1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary
Offensive coordinator	Pat Watson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 10 North Carolina	6	–	2	10	–	2
Clemson	6	–	2	7	–	5
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	5	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	8
Duke	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:00 pm	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 28–16	41,500
September 14	7:00 pm	Wake Forest		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 30–10	45,750
September 21	3:30 pm	at No. 11 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 0–16	50,000
September 26	8:00 pm	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 48–22	44,145
October 5	3:30 pm	No. 12 Virginia		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 13–7	44,900
October 19	3:30 pm	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 25–28	70,578
October 26	1:00 pm	UCF*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 27–20	43,610
November 2	7:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 3–49	46,311
November 14	8:00 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 10–13	22,510
November 23	1:00 pm	Navy*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 26–36	44,415
November 30	3:30 pm	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 10–19	78,062
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Roster

1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Quincy Carter	Fr
FL	`2`	Trotter Hunt	So
TB	`3`	Charlie Rogers	So
FL	`9`	Derrick Steagall	Sr
QB	`10`	Brandon Shaw	So
QB	`14`	Joe Hamilton	Fr
FL	`15`	Dexter Stallworth	Sr
QB	`18`	Alex Thompson	So
FB	`20`	Curtis Hollomon	So
FB	`21`	Chris Haney	Sr
TB	`22`	T. J. Johnson	Jr
TB	`23`	C. J. Williams	Jr
OT	`59`	Curtis McGee	Sr
OT	`61`	John Grantham	Jr
OL	`61`	Michael Bledsoe	Fr
OT	`62`	Steve Jackson	Sr
OL	`63`	Bill Madigan	Fr
G	`64`	Ken Celaj	Jr
OL	`65`	Chris Brown	Fr
G	`66`	Kevin Knapp	Fr
OL	`67`	Dan Mitchell	Fr
G	`69`	Marc Westmoreland	Sr
OL	`70`	Brent Key	Fr
OL	`71`	Noah King	Fr
C	`72`	Jim Kercher	Sr
OL	`73`	Jason Burks	Fr
G	`74`	Michael Minter	Sr
OL	`75`	Tim Castro	Fr
OT	`76`	Yoel Molina	Sr
C	`77`	Abe Fernandez	So
C	`78`	Craig Page	So
SE	`81`	Harvey Middleton	Jr
TE	`82`	Mike Lillie	Fr
WR	`83`	Titus Nelson	Fr
WR	`84`	David Powell	Fr
WR	`85`	Brett Basquin	Fr
FL	`85`	Jacob Smrekar	Jr
TE	`86`	Grant Baynham	Sr
TE	`88`	Joe Perdoni	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	Jason Bostic	So
LB	`5`	Chris Edwards	Fr
SS	`8`	Mike Dee	Sr
FS	`16`	Brian Wilkins	So
DB	`24`	Derrick Dudley	Fr
DB	`25`	Troy Tolbert	Fr
FS	`26`	Travares Tillman	Fr
FS	`27`	Jerry Caldwell	So
LB	`28`	Jimmy Clements	Sr
SS	`29`	Gary Joseph	Jr
DB	`30`	Reggie Wilcox	Fr
FS	`30`	Robert Nelson	So
LB	`35`	Keith Brooking	Jr
LB	`49`	Edwin Ferguson	So
LB	`50`	Ron Rogers	Jr
DE	`52`	Conrad Andrzejewski	Fr
NG	`54`	Roderrick Roberts	So
LB	`55`	Delaunta Cameron	So
DT	`56`	Nate Stimson	So
LB	`58`	Justin Robertson	So
LB	`60`	Chris Lee	Jr
DE	`68`	DeShaan Simmons	So
DT	`79`	Patrick Bradford	Jr
NG	`90`	Kamal Balogun	Sr
DT	`92`	Derrick Shepard	Jr
DL	`93`	Tony Robinson	Fr
NG	`94`	Dan Witherspoon	Jr
DE	`95`	Jermaine Miles	Sr
DE	`97`	Felipe Claybrooks	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`2`	Rodney Williams	So
K	`11`	Chris Leone	Sr

Head coach

George O'Leary

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-29

References

"After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ga. Tech, reality hit Wake 30–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Late touchdown lifts Clemson past Tech 28–25". The Item. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Georgia Tech wins battle of backups". The News and Observer. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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