1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (19th season)
Captain	Billy Lothridge
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 19th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. For the final time before becoming independent, they competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in sixth. ^[1] Quarterback Billy Lothridge threw for 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns and finished in 2nd in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Florida		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 9–0	43,000	[2]
September 28	Clemson *	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 27–0	33,916	[3]
October 5	at LSU	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 6–7	67,500	[4]
October 12	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 23–7	51,527	[5]
October 19	Auburn	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 21–29	53,091	[6]
October 26	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 17–3	15,000	[7]
November 2	Duke *		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 30–6	52,266	[8]
November 9	Florida State *		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 15–7	49,804	[9]
November 16	at No. 7 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		L 11–27	54,000	[10]
November 30	Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 14–3	53,052	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
2. "Georgia Tech whips Florida Gators, 9–0". Johnson City Press. September 15, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech tumbles Clemson 27–0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "LSU Bengals pull big upset, clip unbeaten Tech, 7–6". The Anniston Star. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lothridge guides Tech in rout of Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn dazzles Jackets, 29–21". The Pensacola News Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lothridge leads Tech past fighting Green Wave 17–3". Lake Charles American-Press. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "One-man gang wrecks Duke for Ga. Tech". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Seminoles force Tech to late effort for win". The Dothan Eagle. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Infantry wins day for Tide". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech ends slate with 14–3 count over Georgia". The Selma Times-Journal. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 171