1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainBilly Shields
Joe Harris
Randy Rhino
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 3 Notre Dame
ABCL 7–3144,228[1]
September 14South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–2047,171[2]
September 21No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 17–2737,361[3]
September 28at Clemson
L 17–2140,275[4][5]
October 5Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2426,371[6]
October 12North Carolinadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 29–2838,413[7]
October 19at No. 5 Auburn
L 22–3162,907[8]
October 26No. 18 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 27–748,623[9]
November 2at Duke
L 0–934,500[10]
November 16Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 22–041,132[11]
November 30at Georgia
W 34–1447,500[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Pepper glad Irish getting out of town". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech runners rout S. Carolina, 35–20". The Miami Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dorsett powers Pittsburgh past Georgia Tech, 27–17". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 22, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "O'Cain, Cunningham lead Clemson past Tech, 21–17". The News and Observer. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975". Clemson University. 1975. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Late flourish pulls G-Tech over Virginia". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ga. Tech 2-pointer tops N.C." Tallahassee Democrat. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackets unglue Eagle 'D', but Auburn rules, 31–22". Fort Myers News-Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke blanks Jackets, 9–0". The Greenville News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ga. Tech blanks Navy 22–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech surprises Bulldogs". The News and Observer. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172


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