1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 5–6 4–4 George O'Leary 3rd Pat Watson 2nd Dave Huxtable 1st Bobby Dodd Stadium The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach George O'Leary, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC. Georgia Tech played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. Schedule 1996 AP Eastern September 7 12:00 pm w y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 28–16 41,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-after-debacle-that/140687725/ Winston-Salem Journal After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses September 8, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 14 7:00 pm w Wake Forest Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 30–10 45,750 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-ga-tech-realit/140683373/ Asheville Citizen-Times Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10 September 15, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 3:30 pm l y North Carolina 11 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC 0–16 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-tar-heels-topple-tech-16/140690995/ The News-Herald Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0 September 22, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 8:00 pm w Duke Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 48–22 44,145 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-georgia-tech-routs-d/140680867/ The Courier-Journal Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22 September 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 3:30 pm w Virginia 12 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 13–7 44,900 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-ga-tech-nips-no-1/140691124/ The Orlando Sentinel Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia October 6, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 3:30 pm l y 22 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ABC 25–28 70,578 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-item-late-touchdown-lifts-clemson-pa/140691254/ The Item Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25 October 20, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 1:00 pm w y UCF Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 27–20 43,610 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-georgia-tech-wins/140691390/ The News and Observer Georgia Tech wins battle of backups October 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 7:00 pm l Florida State 3 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 3–49 46,311 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-seminoles-squash-yellow-ja/140691501/ Florida Today Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3 November 3, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 Thursday 8:00 pm l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN 10–13 22,510 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-maryland-blocks/140689988/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Maryland blocks Ga. Tech November 15, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 1:00 pm l y Navy Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 26–36 44,415 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-navy-sinks-georgia/140691717/ The Daily News Leader Navy sinks Georgia Tech November 24, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 3:30 pm l y y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate CBS 10–19 78,062 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-bulldogs-keep-on-bar/140678709/ The Macon Telegraph Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets December 1, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 10, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1996-schedule.html Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Roster 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets f 1 Fr Quincy Carter QB 2 So Trotter Hunt FL 3 So Charlie Rogers TB y Charlie Rogers (American football) 9 Sr Derrick Steagall FL 10 So Brandon Shaw QB 14 Fr Joe Hamilton Joe Hamilton (American football) QB y yes 15 Sr Dexter Stallworth FL yes 18 So Alex Thompson QB 20 So Curtis Hollomon FB yes 21 Sr Chris Haney FB yes 22 Jr T. J. Johnson TB yes 23 Jr C. J. Williams TB yes 59 Sr Curtis McGee T yes 61 Jr John Grantham T 61 Fr Michael Bledsoe OL 62 Sr Steve Jackson T yes 63 Fr Bill Madigan OL 64 Jr Ken Celaj G yes 65 Fr Chris Brown OL 66 Fr Kevin Knapp G 67 Fr Dan Mitchell OL 69 Sr Marc Westmoreland G 70 Fr Brent Key OL 71 Fr Noah King OL 72 Sr Jim Kercher C 73 Fr Jason Burks OL 74 Sr Michael Minter G 75 Fr Tim Castro OL 76 Sr Yoel Molina T yes 77 So Abe Fernandez C yes 78 So Craig Page C yes y 81 Jr Harvey Middleton SE yes 82 Fr Mike Lillie TE 83 Fr Titus Nelson WR 84 Fr David Powell WR 85 Fr Brett Basquin WR 85 Jr Jacob Smrekar FL 86 Sr Grant Baynham TE yes 88 Fr Joe Perdoni TE yes 4 So Jason Bostic CB y 32 Sr Nate Perryman CB y 5 Fr Chris Edwards LB 8 Sr Mike Dee SS yes 16 So Brian Wilkins FS 24 Fr Derrick Dudley DB 25 Fr Troy Tolbert DB 26 Fr Travares Tillman FS y 27 So Jerry Caldwell FS 28 Sr Jimmy Clements LB 29 Jr Gary Joseph SS 30 Fr Reggie Wilcox DB 30 So Robert Nelson FS 35 Jr Keith Brooking LB y 49 So Edwin Ferguson LB 50 Jr Ron Rogers LB yes 52 Fr Conrad Andrzejewski DE yes 54 So Roderrick Roberts NG 55 So Delaunta Cameron LB 56 So Nate Stimson DT yes 58 So Justin Robertson LB 60 Jr Chris Lee LB 68 So DeShaan Simmons DE 79 Jr Patrick Bradford DT 90 Sr Kamal Balogun NG 92 Jr Derrick Shepard DT yes 93 Fr Tony Robinson DL 94 Jr Dan Witherspoon NG 95 Sr Jermaine Miles DE 97 Fr Felipe Claybrooks DE 2 So Rodney Williams Rodney Williams (punter) P y 11 Sr Chris Leone K yes https://web.archive.org/web/19961229040758/http://www.gatech.edu:80/athletic/sportinfo/football/fbnumros.html *George O'Leary Pat Watson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line Eddie Wilson – Quarterbacks Bob Casullo – Running backs/special teams Stan Hixon – Wide receivers Doug Marrone – Tight ends Dave Huxtable – Defensive coordinator/inside linebacker Lance Thompson – Defensive ends/recruiting coordinator Larry New – Defensive line/assistant head coach John Anselmo – Defensive backs 1996-12-29 References Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Category:Long stubs with short prose