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1996 Georgia Tech

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1996, game by game: won at NC State 28–16; won vs. Wake Forest 30–10; lost at No. 11 North Carolina 0–16; won vs. Duke 48–22; won vs. No. 12 Virginia 13–7; lost at Clemson 25–28; won vs. UCF 27–20; lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 3–49; lost at Maryland 10–13; lost vs. Navy 26–36; lost at Georgia 10–19+26−46Won 28–16 at NC State+12NC StateWon 30–10 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 0–16 at No. 11 North Carolina-16No. 11 North CarolinaWon 48–22 vs. Duke+26DukeWon 13–7 vs. No. 12 Virginia+6No. 12 VirginiaLost 25–28 at Clemson-3ClemsonWon 27–20 vs. UCF+7UCFLost 3–49 vs. No. 3 Florida State-46No. 3 Florida StateLost 10–13 at Maryland-3MarylandLost 26–36 vs. Navy-10NavyLost 10–19 at Georgia-9Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atNC StateW 28–⁠1645%
Sep 14vsWake ForestW 30–⁠1074%
Sep 21at11North CarolinaL 0–⁠1630%
Sep 26vsDukeW 48–⁠2273%
Oct 5vs12VirginiaW 13–⁠736%
Oct 19atClemsonL 25–⁠2847%
Oct 26vsUCFW 27–⁠2084%
Nov 2vs3Florida StateL 3–⁠4926%
Nov 14atMarylandL 10–⁠1355%
Nov 23vsNavyL 26–⁠3657%
Nov 30atGeorgiaL 10–⁠1940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 19–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 23
  2. Wk 9: 22

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 1996.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
220–⁠236
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1464 −16 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 58 of 111; offense No. 83, defense No. 36
SRS
1.1 No. 53 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Watson
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable

All-ACC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Harvey MiddletonWRAP-1
  • Curtis McGeeOTAP-1

Second team

  • Nate PerrymanDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠13
North Carolina6–⁠210–⁠210
Clemson6–⁠27–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
NC State3–⁠53–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

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