1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1971
Grant Field
Seasons
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the

Grant Field in Atlanta. They were invited to the 1971 Peach Bowl, held just 3 miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Ole Miss, 18–41. After the season, Bud Carson was fired as head coach after compiling a 27–27 record over five seasons.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at South CarolinaNo. 17
L 7–2454,842[2]
September 18No. 18 Michigan State
W 10–050,646
September 25Army
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 13–1640,123
October 2Clemson
W 24–1450,239[3]
October 9at No. 13 Tennessee
L 6–1063,671[4]
October 16No. 5 Auburn
L 14–3160,204[5]
October 23at Tulane
W 24–1650,248[6]
October 30Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–049,886[7]
November 6Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–2144,821
November 13Florida State
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 12–644,261
November 25No. 7
ABC
L 24–2860,124[8]
December 30No. 17 Ole Miss
CBS[9]L 18–4136,771[10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Eddie McAshan Jr
QB 18 Jack O'Neill Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S, WR 22 Joe Wolf So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Keefer, Joseph D. (January 11, 1972). "Georgia Tech Athletic Board Fires Bud Carson". Atlanta Daily World. p. 2.
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  9. ^ "This Week's Shows of Special Interest". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1971. p. 122.
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  11. ^ "1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine p. 172


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