1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Travis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Westbroook (2nd season)
CaptainTom Daniel
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
UNLV    9 1 2
No. 17 Temple    10 2 0
Tulane    9 3 0
Rutgers    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
East Carolina    7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State    8 4 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
Notre Dame    7 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Syracuse    7 5 0
Colgate    5 4 1
Boston College    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Memphis State    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
North Texas State    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
West Virginia    5 6 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 1
Louisville    4 6 1
William & Mary    4 7 0
Illinois State    3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana    3 8 0
Army    2 8 1
Air Force    2 9 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Richmond    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Pepper Rodgers, in his sixth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Rodgers was fired as head coach after a 4–6–1 campaign. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8No. 2 Alabama ABC L 6–3057,621 [2] [3] [4]
September 22at Florida T 7–760,313 [5]
September 29 William & Mary
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 33–728,511 [6]
October 6at No. 10 Notre Dame L 13–2159,075 [7]
October 13at Tennessee L 0–3185,524 [8]
October 20No. 14 Auburn
L 14–3854,236 [9]
October 27at Tulane L 7–1251,963 [10]
November 3 Duke
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1423,445 [11]
November 10 Air Force Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–030,113 [12]
November 17 Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1424,318 [13]
November 24 Georgia
ABCL 3–1648,781 [14]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15] [16]

Roster

1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Mike Kelley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 81 Al Richardson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Larry Travis Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Steve Spurrier Quarterbacks
  • Norm Van Brocklin Running backs
  • Terry Tuley Receivers
  • Les Hanly Offensive line
  • Jack Westbrook Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
  • Ed Emory Defensive line
  • Ken Blair Outside linebackers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. McCollister, Tom (December 19, 1979). "Georgia Tech Fires Pepper Rodgers". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1A.
  2. "Tide floods Tech's revival, 30–6". The Atlanta Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Browning, Al (September 9, 1979). "Tide hits Atlanta like Sherman did". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1A. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. Meade, Doug (September 9, 1979). "Alabama dominates Georgia Tech in 30–6 breeze". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  5. "Tech, Florida: A 7–7 standoff". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "W&M puts up a fight, but loses". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Irish dump Ga. Tech". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Streater leads Tennessee to whitewashing of Tech". The Macon News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brooks powers Auburn past Tech". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tulane holds on to beat Tech, 12–7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jackets handle Devils". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgia Tech runs to 21–0 over Air Force". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Navy loses 4th in row". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Dogs whip Georgia Tech in rain 16–3". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  16. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 173