1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainLucius Sanford
Randy Pass
Freeman Colbert
Lawton Hydrick
Home stadiumGrant Field
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at South CarolinaL 0–1755,934
September 17Miami (FL)W 10–631,916
September 24at ClemsonL 14–3150,116
October 1Air Force
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–330,067
October 8at TennesseeW 24–882,631[2]
October 15Auburn
W 38–2154,961[3]
October 22at TulaneW 38–1428,345[4]
October 29Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 24–2547,131
November 5at No. 5 Notre DameL 14–6959,075
November 12at NavyL 16–2018,590
November 26Georgia
W 16–760,104[5]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

Roster

  • Freeman Colbert
  • PK Mike Dassel
  • Drew Hill
  • QB Gary Lanier
  • Reggie Wilkes

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "Georgia Tech uses flood of mistakes to slap Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Yellow Jackets mangle Auburn". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "38–14, Tech runs over, through Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  7. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173


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