1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Kansas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 10
1947 record 10–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (3rd season)
Home stadium Grant Field
1947 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Mississippi State 2 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –2  2 –5 –2
LSU 2 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Auburn 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Florida 0 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1947 college football season.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 27 Tennessee Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 27–0    
October 4 at Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 20–0    
October 11 VMI* No. 4 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 20–0    
October 18 Auburn No. 5 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 27–7    
October 25 The Citadel* No. 7 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 38–0    
November 1 No. 9 Duke* No. 6 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 7–0    
November 8 at Navy* No. 6 Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 16–14   35,000[2]
November 15 at No. 14 Alabama No. 6 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 7–14    
November 22 Furman* No. 10 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 51–0    
November 29 Georgia No. 9 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 7–0    
January 1 vs. No. 12 Kansas* No. 10 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 20–14    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ Bradberry, Johnny (November 9, 1947). "Jackets Rally to Defeat Middies, 16-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9B.
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