After slipping up at Virginia in Week 2 of the 1990 season, Clemson got things going with four straight victories, including a 31-point win over Georgia in Week 6.
The Tigers were now 5-1, ranked 15th in the latest AP poll and still in the ACC Championship race when they headed to Atlanta to take on No. 18 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets were having their best season in over a decade. They closed the 1989 season with six wins in their last seven games and were 4-0 heading into this matchup.
It turned out to be another Clemson-Georgia Tech classic, as a long kickoff return did the Tigers in in the end.