1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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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]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
September 28 at Tennessee L 9–13 36,000 [4]
October 5 VMI* W 32–6 25,000 [5]
October 12 Ole Miss W 24–7 25,000 [6]
October 19 at No. 12 LSU W 26–7 [7]
October 26 Auburn No. 15 W 27–6 30,000 [8]
November 2 at No. 19 Duke* No. 16 W 14–0 38,000 [9]
November 9 Navy* No. 8 W 28–20 32,000 [10]
November 16 Tulane No. 7 W 35–7 32,000 [11]
November 23 Furman* No. 6 W 41–7 17,000 [12]
November 30 at No. 3 Georgia No. 7 L 7–35 55,000 [13]
vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)* No. 7 W 41–19 22,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[edit]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Yellow Jackets were selected.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results”.
  2. ^ “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. open access
  3. ^ William Tucker (November 21, 1946). “Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team”. The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ “Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech”. The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ “Georgia Tech crushes V.M.I. by 32–6 margin”. The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “Tech Aerials Defeat Mississippi, 24 to 7: Jackets Score Three Times On Passes During First Half — Conerly Stars”. The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Eddie Pagnac (October 20, 1946). “Georgia Tech Defeats Louisiana State, 26 to 7: Heavy Running Attack Carries Tornado to Win”. The Shreveport Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Zipp Newman (October 27, 1946). “Outgained, Tech’s Jackets Capitalize On Breaks To Turn Back Auburn, 27-6: Tidwell Is Star As 30,000 Watch Tigers Carry Fight to Foe In Atlanta Contest”. The Birmingham News. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Horner (November 3, 1946). “Georgia Tech Hands Duke Fourth Defeat By 14-0: Broyles Paces Jacket Attack; Crowd of 38,000 Sees Quick Scores”. Durham Morning Herald. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 10, 1946). “Navy Bows as Tech’s Matthews Hauls Fumble 95 Yards: Engineers Rally To Win 7th”. The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “‘Tired’ Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7″. The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7”. The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Chick Hosch (December 1, 1946). “Bulldogs Smash Tech With Trippi Rambling”. The Nashville Tennessean. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947). “Wedy in Bad Day”. San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ “1947 NFL Draft Listing”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.