1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Captain Eddie Lee Ivery
Don Patterson
Jeff Shank
Mike Taylor
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    11 1 0
North Texas State    9 2 0
East Carolina    9 3 0
Navy    9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Rutgers    9 3 0
Florida State    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
Temple    7 3 1
Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Holy Cross    7 4 0
Louisville    7 4 0
UNLV    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    6 4 1
Georgia Tech    7 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
South Carolina    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 5 1
Cincinnati    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Army    4 6 1
Memphis State    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Air Force    3 8 0
Colgate    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Syracuse    3 8 0
Illinois State    2 9 0
West Virginia    2 9 0
Boston College    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue.

On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Duke L 10–2827,865 [1]
September 16 California L 22–3426,577 [2]
September 23 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–1725,805 [3]
September 30 The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–021,802 [4]
October 7 South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–336,128 [5]
October 14 Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1929,695 [6]
October 21at Auburn ABC W 24–1059,111 [7]
October 28 Florida Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 17–1344,866 [8]
November 11at Air Force W 42–2119,564 [9]
November 18No. 10 Notre Dame No. 20
L 21–3854,526 [10]
December 2at No. 11 Georgia ABCL 28–2959,700 [11]
December 25vs. No. 17 Purdue CBS L 21–4120,277 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Duke tops Ga. Tech in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bears pass by 'Jackets". Simi Valley Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech duo tops Tulane, 27–17". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech colors Citadel Ivery, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Tech upsets South Carolina 6–3". News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hurricanes' comeback falls short". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hill paces Jackets as Auburn fails to win before home crowd". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ivery shines as Ga. Tech sacks Florida". Fort Myers News-Press. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ivery sets NCAA mark". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "'Terrific' Irish sock Tech". Quad-City Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Freshman's pass key to Ga. win". The Opelika-Auburn News. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Boilers rip Ga. Tech 41–21". The Times-Mail. December 26, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1978 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