The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 college football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.
| 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Captain | Maxie Baughan |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| No. 5 Georgia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Kentucky | W 14–12 | 35,000 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | No. 6 SMU* | No. 16 | W 16–12 | 43,000 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | No. 6 Clemson* | No. 7 |
| W 16–6 | 44,174 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at No. 8 Tennessee | No. 3 | W 14–7 | 45,021 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 4 |
| L 6–7 | 44,174 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at Tulane | No. 9 | W 21–13 | 30,000 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | Duke* | No. 9 |
| L 7–10 | 44,174 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Notre Dame* | No. 19 | W 14–10 | 58,575 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Alabama | No. 15 | L 7–9 | 43,500 | [10] | ||
| November 28 | No. 6 Georgia |
| L 14–21 | 44,174 | [11] | ||
| January 2 | vs. No. 9 Arkansas* | CBS | L 7–14 | 45,104 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b "1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "UK drops opener to Tech". The Paducah Sun. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineers upset SMU". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crisp blocking Tech rips undefeated Clemson, 16–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Vols fall before Georgia Tech". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heavily-favored Tech rallies to edge fired-up Tulane, 21–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke upsets Georgia Tech". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame 14–10". Atlantic City Press. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Bama stuns Georgia Tech". Kingsport Times-News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia tumbles Tech, takes Orange Bowl bid". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas rally trips Tech, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 3, 1960. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.
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