1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl, L 15–30 vs. Penn State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record7–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainChick Graning
Willie McGaughey
Billy Williamson
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 LSU + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Auburn 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 17th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech finished the regular season tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference, with a 4–3 SEC record and a 7–3 overall record. They were ranked 13th in both final polls, and were invited to the 1961 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Penn State. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at USC *
W 27–736,950 [2]
September 30No. 7 Rice *
W 24–043,501 [3]
October 7at LSU No. 3
L 0–1066,000 [4]
October 14 Duke *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–044,015 [5]
October 21 Auburn No. 8
W 7–645,376 [6]
October 28at Tulane No. 9
W 35–022,000 [7]
November 4 Florida Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–044,940 [8]
November 11at Tennessee No. 9
L 6–1046,000 [9]
November 18at No. 2 Alabama
L 0–1053,000 [10]
December 2 Georgia
W 22–747,098 [11]
December 30vs. No. 17 Penn State *No. 13
 CBS L 15–3050,202 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hard hitting Georgia Tech toys with Troy in 27–7 win". The Fresno Bee. September 23, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Yellow Jackets chill Rice, 24–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU Tigers upset vaunted Georgia Tech, 10–0". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gann leads Tech to 21–0 win over Duke". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn gamble fails as Tech gains 7 to 6 victory". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Yellow Jackets smother Tulane for fifth victory". Monroe Morning World. October 29, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Revenge-minded Jackets thumo Florida, 20–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 6, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vols upset Engineers, 10–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alabama wins, 10–0". Daily Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ga. Tech whips Georgia, 22–7". Kingsport Times-News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Energetic Penn State wins". Tallahassee Democrat. December 31, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 171.
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