1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainBill Curry
Johnny Gresham
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0
Florida State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colorado State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 5 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 6 – 0
Idaho   –   4 – 6 – 0
West Texas State   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 2
Navy   –   3 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   3 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 6 – 1
Texas Western   –   0 – 8 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents for the first time since 1920, after dropping from the Southeastern Conference in 1963.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Vanderbilt
W 14–244,288[2]
September 26Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–044,115[3]
October 3Clemson
W 14–746,571[4]
October 9vs. Navy
W 17–040,000[5]
October 17at Auburn
W 7–357,000[6]
October 24Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 7–645,129[7]
October 31at DukeNo. 8
W 21–845,000[8]
November 7TennesseeNo. 7
L 14–2250,763[9]
November 14No. 2 AlabamaNo. 10
L 7–2453,505[10]
November 28at Georgia
L 0–752,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ^ "1964 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ga. Tech rally tips Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech tramples Hurricanes". Fort Lauderdale News. September 27, 1964. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ga. Tech defeats Clemson, 14 to 7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech humbles Navy". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1964. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech nips Auburn to get 5th straight victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes by aroused Green Wave 7–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech downs Duke to keep mark". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols locate punch, whip Georgia Tech". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Second-ranked Alabama trounces Ga. Tech 24–7". The Greenville News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia dumps Tech, 7 to 0; Accepts Sun Bowl bid". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171


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