1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bobby Ross, and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, the first season under that name after it was renamed in honor of the legendary Georgia Tech head coach. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last and failing to a win a conference game for the second consecutive season.
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Headcoach
- Bobby Ross (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–7 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | George O'Leary (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
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| No. 9 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Chattanooga* | W 24–10 | 22,720 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | at Virginia | Raycom | L 16–17 | 24,800 | [2] | |
| September 24 | No. 12 Clemson |
| L 13–30 | 45,106 | [3] | |
| October 1 | NC State |
| Raycom | L 6–14 | 36,892 | [4] |
| October 8 | at Maryland | Raycom | L 8–13 | 36,969 | [5] | |
| October 15 | No. 8 South Carolina* |
| W 34–0 | 45,103 | [6] | |
| October 22 | at North Carolina | L 17–20 | 42,000 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | Duke |
| L 21–31 | 40,393 | [8] | |
| November 5 | VMI* |
| W 34–7 | 26,923 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at Wake Forest | L 24–28 | 21,500 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | at No. 20 Georgia* | TBS | L 3–24 | 82,011 | [11] | |
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Roster
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