1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 17–9 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJack Williams
Rock Perdoni
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

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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 #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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 17 South Carolina
W 23–2051,206
September 19 Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–1350,324
September 26 Miami (FL) No. 19
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 31–2144,246
October 3 Clemson No. 15
W 28–750,113
October 10No. 20 Tennessee No. 13
L 6–1759,624 [2]
October 17at No. 8 Auburn No. 16
L 7–3162,391 [3]
October 24 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–632,129 [4]
October 31at Duke
W 24–1632,650
November 7 Navy Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–850,105
November 14at No. 1 Notre Dame
L 7–1059,075
November 28at Georgia No. 16
W 17–759,803 [5]
December 19vs. No. 19 Texas Tech No. 13
 CBS W 17–930,512
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6] [7]

Roster

1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Eddie McAshan So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ Markus, Robert (November 15, 1970). "Late T.D. Trips Tech, 10-7: Irish Rally to Win". Chicago Tribune. p. b1.
  2. ↑ "Vols bash Ga. Tech, 17–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn zooms past Tech, 31–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech torments Tulane, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech gets win over Georgia". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 172


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