Former Maryland Coach Bobby Ross Will Replace Curry at Georgia Tech

Bobby Ross, who coached Maryland to three Atlantic Coast Conference championships in five years, became the eighth football coach in Georgia Tech history Monday night.

Ross was released from his contract as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL earlier in the day to pursue the Georgia Tech job.

He was signed to a four-year contract, terms of which were not disclosed.

“It’s just been a lifelong dream and something I’m glad has come about,” Ross, 50, said shortly after Yellow Jacket Athletic Director Homer Rice made the announcement at a news conference.

Ross fills the position vacated when Bill Curry left Georgia Tech to become the coach at Alabama, which Ray Perkins left to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Ross left Maryland after a 5-5-1 record this season, stepping down in the wake of turmoil in the Terrapins’ athletic department after the drug death last spring of basketball player Len Bias.

In five years at Maryland, Ross’ teams compiled a 39-19-1 record, went to four bowl games and won three consecutive ACC titles from 1983-85. From 1973-77, he was coach at The Citadel, where his teams had a 24-31 record. He was an assistant under Marv Levy at Kansas City from 1978-81.

Levy, now coach of the Bills, released Ross from his contract with Buffalo.