1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (Berryman, Billingsley, INS, Poling, Sagarin); SEC champion; Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1952 record	12–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Broyles
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Defensive coordinator	Ray Graves
Captain	George Morris ; Hal Miller
Home stadium	Grant Field
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1952 NCAA football season. Led by head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets went undefeated including a victory in the 1953 Sugar Bowl.^[1] Coach Bobby Dodd and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a split National Championship, winning the 1952 INS National Championship poll, sharing the Championship with the Michigan State Spartans.^[2] The team was selected national champion by Berryman, Billingsley, INS, Poling, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess).^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	The Citadel*	No. 3	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 54–6	22,000
September 27	Florida	No. 3	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 17–14	30,939
October 4	at SMU*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 20–7	41,000
October 11	Tulane	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 14–0	27,913	^[4]
October 18	Auburn	No. 4	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 33–0	34,689
October 25	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 30–0	35,373
November 1	at No. 6 Duke*	No. 4	Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 28–7	45,000	^[5]
November 8	Army*	No. 3	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 45–6	40,000
November 10	No. 12 Alabama	No. 2	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	WSB-TV	W 7–3	38,063
November 22	Florida State*	No. 2	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 30–0	25,000
November 29	at Georgia	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 23–9	50,000
January 1, 1953	vs. No. 7 Ole Miss*	No. 2	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 24–7	80,187
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Plaque at Georgia Tech honoring their National Championship season

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
George Morris	Center	2	21	San Francisco 49ers
Gerdes (Buck) Martin	End	4	39	Chicago Cardinals
Hal Miller	Tackle	5	57	San Francisco 49ers
Pete Brown	Center	10	118	San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Moorhead	Back	13	146	Baltimore Colts
Jeff Knox	End	23	272	Philadelphia Eagles

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References[]

^ Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^ Information Please Database (2007) 1952 College Football Recap. infoplease. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "Georgia Tech wins toughie". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sports Reference 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. SR/College Football. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 170.
^ "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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[technique-1] Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[infoplease-2] Information Please Database (2007) 1952 College Football Recap. infoplease. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[3] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

[4] "Georgia Tech wins toughie". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[SportsReference-6] Sports Reference 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. SR/College Football. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[7] 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 170.

[8] "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 game at Virginia
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1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches) 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2	8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll