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1986 Georgia Tech

5–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1986, game by game: tied vs. Furman 17–17; won at Virginia 28–14; lost vs. Clemson 3–27; lost at North Carolina 20–21; won vs. No. 17 NC State 59–21; lost at No. 7 Auburn 10–31; won vs. Tennessee 14–13; won vs. Duke 34–6; won vs. VMI 52–6; lost at Wake Forest 21–24; lost at No. 18 Georgia 24–31+46−24Tied 17–17 vs. Furman0FurmanWon 28–14 at Virginia+14VirginiaLost 3–27 vs. Clemson-24ClemsonLost 20–21 at North Carolina-1North CarolinaWon 59–21 vs. No. 17 NC State+38No. 17 NC StateLost 10–31 at No. 7 Auburn-21No. 7 AuburnWon 14–13 vs. Tennessee+1TennesseeWon 34–6 vs. Duke+28DukeWon 52–6 vs. VMI+46VMILost 21–24 at Wake Forest-3Wake ForestLost 24–31 at No. 18 Georgia-7No. 18 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsFurmanT 17–⁠1783%
Sep 20atVirginiaW 28–⁠1452%
Sep 27vsClemsonL 3–⁠2769%
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠2147%
Oct 11vs17NC StateW 59–⁠2168%
Oct 18at7AuburnL 10–⁠3130%
Oct 25vsTennesseeW 14–⁠1359%
Nov 1vsDukeW 34–⁠677%
Nov 8vsVMIW 52–⁠690%
Nov 22atWake ForestL 21–⁠2465%
Nov 29at18GeorgiaL 24–⁠3134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠211
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1563 −35 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 31 of 101; offense No. 38, defense No. 35
SRS
8.6 No. 29 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Lindsey
Captains
Cory Collier, Kyle Ambrose and Bart Jones

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 4Reggie Rutland DBMinnesota Vikings

All-ACC

3 first team

First team

  • John DavisCAP
  • Kyle AmbroseDLAP
  • Riccardo IngramDBAP

From Wikipedia’s 1986 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠217
NC State5–⁠28–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest2–⁠55–⁠6
Duke2–⁠54–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠53–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.