Roberts So
LB 55 Delaunta Cameron So
DT 56 Nate Stimson  So
LB 58 Justin Robertson So
LB 60 Chris Lee Jr
DE 68 DeShaan Simmons So
DT 79 Patrick Bradford Jr
NG 90 Kamal Balogun Sr
DT 92 Derrick Shepard  Jr
DL 93 Tony Robinson Fr
NG 94 Dan Witherspoon Jr
DE 95 Jermaine Miles Sr
DE 97 Felipe Claybrooks Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Rodney Williams So
K 11 Chris Leone  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Pat Watson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Eddie Wilson – Quarterbacks
  • Bob Casullo – Running backs/special teams
  • Stan Hixon – Wide receivers
  • Doug Marrone – Tight ends
  • Dave Huxtable – Defensive coordinator/inside linebacker
  • Lance Thompson – Defensive ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Larry New – Defensive line/assistant head coach
  • John Anselmo – Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-29

References

  1. ^ "After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech wins battle of backups". The News and Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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