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1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1954 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, finishing second behind Ole Miss. Georgia Tech accepted an invitation to the 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic,[1] where they defeated Southwest Conference champion Arkansas, 14–6.

CoachesNo. 11
Record8–3 (6–2 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Cotton Bowl champion ...
1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record8–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Morris
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $5–1–09–2–0
Georgia Tech6–2–08–3–0
Florida5–2–05–5–0
Kentucky5–2–07–3–0
Georgia3–2–16–3–1
No. 13 Auburn3–3–08–3–0
Mississippi State3–3–06–4–0
Alabama3–3–24–5–2
LSU2–5–05–6–0
Tulane1–6–11–6–3
Vanderbilt1–5–02–7–0
Tennessee1–5–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18TulaneNo. 7W 28–028,000[2]
September 25FloridaNo. 5
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 12–1330,000[3]
October 2at SMU*W 10–734,504[4]
October 9LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–2028,000[5]
October 16AuburnNo. 19
W 14–740,000[6]
October 23KentuckydaggerNo. 15
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–1334,000[7]
October 30at No. 16 Duke*L 20–2133,000[8]
November 6Tennessee
W 28–740,000[9]
November 13Alabama
WSB-TVW 20–040,000[10]
November 27at GeorgiaW 7–350,000[11]
January 1vs. No. 13 Arkansas*
NBCW 14–675,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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