1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record6–5
Head coach
CaptainBilly Shields
Joe Harris
Randy Rhino
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 3 Notre DameABCL 7–3144,228
September 14South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 35–2047,171
September 21No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 17–2737,361
September 28at ClemsonL 17–2142,000
October 5Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 28–2426,371
October 12North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 29–2838,413
October 19at No. 5 AuburnL 22–3162,907
October 26No. 18 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
ABCW 27–748,623[1]
November 2at DukeL 0–934,500
November 16Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 22–041,132
November 30at GeorgiaW 34–1447,500
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 172
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