1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Billy Lothridge
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 4 –1 –27 –2 –2
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Florida 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –21 –7 –2
Kentucky 0 –5 –13 –6 –1
Tulane 0 –6 –11 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Florida
ABC W 9–043,000 [2]
September 28 Clemson *No. 9
W 27–033,916 [3]
October 5at LSU No. 7
L 6–767,500 [4]
October 12at Tennessee
W 23–751,527 [5]
October 19 Auburn No. 8
L 21–2953,091 [6]
October 26at Tulane
W 17–315,000 [7]
November 2 Duke *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–652,266 [8]
November 9 Florida State *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 15–749,804 [9]
November 16at No. 7 Alabama
L 11–2754,000 [10]
November 30 Georgia
W 14–353,052 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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


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