1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football GTHelmetLogo.png 100px Independent 17 13 9–3 Bud Carson 4th Jack Williams Rock Perdoni Grant Field Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 17–9 vs. Texas Tech The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Carson and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Georgia Tech started the year with four straight victories, climbing to 13th in the AP Poll. Two losses to ranked rivals Tennessee and Auburn knocked them out of the polls. After racking up three more wins, they traveled to Notre Dame and almost pulled off an upset over the No. 1 team in the country, as the Fighting Irish needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Yellow Jackets.Late T.D. Trips Tech, 10-7: Irish Rally to Win Markus Robert Chicago Tribune November 15, 1970 b1 The close loss actually brought Georgia Tech back into the polls, at 16th. After defeating rival Georgia, they were invited to the 1970 Sun Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech, 17–9. Schedule 1970 AP Eastern September 12 w South Carolina 17 Grant Field Atlanta, GA 23–20 51,206 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-jackets-sting-south-caroli/139360858/ Florida Today Jackets sting South Carolina September 13, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 w Florida State Grant Field Atlanta, GA 23–13 50,324 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-tech-jolts-fsu-23/151968122/ The Bradenton Herald Tech jolts FSU, 23–13 September 20, 1970 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 2:00 p.m. w 19 Miami (FL) Grant Field Atlanta, GA 31–21 44,246 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-georgia-tech-cha/151968246/ Asheville Citizen-Times Georgia Tech chalks up 31–21 win over Miami September 27, 1970 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 w 15 Clemson Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 28–7 50,113 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-jackets-shackle-clemson-287/139362677/ The State Jackets shackle Clemson, 28–7 October 4, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 l 13 Tennessee 20 Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 6–17 59,624 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101320777/vols-bash-ga-tech-176/ The Clarion-Ledger Vols bash Ga. Tech, 17–6 October 11, 1970 May 7, 2022 Newspapers.com October 17 l y 16 Auburn 8 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry 7–31 62,391 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-auburn-zooms-past-tech-3/133870550/ The Clarion-Ledger Auburn zooms past Tech, 31–7 October 18, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 w Tulane Grant Field Atlanta, GA 20–6 32,129 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86342962/tech-torments-tulane-206/ The Atlanta Constitution Tech torments Tulane, 20–6 October 25, 1970 October 1, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 24–16 32,650 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-georgia-tech-clips-duke-d/139360315/ The Clarion-Ledger Georgia Tech clips Duke Devils, 24–16 November 1, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 2:00 p.m. w y Navy Grant Field Atlanta, GA 30–8 50,105 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times-georgia-tech-tips-w/151968324/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Georgia Tech tips weak Navy, 30–8 November 8, 1970 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 7–10 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-georgia-tech-gives-nd-sca/151968463/ The Clarion-Ledger Georgia Tech gives ND scare, Irish win 10–7 November 15, 1970 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 28 w y 16 Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate 17–7 59,803 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-georgia-tech-gets-w/133868797/ Rocky Mount Telegram Georgia Tech gets win over Georgia November 29, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com December 19 w y 13 Texas Tech 19 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 17–9 30,512 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-georgia-tech-grabs-su/151968570/ The Arizona Daily Star Georgia Tech grabs Sun Bowl win December 20, 1970 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1970-schedule.html 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 14, 20172011 Georgia Tech Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094655/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2016-03-04 . p. 172 Schedule/Results (1970 Georgia Tech) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296510 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 7, 2025 Roster 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets y 1 So Eddie McAshan QB y Bud Carson References Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football