1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Cotton Bowl champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–6 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| Record | 8–3 (6–2 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Larry Morris |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1954 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, finishing second behind Ole Miss. Georgia Tech accepted an invitation to the 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic,[1] where they defeated Southwest Conference champion Arkansas, 14–6.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Tulane | No. 7 | W 28–0 | 28,000 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | Florida | No. 5 |
| L 12–13 | 30,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at SMU* | W 10–7 | 34,504 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | LSU |
| W 30–20 | 28,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | Auburn | No. 19 |
| W 14–7 | 40,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | Kentucky | No. 15 |
| L 6–13 | 34,000 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at No. 16 Duke* | L 20–21 | 33,000 | [8] | |||
| November 6 | Tennessee |
| W 28–7 | 40,000 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | Alabama |
| WSB-TV | W 20–0 | 40,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | at Georgia | W 7–3 | 50,000 | [11] | |||
| January 1 | vs. No. 13 Arkansas* |
| NBC | W 14–6 | 75,500 | [12] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Georgia Tech Wins, Goes to Cotton Bowl". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. November 28, 1954. p. C1.
- ^ "Georgia Tech shows power in beating Tulane 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Savage Gators stun might Tech 13–12". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech turns fumbles into 10–7 win". Wichita Falls Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Louisiana State, 30–20". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn fumble at goal gives Georgia Tech 14–7 SEC victory". The Bradenton Herald. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats stop Ga. Tech, 13–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils rally to edge Wreck, 21–20". Tulsa Daily World. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech trounces Vols, 28 to 7". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech wins, 20 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets pass crumples fighting Bulldogs, 7–3". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs go down, 14–6 at hands of 'Wrecks". The Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 170.
- ^ "1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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