The 1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 21st-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed as independents, finishing the regular season with a record of 6–3–1. They were invited to the 1965 Gator Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 31–21.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		T 10–10	22,275	[2]
September 25	Texas A&M		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 10–14	45,843
October 2	Clemson		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 38–6	46,736	[3]
October 9	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 13–10	35,000	[4]
October 16	Auburn		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 23–14	50,164	[5]
October 23	Navy		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 37–16	49,793
October 30	Duke		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	NBC	W 35–23	46,981	[6]
November 6	at Tennessee	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 7–21	52,174	[7]
November 13	Virginia		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 42–19	40,094	[8]
November 27	Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–17	52,013	[9]
December 31	vs. No. 10 Texas Tech		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 31–21	60,127
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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