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1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1949 college football season.[1]

"Red" Patton kicking the game-winning conversion against the Georgia Bulldogs

Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainTom Coleman
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1949 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Coleman
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulane $5–1–07–2–1
No. 11 Kentucky4–1–09–3–0
No. 17 Tennessee4–1–17–2–1
Georgia Tech5–2–07–3–0
No. 9 LSU4–2–08–3–0
Alabama4–3–16–3–1
Vanderbilt4–4–05–5–0
Auburn2–4–22–4–3
Ole Miss2–4–04–5–1
Florida1–4–14–5–1
Georgia1–4–14–6–1
Mississippi State0–6–00–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24VanderbiltW 12–739,000[2]
October 1at TulaneL 0–1855,000[3]
October 8Washington and Lee*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–022,000[4]
October 15Auburn
W 35–2132,000[5]
October 22at FloridaW 43–14[6]
October 29Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 14–2738,000[7]
November 5at No. 14 TennesseeW 30–1345,000[8]
November 12at AlabamaL 7–2043,000[9]
November 19South Carolina*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–320,000[10]
November 26Georgia
W 7–640,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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