1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainLucius Sanford
Randy Pass
Freeman Colbert
Lawton Hydrick
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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[edit]

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[5]
November 5at No. 5 Notre DameL 14–6959,075
November 12at NavyL 16–2018,590
November 26Georgia
W 16–760,104[6]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Dunn passes Duke to win over Jackets". Daily Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  8. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173