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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
1946 record9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 011 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 09 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 4 3 07 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 05 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 07 3 0
Tulane 2 4 03 7 0
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 02 7 0
Florida 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at TennesseeL 9–1336,000[2]
October 5VMI*W 32–625,000[3]
October 12Ole Miss
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–7
October 19at No. 12 LSUW 26–7[4]
October 26AuburnNo. 15
W 27–6
November 2at No. 19 Duke*No. 16W 14–044,000
November 9Navy*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–20
November 16TulaneNo. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–732,000[5]
November 23Furman*No. 6
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 41–717,000[6]
November 30at No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 7L 7–3555,000[7]
January 1vs. Saint Mary's (CA)*No. 7W 41–1922,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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
644Bob DavisTackleNew York Giants
12100George HillsGuardGreen Bay Packers

References

  1. "1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. "Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech". The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech crushes V.M.I. by 32–6 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. "'Tired' Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Chick Hosch (December 1, 1946). "Bulldogs Smash Tech With Trippi Rambling". The Nashville Tennessean. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947). "Wedy in Bad Day". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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