The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the

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in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Jackets posted an undefeated 11–0–1 record. For the season the Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Highlights from the season included a nationally televised win over #1

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on the road and a defeat of archrival

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for the second consecutive year. Georgia Tech capped off the season by defeating

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, 45–21, in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Head coach

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and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the

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, winning the UPI Poll title by one vote over

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, who won the

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''. Retrieved September 1, 2011. The team was selected national champion by the UPI coaches poll,

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, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while co-national champion by both

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and NCF.

Schedule

Sources.1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results
College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.1990 Final Stats
Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

NC State

Chattanooga

South Carolina

at Maryland

Clemson

at North Carolina

Duke

at Virginia

The most notable victory for the Yellow Jackets came on November 3 against #1 ranked

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. The game was televised nationally by CBS with

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handling play-by-play duties. Georgia Tech won 41–38 thanks to a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with seven seconds remaining. The win vaulted Georgia Tech to the #7 ranking in both major polls.

Virginia Tech

at Wake Forest

at Georgia

vs. Nebraska (Citrus Bowl)

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Awards and honors

–

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, ACC Coach of the Year *

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– Consensus First-team All-American

Team players drafted into the NFL

Source.1991 NFL Draft
. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

References

{{Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

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