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1989 Georgia Tech

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1989, game by game: lost at No. 25 NC State 28–38; lost vs. Virginia 10–17; lost at South Carolina 10–21; won vs. Maryland 28–24; won at No. 14 Clemson 30–14; won vs. North Carolina 17–14; lost at Duke 19–30; won vs. Western Carolina 34–7; won vs. Wake Forest 43–14; won vs. Boston College 13–12; won vs. Georgia 33–22+29−11Lost 28–38 at No. 25 NC State-10No. 25 NC StateLost 10–17 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaLost 10–21 at South Carolina-11South CarolinaWon 28–24 vs. Maryland+4MarylandWon 30–14 at No. 14 Clemson+16No. 14 ClemsonWon 17–14 vs. North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 19–30 at Duke-11DukeWon 34–7 vs. Western Carolina+27Western CarolinaWon 43–14 vs. Wake Forest+29Wake ForestWon 13–12 vs. Boston College+1Boston CollegeWon 33–22 vs. Georgia+11Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9at25NC StateL 28–⁠3826%
Sep 16vsVirginiaL 10–⁠1739%
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠2126%
Oct 7vsMarylandW 28–⁠2446%
Oct 14at14ClemsonW 30–⁠1412%
Oct 21vsNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠1473%
Oct 28atDukeL 19–⁠3033%
Nov 4vsWestern CarolinaW 34–⁠781%
Nov 18vsWake ForestW 43–⁠1467%
Nov 25vsBoston CollegeW 13–⁠1270%
Dec 2vsGeorgiaW 33–⁠2241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 33–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠213
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1528 +96 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 48 of 103; offense No. 56, defense No. 34
SRS
5.1 No. 38 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
George O’Leary
Captains
Jerry Mays and Eric Thomas

All-ACC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Darryl JenkinsOTAP-2
  • Willie BurksDLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia6–⁠110–⁠318
Duke6–⁠18–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠210–⁠212
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠4
NC State4–⁠37–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠7–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
North Carolina0–⁠71–⁠10

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