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1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 19th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. For the final time before becoming independent, they competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in sixth.[1] Quarterback Billy Lothridge threw for 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns and finished in 2nd in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1963 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Lothridge
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1962
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $5–0–17–1–2
No. 5 Auburn6–1–09–2–0
No. 8 Alabama6–2–09–2–0
Mississippi State4–1–27–2–2
LSU4–2–07–4–0
Georgia Tech4–3–07–3–0
Florida3–3–16–3–1
Tennessee3–5–05–5–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–1
Vanderbilt0–5–21–7–2
Kentucky0–5–13–6–1
Tulane0–6–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14FloridaABCW 9–043,000[2]
September 28Clemson*No. 9
W 27–033,916[3]
October 5at LSUNo. 7L 6–767,500[4]
October 12at TennesseeW 23–751,527[5]
October 19AuburnNo. 8
L 21–2953,091[6]
October 26at TulaneW 17–315,000[7]
November 2Duke*dagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–652,266[8]
November 9Florida State*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 15–749,804[9]
November 16at No. 7 AlabamaL 11–2754,000[10]
November 30Georgia
W 14–353,052[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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