1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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

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 5–5 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Kentucky
W 23–1340,594[2]
September 24at Rice*No. 13
W 16–1335,000[3]
October 1at FloridaNo. 10
L 17–1839,000[4]
October 8LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–244,176[5]
October 15at AuburnNo. 19
L 7–944,000[6]
October 22Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–643,608[7]
October 29at No. 15 Duke*
L 0–640,000[8]
November 5No. 8 Tennessee
W 14–745,072[9]
November 12Alabama
L 15–1644,006[10]
November 26at Georgia
L 6–755,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Bisher, Furman (October 2, 1960). "Tech Falls to Florida". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. ^ "Gann, Graning spark Georgia Tech victory". Evening Star. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech field goals nudge tough Rice, 16–13". Victoria Advocate. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators upset Tech in wild contest 18–17". Fort Myers News-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wells boots Tech by LSU". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn squeaks past Ga. Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ga. Tech in 14–6 triumph". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke makes final period score to defeat Georgia Tech by 6–0". The Tampa Tribune. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Williamson races Georgia Tech by Vols, 14 to 7". Pensacola News Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama goal at gun beats Georgia Tech". Evening Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia gridders edge Georgia Tech by 7 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.


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