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1988 Georgia Tech

3–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1988, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 24–10; lost at Virginia 16–17; lost vs. No. 12 Clemson 13–30; lost vs. NC State 6–14; lost at Maryland 8–13; won vs. No. 8 South Carolina 34–0; lost at North Carolina 17–20; lost vs. Duke 21–31; won vs. VMI 34–7; lost at Wake Forest 24–28; lost at No. 20 Georgia 3–24+34−21Won 24–10 vs. Chattanooga+14ChattanoogaLost 16–17 at Virginia-1VirginiaLost 13–30 vs. No. 12 Clemson-17No. 12 ClemsonLost 6–14 vs. NC State-8NC StateLost 8–13 at Maryland-5MarylandWon 34–0 vs. No. 8 South Carolina+34No. 8 South CarolinaLost 17–20 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaLost 21–31 vs. Duke-10DukeWon 34–7 vs. VMI+27VMILost 24–28 at Wake Forest-4Wake ForestLost 3–24 at No. 20 Georgia-21No. 20 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsChattanoogaW 24–⁠1071%
Sep 17atVirginiaL 16–⁠1731%
Sep 24vs12ClemsonL 13–⁠3029%
Oct 1vsNC StateL 6–⁠1448%
Oct 8atMarylandL 8–⁠1330%
Oct 15vs8South CarolinaW 34–⁠022%
Oct 22atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2050%
Oct 29vsDukeL 21–⁠3146%
Nov 5vsVMIW 34–⁠774%
Nov 12atWake ForestL 24–⁠2829%
Nov 26at20GeorgiaL 3–⁠2416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 24–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠194
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1398 −11 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 64 of 102; offense No. 90, defense No. 27
SRS
1.8 No. 49 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
George O’Leary
Captains
Eric Bearden and Cedric Stallworth

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 5Willis Crockett LBDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠110–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠27–⁠4
NC State4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest4–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠6
Duke3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠61–⁠10
Georgia Tech0–⁠73–⁠8

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