1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainBill Kinard
Joel Stevenson
Home stadiumGrant Field
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
Rutgers    8 2 0
West Texas State    8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    7 2 1
Florida State    8 3 0
Air Force    7 3 0
Army    7 3 0
Buffalo    7 3 0
No. 18 Houston    6 2 2
Utah State    7 3 0
Boston College    7 3 0
West Virginia    7 3 0
VPI    7 4 0
Pacific    6 4 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 0
Miami (FL)    5 5 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Southern Miss    4 6 0
Holy Cross    3 6 1
San Jose State    3 7 0
Navy    2 8 0
Tulane    2 8 0
Pittsburgh    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21TCUW 17–743,273
September 28No. 15 Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1044,774
October 5Clemson
W 24–2156,116
October 12No. 10 Tennessee
L 7–2460,011[1]
October 19at AuburnW 21–2047,547[2]
October 26Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–1947,481[3]
November 2at DukeL 30–4625,000
November 9Navy
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 15–3531,624
November 16at No. 9 Notre DameL 6–3450,075
November 30at No. 4 GeorgiaL 8–4759,537[4]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Pass mark set, but Tech falls". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackets upset Tigers, 21–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Williams sparks Tech over Greenies, 23–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia bombs rival Tech, 47–8". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1968 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172


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