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Georgia Tech

ACC · 1996 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
767–531–40
0.588 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1915, 1916, 1917 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 45
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–8W 28–16
4Week 4 · Sep 17Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 30–10
5Week 5 · Sep 24North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC10–2L 0–16
6Week 6 · Oct 1Duke (DUKE)H2HACC0–11W 48–22
7Week 7 · Oct 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC7–5W 13–7
9Week 9 · Oct 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–5L 25–28
10Week 10 · Oct 29UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC11–1L 3–49
13Week 13 · Nov 19Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6L 10–13
14Week 14 · Nov 26Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 26–36
15Week 15 · Dec 3Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–6L 10–19

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.551
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-23+18
  • Virginia +7
  • UCF +5
  • NC State +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Duke 0
  • Florida State -1
  • North Carolina -2
  • Navy -3
  • Clemson -5
  • Maryland -6
  • Georgia -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.455 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61W15#61Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
+20
-16
+26
+6
-3
+7
-46
-3
-10
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#351991#501992#641993#981994#531995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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