1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
National champion (Berryman)
Co-national champion (Boand)
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–0–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLamar Wheat
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was named national champion by Berryman and co-champion by Boand.[2]

Head coach Bobby Dodd and team captain Lamar Wheat

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22SMU*
W 21–733,000[3]
September 29at Florida
W 27–039,000[4]
October 6at No. 17 KentuckyNo. 11
W 13–735,000[5]
October 13LSUNo. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 25–730,000[6]
October 20AuburnNo. 5
W 27–731,000[7]
October 27at VanderbiltNo. 3
W 8–726,000[8]
November 3Duke*daggerNo. 5
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
T 14–1436,000[9]
November 10VMI*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–721,000[10]
November 17at AlabamaNo. 7
W 27–735,000[11]
November 24Davidson*No. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–718,000[12]
December 1GeorgiaNo. 6
W 48–640,000[13]
January 1vs. No. 9 Baylor*No. 5
W 17–1465,837[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech scores early, stops SMU passing for 21–7 win". The Times Dispatch. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida bows to Yellow Jacket punch 27–0". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "35,000 fans see Kentucky bow to Georgia Tech 13–7". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Yellow Jackets sting LSU, 25–7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unbeaten Ga. Tech stops Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Unbeaten Tech skids to 8–7 victory over Vandy". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke holds undefeated Georgia Tech to 14 to 14 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Crawford fires, Alabama falls, 27–7". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Cats". The News and Observer. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tech overshadows Georgia, 48–6". The Chattanooga Times. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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