1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
Gator Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Arkansas | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1959 record | 6–5 (3–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Bobby Dodd (15th season) |
Captain | Maxie Baughan |
Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 44,000) |
Seasons |
1959 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5/5 Georgia † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3/3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2/2 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10/13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#NR/15 Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#19/19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | at Kentucky | W 14–12 | 35,000 | |||
September 26 | No. 6 SMU* | No. 16 | W 16–12 | 43,000 | ||
October 3 | No. 6 Clemson* | No. 7 |
| W 16–6 | 44,174 | |
October 10 | at No. 8 Tennessee | No. 3 |
| W 14–7 | 45,021 | |
October 17 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 4 |
| L 6–7 | 44,174 | |
October 24 | at Tulane | No. 9 | W 21–13 | 30,000 | ||
October 31 | Duke* | No. 9 |
| L 7–10 | 44,174 | |
November 7 | at Notre Dame* | No. 19 | W 14–10 | 58,575 | ||
November 14 | at Alabama | No. 15 | L 7–9 | 43,500 | ||
November 28 | No. 6 Georgia |
| L 14–21 | 44,174 | ||
January 2 | vs. No. 9 Arkansas* | CBS | L 7–14 | 45,104 | ||
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Source:[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1959.html. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.
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