1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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.

1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Captain	Billy Shields Joe Harris Randy Rhino
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	No. 3 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–31	44,228
September 14	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–20	47,171	^[1]
September 21	No. 15 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 17–27	37,361
September 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		L 17–21	40,275	^[2]^[3]
October 5	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–24	26,371	^[4]
October 12	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 29–28	38,413	^[5]
October 19	at No. 5 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 22–31	62,907	^[6]
October 26	No. 18 Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 27–7	48,623	^[7]
November 2	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 0–9	34,500	^[8]
November 16	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 22–0	41,132
November 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 34–14	47,500	^[9]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[10][11]

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 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172