1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 17–9 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
1970 record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJack Williams
Rock Perdoni
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech started the year with four straight victories, climbing to 13th in the AP Poll. Two losses to ranked rivals Tennessee and Auburn knocked them out of the polls. After racking up three more wins, they traveled to Notre Dame and almost pulled off an upset over the #1 team in the country, as the Fighting Irish needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Yellow Jackets.[1] The close loss actually brought Georgia Tech back into the polls, at 16th. After defeating rival Georgia, they were invited to the 1970 Sun Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 17–9.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 17 South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 23–2051,206
September 19Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 23–1350,324
September 26Miami (FL)No. 19
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 31–2144,246
October 3ClemsonNo. 15
W 28–750,113
October 10No. 20 TennesseeNo. 13
L 6–1759,624
October 17at No. 8 AuburnNo. 16
L 7–3162,391
October 24Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 20–632,129[2]
October 31at Duke
W 24–1632,650
November 7Navydagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 30–850,105
November 14at No. 1 Notre Dame
L 7–1059,075
November 28at GeorgiaNo. 16
W 17–759,803
December 19vs. No. 19 Texas TechNo. 13
CBSW 17–930,512
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3][4]

Roster[]

1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Eddie McAshan So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ Markus, Robert (November 15, 1970). "Late T.D. Trips Tech, 10-7: Irish Rally to Win". Chicago Tribune. p. b1.
  2. ^ "Tech torments Tulane, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 172
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