1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captain Billy Shields
Joe Harris
Randy Rhino
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State   10 2 0
Temple   8 2 0
Boston College   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
No. 19 Houston   8 3 1
Rutgers   7 3 1
Cincinnati   7 4 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
Pittsburgh   7 4 0
Georgia Tech   6 5 0
Hawaii   6 5 0
Miami (FL)   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Tampa   6 5 0
Holy Cross   5 5 1
Tulane   5 6 0
Colgate   4 6 0
Northern Illinois   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
West Virginia   4 7 0
Army   3 8 0
Dayton   3 8 0
Villanova   3 8 0
Air Force   2 9 0
Southern Illinois   2 9 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Florida State   1 10 0
Marshall   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 3 Notre Dame ABC L 7–3144,228 [1]
September 14 South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–2047,171 [2]
September 21No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 17–2737,361 [3]
September 28at Clemson L 17–2140,275 [4] [5]
October 5 Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2426,371 [6]
October 12 North Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 29–2838,413 [7]
October 19at No. 5 Auburn L 22–3162,907 [8]
October 26No. 18 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 27–748,623 [9]
November 2at Duke L 0–934,500 [10]
November 16 Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 22–041,132 [11]
November 30at Georgia W 34–1447,500 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Pepper glad Irish getting out of town". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tech runners rout S. Carolina, 35–20". The Miami Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dorsett powers Pittsburgh past Georgia Tech, 27–17". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 22, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "O'Cain, Cunningham lead Clemson past Tech, 21–17". The News and Observer. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975". Clemson University. 1975. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. "Late flourish pulls G-Tech over Virginia". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ga. Tech 2-pointer tops N.C." Tallahassee Democrat. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jackets unglue Eagle 'D', but Auburn rules, 31–22". Fort Myers News-Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Duke blanks Jackets, 9–0". The Greenville News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ga. Tech blanks Navy 22–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tech surprises Bulldogs". The News and Observer. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  14. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 172