1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue
Conference	Independent
Record	7–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (5th season)
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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 10–28	27,865	[1]
September 16	California		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 22–34	26,577	[2]
September 23	Tulane		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 27–17	25,805	[3]
September 30	The Citadel		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–0	21,802	[4]
October 7	South Carolina		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 6–3	36,128	[5]
October 14	Miami (FL)		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 24–19	29,695	[6]
October 21	at Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–10	59,111	[7]
October 28	Florida		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 17–13	44,866	[8]
November 11	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 42–21	19,564	[9]
November 18	No. 10 Notre Dame	No. 20	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 21–38	54,526	[10]
December 2	at No. 11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 28–29	59,700	[11]
December 25	vs. No. 17 Purdue		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	L 21–41	20,277	[12]
Homecoming 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