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1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
CaptainEddie Lee Ivery
Don Patterson
Jeff Shank
Mike Taylor
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Memphis State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Air Force   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Boston College   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue.

On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Duke
L 10–2827,865[1]
September 16California
L 22–3426,577[2]
September 23Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–1725,805[3]
September 30The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–021,802[4]
October 7South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–336,128[5]
October 14Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1929,695[6]
October 21at Auburn
ABCW 24–1059,111[7]
October 28Floridadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 17–1344,866[8]
November 11at Air Force
W 42–2119,564[9]
November 18No. 10 Notre DameNo. 20
L 21–3854,526[10]
December 2at No. 11 Georgia
ABCL 28–2959,700[11]
December 25vs. No. 17 Purdue
CBSL 21–4120,277[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Duke tops Ga. Tech in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bears pass by 'Jackets". Simi Valley Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech duo tops Tulane, 27–17". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech colors Citadel Ivery, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets South Carolina 6–3". News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hurricanes' comeback falls short". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hill paces Jackets as Auburn fails to win before home crowd". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ivery shines as Ga. Tech sacks Florida". Fort Myers News-Press. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ivery sets NCAA mark". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Terrific' Irish sock Tech". Quad-City Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Freshman's pass key to Ga. win". The Opelika-Auburn News. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boilers rip Ga. Tech 41–21". The Times-Mail. December 26, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173


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