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1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Watson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Baker (1st as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida State +   7 1     10 2  
No. 16 Virginia +   7 1     9 4  
Clemson   6 2     8 4  
Georgia Tech   5 3     6 5  
North Carolina   4 4     7 5  
Maryland   4 4     6 5  
NC State   2 6     3 8  
Duke   1 7     3 8  
Wake Forest   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1995 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2Furman*W 51–738,511[1]
September 7at No. 17 Arizona*L 19–2046,786[2]
September 161:30 pmat No. 16 VirginiaL 14–4136,500[3]
September 288:00 pmNo. 17 Maryland
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNW 31–344,137[4]
October 7at DukeW 37–2120,110[5]
October 1412:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
JPSW 27–2540,201[6]
October 213:30 pmat No. 1 Florida StateABCL 10–4276,400[7]
October 2812:00 pmClemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
JPSL 3–2445,245[8]
November 41:00 pmat Wake ForestW 24–2323,114[9]
November 111:00 pmNC State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–1933,121[10]
November 2311:00 amGeorgia*
ABCL 17–1845,245[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 65 Michael Cheever
TB 3 Charlie Rogers Fr
FL 9 Derrick Steagall Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Pat Watson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Eddie WilsonQuarterbacks
  • Bob CasulloRunning backs/special teams
  • Stan HixonWide receivers
  • Lance Thompson – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Brian BakerDefensive coordinator/outside linebackers
  • Larry NewDefensive line/assistant head coach
  • Dave HuxtableInside linebackers
  • John Anselmo – Defensive backs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech bruises more than Furman's ego". The Greenville News. September 3, 1995. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Arizona wins thriller". The Spokesman-Review. September 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. Va. is all there". Daily Press. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech wrecks Maryland, 31–3". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke's season still headed south". Greensboro News & Record. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson pick off victory". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seminoles take to air to beat Georgia Tech". The Tennessean. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tiger passing pounds Tech". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A record for LaRue, but a loss for Wake". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackets sting Wolfpack keep bowl hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia's Goff goes out a winner". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.