1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1957 record4–4–2 (3–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Stephenson
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 1 6 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 1 6 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 1 5 3 2
LSU 4 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 1 4 4 2
Georgia 3 4 0 3 7 0
Tulane 1 5 0 2 8 0
Alabama 1 6 1 2 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 486 passing yards and Lester Simerville with 275 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 20 KentuckyNo. 11
W 13–040,000[2]
September 28No. 15 SMU*No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
T 0–039,000
October 12at LSUNo. 17L 13–2062,500
October 19No. 9 Auburn
L 0–340,000
October 26at TulaneW 20–1325,000[3]
November 2No. 7 Duke*dagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 13–040,000
November 9at No. 9 TennesseeNo. 18L 6–2145,500
November 16at AlabamaW 10–730,000
November 23Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
T 0–040,000
November 30Georgia
L 0–740,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 170.
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