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1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Crutchfield (1st season)
CaptainBill Kinard
Joel Stevenson
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21TCU
W 17–743,273[1]
September 28No. 15 Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1044,774[2]
October 5Clemson
W 24–2156,116[3]
October 12No. 10 Tennessee
L 7–2460,011[4]
October 19at Auburn
W 21–2047,547[5]
October 26Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–1947,481[6]
November 2at Duke
L 30–4625,000[7]
November 9Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 15–3531,624[8]
November 16at No. 9 Notre Dame
L 6–3459,075[9]
November 30at No. 4 Georgia
L 8–4759,537[10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Tech downs TCU on a good pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hendricks wrecks Tech". St. Petersburg Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech nips Clemson as hex hits again". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets upset Tigers, 21–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Williams sparks Tech over Greenies, 23–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke scores 46–30 upset of Ga. Tech". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Navy upends Georgia Tech". The Bradenton Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Irish wreck Georgia Tech". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 17, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia bombs rival Tech, 47–8". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172


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