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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]

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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
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1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame – 11–0–0
No. 5 Penn State – 12–0–0
No. 9 Houston – 11–1–0
Temple – 9–1–0
No. 20 Tulane – 9–3–0
Memphis State – 8–3–0
Tampa – 8–3–0
Boston College – 7–4–0
South Carolina – 7–4–0
Utah State – 7–4–0
Air Force – 6–4–0
Southern Miss – 6–4–1
Northern Illinois – 6–5–0
Rutgers – 6–5–0
West Virginia – 6–5–0
Pittsburgh – 6–5–1
Colgate – 5–5–0
Dayton – 5–5–1
Xavier – 5–5–1
Georgia Tech – 5–6–0
Holy Cross – 5–6–0
Miami (FL) – 5–6–0
Cincinnati – 4–7–0
Marshall – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
Southern Illinois – 3–7–1
Villanova – 3–8–0
Syracuse – 2–9–0
Virginia Tech – 2–9–0
Army – 0–10–0
Florida State – 0–11–0
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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