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1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Coleman
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 9 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1949 college football season. [1]

"Red" Patton kicking the game-winning conversion against the Georgia Bulldogs

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Vanderbilt
W 12–739,000 [2]
October 1at Tulane
L 0–1855,000 [3]
October 8 Washington and Lee*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–022,000 [4]
October 15 Auburn
W 35–2132,000 [5]
October 22at Florida
W 43–14 [6]
October 29 Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 14–2738,000 [7]
November 5at No. 14 Tennessee
W 30–1345,000 [8]
November 12at Alabama
L 7–2043,000 [9]
November 19 South Carolina*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–320,000 [10]
November 26 Georgia
W 7–640,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "4th period Tech drive carries 89 yards to victory over Vandy". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane Greenies roll Georgia Tech down under, 18–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jordan stars as Georgia Tech stops W&L, 36–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn makes big comeback, loses to Tech". The State. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Speedy Georgia Tech rolls over Gators, 43–14". The Palm Beach Post. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke trips Tech, 27–14, on second half splurge". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech astounds Vols with 30–13 victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech loses 20 to 7 to Alabama". The State. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech almost upset by Gamecocks". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech tops Bulldogs by one point". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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