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The Gridiron
August 26th,2:00PM (ABC) Kickoff Classic Georgia Tech vs Syracuse (East Rutherford, NJ)
Georgia Tech faces the Syracuse Orangemen in the Kickoff Classic to start the 2001 season. It is the very first meeting between the two schools...more
September 1st, 6:00PM Georgia Tech vs Citadel (home)
The Yellow Jackets host the Citadel in the home opener. In 9 previous meetings, Tech has had their way with the Bulldogs, winning by an average score of 42-5... more
September 8th, 12:00PM (FSNS) Georgia Tech vs Navy (away)
Tech renews their rivalry with the Midshipmen of Navy at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis. After losing 5 of 6 to the Middies over a 20 year span, the Jackets have won two in a row in a series that began in 1922...more.
September 15th, 7:30PM Georgia Tech vs Flordia State (away)
George O'Leary leads Tech into Tallahassee hoping to become the first team in nearly 10 years to defeat the Seminoles at home. The last time GT beat FSU was 1975....the year BEFORE Bobby Bowden arrived on campus...more
September 29th, TBA Georgia Tech vs Clemson (home)
Tech looks to make it 5 in a row over Clemson when the two teams take the field in Atlanta. Amazingly enough, the last five games in this series that began in 1898 have all been decided by 3 points...more
October 6th, TBA Georgia Tech vs Duke (away)
The Jackets will hit the road for the 4th time in the first half of the season when they travel to Durham to face Duke. The Blue Devils are searching for answers after going winless in 2000...more
October 11th, 7:30pm (Thursday), ESPN Georgia Tech vs Maryland (home)
Ralph Friedgen returns to Atlanta for the first time as head coach of the Maryland Terrapins. With ESPN and a national audience looking on, Tech will be looking to keep their record perfect (6-0) against the Terps in Atlanta...more
October 20th, TBA Georgia Tech vs NC State (home)
Revenge will be on the minds of the Homecoming crowd when the Jackets take on the Wolfpack of NC State. Many Tech fans still have a hard time accepting the bitter OT loss to freshman QB Phillip Rivers and NCSU last year...more
November 1st, 7:30pm (Thursday), ESPN Georgia Tech vs North Carolina (home)
After a week off, Tech host the second of it's Thursday night contest when the North Carolina Tarheels visit. Tech has regained the overall advantage in this very competitive series. Last season's win in Chapel Hill made the overall record 17-16-3 in Tech's favor.... more
November 10th, TBA Georgia Tech vs Virgina (away)
The Ramblin' Wreck finally takes the show back on the road after 3 straight home games. Since shocking the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville in 1990, Scott Stadium has not been kind to Tech. The 2001 Yellow Jackets hope to turn that trend around.... more
November 17th, TBA Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest (away)
There is little chance that Georgia Tech will take the next opponent lightly. Wake Forest wrecked the Ramblin Wreck in our last visit to Winston Salem. Fortunately, many on this year's team were there that dismal day and will make sure that nobody is looking past an outmanned, but experienced Deacon team....
November 24th, 8:00pm, ABC Georgia Tech vs Georgia (home)
Tech concludes the 2001 season by hosting the Georgia Bulldogs in the 96th installment of this old rivalry. For the first time since the legendary Bobby Dodd was coaching from his folding chair, the Yellow Jackets have a chance to win 4 in a row over their hated rival....
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