1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1964 record7–3
Head coach
CaptainBill Curry
Johnny Gresham
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 53,300)
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Florida State     9 1 1
Colgate     7 2 0
Georgia Tech     7 3 0
Syracuse     7 4 0
Villanova     6 2 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Southern Miss     6 3 0
New Mexico State     6 4 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Memphis State     5 4 0
Utah State     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Buffalo     4 4 1
Colorado State     5 6 0
Air Force     4 5 1
Miami (FL)     4 5 1
Xavier     4 5 1
Army     4 6 0
Idaho     4 6 0
West Texas State     4 6 0
San Jose State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 5 2
Navy     3 6 1
Dayton     3 7 0
Detroit     3 7 0
Boston University     2 7 0
Houston     2 6 1
Texas Western     0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents for the first time since 1920, after dropping from the Southeastern Conference in 1963.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Vanderbilt
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 14–244,288
September 26Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 20–044,115
October 3Clemson
W 14–746,571
October 9vs. NavyW 17–040,000
October 17at AuburnW 7–357,000
October 24Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 7–645,129[2]
October 31at DukeNo. 8W 21–845,000
November 7TennesseeNo. 7
L 14–2250,763
November 14No. 2 AlabamaNo. 10
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 7–2453,505
November 28at GeorgiaL 0–752,000
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes by aroused Green Wave 7–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171
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