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1991 Georgia Tech

8–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1991, game by game: lost vs. No. 7 Penn State 22–34; won at Boston College 30–14; won vs. Virginia 24–21; lost at No. 7 Clemson 7–9; lost at No. 19 NC State 21–28; won vs. Maryland 34–10; lost at South Carolina 14–23; won vs. North Carolina 35–14; won at Duke 17–6; won vs. Furman 19–17; won vs. Wake Forest 27–3; lost vs. No. 25 Georgia 15–18; won vs. No. 17 Stanford 18–17+24−12Lost 22–34 vs. No. 7 Penn State-12No. 7 Penn StateWon 30–14 at Boston College+16Boston CollegeWon 24–21 vs. Virginia+3VirginiaLost 7–9 at No. 7 Clemson-2No. 7 ClemsonLost 21–28 at No. 19 NC State-7No. 19 NC StateWon 34–10 vs. Maryland+24MarylandLost 14–23 at South Carolina-9South CarolinaWon 35–14 vs. North Carolina+21North CarolinaWon 17–6 at Duke+11DukeWon 19–17 vs. Furman+2FurmanWon 27–3 vs. Wake Forest+24Wake ForestLost 15–18 vs. No. 25 Georgia-3No. 25 GeorgiaWon 18–17 vs. No. 17 Stanford+1No. 17 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vs7Penn StateL 22–⁠3451%
Sep 14atBoston CollegeW 30–⁠1471%
Sep 19vsVirginiaW 24–⁠2167%
Sep 28at7ClemsonL 7–⁠938%
Oct 5at19NC StateL 21–⁠2846%
Oct 12vsMarylandW 34–⁠1078%
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2359%
Oct 26vsNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠1470%
Nov 2atDukeW 17–⁠658%
Nov 9vsFurmanW 19–⁠1791%
Nov 16vsWake ForestW 27–⁠389%
Nov 30vs25GeorgiaL 15–⁠1866%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs17StanfordAloha BowlW 18–⁠1745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 18–⁠17 in the Aloha Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 21

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 1991.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
283–⁠214
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1636 −10 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 19 of 104; offense No. 42, defense No. 7
SRS
10.8 No. 20 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
George O’Leary
Captains
Mike Mooney, Willie Clay and Steve Pharr

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Marco Coleman DEMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Mike Mooney OTHouston Oilers
Rd 7Ken Swilling DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Greg LesterWRAP-2
  • Shawn JonesQBAP-2
  • Jerrelle WilliamsLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠118
NC State5–⁠29–⁠324
Georgia Tech5–⁠28–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠47–⁠4
Maryland2–⁠52–⁠9
Duke1–⁠64–⁠6–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠63–⁠8

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