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1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Foster Watkins
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1957
1959 →
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 1 – 3 5 – 2 – 3
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 14 Florida 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, and compiled a 5–4–1 record. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 310 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 473 rushing yards. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kentucky
L 0–1330,000 [2]
September 26 Florida State*
W 17–340,391 [3]
October 4 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–038,000 [4]
October 11 Tennessee
W 21–744,726 [5]
October 18No. 2 Auburn
T 7–744,726 [6]
October 25at SMU*No. 17
L 0–2027,000 [7]
November 1at Duke*
W 10–830,000 [8]
November 8No. 17 Clemson*
W 13–044,726 [9]
November 15 AlabamadaggerNo. 20
L 8–1744,726 [10]
November 29at Georgia
L 3–1650,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.K. surprises Ga. Tech in S.E.C. opener". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles scare Jackets, but Techsters win, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph. September 27, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech takes Tulane, 14–0". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech trips upstart Vols, 21–7 on three big kicks". The Selma Times-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Underdog Georgia Tech ties Auburn, 7–7". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mustangs blank Georgia Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ga. Tech beats Duke by field goal, 10–8". The Progress-Index. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech raps Clemson". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama whips Tech in 11 minutes with 17–8 upset". The Selma Times-Journal. November 16, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia beats Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.


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