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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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

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1892 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Bobby Dodd enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Florida	9	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Clemson	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Louisiana State	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Tennessee	23	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Auburn	21	29	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Tulane	17	3	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Duke	30	6	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Florida State	15	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Alabama	11	27	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Georgia	14	3	W

1963 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	89
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	55-42
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	196	116	Lost 7-13	6-1	119	74	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	9-2	227	95	Won 12-7	5-2	150	52	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-1-2	214	45	Lost 7-12	5-0-1	146	27	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	7-3	173	89		4-3	101	76	Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State	7-4	142	112	Lost 7-14	4-2	78	57	Charles McClendon
Mississippi State	7-2-2	185	94	Won 16-12	4-1-2	96	65	Paul J. Davis
Florida	6-3-1	130	120		3-3-1	61	71	Ray Graves
Tennessee	5-5	168	121		3-5	85	108	Jim McDonald
Georgia	4-5-1	133	151		2-4	61	95	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-6-1	142	168		0-5-1	41	109	Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane	1-8-1	43	191		0-6-1	23	153	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	1-7-2	73	146		0-5-2	23	113	Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.