1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Bossons
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 3
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifthin the SEC.[1]

Team captain Bob Bossons

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 10 SMU*
L 13–3354,000[2]
September 30South Carolina*
L 0–725,000[3]
October 7Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 16–1321,000[4]
October 14at LSU
W 13–042,000[5]
October 21Auburn
W 20–022,000[6]
October 28No. 4 Kentuckydagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 14–2835,000[7]
November 4at Duke*
L 21–3030,000[8]
November 11VMI*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 13–1422,000[9]
November 18Alabama
L 19–5438,000[10]
November 25Davidson*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 46–1420,000[11]
December 2at Georgia
W 7–050,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Bisher, Furman (September 25, 1950). "Georgia Tech Sweated Blood Without a Competent Passer". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks trip Georgia Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Patton's field goal brings Tech win". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L.S.U. falls before Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dar Crawford leads Tech in 20–0 win over Plainsmen". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky clips Georgia Tech, 28 to 14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI upsets Tech". The Miami News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama's powerful attack overwhelms Georgia Tech, 54–19". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech in 46–14 romp over Wildcats". The State. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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