1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Morris
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Auburn 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tulane 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Florida 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

Early victories over

AP Poll, and accepted an invitation to the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Pittsburgh
, 7–0.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17No. 9 Miami (FL)*No. 10
NBCW 14–639,500[3]
September 24at No. 19 FloridaNo. 2
W 14–740,000[4]
October 1SMU*No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–734,000[5]
October 8at LSUNo. 4
W 7–060,000[6]
October 15No. 17 AuburnNo. 5
L 12–1440,000[7]
October 22Florida State*No. 13
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–030,000[8]
October 29No. 17 Duke*daggerNo. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–040,000[9]
November 5at TennesseeNo. 8
T 7–750,000[10]
November 12at AlabamaNo. 11
W 26–238,000[11]
November 26GeorgiaNo. 9
W 21–340,000[12]
January 2vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh*No. 7
ABCW 7–080,175[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn Upsets Georgia Tech, Defeating Engineers First Time Since 1940". New York Times. October 16, 1955. p. S7.
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  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p 170.
  15. ^ "1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".


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