1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, and compiled a 5–4–1 record.[1]

1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1958 record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFoster Watkins
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 0 011 0 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 0 19 0 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 2 09 2 0
Vanderbilt 2 1 35 2 3
Tennessee 4 3 04 6 0
Alabama 3 4 15 4 1
Kentucky 3 4 15 4 1
No. 14 Florida 2 3 16 4 1
Georgia Tech 2 3 15 4 1
Georgia 2 4 04 6 0
Tulane 1 5 03 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 310 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 473 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at KentuckyL 0–1330,000
September 26Florida State*W 17–340,391
October 4Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 14–038,000[2]
October 11Tennessee
W 21–744,726[3]
October 18No. 2 Auburn
T 7–744,726
October 25at SMU*No. 17L 0–2027,000
November 1at Duke*W 10–830,000
November 8No. 17 Clemson*
W 13–044,726
November 15AlabamaNo. 20
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 8–1744,726
November 29at GeorgiaL 3–1650,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. "1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. "Tech takes Tulane, 14–0". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech trips upstart Vols, 21–7 on three big kicks". The Selma Times-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.
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