1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L 18–41 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Independent
Record	6–6
Head coach	Bud Carson (5th season)
Captain	Brent Cunningham Jeff Ford
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at South Carolina	No. 17	Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 7–24	54,842
September 18	No. 18 Michigan State		Grant Field Atlanta		W 10–0	50,646
September 25	Army		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia		L 13–16	40,123
October 2	Clemson		Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		W 24–14	50,239
October 9	at No. 13 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)		L 6–10	63,671	[2]
October 16	No. 5 Auburn		Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		L 14–31	60,204
October 23	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans		W 24–16	50,248	[3]
October 30	Duke		Grant Field Atlanta		W 21–0	49,886
November 6	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta		W 34–21	44,821
November 13	Florida State		Grant Field Atlanta		W 12–6	44,261
November 25	No. 7 Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 24–28	60,124
December 30	No. 17 Ole Miss		Atlanta Stadium Atlanta (Peach Bowl)	CBS [4]	L 18–41	36,771
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources: ^{[5] [6]}

Roster

1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Eddie McAshan Jr QB 18 Jack O'Neill Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S, WR 22 Joe Wolf So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bud Carson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Keefer, Joseph D. (January 11, 1972). "Georgia Tech Athletic Board Fires Bud Carson". Atlanta Daily World. p. 2.
2. "Vols nip 'Jackets". Pensacola News Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "McAshan nips Greenie hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "This Week's Shows of Special Interest". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1971. p. 122.
5. "1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
6. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine p. 172