1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Captains	Billy Shields Joe Harris Randy Rhino
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	No. 3 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–31	44,228	[1]
September 14	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–20	47,171	[2]
September 21	No. 15 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 17–27	37,361	[3]
September 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		L 17–21	40,275	[4][5]
October 5	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–24	26,371	[6]
October 12	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 29–28	38,413	[7]
October 19	at No. 5 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 22–31	62,907	[8]
October 26	No. 18 Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 27–7	48,623	[9]
November 2	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 0–9	34,500	[10]
November 16	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 22–0	41,132	[11]
November 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 34–14	47,500	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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