1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team information
American college football season
1943Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 13
Record
8–3 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach
William Alexander (24th season)
Captain
George Manning, John Steber
Home stadium
Grant Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
LSU
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Tulane
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Georgia
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Vanderbilt
0
–
0
–
0
5
–
0
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8.[3]
^Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
^"1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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