1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Battle
Tommy Bleick
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas Western   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Southern Miss   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State
   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Houston   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the

Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents, finishing the regular season with a record of 6–3–1. They were invited to the 1965 Gator Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 31–21.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Vanderbilt
T 10–1022,275[2]
September 25Texas A&M
L 10–1445,843
October 2Clemson
W 38–646,736[3]
October 9at Tulane
W 13–1035,000[4]
October 16Auburn
W 23–1450,164[5]
October 23Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 37–1649,793
October 30Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
NBCW 35–2346,981[6]
November 6at TennesseeNo. 7
L 7–2152,174[7]
November 13Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 42–1940,094[8]
November 27Georgia
L 7–1752,013[9]
December 31vs. No. 10 Texas Tech
ABCW 31–2160,127
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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  10. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.


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