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1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Captain Eddie Lee Ivery
Don Patterson
Jeff Shank
Mike Taylor
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue.

On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at DukeL 10–2827,865 [1]
September 16 CaliforniaL 22–3426,577
September 23 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–1725,805 [2]
September 30 The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–021,802 [3]
October 7 South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–336,128 [4]
October 14 Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1929,695
October 21at Auburn ABCW 24–1059,111 [5]
October 28 Floridadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 17–1344,866 [6]
November 11at Air ForceW 42–2119,564
November 18No. 10 Notre DameNo. 20
L 21–3854,526
December 2at No. 11 GeorgiaABCL 28–2959,700 [7]
December 25vs. No. 17 Purdue CBSL 21–4120,277
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Duke tops Ga. Tech in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech duo tops Tulane, 27–17". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech colors Citadel Ivery, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets South Carolina 6–3". News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hill paces Jackets as Auburn fails to win before home crowd". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ivery shines as Ga. Tech sacks Florida". Fort Myers News-Press. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Freshman's pass key to Ga. win". The Opelika-Auburn News. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1978 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. 173