1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Orange Bowl, L 12–27 vs. Florida
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 8
1966 record 9–2
Head coach Bobby Dodd (22nd season)
Captain Jim Breland
Bill Moorer
Billy Schroer
Sammy Burke
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 53,300)
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   9 –0 –1
Colgate   –  –   8 –1 –1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –  –   9 –2 –0
Army   –  –   8 –2 –0
Dayton   –  –   8 –2 –0
Houston   –  –   8 –2 –0
Memphis   –  –   7 –2 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –  –   8 –2 –1
VPI   –  –   8 –2 –1
Syracuse   –  –   8 –3 –0
Colorado State   –  –   7 –3 –0
New Mexico State   –  –   7 –3 –0
West Texas State   –  –   7 –3 –0
Villanova   –  –   6 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   6 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –4 –0
Texas Western   –  –   6 –4 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –4 –0
Tulane   –  –   5 –4 –1
Florida State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Buffalo   –  –   5 –5 –0
Penn State   –  –   5 –5 –0
Air Force   –  –   4 –6 –0
Boston College   –  –   4 –6 –0
Navy   –  –   4 –6 –0
Utah State   –  –   4 –6 –0
Xavier   –  –   4 –6 –0
Pacific   –  –   4 –7 –0
San Jose State   –  –   3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1966 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Dodd, in his 22nd and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents, winning their first nine games of the year before losing to rival Georgia. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a record of 9–1 and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were invited to the 1967 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Florida.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 Texas A&M Grant Field • Atlanta W 38–3   36,215
September 24 Vanderbilt Grant Field • Atlanta W 42–0   42,260
October 1 Clemson No. 9 Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) W 13–12   44,735
October 8 No. 8 Tennessee No. 9 Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) ABC W 6–3   52,180
October 15 at Auburn No. 7 Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Rivalry) W 17–3   54,000
October 22 Tulane No. 6 Grant Field • Atlanta W 35–17   44,355
October 29 at Duke No. 6 Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 48–7   42,000
November 5 Virginia No. 5 Grant Field • Atlanta W 14–13   42,126
November 12 Penn Statedagger No. 5 Grant Field • Atlanta W 21–0   50,172
November 26 at No. 7 Georgia No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14–23   48,782
January 2 vs. Florida No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami (Orange Bowl) CBS L 12–27   72,426
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171


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