1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (3rd season);
Captains	Lucius Sanford; Leo Tierney; Tony Daykin;
Home stadium	Grant Field
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

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Record4–6–1

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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers		–		11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	1
Temple		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		4	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	8	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 17–27	38,923	^[2]
September 18	No. 3 Pittsburgh	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 14–42	43,424	^[3]
September 25	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		T 24–24	43,397	^[4]
October 2	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–14	38,119	^[5]
October 9	Tennessee	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 7–42	55,631	^[6]
October 16	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 28–10	63,876	^[7]
October 23	Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 28–16	31,214	^[8]
October 30	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 7–31	30,300	^[9]
November 6	No. 11 Notre Dame	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 23–14	50,079	^[10]
November 13	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 28–34	20,010	^[11]
November 27	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 10–13	60,500	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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