1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (Berryman)
Co-national champion (Boand)
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1951 record11–0–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Bobby Dodd (7th season)
CaptainLamar Wheat
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0 11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0 10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1 7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0 8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0 6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0 5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was named national champion by Berryman and co-champion by Boand.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22SMU*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 21–733,000
September 29at Florida
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida
W 27–039,000
October 6at No. 17 KentuckyNo. 11
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 13–735,000
October 13LSUNo. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 25–730,000
October 20AuburnNo. 5
W 27–731,000
October 27at VanderbiltNo. 3
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, Tennessee
W 8–726,000
November 3Duke*daggerNo. 5
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
T 14–1436,000
November 10VMI*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 34–721,000[3]
November 17at AlabamaNo. 7
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Alabama
W 27–735,000
November 24Davidson*No. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 34–718,000
December 1GeorgiaNo. 6
W 48–640,000
January 1vs. No. 9 Baylor*No. 5
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami (Orange Bowl)
W 17–1465,837
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 170.
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