1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Orange Bowl, L 12–27 vs. Florida
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
1966 record	9–2
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (22nd season)
Captain	Jim Breland Bill Moorer Billy Schroer Sammy Burke
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 53,300)

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Memphis		–		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
VPI		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1966 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bobby Dodd, in his 22nd and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia. They competed as independents, winning their first nine games of the year before losing to rival Georgia. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a record of 9–1 and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were invited to the 1967 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Florida.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	Texas A&M		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 38–3	36,215
September 24	Vanderbilt		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 42–0	42,260
October 1	Clemson	No. 9	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)		W 13–12	44,735
October 8	No. 8 Tennessee	No. 9	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 6–3	52,180
October 15	at Auburn	No. 7	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)		W 17–3	54,000
October 22	Tulane	No. 6	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)		W 35–17	44,355
October 29	at Duke	No. 6	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC		W 48–7	42,000
November 5	Virginia	No. 5	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 14–13	42,126
November 12	Penn State	No. 5	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 21–0	50,172
November 26	at No. 7 Georgia	No. 5	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 14–23	48,782
January 2	vs. Florida	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	CBS	L 12–27	72,426
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:^[2]

References

↑ "1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Tulane Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 game at Virginia
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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