1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1958 record 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (14th season)
Captain Foster Watkins
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1958 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
No. 4 Auburn 6 –0 –1  9 –0 –1
No. 11 Ole Miss 4 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –1 –3  5 –2 –3
Tennessee 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –1  5 –4 –1
Kentucky 3 –4 –1  5 –4 –1
No. 14 Florida 2 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 2 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1958 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, and compiled a 5–4–1 record.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 310 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 473 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky L 0–13   30,000
September 26 Florida State* Grant Field • Atlanta W 17–3   40,391
October 4 Tulane Grant Field • Atlanta W 14–0   38,000
October 11 Tennessee Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) W 21–7   44,726
October 18 No. 2 Auburn Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) T 7–7   44,726
October 25 at SMU* No. 17 Cotton Bowl • Dallas L 0–20   27,000
November 1 at Duke* Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 10–8   30,000
November 8 No. 17 Clemson* Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) W 13–0   44,726
November 15 Alabamadagger No. 20 Grant Field • Atlanta L 8–17   44,726
November 29 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 3–16   50,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.


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