1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainMark Hunter
Rick Gibney
Steve Crawford
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State     9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia     9 3 0
Notre Dame     8 3 0
Virginia Tech     8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh     8 4 0
Boston College     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Navy     7 4 0
North Texas State     7 4 0
Southern Miss     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 5 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Cincinnati     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Syracuse     6 5 0
Temple     6 5 0
Utah State     6 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Dayton     5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Tulane     4 7 0
Villanova     4 7 0
Florida State     3 8 0
Air Force     2 8 1
Houston     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Army     2 9 0
Marshall     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     1 9 1
Holy Cross     1 10 0
Louisville     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at South CarolinaL 17–2351,428[1]
September 20Miami (FL)W 38–2332,334
September 27Clemson
W 33–2846,212–42,282[2]
October 4Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–035,261
October 11VMI
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–1040,194[3]
October 18Auburn
L 27–3158,316[4]
October 25at TulaneW 23–063,333[5]
November 1Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–644,116[6]
November 8at No. 12 Notre DameL 3–2459,075
November 15Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–1336,231
November 27No. 15 Georgia
ABCL 26–4255,135[7]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

  • QB #9 Rudy Allen, Sr.
  • RB #30 A. Rodriguez Cabarrocas
  • WR Steve Raible, Sr.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grantz passing gives Gamecocks 23–17 win". Durham Sunday Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls by VMI". The Tennessean. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia defense shines in victory over Tech". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  9. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172