1944 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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SEC champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 12–26 vs. Tulsa | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 13т |
Record | 8–3 (4–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Phil Tinsley |
Home stadium | Grant Field |
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No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their 25th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as SEC champion. [1]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Clemson * | W 51–0 | 15,000 | [2] | ||
October 7 | North Carolina * |
| W 28–0 | 15,000 | [3] | |
October 14 | Auburn | No. 10 |
| W 27–0 | 20,000 | [4] |
October 21 | No. 9 Navy * | No. 8 |
| W 17–15 | 35,000 | [5] |
October 27 | Georgia Pre-Flight * | No. 5 |
| W 13–7 | 15,000 | [6] [7] |
November 4 | at Duke * | No. 5 | L 13–19 | 30,000 | [8] | |
November 11 | Tulane | No. 13 |
| W 34–7 | 20,000 | [9] |
November 18 | at LSU | No. 9 | W 14–6 | 10,000 | [10] | |
November 25 | No. 18 Notre Dame * | No. 10 |
| L 0–21 | 28,662 | [11] |
December 2 | at Georgia | W 44–0 | 26,000 | [12] | ||
January 1 | vs. Tulsa * | No. 13 | L 12–26 | 29,426 | [13] | |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 (1) | 13 | 9 | 10 | — | 13т |
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