Jan. 25, 2006
ATLANTA–Georgia Tech’s 2006 football schedule, announced Wednesday, by the Atlantic Coast Conference, opens on Sept. 2 as Notre Dame visits Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field.
Coming off a 7-5 season and a school-record ninth straight bowl appearance, Tech faces a challenging schedule that includes seven teams that played in bowl games this season, including three schools ranked in the final Associated Press Top 10 and five in the Top 25.
Notre Dame, coming off a 9-3 campaign and a BCS berth in the Fiesta Bowl, comes to Atlanta for the first time since 1980, when Tech scored a 3-3 tie with the then No.-1-ranked Fighting Irish. The teams last met in the Toyota Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, 1999, which the Jackets won, 35-28. Tech will travel to Notre Dame in 2007 to complete the home-and-home.
“It’s exciting to have the opportunity to play a Top 10 team like Notre Dame, especially at home,” said head coach Chan Gailey, who enters his fifth season at Tech. “They’re a great program, and it will be a tremendous challenge for our football team.”
The Notre Dame contest is the first of four straight home games in a 19-day span for the Yellow Jackets, who host non-conference games with Samford on Sept. 9 and Troy on Sept. 16.
Then, for the 14th year in a row, Georgia Tech will be featured in ESPN’s nationally-televised Thursday night package as the Jackets host Virginia in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Thursday, Sept. 21 at Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field.
Other home games include Maryland (Oct. 7), Miami (Oct. 28), and Duke (Nov. 18).
Tech’s road slate includes visits to Virginia Tech (Sept. 30), Clemson (Oct. 21), NC State (Nov. 4), North Carolina (Nov. 11) and Georgia (Nov. 25).
The complete Georgia Tech schedule is listed below. Times and television designations are to be announced.
Information on Georgia Tech season ticket purchases and renewals will be available within two weeks.
2006 Georgia Tech Football ScheduleSept. 2, NOTRE DAMESept. 9, SAMFORDSept. 16, TROYSept. 21, VIRGINIA (Thursday, ESPN)Sept. 30, at Virginia TechOct. 7, MARYLANDOct. 21, at ClemsonOct. 28, MIAMINov. 4, at NC StateNov. 11, at North CarolinaNov. 18, DUKENov. 25, at Georgia
2006 ACC Composite Football Schedule
Thursday, August 31 Boston College at Ohio University
Saturday, September 2 Florida Atlantic at Clemson Richmond at Duke Notre Dame at Georgia Tech William & Mary at Maryland Rutgers at North Carolina Appalachian State at NC State Virginia at Pittsburgh Northeastern at Virginia Tech Syracuse at Wake Forest
Monday, September 4 Florida State at Miami
Saturday, September 9 Clemson at Boston College Duke at Wake Forest Virginia Tech at North Carolina Troy at Florida State Samford at Georgia Tech Middle Tennessee at Maryland Florida A&M at Miami Akron at NC State Wyoming at Virginia
Saturday, September 16 Clemson at Florida State Duke at Virginia Tech Brigham Young at Boston College Troy at Georgia Tech Maryland at West Virginia Miami at Louisville Furman at North Carolina NC State at Southern Mississippi Western Michigan at Virginia Wake Forest at Connecticut
Thursday, September 21 Virginia at Georgia Tech
Saturday, September 23 Boston College at NC State North Carolina at Clemson Rice at Florida State Florida International at Maryland Cincinnati at Virginia Tech Wake Forest at Mississippi
Saturday, September 30 Virginia at Duke Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Maine at Boston College Louisiana Tech at Clemson Houston at Miami Liberty at Wake Forest
Thursday, October 5 Florida State at NC State
Saturday, October 7 Clemson at Wake Forest Maryland at Georgia Tech North Carolina at Miami Virginia at East Carolina Duke at Alabama
Thursday, October 12 Virginia Tech at Boston College
Saturday, October 14 Florida State at Duke Maryland at Virginia Wake Forest at NC State Clemson at Temple Florida International at Miami South Florida at North Carolina
Thursday, October 19 North Carolina at Virginia
Saturday, October 21 Boston College at Florida State Georgia Tech at Clemson Miami at Duke NC State at Maryland Southern Mississippi at Virginia Tech
Thursday, October 26 Clemson at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 28 Florida State at Maryland Miami at Georgia Tech Wake Forest at North Carolina NC State at Virginia Buffalo at Boston College Vanderbilt at Duke
Saturday, November 4 Boston College at Wake Forest Maryland at Clemson Virginia at Florida State Georgia Tech at NC State Virginia Tech at Miami North Carolina at Notre Dame Navy at Duke
Saturday, November 11 Duke at Boston College NC State at Clemson Wake Forest at Florida State Georgia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Maryland Kent State at Virginia Tech
Saturday, November 18 Maryland at Boston College Duke at Georgia Tech Miami at Virginia NC State at North Carolina Virginia Tech at Wake Forest Western Michigan at Florida State
Thursday, November 23 Boston College at Miami
Saturday, November 25 North Carolina at Duke Wake Forest at Maryland Virginia at Virginia Tech Georgia Tech at Georgia Florida at Florida State South Carolina at Clemson East Carolina at NC State
Saturday, December 2 ACC Championship Game Jacksonville, Fla.
