1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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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
TeamW L TW 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 Carolina
L 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 Tulane
W 23–063,333[7]
November 1Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–644,116[8]
November 8at No. 12 Notre Dame
L 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