1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainLucius Sanford
Leo Tierney
Tony Daykin
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State *   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after
    AP Poll

The 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the

Grant Field in Atlanta
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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11South Carolina
ABCL 17–2738,923[2]
September 18No. 3 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 14–4243,424[3]
September 25Clemson
T 24–2443,397[4]
October 2Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–1438,119[5]
October 9Tennessee
L 7–4255,631[6]
October 16at Auburn
W 28–1063,876[7]
October 23Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–1631,214[8]
October 30at Duke
L 7–3130,300[9]
November 6No. 11 Notre Damedagger
W 23–1450,079[10]
November 13at Navy
L 28–3420,010[11]
November 27at No. 4 Georgia
L 10–1360,500[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 31 Drew Hill So
OT 88 Kent Hill So
RB 40 Eddie Lee Ivery So
G 71 Randy Pass Jr
G 78 Elliott Price Sr
OT 77 Roy Simmons So
RB 46 David Sims Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Don Bessillieu So
DB 30 Tony Daykin So
DB 42 Eddie Porter Sr
DB 20 Danny Rhino Sr
LB 89 Lucius Sanford Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
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  13. ^ "1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173


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