1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	6–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Captain	Billy Shields Joe Harris Randy Rhino
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–						–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	No. 2 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta	ABC	L 7–31	44,228
September 14	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta		W 35–20	47,171
September 21	No. 15 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta		L 17–27	37,361
September 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)		L 17–21	42,000
October 5	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta		W 28–24	26,371
October 12	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta		W 29–28	38,413
October 19	at No. 5 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)		L 22–31	62,907
October 26	No. 18 Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta	ABC	W 27–7	48,623
November 2	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina		L 0–9	34,500
November 16	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta		W 22–0	41,132
November 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 34–14	47,500
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

1. "1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
2. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 172