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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: Bobby Dodd
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Bobby Dodd enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Clemson	26	9	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Florida	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Louisiana State	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Tennessee	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Auburn	14	17	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Tulane	42	12	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Duke	20	9	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Florida State	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Alabama	7	6	W
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Georgia	37	6	W
Sat., Dec. 22	Missouri	10	14	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1962 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	211
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	65-39
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	3-1

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	7-2-1	Coaches
11	7-2-1	UPI

1962 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-1	289	39	Won 17-0	6-0	181	20	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	10-0	247	53	Won 17-13	6-0	117	19	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	9-1-1	175	34	Won 13-0	5-1	113	25	Charles McClendon
Georgia Tech	7-3-1	211	97	Lost 10-14	5-2	141	51	Bobby Dodd
Florida	7-4	221	139	Won 17-7	4-2	106	74	Ray Graves
Auburn	6-3-1	173	168		4-3	88	134	Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee	4-6	179	134		2-6	108	120	Bowden Wyatt
Georgia	3-4-3	109	174		2-3-1	68	123	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-5-2	85	101		2-3-1	32	54	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	3-6	76	132		2-5	60	101	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	62	215		1-6	34	141	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	0-10	76	293		0-7	43	228	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1962 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.