1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl, L 15–30 vs. Penn State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 13
1961 record 7–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (17th season)
Captain Chick Graning
Willie McGaughey
Billy Williamson
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1961 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 0 0  11 0 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 0 0  10 1 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 4 0
Tennessee 4 3 0  6 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  4 5 1
Auburn 3 4 0  6 4 0
Kentucky 2 4 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 5 0  3 7 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0  5 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0  2 8 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1961 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 17th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech finished the regular season tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference, with a 4–3 SEC record and a 7–3 overall record. They were ranked 13th in both final polls, and were invited to the 1961 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Penn State.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 22 at USC* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles W 277   39,590
September 30 No. 7 Rice* Grant FieldAtlanta W 240   43,501
October 7 at LSU No. 3 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana L 010   66,000
October 14 Duke* Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 210   44,015
October 21 Auburn No. 8 Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia (Rivalry) W 76   45,376
October 28 at Tulane No. 9 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans W 350   18,000
November 4 Floridadagger No. 7 Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 200   44,940
November 11 at Tennessee No. 9 Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) L 610   46,000
November 18 at No. 2 Alabama Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama L 010   53,000
December 2 Georgia Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 227   47,098
December 30 vs. No. 17 Penn State* No. 13 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) CBS L 1530   50,202
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

References

  1. "1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.


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