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1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captain Billy Shields
Joe Harris
Randy Rhino
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame     10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State     10 2 0
Temple     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 1
Rutgers     7 3 1
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Pittsburgh     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Miami (FL)     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Tampa     6 5 0
Holy Cross     5 5 1
Tulane     5 6 0
Colgate     4 6 0
Northern Illinois     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Army     3 8 0
Dayton     3 8 0
Villanova     3 8 0
Air Force     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     2 9 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Florida State     1 10 0
Marshall     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 3 Notre Dame ABCL 7–3144,228
September 14 South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–2047,171 [1]
September 21No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 17–2737,361
September 28at ClemsonL 17–2140,275 [2] [3]
October 5 Virginia
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2426,371 [4]
October 12 North Carolinadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 29–2838,413 [5]
October 19at No. 5 AuburnL 22–3162,907 [6]
October 26No. 18 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 27–748,623 [7]
November 2at DukeL 0–934,500 [8]
November 16 Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 22–041,132
November 30at GeorgiaW 34–1447,500 [9]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Tech runners rout S. Carolina, 35–20". The Miami Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "O'Cain, Cunningham lead Clemson past Tech, 21–17". The News and Observer. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975". Clemson University. 1975. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Late flourish pulls G-Tech over Virginia". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech 2-pointer tops N.C." Tallahassee Democrat. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackets unglue Eagle 'D', but Auburn rules, 31–22". Fort Myers News-Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke blanks Jackets, 9–0". The Greenville News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech surprises Bulldogs". The News and Observer. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  11. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172