1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach George O'Leary, the team compiled a 10–2 record, with a conference record of 7–1, and finished as ACC co-champion.^[1]

1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

ACC co-champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 9
Record	10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Edsall (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $+	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 9 Georgia Tech +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 18 Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	3
North Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
NC State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Duke	2	–	6	4	–	7
Wake Forest	2	–	6	3	–	8
Clemson	1	–	7	3	–	8
Maryland	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:30 pm	Boston College*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 31–41	38,229	^[2]
September 12	7:00 pm	New Mexico State*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 42–7	36,382	^[3]
September 26	7:30 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 43–21	59,500	^[4]
October 3	12:00 pm	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	W 41–13	35,724	^[5]
October 10	3:30 pm	at No. 23 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 47–24	48,600	^[6]
October 17	3:30 pm	No. 7 Virginia	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 41–38	46,018	^[7]
October 24	7:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	No. 20	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 7–34	46,362	^[8]
October 31	12:00 pm	vs. Maryland	No. 23	Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards Baltimore, MD	JPS	W 31–14	25,183	^[9]
November 12	8:00 pm	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	62,012	^[10]
November 21	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 21	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 63–35	40,110	^[11]
November 28	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Georgia*	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 21–19	86,117	^[12]
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 17 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) (rivalry)	NBC	W 35–28	70,791	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	20	23	23	22	21	17	12	12	9
Coaches Poll	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	19	24	24	23	21	18	14	14	11
BCS	Not released								17	—	—	22	19	12	14	Not released

^ "1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "BC thwarts Georgia Tech". The Record. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies fall meekly to Ga. Tech". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Back on their Heels; Jackets send UNC, Torbush to 0–3 start". News and Record. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Tech thumps Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 23 N.C. State stung hard by Georgia Tech, 47–24". Martinsville Bulletin. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech moves to top of ACC". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Noles take control at Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UM return spoiled by Ga. Tech's". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers lose another late heartbreaker". The Greenville News. November 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech gets to share ACC title, gains berth in Gator". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final kick stings Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yellow Jackets leave Irish buzzing, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.