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The 1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Fulcher, in his second and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Fulcher resigned as head coach at the end of the season, claiming that he simply didn't enjoy the job.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorBill Pace[1] (1st season)
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1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Pace[1] (1st season)
Captains
  • Jim Owings
  • Steve Putnal
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
 1972
1974 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1100
No. 5 Penn State  1200
No. 9 Houston  1110
Temple  910
No. 20 Tulane  930
Memphis State  830
Tampa  830
Boston College  740
South Carolina  740
Utah State  740
Air Force  640
Southern Miss  641
Northern Illinois  650
Rutgers  650
West Virginia  650
Pittsburgh  651
Colgate  550
Dayton  551
Xavier  551
Georgia Tech  560
Holy Cross  560
Miami (FL)  560
Cincinnati  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Southern Illinois  371
Villanova  380
Syracuse  290
Virginia Tech  290
Army  0100
Florida State  0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at South CarolinaL 28–4151,584[3]
September 22No. 1 USCL 6–2358,228[4]
September 29Clemson
W 29–2148,062[5]
October 62:00 p.m.Army
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–1050,111[6]
October 13at No. 8 TennesseeL 14–2070,616[7]
October 20Auburn
L 10–2459,123[8]
October 27at No. 15 TulaneL 14–2366,286[9]
November 3Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 12–1047,129[10]
November 10VMI
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 36–738,112[11]
November 178:00 p.m.vs. NavyW 26–2226,235[12]
December 1Georgia
L 3–1060,316‡[13]
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‡Bobby Dodd Stadium (then known as Grant Field) attendance record. [14][15]

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