1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Orange Bowl, L 12–27 vs. Florida
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
1966 record	9–2
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (22nd season)
Captain	Jim Breland Bill Moorer Billy Schroer Sammy Burke
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 53,300)
Seasons

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Memphis		–		–				7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
VPI		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Dodd, in his 22nd and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents, winning their first nine games of the year before losing to rival Georgia. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a record of 9–1 and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were invited to the 1967 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Florida.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	Texas A&M		Grant Field Atlanta		W 38–3	36,215
September 24	Vanderbilt		Grant Field Atlanta		W 42–0	42,260
October 1	Clemson	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta (Rivalry)		W 13–12	44,735
October 8	No. 8 Tennessee	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta (Rivalry)	ABC	W 6–3	52,180
October 15	at Auburn	No. 7	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Rivalry)		W 17–3	54,000
October 22	Tulane	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta		W 35–17	44,355
October 29	at Duke	No. 6	Duke Stadium Durham, North Carolina		W 48–7	42,000
November 5	Virginia	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta		W 14–13	42,126
November 12	Penn State	No. 5	Grant Field Atlanta		W 21–0	50,172
November 26	at No. 7 Georgia	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 14–23	48,782
January 2	vs. Florida	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami (Orange Bowl)	CBS	L 12–27	72,426
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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