1982 Georgia Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1982, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 7–45; won vs. The Citadel 36–7; won at Memphis 24–20; lost at No. 12 North Carolina 0–41; won at Tulane 19–13; lost at Auburn 0–24; won vs. Tennessee 31–21; lost vs. Duke 21–38; won vs. Virginia 38–32; won at Wake Forest 45–7; lost at No. 1 Georgia 18–38+38−41Lost 7–45 vs. No. 4 Alabama-38No. 4 AlabamaWon 36–7 vs. The Citadel+29The CitadelWon 24–20 at Memphis+4MemphisLost 0–41 at No. 12 North Carolina-41No. 12 North CarolinaWon 19–13 at Tulane+6TulaneLost 0–24 at Auburn-24AuburnWon 31–21 vs. Tennessee+10TennesseeLost 21–38 vs. Duke-17DukeWon 38–32 vs. Virginia+6VirginiaWon 45–7 at Wake Forest+38Wake ForestLost 18–38 at No. 1 Georgia-20No. 1 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 38–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠286
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1464 +104 this season
SP+ rating
-5.4 No. 74 of 109; offense No. 52, defense No. 88
SRS
−1.3 No. 62 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dwain Painter
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Dave Lutz, Sammy Brown and Kevin Brownlee

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Dave Lutz OTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Ellis Gardner OTKansas City Chiefs

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).