1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Manning, John Steber
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1942
1944  →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 –0 –08 –3 –0
LSU 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Tulane 1 –1 –03 –3 –0
Georgia 0 –3 –06 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –05 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion. [2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 North Carolina *
W 20–720,000 [4]
October 2at Notre Dame *
L 13–5526,497–30,000 [5]
October 9 Georgia Pre-Flight *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–712,000 [6]
October 163:00 p.m. 300th Infantry *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–010,000 [7] [8] [9] [10]
October 23vs. No. 3 Navy *
L 14–2856,223 [11]
October 30No. 8 Duke *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1430,000 [12]
November 6No. 20 LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 42–720,000 [13]
November 13at Tulane No. 19
W 33–038,000 [14]
November 20 Clemson *No. 15
W 41–610,000 [15]
November 27 Georgia No. 14
W 48–028,000 [16]
January 1vs. No. 15 Tulsa *No. 13
W 20–1869,134 [17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
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AP —————19151413

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References

  1. ↑ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN   1616731338 . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech topples powerful Carolina eleven, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bertelli dazzles Tech for Irish, 53 to 13". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Tech Engineers Give Navy Pre-Flight Fancy Licking". The Times (Shreveport). October 10, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Troy, Jack (October 16, 1943). "Jackets Favored Over Unbeaten Sabers Today". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Troy, Jack (October 17, 1943). "Jackets Overpower Stubborn Sabers, 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 13C. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ Troy, Jack (October 17, 1943). "Jackets Trim Sabers, 27-0 (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14C. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ Wheeler, Romney (October 17, 1943). "Georgia Tech Beats Soldiers". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 4S. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Navy wrecks Georgia Tech with passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Duke Blue Devils defeat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Georgia Tech's lend-lease punch devastates LSU civilians". The State. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Georgia Tech wins easily over Clemson, 41 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Jackets smash Georgia, 48–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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