1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMaxie Baughan
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kentucky
W 14–1235,000[2]
September 26No. 6 SMU*No. 16
W 16–1243,000[3]
October 3No. 6 Clemson*No. 7
W 16–644,174[4]
October 10at No. 8 TennesseeNo. 3
W 14–745,021[5]
October 17No. 11 AuburnNo. 4
L 6–744,174[6]
October 24at TulaneNo. 9
W 21–1330,000[7]
October 31Duke*daggerNo. 9
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1044,174[8]
November 7at Notre Dame*No. 19
W 14–1058,575[9]
November 14at AlabamaNo. 15
L 7–943,500[10]
November 28No. 6 Georgia
L 14–2144,174[11]
January 2vs. No. 9 Arkansas*
CBSL 7–1445,104[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "UK drops opener to Tech". The Paducah Sun. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Engineers upset SMU". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crisp blocking Tech rips undefeated Clemson, 16–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Undefeated Vols fall before Georgia Tech". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heavily-favored Tech rallies to edge fired-up Tulane, 21–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke upsets Georgia Tech". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame 14–10". Atlantic City Press. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Bama stuns Georgia Tech". Kingsport Times-News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia tumbles Tech, takes Orange Bowl bid". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arkansas rally trips Tech, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 3, 1960. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.


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