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: Pepper Rodgers Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1979 Season Highlights
Pepper Rodgers enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Alabama
6
30
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Florida
7
7
T
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. William & Mary
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Notre Dame
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Tennessee
0
31
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Auburn
14
38
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Tulane
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Duke
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Air Force
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Navy
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Georgia
3
16
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 13.8
Points Allowed 190
Defense Average 17.3
Opponents Record 60-51
Conference Record 1-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 0-3
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.