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1981 Georgia Tech

1–⁠10, coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1981, game by game: won at No. 2 Alabama 24–21; lost at Florida 6–27; lost vs. Memphis 15–28; lost vs. No. 6 North Carolina 7–28; lost at Tennessee 7–10; lost vs. Auburn 7–31; lost at Tulane 10–27; lost vs. Duke 24–38; lost at Notre Dame 3–35; lost vs. Navy 14–20; lost vs. No. 2 Georgia 7–44+7−37Won 24–21 at No. 2 Alabama+3No. 2 AlabamaLost 6–27 at Florida-21FloridaLost 15–28 vs. Memphis-13MemphisLost 7–28 vs. No. 6 North Carolina-21No. 6 North CarolinaLost 7–10 at Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 7–31 vs. Auburn-24AuburnLost 10–27 at Tulane-17TulaneLost 24–38 vs. Duke-14DukeLost 3–35 at Notre Dame-32Notre DameLost 14–20 vs. Navy-6NavyLost 7–44 vs. No. 2 Georgia-37No. 2 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12at2AlabamaW 24–⁠2110%
Sep 19atFloridaL 6–⁠2727%
Sep 26vsMemphisL 15–⁠2866%
Oct 3vs6North CarolinaL 7–⁠2819%
Oct 10atTennesseeL 7–⁠1023%
Oct 17vsAuburnL 7–⁠3138%
Oct 24atTulaneL 10–⁠2725%
Oct 31vsDukeL 24–⁠3843%
Nov 7atNotre DameL 3–⁠3511%
Nov 14vsNavyL 14–⁠2022%
Dec 5vs2GeorgiaL 7–⁠4410%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 44–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠309
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1290 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 112 of 132; offense No. 104, defense No. 100
SRS
−6.4 No. 100 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rip Scherer
Defensive coordinator
Ken Blair
Captains
Dave Lutz, Lance Skelton, Mark Bradley and Ken Carney

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 6Mike Kelley QBAtlanta Falcons