1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Arkansas
Conference Southeastern Conference
1959 record 6–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (15th season)
Captain Maxie Baughan
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1959 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 0 0  10 1 0
No. 3 LSU 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 2 Ole Miss 5 1 0  10 1 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 1 2  7 2 2
Auburn 4 3 0  7 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 2  5 3 2
Georgia Tech 3 3 0  6 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 1  5 4 1
No. 19 Florida 2 4 0  5 4 1
Kentucky 1 6 0  4 6 0
Tulane 0 5 1  3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 7 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 college football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, Kentucky W 1412   35,000
September 26 No. 6 SMU* No. 16 Grant FieldAtlanta W 1612   43,000
October 3 No. 6 Clemson* No. 7 Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) W 166   44,174
October 10 at No. 8 Tennessee No. 3 Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) W 147   45,021
October 17 No. 11 Auburn No. 4 Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) L 67   44,174
October 24 at Tulane No. 9 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans W 2113   30,000
October 31 Duke*dagger No. 9 Grant Field • Atlanta L 710   44,174
November 7 at Notre Dame* No. 19 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, Indiana W 1410   58,575
November 14 at Alabama No. 15 Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama L 79   43,500
November 28 No. 6 Georgia Grant Field • Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 1421   44,174
January 2 vs. No. 9 Arkansas* Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) CBS L 714   45,104
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1959 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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