1969 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1969 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Crutchfield (2nd season)
CaptainGene Spiotta, Rock Perdoni
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State   11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia   10 1 0
No. 12 Houston   9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   8 2 1
Buffalo   6 3 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Villanova   6 3 0
Florida State   6 3 1
Colgate   5 3 1
Air Force   6 4 0
West Texas State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
New Mexico State   5 5 0
Southern Miss   5 5 0
Syracuse   5 5 0
Army   4 5 1
VPI   4 5 1
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marshall   3 7 0
Northern Illinois   3 7 0
Tulane   3 7 0
Utah State   3 7 0
Idaho   2 8 0
Navy   1 9 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 SMU W 24–2146,624 [1]
September 27 Baylor
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–1037,776 [2]
October 4 Clemson
L 10–2150,224 [3]
October 11at No. 10 Tennessee L 8–2663,171 [4]
October 18No. 15 Auburn
L 14–1759,464 [5]
October 25at No. 7 USC L 18–2953,341 [6]
November 1 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–741,113 [7]
November 8at Tulane L 7–1419,450 [8]
November 15No. 9 Notre Dame
ABC L 20–3841,104 [9]
November 29 Georgia
W 6–060,106 [10]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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