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1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.
| 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football |
|---|
| Independent |
| No. 17 |
| No. 13 |
| 9–3 |
| Bud Carson (4th season) |
| Jack Williams |
| Rock Perdoni |
| Grant Field |
The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech started the year with four straight victories, climbing to 13th in the AP Poll. Two losses to ranked rivals Tennessee and Auburn knocked them out of the polls. After racking up three more wins, they traveled to Notre Dame and almost pulled off an upset over the No. 1 team in the country, as the Fighting Irish needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Yellow Jackets. The close loss actually brought Georgia Tech back into the polls, at 16th. After defeating rival Georgia, they were invited to the 1970 Sun Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 17–9.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | No. 17 South Carolina | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 23–20 | 51,206 | ||||
| September 19 | Florida State | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 23–13 | 50,324 | ||||
| September 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 19 | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 31–21 | 44,246 | ||
| October 3 | Clemson | No. 15 | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry) | W 28–7 | 50,113 | |||
| October 10 | No. 20 Tennessee | No. 13 | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry) | L 6–17 | 59,624 | |||
| October 17 | at No. 8 Auburn | No. 16 | Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry) | L 7–31 | 62,391 | |||
| October 24 | Tulane | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 20–6 | 32,129 | ||||
| October 31 | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | W 24–16 | 32,650 | ||||
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Navy | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 30–8 | 50,105 | |||
| November 14 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | L 7–10 | 59,075 | ||||
| November 28 | at Georgia | No. 16 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | W 17–7 | 59,803 | |||
| December 19 | vs. No. 19 Texas Tech | No. 13 | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 17–9 | 30,512 | ||
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
| 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense |
Pos.
Name Class
QB
1
Eddie McAshan
So | QB | 1 | Eddie McAshan | So | Defense
Pos.
Name Class | Special teams
Pos.
Name Class | Head coach Bud Carson Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt | | QB | 1 | Eddie McAshan | So | | | | |
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