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1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as an independent 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 Georgia Tech's last year competing as a football independent before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1983.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorDwain Painter (1st season)
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1982 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
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1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1112:30 p.m.No. 4 AlabamaL 7–4557,126[1]
September 18The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–724,463[2]
September 25at Memphis StateW 24–2015,061[3]
October 21:00 p.m.at No. 12 North CarolinaABCL 0–4149,500[4][5]
October 9at TulaneW 19–1334,321[6]
October 16at AuburnL 0–2457,000[7]
October 23Tennessee
ABCW 31–2143,182[8]
October 30Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–3836,562[9]
November 6Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–3222,103[10]
November 13at Wake ForestW 45–719,257[11]
November 27at No. 1 GeorgiaL 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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