1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 16th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gerald Burch
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1960 record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  10 0 1
No. 18 Florida 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 1 1  8 1 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 2 0  8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 2  6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0  6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0  5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1  5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1  5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1  3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1  2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After a quick jump to #10 in the AP Poll after their first two victories, the Yellow Jackets fell on the wrong side of several close games, finishing the year with a disappointing 55 record. The average margin of defeat in their five losses was only 2.2 points, and all were one-score games. Their first loss was to a Florida Gators team that featured Bobby Dodd's son, Robert Jr., at quarterback.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17KentuckyW 23–1340,594
September 24at Rice*No. 13W 16–1335,000
October 1at FloridaNo. 10L 17–1839,000
October 8LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 6–244,176
October 15at AuburnNo. 19L 7–944,000
October 22Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
W 14–643,608
October 29at No. 15 Duke*L 0–640,000
November 5No. 8 Tennessee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia (rivalry)
W 14–745,072
November 12Alabama
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
L 15–1644,006
November 26at GeorgiaL 6–755,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. Bisher, Furman (October 2, 1960). "Tech Falls to Florida". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. "1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171.
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