1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was named national champion by Berryman and co-champion by Boand.[2]

1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (Berryman)
Co-national champion (Boand)
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1951 record11–0–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLamar Wheat
Home stadiumGrant Field
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0  11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0  10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1  7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1  6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0  8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0  5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0  6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0  5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0  4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22SMU*W 21–733,000
September 29at FloridaW 27–039,000
October 6at No. 17 KentuckyNo. 11W 13–735,000
October 13LSUNo. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 25–730,000
October 20AuburnNo. 5
W 27–731,000
October 27at VanderbiltNo. 3W 8–726,000
November 3Duke*No. 5
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
T 14–1436,000
November 10VMI*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 34–721,000
November 17at AlabamaNo. 7W 27–735,000
November 24Davidson*No. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
W 34–718,000
December 1GeorgiaNo. 6
W 48–640,000
January 1vs. No. 9 Baylor*No. 5W 17–1465,837
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

  1. "1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 170.
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