1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 4–4–2 (3–4–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Dodd (13th season)

Captain| Don Stephenson
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

<- 1956

1958 ->

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Auburn $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 7 Ole Miss | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 14 Mississippi State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 17 Florida | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 13 Tennessee | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
LSU | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Georgia | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Tulane | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Alabama | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Kentucky | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1957 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 486 passing yards and Lester Simerville with 275 rushing yards.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| No. 20 Kentucky| No. 11|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 13–0| 40,000| [2]
September 28| No. 15 SMU*| No. 3|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| T 0–0| 30,000| [3]
October 12| at LSU| No. 17|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 13–20| 62,500| [4]
October 19| No. 9 Auburn| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–3| 40,000| [5]
October 26| at Tulane| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 20–13| 25,000| [6]
November 2| No. 7 Duke*| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 13–0| 40,000| [7]
November 9| at No. 9 Tennessee| No. 18|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| L 6–21| 45,500| [8]
November 16| at Alabama| |

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| W 10–7| 30,000| [9]
November 23| Florida| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| T 0–0| 40,000| [10]
November 30| Georgia| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 40,000| [11]

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

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
2. ^ "Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "SMU ties Georgia Tech". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "LSU topples Tech, 20–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Mercer Bailey (October 20, 1957). "Unbeaten Auburn Nips Tech, 3-0". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1, B8 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fiery Tech socks Duke with first loss, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6". Kingsport Times-News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tide loses 10 to 7 heartbreaker to Tech". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tech hangs on for 0–0 stalemate with Florida". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Macon's Theron Sapp leads Georgia to 7–0 victory over Yellow Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 170.

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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
* 2023 Miami game

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