1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
INS National Champions
Sugar Bowl Champions
SEC Champions
Sugar Bowl, W 247 vs. Ole Miss
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
1952 record 12–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd
Home stadium Grant Field
1952 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Georgia Tech 7 0 0     12 0 0
#8 Tennessee 5 0 1     8 2 1
#7 Ole Miss 4 0 2     8 1 2
#9 Alabama 4 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0     7 4 0
#15 Florida 3 3 0     8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 4 0     5 4 0
Tulane 3 5 0     5 5 0
#20 Kentucky 1 3 2     5 4 2
LSU 2 5 0     3 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1     3 5 2
Auburn 0 7 0     2 8 0
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1952 NCAA football season. Led by head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets went undefeated including a victory in the 1953 Sugar Bowl.[1] Coach Bobby Dodd and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a split National Championship, winning the 1952 INS National Championship poll, sharing the Championship with the Michigan State Spartans.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20 The Citadel* #3 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 54–6  
September 27 Florida #3 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 17–14  
October 4 at Southern Methodist* #6 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 20–7  
October 11 Tulane #5 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 14–0  
October 18 Auburn #4 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 33–0  
October 25 Vanderbilt #5 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 30–0  
November 1 #6 Duke* #4 Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 28–7  
November 8 Army* #3 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 45–6  
November 10 #12 Alabama #2 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 7–3  
November 22 Florida State* #2 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 30–0  
November 29 at Georgia #3 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 23–9  
January 1 vs. #6 Ole Miss* #3 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 24–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources.[3]


Plaque for 1952 GT Football National Championship

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
George MorrisCenter2 21 San Francisco 49ers
Gerdes (Buck) MartinEnd4 39 Chicago Cardinals
Hal MillerTackle5 57 San Francisco 49ers
Pete BrownCenter10 118 San Francisco 49ers
Bobby MoorheadBack13 146 Baltimore Colts
Jeff KnoxEnd23 272 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History. The Technique. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. Information Please Database (2007) 1952 College Football Recap. infoplease. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. Sports Reference 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results. SR/College Football. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.