1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	6–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (4th season)
Captain	Lucius Sanford Randy Pass Freeman Colbert Lawton Hydrick
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	L 0–17	55,934
September 17	Miami (FL)	Grant Field Atlanta	W 10–6	31,916
September 24	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)	L 14–31	50,116
October 1	Air Force	Grant Field Atlanta	W 30–3	30,067
October 8	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	W 24–8	82,631
October 15	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)	W 38–21	54,961
October 22	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans	W 38–14	28,345
October 29	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta	L 24–25	47,131
November 5	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana	L 14–69	59,075
November 12	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	L 16–20	18,590
November 26	Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	W 16–7	60,104
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[2][3]

Roster

• Freeman Colbert
• PK Mike Dassel
• Drew Hill
• QB Gary Lanier
• Reggie Wilkes

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
2. "1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 173