1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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National champion (
Berryman
,
Billingsley
,
INS
,
Poling
,
Sagarin
)
SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion |
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Sugar Bowl
, W 24–7 vs.
Ole Miss
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 12–0 (7–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Frank Broyles |
Offensive scheme | Split-T |
Defensive coordinator | Ray Graves |
Captain |
George Morris
Hal Miller |
Home stadium | Grant Field |
Seasons
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||
No. 8 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||
No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
No. 15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
No. 20 Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||
LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||
Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1952 NCAA football season . Led by head coach Bobby Dodd , the Yellow Jackets went undefeated including a victory in the 1953 Sugar Bowl . [1] Coach Bobby Dodd and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a split National Championship, winning the 1952 INS National Championship poll, sharing the Championship with the Michigan State Spartans . [2] The team was selected national champion by Berryman , Billingsley , INS , Poling , and Sagarin (ELO-Chess) . [3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | The Citadel * | No. 3 | W 54–6 | 22,000 | |||
September 27 | Florida | No. 3 |
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W 17–14 | 30,939 | ||
October 4 | at SMU * | No. 6 | W 20–7 | 41,000 | |||
October 11 | Tulane | No. 5 |
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W 14–0 | 27,913 | [4] | |
October 18 | Auburn | No. 4 |
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W 33–0 | 34,689 | ||
October 25 | Vanderbilt | No. 5 |
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W 30–0 | 35,373 | ||
November 1 | at No. 6 Duke * | No. 4 | W 28–7 | 45,000 | [5] | ||
November 8 | Army * | No. 3 |
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W 45–6 | 40,000 | ||
November 15 | No. 12 Alabama | No. 2 |
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WSB-TV | W 7–3 | 38,063 | |
November 22 | Florida State * | No. 2 |
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W 30–0 | 25,000 | ||
November 29 | at Georgia | No. 3 | W 23–9 | 50,000 | |||
January 1, 1953 | vs. No. 7 Ole Miss * | No. 2 | ABC | W 24–7 | 80,187 | ||
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
George Morris | Center | 2 | 21 | San Francisco 49ers |
Gerdes (Buck) Martin | End | 4 | 39 | Chicago Cardinals |
Hal Miller | Tackle | 5 | 57 | San Francisco 49ers |
Pete Brown | Center | 10 | 118 | San Francisco 49ers |
Bobby Moorhead | Back | 13 | 146 | Baltimore Colts |
Jeff Knox | End | 23 | 272 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- ↑ Clarke, Michael (September 16, 2005) Football Program Builds on Strong History . The Technique . Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Information Please Database (2007) 1952 College Football Recap . infoplease . Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . The National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 113 . Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
- ↑ "Georgia Tech wins toughie" . The Birmingham News . October 12, 1952 . Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7" . The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . United Press . November 2, 1952. p. 45 . Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Sports Reference 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results . SR/College Football . Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . p. 170.
- ↑ "1953 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010 . Retrieved September 23, 2013 .
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