1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captain Lucius Sanford
Randy Pass
Freeman Colbert
Lawton Hydrick
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at South Carolina L 0–1755,934 [2]
September 17 Miami (FL) W 10–631,916 [3]
September 24at Clemson L 14–3150,116 [4]
October 1 Air Force
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–330,067 [5]
October 8at Tennessee W 24–882,631 [6]
October 15 Auburn
W 38–2154,961 [7]
October 22at Tulane W 38–1428,345 [8]
October 29 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 24–2547,131 [9]
November 5at No. 5 Notre Dame L 14–6959,075 [10]
November 12at Navy L 16–2018,590 [11]
November 26 Georgia
W 16–760,104 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13] [14]

Roster

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "Gamecocks gobble up fumbled to win 17–0". Daily Press. September 11, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech stops UM, 10–6". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson rips Georgia Tech 31–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ivery sparks Georgia Tech to 30–3 win". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia Tech uses flood of mistakes to slap Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Yellow Jackets mangle Auburn". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "38–14, Tech runs over, through Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dunn passes Duke to win over Jackets". Daily Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Irish shell Georgia Tech". Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Carter watches Navy scuttle Tech 20–16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 13, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1977 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