1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Liberty Bowl champion

Liberty Bowl, W 31–30 vs. Iowa State

Conference| Independent
Ranking
AP| No. 20
Record| 7–4–1
Head coach|

* Bill Fulcher (1st season)

Captain| Brad Bourne
Rick Lantz
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

<- 1971

1973 ->

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 14 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Northern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Fulcher and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They were invited to the 1972 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State, 31–30.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9| No. 15 Tennessee|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| ABC| L 3–34| 52,112| [1]
September 16| South Carolina|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 34–6| 48,224| [2]
September 23| at No. 18 Michigan State|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| | W 21–16| 77,141| [3]
September 30| Rice|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | T 36–36| 41,179| [4]
October 7| Clemson|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | W 31–9| 48,624| [5]
October 21| at No. 14 Auburn|

* Cliff Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL (rivalry)

| | L 14–24| 60,261| [6]
October 28| Tulane|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 21–7| 48,096| [7]
November 4| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| | L 14–20| 37,300| [8]
November 11| Boston College|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 42–10| 36,114| [9]
November 18| Navy|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 30–7| 39,233| [10]
December 2| at Georgia|

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

| | L 7–27| 60,241| [11]
December 18| vs. Iowa State|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)

| ABC| W 31–30| 50,021| [12]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `1` | Eddie McAshan | Sr
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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bill Fulcher

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Vols wreck Tech, 34–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 10, 1972. Retrieved May 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tech coasts by S.C. 34–6". Tallahassee Democrat. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Georgia Tech topples MSU". The Pantagraph. September 24, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgia Tech ties Rice as QB McAshan stars". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tech wrecks Clemson 31–9". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Auburn passes Tech, 24–14". The News and Observer. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "'Jackets top Tulane 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Duke upends Tech 20 to 14". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Georgia Tech wins, 42–10, over Eagles". Daily Pres. November 12, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "McAshan passes Georgia Tech over Navy 30–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 19, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Bulldogs bite Jackets, 27–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. December 3, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "ISU falters in Majors' finale". The Des Moines Register. December 19, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172.

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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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