1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents for the first time since 1920, after dropping from the Southeastern Conference in 1963.[1]

1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainBill Curry
Johnny Gresham
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 53,300)
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame    9 1 0
Florida State    9 1 1
Colgate    7 2 0
Georgia Tech    7 3 0
Syracuse    7 4 0
Villanova    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Southern Miss    6 3 0
New Mexico State    6 4 0
Penn State    6 4 0
Memphis State    5 4 0
Utah State    5 4 1
Holy Cross    5 5 0
Buffalo    4 4 1
Colorado State    5 6 0
Air Force    4 5 1
Miami (FL)    4 5 1
Xavier    4 5 1
Army    4 6 0
Idaho    4 6 0
West Texas State    4 6 0
San Jose State    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 2
Navy    3 6 1
Dayton    3 7 0
Detroit    3 7 0
Boston University    2 7 0
Houston    2 6 1
Texas Western    0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19VanderbiltW 14–244,288[2]
September 26Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–044,115
October 3Clemson
W 14–746,571
October 9vs. NavyW 17–040,000
October 17at AuburnW 7–357,000[3]
October 24Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 7–645,129[4]
October 31at DukeNo. 8W 21–845,000
November 7TennesseeNo. 7
L 14–2250,763[5]
November 14No. 2 AlabamaNo. 10
L 7–2453,505[6]
November 28at GeorgiaL 0–752,000[7]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. "Ga. Tech rally tips Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech nips Auburn to get 5th straight victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Tech squeezes by aroused Green Wave 7–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols locate punch, whip Georgia Tech". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Second-ranked Alabama trounces Ga. Tech 24–7". The Greenville News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia dumps Tech, 7 to 0; Accepts Sun Bowl bid". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171


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