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1967 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Captain Kim King
David Barber
Randall Edmunds
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army     8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 2 0
Syracuse     8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State     8 2 1
New Mexico State     7 2 1
UTEP     7 2 1
Utah State     7 2 1
Florida State     7 2 2
West Texas State     8 3 0
Houston     7 3 0
VPI     7 3 0
Memphis State     6 3 0
Southern Miss     6 3 0
Dayton     6 3 1
Xavier     6 3 1
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Buffalo     6 4 0
Navy     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Colorado State     4 5 1
Pacific     4 5 0
Boston College     4 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Villanova     4 6 0
Air Force     2 6 2
Tulane     3 7 0
San Jose State     2 7 0
Colgate     2 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bud Carson, who replaced Bobby Dodd, the winningest head coach in Georgia Tech history, after his retirement. They played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23at VanderbiltW 17–1024,000 [1]
September 30 TCUW 24–755,299
October 7 Clemson
W 10–059,588 [2]
October 14at Tennessee ABCL 13–2455,119 [3]
October 21 Auburn
L 10–2859,603 [4]
October 28at TulaneL 12–2329,643 [5]
November 4 Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–750,103 [6]
November 10at Miami (FL)L 7–4948,267
November 18No. 9 Notre Dame
L 3–3660,024
November 25 Georgia
ABCL 14–2153,699 [7]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "King engineers Tech past stubborn Vandy, 17 to 10". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech trims Clemson, 10–0". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyche helps Vols outlast Georgia Tech". St. Petersburg Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carter, defensive line boost Tigers by Georgia Tech, 28–10". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane pleases old grads, pins upset on Georgia Tech". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech snaps losing streak with 19–7 win over Duke". Tallahassee Democrat. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia halts Georgia Tech". Austin American-Statesman. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1967 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  9. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172