1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5–6 (4–4 ACC).

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (1st season)
CaptainShawn Jones
Coleman Rudolph
Kevin Battle
Steve Pharr
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 6 2 0 9 3 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 4 0 8 4 0
Virginia 4 4 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 6 0
Clemson 3 5 0 5 6 0
Maryland 2 6 0 3 8 0
Duke 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Western Carolina*No. 24W 37–1941,911[1]
September 19at No. 20 VirginiaNo. 22L 24–5542,100[2]
September 26No. 16 Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
ESPNW 20–1646,033[3]
October 3No. 21 NC StateNo. 23
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 16–1340,761[4]
October 10at MarylandNo. 17W 28–2626,250[5]
October 17No. 6 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 24–2946,226[6]
October 24at North CarolinaNo. 19ABCL 14–2652,800[7]
October 31Duke 
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 20–1744,129[8]
November 7at Baylor*L 27–3138,213[9]
November 14Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 10–2340,006[10]
November 28at No. 9 Georgia*ESPNL 17–3185,434[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 36 William Bell Jr
QB 10 Shawn Jones Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 Scott Sisson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Shankweiler – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Rusty Burns – Quarterbacks
  • Greg Nord – Running backs
  • Danny SmithWide receivers/assistant head coach
  • Marty Galbraith – Offensive tackles/tight ends
  • Mike Cassity – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
  • Cary Godette – Defensive line
  • Brian BakerOutside linebacker
  • Dave HuxtableInside linebacker

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "WCU's effort falters". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia rips Georgia Tech, 55–24". The Stuart News. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech upends Clemson". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jones, Tech stun Pack, 16–13". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech survives Maryland". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Another big win for UNC". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Duke in close 20–17 contest". Statesville Record and Landmark. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor gets down, dirty to knock off Georgia Tech". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hearst, Dogs run over Tech 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 175