1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team information
American college football season
1946Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Oil Bowl champion
Oil Bowl, W 41–19 vs. Saint Mary's
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 11
Record
9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Bobby Dodd (2nd season)
Captain
Bob Davis
Home stadium
Grant Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Georgia +
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
0
No. 7 Tennessee +
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 8 LSU
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
No. 11 Georgia Tech
4
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Mississippi State
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Alabama
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Vanderbilt
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kentucky
2
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Tulane
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Auburn
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Ole Miss
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Florida
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–2 record (4–2 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 284 to 127. They were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll and defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels in the 1947 Oil Bowl.[1]
Five Georgia Tech players received honors from the Associated Press or United Press on the 1946 All-SEC football team: center Paul Duke (AP-1, UP-1); quarterback Frank Broyles (AP-1, UP-2); tackle Bob Davis (AP-1, UP-2); guard Bill Healy (UP-1); and fullback George Matthews (UP-3).[2][3]
^"1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
^"Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven". Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^William Tucker (November 21, 1946). "Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team". The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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