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Georgia Tech Football Team History

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Bill Fulcher
Conference: Independent-

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1892 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Bill Fulcher enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Tennessee	3	34	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. South Carolina	34	6	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Michigan State	21	16	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Rice	36	36	T
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Clemson	31	9	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Auburn	14	24	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Tulane	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Duke	14	20	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Boston College	42	10	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Navy	30	7	W
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Georgia	7	27	L
Mon., Dec. 18	Iowa State	31	30	W	@ Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl

1972 Season Totals
Record	7-4 -1
Points Scored	284
Scoring Average	23.7
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	69-62
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1 -1
Away Record	1-3

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
20	7-4-1	AP

1972 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-7	125	188					Ollie Keller
Penn State	10-2	358	189	Lost 0-14				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	8-3	289	192	Lost 6-40				Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State	8-3	329	230					Chuck Mills
West Virginia	8-4	415	289	Lost 13-49				Bobby Bowden
Florida State	7-4	287	224					Larry Jones
Georgia Tech	7-4-1	284	226	Won 31-30				Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois	7-4	198	141					Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force	6-4	303	183					Ben Martin
Army	6-4	160	282					Tom Cahill
Houston	6-4-1	325	202					Bill Yeoman
Nevada	6-5	276	218					Jerry Scattine
Tulane	6-5	212	165					Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech	6-4-1	307	253					Charlie Coffey
Ball State	5-4-1	235	180					Dave McClain
Miami	5-6	214	170					Fran Curci
Syracuse	5-6	141	229					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple	5-4	164	176					Wayne Hardin
Boston College	4-7	240	258					Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy	4-7	181	257					Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi	3-7-1	182	231					P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati	2-9	138	323					Ray Callahan
Marshall	2-8	93	254					Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas	1-10	149	289					Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh	1-10	193	350					Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison	0-4-1	0	140					Challace McMillin

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.