1980 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1980 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech struggled mightily under Curry, finishing with one of the worst records in Georgia Tech history with 1 win, 9 losses, and 1 tie. A major highlight was achieved, however, when the Yellow Jackets produced a 3–3 tie against the number one team in the country, the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

1980 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record1–9–1
Head coach
CaptainBen Utt
Duane Wood
Ken Taylor
Darrell Thomas
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at No. 2 AlabamaL 3–2678,410
September 20FloridaL 12–4535,165
September 27Memphis State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 17–828,062
October 4at No. 10 North CarolinaL 0–3349,750
October 11Tennessee
L 10–2350,127
October 18at AuburnL 14–1757,950
October 25Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 14–3135,119
November 1at DukeL 12–1718,200
November 8No. 1 Notre Dame
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
T 3–341,226
November 15Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 8–1917,631
November 29at No. 1 GeorgiaL 20–3862,800
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

Roster

1980 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Mike Kelley Jr
QB Ted Peeples Sr
QB/TE Ken Whisenhunt Fr
RB David Allen Jr
RB Ronny Cone So
WR Marlon Heggs
WR Leon Chadwick
TE Glenn Etheridge
G 64 Ben Utt Sr
OL Ken Howell
OL Ellis Gardner
OL David Lutz
OL Mark Schultz
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Mark Bradley
DL Marvin Dyett
DL Lynwood Volley
LB 56 Robert Jaracz
LB Steve Mooney
LB Lance Skelton
LB Duane Wood
DB Ken Taylor
DB Lawrence Lowe
DB Mark Sheffield
DB Ted Thurson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Jeff Pierce
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

DL Coach: Romeo Crennel


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

References

  1. "1980 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173
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