1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Oil Bowl champion
Oil Bowl, W 41–19 vs. Saint Mary's
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Davis
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an

AP Poll and defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels in the 1947 Oil Bowl.[1]

Five Georgia Tech players received honors from the

United Press on the 1946 All-SEC football team: center Paul Duke (AP-1, UP-1); quarterback Frank Broyles (AP-1, UP-2); tackle Bob Davis (AP-1, UP-2); guard Bill Healy (UP-1); and fullback George Matthews (UP-3).[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Tennessee
L 9–1336,000[4]
October 5VMI*
W 32–625,000[5]
October 12Ole Miss
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–725,000[6]
October 19at No. 12 LSU
W 26–730,000[7]
October 26AuburnNo. 15
W 27–630,000[8]
November 2at No. 19 Duke*No. 16
W 14–038,000[9]
November 9Navy*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2032,000[10]
November 16TulaneNo. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–732,000[11]
November 23Furman*No. 6
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 41–717,000[12]
November 30at No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 7
L 7–3555,000[13]
January 1vs.
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX (Oil Bowl)
    		• W 41–1922,000[14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

    See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
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    AP
    		——15168767 (1)11

    After the season

    Main article:
    1947 NFL Draft

    The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Yellow Jackets were selected.[15]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    6 44 Bob Davis
    Tackle
    		 New York Giants
    12 100 George Hills Guard Green Bay Packers

    References

    1. ^ "1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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    15. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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