1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Gator Bowl, L 15–30 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
1961 record7–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainChick Graning
Willie McGaughey
Billy Williamson
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 17th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech finished the regular season tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference, with a 4–3 SEC record and a 7–3 overall record. They were ranked 13th in both final polls, and were invited to the 1961 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Penn State.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at USC*
W 27–739,590
September 30No. 7 Rice*
W 24–043,501
October 7at LSUNo. 3
L 0–1066,000
October 14Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 21–044,015
October 21AuburnNo. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia (rivalry)
W 7–645,376
October 28at TulaneNo. 9
W 35–022,000[2]
November 4FloridadaggerNo. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 20–044,940
November 11at TennesseeNo. 9
L 6–1046,000
November 18at No. 2 Alabama
L 0–1053,000
December 2Georgia
W 22–747,098
December 30vs. No. 17 Penn State*No. 13
CBSL 15–3050,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Yellow Jackets smother Tulane for fifth victory". Monroe Morning World. October 29, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.
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