1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 18–41 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Brent Cunningham
  • Jeff Ford
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1970
1972  
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State   11 1 0
Boston College   9 2 0
No. 17 Houston   9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Utah State   8 3 0
Florida State   8 4 0
Cincinnati   7 4 0
West Virginia   7 4 0
Temple   6 2 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Colgate   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Georgia Tech   6 6 0
Northern Illinois   5 5 1
Syracuse   5 5 1
Dayton   5 6 0
Holy Cross   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 7 0
Rutgers   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
Navy   3 8 0
Pittsburgh   3 8 0
Tulane   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They were invited to the 1971 Peach Bowl, held just 3 miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Ole Miss, 18–41. After the season, Bud Carson was fired as head coach after compiling a 27–27 record over five seasons. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at South Carolina No. 17L 7–2454,842 [2]
September 18No. 18 Michigan State W 10–050,646 [3]
September 252:00 p.m. Army
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 13–1640,123 [4]
October 2 Clemson
W 24–1450,239 [5]
October 9at No. 13 Tennessee L 6–1063,671 [6]
October 16No. 5 Auburn
L 14–3160,204 [7]
October 23at Tulane W 24–1650,248 [8]
October 30 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–049,886 [9]
November 62:00 p.m. Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–2144,821 [10]
November 13 Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 12–644,261 [11]
November 25No. 7 Georgia
ABC L 24–2860,124 [12]
December 30No. 17 Ole Miss CBS [13] L 18–4136,771 [14]

[15] [16]

Roster

1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Eddie McAshan Jr
QB 18Jack O'NeillJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S, WR 22Joe WolfSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. Keefer, Joseph D. (January 11, 1972). "Georgia Tech Athletic Board Fires Bud Carson". Atlanta Daily World. p. 2.
  2. "Carolina uprising stops Tech, 24–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Late Tech ramble stuns MSU". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Army upsets Georgia Tech on late FG". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McAshan directs Tech past Clemson, 24–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vols nip 'Jackets". Pensacola News Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn cuts loose for 31–14 triumph". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McAshan nips Greenie hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ga. Tech defense stops Duke". The Danville Register. October 31, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tech rocks Navy, 34–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "G-Tech wrecks Seminoles". Tulsa World. November 14, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Johnson leads rally, Bulldogs topple Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "This Week's Shows of Special Interest". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1971. p. 122.
  14. "Tech was licked". The Macon News. December 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  16. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine p. 172