1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 17–9 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 13
Record	9–3
Head coach	Bud Carson (4th season)
Captains	Jack Williams Rock Perdoni
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech started the year with four straight victories, climbing to 13th in the AP Poll. Two losses to ranked rivals Tennessee and Auburn knocked them out of the polls. After racking up three more wins, they traveled to Notre Dame and almost pulled off an upset over the No. 1 team in the country, as the Fighting Irish needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Yellow Jackets. ^[1] The close loss actually brought Georgia Tech back into the polls, at 16th. After defeating rival Georgia, they were invited to the 1970 Sun Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 17–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	No. 17 South Carolina		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 23–20	51,206	[2]
September 19	Florida State		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 23–13	50,324	[3]
September 26	Miami (FL)	No. 19	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 31–21	44,246	[4]
October 3	Clemson	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 28–7	50,113	[5]
October 10	No. 20 Tennessee	No. 13	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 6–17	59,624	[6]
October 17	at No. 8 Auburn	No. 16	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 7–31	62,391	[7]
October 24	Tulane		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 20–6	32,129	[8]
October 31	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 24–16	32,650	[9]
November 7	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 30–8	50,105	[10]
November 14	at No. 1 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 7–10	59,075	[11]
November 28	at Georgia	No. 16	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 17–7	59,803	[12]
December 19	vs. No. 19 Texas Tech	No. 13	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 17–9	30,512	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Eddie McAshan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bud Carson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Markus, Robert (November 15, 1970). "Late T.D. Trips Tech, 10-7: Irish Rally to Win". Chicago Tribune. p. b1.
2. "Jackets sting South Carolina". Florida Today. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech jolts FSU, 23–13". The Bradenton Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech chalks up 31–21 win over Miami". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jackets shackle Clemson, 28–7". The State. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vols bash Ga. Tech, 17–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn zooms past Tech, 31–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tech torments Tulane, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia Tech clips Duke Devils, 24–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia Tech tips weak Navy, 30–8". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia Tech gives ND scare, Irish win 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia Tech gets win over Georgia". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Georgia Tech grabs Sun Bowl win". The Arizona Daily Star. December 20, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
15. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 172