1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 13
1943 record 8–3 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach William Alexander (24th season)
Home stadium Grant Field
1943 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0  8 3 0
LSU 2 2 0  6 3 0
Tulane 1 1 0  3 3 0
Georgia 0 3 0  6 4 0
Vanderbilt 0 0 0  5 0 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1943 college football season.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 North Carolina* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 207  
October 2 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN L 1355  
October 9 Georgia Pre-Flight* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 357  
October 16 Fort Benning* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 270  
October 23 at No. 3 Navy* Municipal StadiumBaltimore, MD L 1428  
October 30 No. 8 Duke* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 714  
November 6 No. 20 LSU Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 427  
November 13 at Tulane No. 19 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 330  
November 20 Clemson* No. 15 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 416  
November 27 Georgia No. 14 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 480  
January 1 vs. No. 15 Tulsa* No. 13 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 2018  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. "1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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