1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark Hunter
  • Rick Gibney
  • Steve Crawford
Home stadiumGrant Field
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at South CarolinaL 17–2351,428[1]
September 20Miami (FL)W 38–2332,334[2]
September 27Clemson
W 33–2846,212–42,282[3]
October 4Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–035,261[4]
October 11VMI
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–1040,194[5]
October 18Auburn
L 27–3158,316[6]
October 25at TulaneW 23–063,333[7]
November 1Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–644,116[8]
November 8at No. 12 Notre DameL 3–2459,075[9]
November 15Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–1336,231[10]
November 27No. 15 Georgia
ABCL 26–4255,135[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • QB #9 Rudy Allen, Sr.
  • RB #30 A. Rodriguez Cabarrocas
  • WR Steve Raible, Sr.

References

  1. ^ "Grantz passing gives Gamecocks 23–17 win". Durham Sunday Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hurricane mistakes ruin Selmer's debut". The Palm Beach Post. September 21, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Seminoles retain losing touch at Tech, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 5, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls by VMI". The Tennessean. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame's Browner-led defense slams door on Georgia Tech by 24–3". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech marches past Navy, 14–13". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia defense shines in victory over Tech". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172