1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1946 college football season.[1]
1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Oil Bowl, W 41–19 vs. Saint Mary's (CA) | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 11 |
1946 record | 9–2 (4–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grant Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | at Tennessee | L 9–13 | 36,000 | [2] | ||
October 5 | VMI* | W 32–6 | 25,000 | [3] | ||
October 12 | Ole Miss |
| W 24–7 | |||
October 19 | at No. 12 LSU | W 26–7 | [4] | |||
October 26 | Auburn | No. 15 |
| W 27–6 | ||
November 2 | at No. 19 Duke* | No. 16 | W 14–0 | 44,000 | ||
November 9 | Navy* | No. 8 |
| W 28–20 | ||
November 16 | Tulane | No. 7 |
| W 35–7 | 32,000 | [5] |
November 23 | Furman* | No. 6 |
| W 41–7 | 17,000 | [6] |
November 30 | at No. 3 Georgia | No. 7 | L 7–35 | 55,000 | [7] | |
January 1 | vs. Saint Mary's (CA)* | No. 7 | W 41–19 | 22,000 | [8] | |
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After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Yellow Jackets were selected.[9]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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6 | 44 | Bob Davis | Tackle | New York Giants |
12 | 100 | George Hills | Guard | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
- "Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech". The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech crushes V.M.I. by 32–6 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eddie Pagnac (October 20, 1946). "Georgia Tech Defeats Louisiana State, 26 to 7: Heavy Running Attack Carries Tornado to Win". The Shreveport Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Tired' Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chick Hosch (December 1, 1946). "Bulldogs Smash Tech With Trippi Rambling". The Nashville Tennessean. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947). "Wedy in Bad Day". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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