1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was named national champion by Berryman and co-champion by Boand.[2]
| 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Orange Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Baylor | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1951 record | 11–0–1 (7–0 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Lamar Wheat |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | SMU* | W 21–7 | 33,000 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | at Florida | W 27–0 | 39,000 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at No. 17 Kentucky | No. 11 | W 13–7 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 13 | LSU | No. 8 |
| W 25–7 | 30,000 | [6] |
| October 20 | Auburn | No. 5 |
| W 27–7 | 31,000 | [7] |
| October 27 | at Vanderbilt | No. 3 | W 8–7 | 26,000 | [8] | |
| November 3 | Duke* | No. 5 |
| T 14–14 | 36,000 | [9] |
| November 10 | VMI* | No. 8 |
| W 34–7 | 21,000 | [10] |
| November 17 | at Alabama | No. 7 | W 27–7 | 35,000 | [11] | |
| November 24 | Davidson* | No. 7 |
| W 34–7 | 18,000 | [12] |
| December 1 | Georgia | No. 6 |
| W 48–6 | 40,000 | [13] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 9 Baylor* | No. 5 | W 17–14 | 65,837 | [14] | |
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References
- "1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
- 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- "Georgia Tech scores early, stops SMU passing for 21–7 win". The Times Dispatch. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida bows to Yellow Jacket punch 27–0". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "35,000 fans see Kentucky bow to Georgia Tech 13–7". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Yellow Jackets sting LSU, 25–7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Unbeaten Ga. Tech stops Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Unbeaten Tech skids to 8–7 victory over Vandy". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke holds undefeated Georgia Tech to 14 to 14 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Crawford fires, Alabama falls, 27–7". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech defeats Cats". The News and Observer. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech overshadows Georgia, 48–6". The Chattanooga Times. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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