1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary
Offensive coordinator	Pat Watson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Baker (1st as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		Furman*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 51–7	38,511	^[1]
September 7		at No. 17 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 19–20	46,786	^[2]
September 16	1:30 pm	at No. 16 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–41	36,500	^[3]
September 28	8:00 pm	No. 17 Maryland	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 31–3	44,137	^[4]
October 7		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 37–21	20,110	^[5]
October 14	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	W 27–25	40,201	^[6]
October 21	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 10–42	76,400	^[7]
October 28	12:00 pm	Clemson	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 3–24	45,245	^[8]
November 4	1:00 pm	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 24–23	23,114	^[9]
November 11	1:00 pm	NC State	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 27–19	33,121	^[10]
November 23	11:00 am	Georgia*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 17–18	45,245	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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

George O'Leary

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Pat Watson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Eddie Wilson – Quarterbacks
Bob Casullo – Running backs/special teams
Stan Hixon – Wide receivers
Lance Thompson – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
Brian Baker – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers
Larry New – Defensive line/assistant head coach
Dave Huxtable – Inside linebackers
John Anselmo – Defensive backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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

v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904) Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902) Athletic Park Grounds (1894) The Flats (1905–1907, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 Virginia game 2023 Miami game
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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