1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Crutchfield (1st season)
CaptainBill Kinard
Joel Stevenson
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
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
VPI   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 6–3450,075 [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

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