1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Captain	Lucius Sanford Leo Tierney Tony Daykin
Home stadium	Grant Field

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 17–27	38,923
September 18	No. 3 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 14–42	43,424
September 25	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		T 24–24	43,397
October 2	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–14	38,119
October 9	Tennessee	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 7–42	55,631
October 16	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 28–10	63,876
October 23	Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–16	31,214
October 30	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 7–31	30,300
November 6	No. 11 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 23–14	50,079
November 13	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 28–34	20,010
November 27	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 10–13	60,500
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 31 Drew Hill So OT 88 Kent Hill So RB 40 Eddie Lee Ivery So G 71 Randy Pass Jr G 78 Elliott Price Sr OT 77 Roy Simmons So RB 46 David Sims Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Don Bessillieu So DB 30 Tony Daykin So DB 42 Eddie Porter Sr DB 20 Danny Rhino Sr LB 89 Lucius Sanford Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Pepper Rodgers Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt