1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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National champion (INS, Houlgate, Poling, Berryman, Billingsley, Sagarin)
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ole Miss
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Broyles
Offensive scheme Split-T
Defensive coordinator Ray Graves
CaptainGeorge Morris
Hal Miller
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1951
1953  
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 012 0 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 0 18 2 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 0 28 1 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 010 2 0
Georgia 4 3 07 4 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 3 4 05 4 0
Tulane 3 5 05 5 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 3 25 4 2
LSU 2 5 03 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 13 5 2
Auburn 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1952 NCAA football season. Led by head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets went undefeated including a victory in the 1953 Sugar Bowl. [1] Coach Bobby Dodd and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a split National Championship, winning the 1952 INS National Championship poll, sharing the Championship with the Michigan State Spartans. [2] The team was selected national champion by Berryman, Billingsley, INS, Poling, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess). [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 The Citadel *No. 3W 54–622,000 [4]
September 27 Florida No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–1430,939 [5]
October 4at SMU *No. 6W 20–741,000 [6]
October 11 Tulane No. 5
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–027,913 [7]
October 18 Auburn No. 4
W 33–034,689 [8]
October 25 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
W 30–035,373 [9]
November 1at No. 6 Duke *No. 4W 28–745,000 [10]
November 8 Army *No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 45–640,000 [11]
November 15No. 12 Alabama No. 2
NBC W 7–338,063 [12]
November 22 Florida State *No. 2
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–025,000 [13]
November 29at Georgia No. 3W 23–950,000 [14]
January 1, 1953vs. No. 7 Ole Miss *No. 2 ABC W 24–780,187 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [16] [17]
Plaque at Georgia Tech honoring their National Championship season Georgia Tech, National Collegiate Football Champions, 1952.jpg
Plaque at Georgia Tech honoring their National Championship season

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
George Morris Center221 San Francisco 49ers
Gerdes (Buck) MartinEnd439 Chicago Cardinals
Hal Miller Tackle557 San Francisco 49ers
Pete Brown Center10118 San Francisco 49ers
Bobby MoorheadBack13146 Baltimore Colts
Jeff KnoxEnd23272 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique . Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. Information Please Database (2007) 1952 College Football Recap. infoplease. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. "Georgia Tech drops The Citadel, 54 to 6". Kingsport Times-News. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Field goal in 4th gives Georgia Tech 17–14 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wreck tumbles Mustangs, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia Tech wins toughie". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Georgia Tech routs Auburn". The Virginian-Pilot. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia Tech mauls Vanderbilt to run unbeaten string to 20". The News and Observer. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. "Georgia Tech rolls over Army, 45–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgia Tech ekes out 7–3 victory over Crimson Tide". The Selma Times-Journal. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Georgia Tech whitewashes Florida State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Georgia Tech rallies in 4th period to win". The Arizona Daily Star. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Power-laden Georgia Tech downs Rebels". The Daily Herald. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  16. Sports Reference 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. SR/College Football. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  17. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . p. 170.
  18. "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2013.