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1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
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1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Morris
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1954
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1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $5–1–010–1–0
No. 8 Auburn5–2–18–2–1
No. 7 Georgia Tech4–1–19–1–1
Tennessee3–2–16–3–1
Vanderbilt4–3–08–3–0
Mississippi State4–4–06–4–0
Kentucky3–3–16–3–1
Tulane3–3–15–4–1
LSU2–3–13–5–2
Florida3–5–04–6–0
Georgia2–5–04–6–0
Alabama0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Early victories over Miami (FL) and Florida had Georgia Tech eyeing the Southeastern Conference crown and a possible national championship. But the Yellow Jackets were upset by Auburn at home, their first loss to the Tigers since 1940.[2] Another setback, a tie to Tennessee, kept them from sharing the SEC title with Ole Miss. They finished the regular season ranked 7th in the AP Poll, and accepted an invitation to the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Pittsburgh, 7–0.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17No. 9 Miami (FL)*No. 10NBCW 14–639,500[3]
September 24at No. 19 FloridaNo. 2W 14–740,000[4]
October 1SMU*No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–734,000[5]
October 8at LSUNo. 4W 7–060,000[6]
October 15No. 17 AuburnNo. 5
L 12–1440,000[7]
October 22Florida State*No. 13
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–030,000[8]
October 29No. 17 Duke*daggerNo. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–040,000[9]
November 5at TennesseeNo. 8T 7–750,000[10]
November 12at AlabamaNo. 11W 26–238,000[11]
November 26GeorgiaNo. 9
W 21–340,000[12]
January 2vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh*No. 7ABCW 7–076,535–80,175[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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