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
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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, SC		L 7–24	54,842	[2]
September 18	No. 18 Michigan State		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 10–0	50,646	[3]
September 25	Army		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 13–16	40,123	[4]
October 2	Clemson		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 24–14	50,239	[5]
October 9	at No. 13 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 6–10	63,671	[6]
October 16	No. 5 Auburn		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 14–31	60,204	[7]
October 23	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 24–16	50,248	[8]
October 30	Duke		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 21–0	49,886	[9]
November 6	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 34–21	44,821	[10]
November 13	Florida State		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 12–6	44,261	[11]
November 25	No. 7 Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 24–28	60,124	[12]
December 30	No. 17 Ole Miss		Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS [13]	L 18–41	36,771	[14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "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