1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (3rd season)
Captain	Cory Collier Kyle Ambrose Bart Jones
Home stadium	Grant Field

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Curry, in his seventh and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Furman*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		T 17–17	33,352
September 20	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 28–14	34,800
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	Raycom	L 3–27	46,062
October 4	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 20–21	50,000
October 11	No. 17 NC State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 59–21	24,110
October 18	at No. 7 Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 10–31	72,500
October 25	Tennessee*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	TBS	W 14–13	28,432
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 34–6	37,102
November 8	VMI*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 52–6	23,542
November 22	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	Raycom	L 21–24	17,300
November 29	at No. 18 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 24–31	82,122
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Tyrone Sorrells QB John Dewberry	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Curry Coordinators/assistant coaches Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator Chip Wisdom – Running backs Mark Hendrickson – Wide receivers Jack Fligg – Offensive tackle/tight ends Don Lindsey – Defensive coordinator Larry New – Defensive line John Guy – Defensive ends Keith Colson – Outside linebacker A. J. Christoff – Defensive backs Mac McWhorter – Assistant head coach Rip Scherer – Assistant head coach David Dean – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt