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1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. It was their last year competing as football independents before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.

1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (1st season)
CaptainDave Lutz
Sammy Brown
Kevin Brownlee
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1112:30 p.m.No. 4 Alabama
L 7–4557,126[1]
September 18The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–724,463[2]
September 25at Memphis State
W 24–2015,061[3]
October 21:00 p.m.at No. 12 North Carolina
ABCL 0–4149,500[4][5]
October 9at Tulane
W 19–1334,321[6]
October 16at Auburn
L 0–2457,000[7]
October 23Tennessee
ABCW 31–2143,182[8]
October 30Duke 
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3836,562[9]
November 6Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–3222,103[10]
November 13at Wake Forest
W 45–719,257[11]
November 27at No. 1 Georgia
L 18–3882,122[12]

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Roster

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1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor
RB Robert Lavette
RB Eddie Fortier
WR David Dean Fr
WR Mike Harrington
WR Jeff Keisler
TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt
TE Gary Wilkins
OL Derek Gwinn
OT 78 Dave Lutz
OL Ellis Gardner
OL Ken Howell
OL Dean Waters
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Bobby Hodge
DL Donnie Chisholm
DL Marvin Dyett
LB 56 Robert Jaracz
LB Rob Horton
LB Dante Jones
LB Duane Wood
LB Pat Swilling
LB Ted Roof
CB 22 Jack Westbrook
DB Sammy Brown
DB Paul Menegazzi
DB Mike Travis
DB Ted Thurson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Bear's revenge: Tide 45, Tech 7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech routs The Citadel". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 19, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech on a hot streak 24–20". The Atlanta Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech at North Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2, 1982. p. 6C. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Tar Heels' defense rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech finds defense, stops Tulane 19–13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn whips Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackets sting Tennessee". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke sends Jackets reeling". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lavette saves defenseless Tech". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackets demolish Deacons". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia completes perfect season". News-Press. November 28, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173


 

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