1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Dodd (6th season)

Captain| Bob Bossons
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Kentucky $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Tennessee | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 16 Alabama | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 20 Tulane | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Georgia | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 3
Mississippi State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
LSU | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Florida | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Auburn | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifthin the SEC.[1]

Team captain Bob Bossons

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| at No. 10 SMU*|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 13–33| 54,000| [2]
September 30| South Carolina*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 0–7| 25,000| [3]
October 7| Florida|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 16–13| 21,000| [4]
October 14| at LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 13–0| 42,000| [5]
October 21| Auburn|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 20–0| 22,000| [6]
October 28| No. 4 Kentucky|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 14–28| 35,000| [7]
November 4| at Duke*|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 21–30| 30,000| [8]
November 11| VMI*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 13–14| 22,000| [9]
November 18| Alabama|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 19–54| 38,000| [10]
November 25| Davidson*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 46–14| 20,000| [11]
December 2| at Georgia|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

| W 7–0| 50,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
2. ^ Bisher, Furman (September 25, 1950). "Georgia Tech Sweated Blood Without a Competent Passer". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
3. ^ "Gamecocks trip Georgia Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Red Patton's field goal brings Tech win". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "L.S.U. falls before Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Dar Crawford leads Tech in 20–0 win over Plainsmen". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Kentucky clips Georgia Tech, 28 to 14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "VMI upsets Tech". The Miami News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Alabama's powerful attack overwhelms Georgia Tech, 54–19". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia Tech in 46–14 romp over Wildcats". The State. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn
* Clemson
* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* Buzz
* Ramblin' Wreck
* "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech"
* "Up with the White and Gold"
* Marching band
* Heisman shift
* 1916 Cumberland game
* 1990 Virginia game
* 2015 Florida State game

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