1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (4th season)
Captain	Lucius Sanford Randy Pass Freeman Colbert Lawton Hydrick
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–17	55,934
September 17	Miami (FL)	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 10–6	31,916
September 24	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 14–31	50,116
October 1	Air Force	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 30–3	30,067
October 8	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 24–8	82,631	[2]
October 15	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 38–21	54,961	[3]
October 22	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 38–14	28,345	[4]
October 29	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 24–25	47,131
November 5	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–69	59,075
November 12	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 16–20	18,590
November 26	Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	W 16–7	60,104	[5]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• Freeman Colbert
• PK Mike Dassel
• Drew Hill
• QB Gary Lanier
• Reggie Wilkes

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
2. "Georgia Tech uses flood of mistakes to slap Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Yellow Jackets mangle Auburn". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "38–14, Tech runs over, through Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
7. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 173