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1990 Georgia Tech

11–⁠0–⁠1 (6–⁠0–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Ross, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1990, game by game: won vs. NC State 21–13; won vs. Chattanooga 44–9; won vs. No. 25 South Carolina 27–6; won at Maryland 31–3; won vs. No. 15 Clemson 21–19; tied at North Carolina 13–13; won vs. Duke 48–31; won at No. 1 Virginia 41–38; won vs. Virginia Tech 6–3; won at Wake Forest 42–7; won at Georgia 40–23; won vs. No. 19 Nebraska 45–21+35Won 21–13 vs. NC State+8NC StateWon 44–9 vs. Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaWon 27–6 vs. No. 25 South Carolina+21No. 25 South CarolinaWon 31–3 at Maryland+28MarylandWon 21–19 vs. No. 15 Clemson+2No. 15 ClemsonTied 13–13 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 48–31 vs. Duke+17DukeWon 41–38 at No. 1 Virginia+3No. 1 VirginiaWon 6–3 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechWon 42–7 at Wake Forest+35Wake ForestWon 40–23 at Georgia+17GeorgiaWon 45–21 vs. No. 19 Nebraska+24No. 19 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNC StateW 21–⁠1355%
Sep 22vsChattanoogaW 44–⁠985%
Sep 29vs25South CarolinaW 27–⁠653%
Oct 6atMarylandW 31–⁠352%
Oct 13vs15ClemsonW 21–⁠1946%
Oct 20atNorth CarolinaT 13–⁠1369%
Oct 27vsDukeW 48–⁠3174%
Nov 3at1VirginiaW 41–⁠3831%
Nov 10vsVirginia TechW 6–⁠375%
Nov 17atWake ForestW 42–⁠781%
Dec 1atGeorgiaW 40–⁠2369%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19NebraskaCitrus BowlW 45–⁠2150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 45–⁠21 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
  2. Wk 7: 18
  3. Wk 8: 11
  4. Wk 9: 16
  5. Wk 10: 16
  6. Wk 11: 7
  7. Wk 12: 4
  8. Wk 13: 3
  9. Wk 14: 2
  10. Wk 15: 2
  11. Final: 2

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 1990.

National championsa title the school claims

Atlantic Coast Conference champions6–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanKen Swilling, DB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearBobby Ross, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach, Bear Bryant Award and Bobby Dodd Award

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
379–⁠186
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1719 +201 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 5 of 104; offense No. 19, defense No. 6
SRS
21.9 No. 5 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
George O’Leary
Captains
Darryl Jenkins, Jerimiah McClary, Thomas Balkcom and Joe Siffri
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 7Calvin Tiggle LBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-ACC

5 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Emmett MerchantWRAP-2
  • Tom CovingtonTEAP-2
  • Darryl JenkinsOTAP-2
  • Shawn JonesQBAP-2
  • Jerimiah McClaryDLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠12
Clemson5–⁠210–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠28–⁠423
Maryland4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠47–⁠5
Duke1–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠73–⁠8

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