1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Independent
1976 record 4–6–1
Head coach Pepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Captain Lucius Sanford
Leo Tierney
Tony Daykin
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 58,121)
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 South Carolina Grant Field • Atlanta ABC L 17–27   38,923
September 18 No. 3 Pittsburgh Grant Field • Atlanta L 14–42   43,424
September 25 Clemson Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) T 24–24   43,937
October 2 Virginia Grant Field • Atlanta W 35–14   38,119
October 9 Tennessee Grant Field • Atlanta (Rivalry) L 7–42   55,631
October 16 at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Rivalry) W 28–10   63,876
October 23 Tulane Grant Field • Atlanta W 28–16   31,214
October 30 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 7–31   30,300
November 6 No. 11 Notre Damedagger Grant Field • Atlanta W 23–14   50,079
November 13 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland L 28–34   20,010
November 27 at No. 4 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 10–13   60,500
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173


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