1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Captain	Mark Hunter Rick Gibney Steve Crawford
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 17–23	51,428
September 20	Miami (FL)	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 38–23	32,334
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 33–28	46,212–42,282	[1]
October 4	Florida State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 30–0	35,261
October 11	VMI	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 38–10	40,194	[2]
October 18	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 27–31	58,316	[3]
October 25	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 23–0	63,333	[4]
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 21–6	44,116
November 8	at No. 12 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 3–24	59,075
November 15	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 14–13	36,231
November 27	No. 15 Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 26–42	55,135	[5]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• QB #9 Rudy Allen, Sr.
• RB #30 A. Rodriguez Cabarrocas
• WR Steve Raible, Sr.

References

1. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
2. "Georgia Tech rolls by VMI". The Tennessean. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia defense shines in victory over Tech". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1975 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. 172