1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Manning, John Steber
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tulane 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Georgia 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.
    AP Poll

The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25North Carolina*
W 20–720,000[4]
October 2at Notre Dame*
L 13–5526,497–30,000[5]
October 9Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–712,000[6]
October 163:00 p.m.300th Infantry*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–010,000[7][8][9][10]
October 23vs. No. 3
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
    		• L 14–2856,223[11]
    October 30No. 8 Duke*
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA
    		L 7–1430,000[12]
    November 6No. 20 LSU
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA
    		W 42–720,000[13]
    November 13at TulaneNo. 19
    		W 33–038,000[14]
    November 20Clemson*No. 15
    		W 41–610,000[15]
    November 27GeorgiaNo. 14
    		W 48–028,000[16]
    January 1vs. No. 15 Tulsa*No. 13
    		W 20–1869,134[17]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP
    		—————19151413

    References

    1. ISBN 1616731338
      . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
    2. ^ "1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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