1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (Berryman) Co-national champion (Boand) SEC co-champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Baylor
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	11–0–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (7th season)
Captain	Lamar Wheat
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1951 college football season. ^[1] The team was named national champion by Berryman and co-champion by Boand. ^[2]

Head coach Bobby Dodd and team captain Lamar Wheat

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	SMU *		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 21–7	33,000	[3]
September 29	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 27–0	39,000	[4]
October 6	at No. 17 Kentucky	No. 11	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–7	35,000	[5]
October 13	LSU	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 25–7	30,000	[6]
October 20	Auburn	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta, Ga (rivalry)	W 27–7	31,000	[7]
October 27	at Vanderbilt	No. 3	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 8–7	26,000	[8]
November 3	Duke *	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 14–14	36,000	[9]
November 10	VMI *	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 34–7	21,000	[10]
November 17	at Alabama	No. 7	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 27–7	35,000	[11]
November 24	Davidson *	No. 7	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 34–7	18,000	[12]
December 1	Georgia	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	W 48–6	40,000	[13]
January 1	vs. No. 9 Baylor *	No. 5	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	W 17–14	65,837	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
2. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
3. "Georgia Tech scores early, stops SMU passing for 21–7 win". The Times Dispatch. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Florida bows to Yellow Jacket punch 27–0". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "35,000 fans see Kentucky bow to Georgia Tech 13–7". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Yellow Jackets sting LSU, 25–7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Unbeaten Ga. Tech stops Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Unbeaten Tech skids to 8–7 victory over Vandy". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Duke holds undefeated Georgia Tech to 14 to 14 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Crawford fires, Alabama falls, 27–7". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia Tech defeats Cats". The News and Observer. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Tech overshadows Georgia, 48–6". The Chattanooga Times. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.