1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team information
American college football season
1955Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 7
AP
No. 7
Record
9–1–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Bobby Dodd (11th season)
Captain
Jimmy Morris
Home stadium
Grant Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Ole Miss $
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
No. 8 Auburn
5
–
2
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
No. 7 Georgia Tech
4
–
1
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
Tennessee
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Vanderbilt
4
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Mississippi State
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Kentucky
3
–
3
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Tulane
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
LSU
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
2
Florida
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Georgia
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Alabama
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]
Early victories over Miami (FL) and Florida had Georgia Tech eyeing the Southeastern Conference crown and a possible national championship. But the Yellow Jackets were upset by Auburn at home, their first loss to the Tigers since 1940.[2] Another setback, a tie to Tennessee, kept them from sharing the SEC title with Ole Miss. They finished the regular season ranked 7th in the AP Poll, and accepted an invitation to the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Pittsburgh, 7–0.
^"1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^"Auburn Upsets Georgia Tech, Defeating Engineers First Time Since 1940". New York Times. October 16, 1955. p. S7.
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