1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
Captain Lucius Sanford
Leo Tierney
Tony Daykin
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers   11 0 0
San Diego State   10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   9 3 0
Colgate   8 2 0
Boston College   8 3 0
Cincinnati   8 3 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
North Texas State *   7 4 0
Southern Illinois   7 4 0
Penn State   7 5 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Virginia Tech   6 5 0
Army   5 6 0
Florida State   5 6 0
Illinois State   5 6 0
Richmond   5 6 0
West Virginia   5 6 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 1
Temple   4 6 0
Air Force   4 7 0
Dayton   4 7 0
Louisville   4 7 0
Marshall   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
Indiana State   3 7 0
Hawaii   3 8 0
Holy Cross   3 8 0
Miami (FL)   3 8 0
Syracuse   3 8 0
Utah State   3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana   2 9 0
Southern Miss   2 9 0
Tulane   2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11 South Carolina ABC L 17–2738,923 [2]
September 18No. 3 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 14–4243,424 [3]
September 25 Clemson
T 24–2443,397 [4]
October 2 Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–1438,119 [5]
October 9 Tennessee
L 7–4255,631 [6]
October 16at Auburn W 28–1063,876 [7]
October 23 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–1631,214 [8]
October 30at Duke L 7–3130,300 [9]
November 6No. 11 Notre Dame Dagger-14-plain.png
W 23–1450,079 [10]
November 13at Navy L 28–3420,010 [11]
November 27at No. 4 Georgia L 10–1360,500 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13] [14]

Roster

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 31 Drew Hill So
OT 88 Kent Hill So
RB 40 Eddie Lee Ivery So
G 71Randy PassJr
G 78Elliott PriceSr
OT 77 Roy Simmons So
RB 46 David Sims Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Don Bessillieu So
DB 30 Tony Daykin So
DB 42Eddie PorterSr
DB 20Danny RhinoSr
LB 89Lucius SanfordJr
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. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "South Carolina defense surprises Georgia Tech". The Miami Herald. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pitt rolls past Georgia Tech, 42–14". Kingsport Times-News. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson, Georgia Tech battle to 24–24 tie". Salisbury Evening Post. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ga. Tech routs hapless Virginia 35–14". The Danville Register. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Volunteers smash Ga. Tech by 42–7". The Anniston Star. October 10, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tech upsets Auburn, 28–10". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Halfback pass spurs Georgia Tech rally". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Duke uses Tech mistakes to claim easy 31–7 win". The Robesonian. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia Tech stuns Irish". The Lynchburg News. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gattuso, Leszcynski sparkle, Navy nips Georgia Tech 34–28". Daily Press. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgia struggles by Tech". The News and Observer. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1976 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. 173