1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record6–5
Head coach
CaptainLucius Sanford
Randy Pass
Freeman Colbert
Lawton Hydrick
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at South Carolina
L 0–1755,934
September 17Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 10–631,916
September 24at Clemson
L 14–3150,116
October 1Air Force
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 30–330,067
October 8at Tennessee
W 24–882,631
October 15Auburn
W 38–2154,961
October 22at Tulane
W 38–1428,345[2]
October 29Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 24–2547,131
November 5at No. 5 Notre Dame
L 14–6959,075
November 12at Navy
L 16–2018,590
November 26Georgia
W 16–760,104
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[3][4]

Roster[]

  • Freeman Colbert
  • PK Mike Dassel
  • Drew Hill
  • QB Gary Lanier
  • Reggie Wilkes

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "38–14, Tech runs over, through Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  4. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173
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