1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
File:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 18–41 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Independent
1971 record	6–6
Head coach	Bud Carson (5th season)
Captain	Brent Cunningham Jeff Ford
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)
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
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
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	at South Carolina	No. 17	Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 7–24	54,842
September 18	No. 18 Michigan State		Grant Field Atlanta		W 10–0	50,646
September 25	Army		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia		L 13–16	40,123
October 2	Clemson		Grant Field Atlanta (Rivalry)		W 24–14	50,239
October 9	at No. 13 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry)		L 6–10	63,671
October 16	No. 5 Auburn		Grant Field Atlanta (Rivalry)		L 14–31	60,204
October 23	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans		W 24–16	50,248
October 30	Duke		Grant Field Atlanta		W 21–0	49,886
November 6	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta		W 34–21	44,821
November 13	Florida State		Grant Field Atlanta		W 12–6	44,261
November 25	No. 7 Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 24–28	60,124
December 30	No. 17 Ole Miss		Atlanta Stadium Atlanta (Peach Bowl)	CBS	L 18–41	36,771
Homecoming 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 McAshan, EddieEddie McAshan 5.0 !Jr QB 18 O'Neill, JackJack O'Neill 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S, WR 22 Wolf, JoeJoe Wolf 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bud Carson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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