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The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 college football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at No. 4 in the AP poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.

Record6–5 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gator Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMaxie Baughan
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
 1958
1960 
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1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia $7001010
No. 3 LSU510920
No. 2 Ole Miss #5101010
No. 10 Alabama412722
Auburn430730
Vanderbilt322532
Georgia Tech330650
Tennessee341541
No. 19 Florida240541
Kentucky160460
Tulane051361
Mississippi State070270
  • $ Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at KentuckyW 14–1235,000[2]
September 26No. 6 SMU*No. 16W 16–1243,000[3]
October 3No. 6 Clemson*No. 7
W 16–644,174[4]
October 10at No. 8 TennesseeNo. 3W 14–745,021[5]
October 17No. 11 AuburnNo. 4
L 6–744,174[6]
October 24at TulaneNo. 9W 21–1330,000[7]
October 31Duke*daggerNo. 9
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1044,174[8]
November 7at Notre Dame*No. 19W 14–1058,575[9]
November 14at AlabamaNo. 15L 7–943,500[10]
November 28No. 6 Georgia
L 14–2144,174[11]
January 2vs. No. 9 Arkansas*CBSL 7–1445,104[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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