1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
1965 record	7–3–1
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (21st season);
Captain	John Battle ; Tommy Bleick
Home stadium	Grant Field ; (Capacity: 53,300)
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 21st-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents, finishing the regular season with a record of 6–3–1. They were invited to the 1965 Gator Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 31–21.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee		T 10–10	22,275
September 25	Texas A&M		Grant Field Atlanta		L 10–14	45,843
October 2	Clemson		Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		W 38–6	46,736
October 9	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans		W 13–10	35,000	^[2]
October 16	Auburn		Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		W 23–14	50,164
October 23	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta		W 37–16	49,793
October 30	Duke		Grant Field Atlanta		W 35–23	46,981
November 6	at Tennessee	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)		L 7–21	52,174
November 13	Virginia		Grant Field Atlanta		W 42–19	40,094
November 27	Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–17	52,013
December 31	vs. No. 10 Texas Tech		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 31–21	60,127
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[3]

References[]

^ "1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
^ "Georgia Tech hits Fielder to whip Wave, 13–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.

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[1] "1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

[2] "Georgia Tech hits Fielder to whip Wave, 13–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.

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v t Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Piedmont Park (1899–1901; 1903–1904) Brisbane Park (1902) The Flats (1905–1906, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Grant Field (1913–1987) Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (1988–present)
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
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
New Mexico State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Xavier		–		8	–	2	–	0
Texas Western		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Southern Miss		–		7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		7	–	3	–	1
Boston College		–		6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	1
Buffalo		–		5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	4	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	4	–	2
Colgate		–		4	–	5	–	1
Florida State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Army		–		4	–	5	–	1
Houston		–		4	–	5	–	1
Colorado State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		3	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Holy Cross		–		2	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll