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The 1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1960 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 16th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGrant Field
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1960 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
 1959
1961 
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1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $5011001
No. 18 Florida510920
No. 9 Alabama511812
No. 13 Auburn520820
Tennessee322622
Georgia430640
Georgia Tech440550
LSU231541
Kentucky241541
Tulane141361
Mississippi State051261
Vanderbilt070370
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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After a quick jump to No. 10 in the AP poll after their first two victories, the Yellow Jackets fell on the wrong side of several close games, finishing the year with a disappointing 55 record. The average margin of defeat in their five losses was only 2.2 points, and all were one-score games. Their first loss was to a Florida Gators team that featured Bobby Dodd's son, Robert Jr., at quarterback.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17KentuckyW 23–1340,594[2]
September 24at Rice*No. 13W 16–1335,000[3]
October 1at FloridaNo. 10L 17–1839,000[4]
October 8LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–244,176[5]
October 15at AuburnNo. 19L 7–944,000[6]
October 22Tulanedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–643,608[7]
October 29at No. 15 Duke*L 0–640,000[8]
November 5No. 8 Tennessee
W 14–745,072[9]
November 12Alabama
L 15–1644,006[10]
November 26at GeorgiaL 6–755,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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