1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Captain	Lucius Sanford Leo Tierney Tony Daykin
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 17–27	38,923	[2]
September 18	No. 3 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 14–42	43,424	[3]
September 25	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		T 24–24	43,397	[4]
October 2	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–14	38,119	[5]
October 9	Tennessee	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 7–42	55,631	[6]
October 16	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 28–10	63,876	[7]
October 23	Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–16	31,214	[8]
October 30	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 7–31	30,300	[9]
November 6	No. 11 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 23–14	50,079	[10]
November 13	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 28–34	20,010	[11]
November 27	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 10–13	60,500	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 31 Drew Hill So OT 88 Kent Hill So RB 40 Eddie Lee Ivery So G 71 Randy Pass Jr G 78 Elliott Price Sr OT 77 Roy Simmons So RB 46 David Sims Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Don Bessillieu So DB 30 Tony Daykin So DB 42 Eddie Porter Sr DB 20 Danny Rhino Sr LB 89 Lucius Sanford Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Pepper Rodgers Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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