1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Crutchfield (1st season)
Captains
  • Bill Kinard
  • Joel Stevenson
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State   11 0 0
Rutgers   8 2 0
West Texas State   8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   7 2 1
Florida State   8 3 0
Air Force   7 3 0
Army   7 3 0
Buffalo   7 3 0
No. 18 Houston   6 2 2
Utah State   7 3 0
Boston College   7 3 0
West Virginia   7 3 0
Virginia Tech   7 4 0
Pacific   6 4 0
Syracuse   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 0
Xavier   6 4 0
Colgate   5 5 0
Dayton   5 5 0
Miami (FL)   5 5 0
New Mexico State   5 5 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Southern Miss   4 6 0
Holy Cross   3 6 1
San Jose State   3 7 0
Navy   2 8 0
Tulane   2 8 0
Pittsburgh   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 TCU W 17–743,273 [1]
September 28No. 15 Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1044,774 [2]
October 5 Clemson
W 24–2156,116 [3]
October 12No. 10 Tennessee
L 7–2460,011 [4]
October 19at Auburn W 21–2047,547 [5]
October 26 Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–1947,481 [6]
November 2at Duke L 30–4625,000 [7]
November 9 Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 15–3531,624 [8]
November 16at No. 9 Notre Dame L 6–3459,075 [9]
November 30at No. 4 Georgia L 8–4759,537 [10]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tech downs TCU on a good pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hendricks wrecks Tech". St. Petersburg Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech nips Clemson as hex hits again". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jackets upset Tigers, 21–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Williams sparks Tech over Greenies, 23–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Duke scores 46–30 upset of Ga. Tech". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Navy upends Georgia Tech". The Bradenton Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Irish wreck Georgia Tech". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 17, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia bombs rival Tech, 47–8". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 172