1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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.

1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
1975 record	7–4
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Captain	Mark Hunter Rick Gibney Steve Crawford
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)

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
Indiana State			–					5	–	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 17–23	51,428
September 20	Miami (FL)	Grant Field Atlanta		W 38–23	32,334
September 27	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		W 33–28	46,212
October 4	Florida State	Grant Field Atlanta		W 30–0	35,261
October 11	VMI	Grant Field Atlanta		W 38–10	40,194
October 18	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		L 27–31	58,316
October 25	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		W 23–0	63,333
November 1	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta		W 21–6	44,116
November 8	at No. 12 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana		L 3–24	59,075
November 15	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta		W 14–13	36,231
November 27	No. 15 Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 26–42	55,135
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

Roster

• QB #9 Rudy Allen, Sr.

References

1. "1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
2. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 172