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1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gerald Burch
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1960 record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coachBobby Dodd (16th season)
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2/3 Ole Miss 5 0 1     10 0 1
#18/16 Florida 5 1 0     9 2 0
#9/10 Alabama 5 1 1     8 1 2
#13/14 Auburn 5 2 0     8 2 0
#NR/19 Tennessee 3 2 2     6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0     6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0     5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1     5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1     5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1     3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1     2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0     3 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 16th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

After a quick jump to #10 in the AP Poll after their first two victories, the Yellow Jackets fell on the wrong side of several close games, finishing the year with a disappointing 5–5 record. The average margin of defeat in their five losses was only 2.2 points, and all were one-score games. Their first loss was to a Florida Gators team that featured Bobby Dodd's son, Robert Jr., at quarterback.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17KentuckyW 23–1340,594
September 24at Rice*No. 13W 16–1335,000
October 1at FloridaNo. 10L 17–1839,000
October 8LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 6–244,176
October 15at AuburnNo. 19L 7–944,000
October 22Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 14–643,608
October 29at No. 15 Duke*L 0–640,000
November 5No. 8 Tennessee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia (Rivalry)
W 14–745,072
November 12Alabama
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
L 15–1644,006
November 26at GeorgiaL 6–755,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[2][3]

References[]

  1. Bisher, Furman (October 2, 1960). "Tech Falls to Florida". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. "1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1960.html. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.


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