1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gerald Burch
Conference Southeastern Conference
1960 record 5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (16th season)
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1960 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  10 0 1
No. 18 Florida 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 1 1  8 1 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 2 0  8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 2  6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0  6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0  5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1  5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1  5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1  3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1  2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1960 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 16th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

After a quick jump to #10 in the AP Poll after their first two victories, the Yellow Jackets fell on the wrong side of several close games, finishing the year with a disappointing 55 record. The average margin of defeat in their five losses was only 2.2 points, and all were one-score games. Their first loss was to a Florida Gators team that featured Bobby Dodd's son, Robert Jr., at quarterback.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 Kentucky Grant FieldAtlanta W 2313   40,594
September 24 at Rice* No. 13 Rice StadiumHouston, Texas W 1613   35,000
October 1 at Florida No. 10 Florida FieldGainesville, Florida L 1718   39,000
October 8 LSU Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 62   44,176
October 15 at Auburn No. 19 Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama (Rivalry) L 79   44,000
October 22 Tulanedagger Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 146   43,608
October 29 at No. 15 Duke* Duke StadiumDurham, North Carolina L 06   40,000
November 5 No. 8 Tennessee Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia (Rivalry) W 147   45,072
November 12 Alabama Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia L 1516   44,006
November 26 at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 67   55,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. Bisher, Furman (October 2, 1960). "Tech Falls to Florida". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. "1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.


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