The 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented

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as member of the

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(ACC) during the

1996 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators being crowned National Champions after defeating rival Florida State in the Sugar Bowl, which was the season's designated Bowl Alliance national championship game. Flori ...

. Led by third-year head coach

George O'Leary George Joseph O'Leary (born August 17, 1946) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1994 to 2001 and the UCF Knights from 2004 to 20 ...

, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC. Georgia Tech played home games at

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons

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