1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.

1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (3rd season)
Captain	Cory Collier Kyle Ambrose Bart Jones
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Furman*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		T 17–17	33,352	^[1]
September 20	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 28–14	34,800
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	Raycom	L 3–27	46,062
October 4	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 20–21	50,000
October 11	No. 17 NC State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 59–21	24,110
October 18	at No. 7 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 10–31	72,500
October 25	Tennessee*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	TBS	W 14–13	28,432	^[2]
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 34–6	37,102
November 8	VMI*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 52–6	23,542	^[3]
November 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	Raycom	L 21–24	17,300
November 29	at No. 18 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 24–31	82,122
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Losing feeling: Tech tied 17–17 by tiny Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Slip of toe lets Tech win 14–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jackets play taps early in 52–6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. p. 174
5. "1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.