| Year: | 1990 |
| Team: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Mode: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 1 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 11–0–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Ross |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Ralph Friedgen |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | George O'Leary |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Champion: | Coaches' Poll national champion ACC champion Florida Citrus Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 45–21 vs. Nebraska |
The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Jackets posted an undefeated 11–0–1 record. For the season the Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Highlights from the season included a nationally televised win over #1 Virginia on the road and a defeat of archrival Georgia for the second consecutive year. Georgia Tech capped off the season by defeating Nebraska, 45–21, in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Head coach Bobby Ross and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the national championship, winning the UPI Poll title by one vote[1] over Colorado, who won the AP Poll title.[2] The team was selected national champion by the UPI coaches poll, Dunkel, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while co-national champion by both FACT and NCF.[3]
See main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 1990 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: Chattanooga Mocs football.
See also: 1990 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
See also: 1990 Maryland Terrapins football team.
See also: 1990 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See also: 1990 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See main article: 1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game.
See also: 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
The most notable victory for the Yellow Jackets came on November 3 against #1 ranked Virginia at Scott Stadium. The game was televised nationally by CBS with Jim Nantz handling play-by-play duties. Georgia Tech won 41–38 thanks to a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with seven seconds remaining.[7] [8] The win vaulted Georgia Tech to the #7 ranking in both major polls.
See also: 1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech football rivalry.
See also: 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 1990 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.
See also: 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Calvin Tiggle | Linebacker | 7 | 174 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Jim Lavin | Guard | 10 | 268 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Willie "Big Play" Clay | Cornerback | 8 | 221 | Detroit Lions |