1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–4
Head coach|

* Pepper Rodgers (2nd season)

Captain| Mark Hunter
Rick Gibney
Steve Crawford
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Hawaii |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Indiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northeast Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Southern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

## Schedule

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

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September 13| at South Carolina|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| | L 17–23| 51,428| [1]
September 20| Miami (FL)|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 38–23| 32,334| [2]
September 27| Clemson|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | W 33–28| 46,212–42,282| [3]
October 4| Florida State|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 30–0| 35,261| [4]
October 11| VMI|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 38–10| 40,194| [5]
October 18| Auburn|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | L 27–31| 58,316| [6]
October 25| at Tulane|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| | W 23–0| 63,333| [7]
November 1| Duke|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 21–6| 44,116| [8]
November 8| at No. 12 Notre Dame|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| | L 3–24| 59,075| [9]
November 15| Navy|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 14–13| 36,231| [10]
November 27| No. 15 Georgia|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

| ABC| L 26–42| 55,135| [11]

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

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## Roster

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* QB #9 Rudy Allen, Sr.
* RB #30 A. Rodriguez Cabarrocas
* WR Steve Raible, Sr.

## References

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1. ^ "Grantz passing gives Gamecocks 23–17 win". Durham Sunday Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Hurricane mistakes ruin Selmer's debut". The Palm Beach Post. September 21, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
4. ^ "Seminoles retain losing touch at Tech, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 5, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls by VMI". The Tennessean. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Notre Dame's Browner-led defense slams door on Georgia Tech by 24–3". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tech marches past Navy, 14–13". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia defense shines in victory over Tech". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1975 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
13. ^ 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

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* 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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