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1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Headcoach
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Quick facts Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue ...
1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Purdue
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
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Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   1110
North Texas State   920
East Carolina   930
Navy   930
No. 7 Notre Dame   930
Rutgers   930
Florida State   830
Tennessee State   830
Temple   731
Pittsburgh   840
Holy Cross   740
Louisville   740
UNLV   740
Southern Miss   740
Northeast Louisiana   641
Georgia Tech   750
Hawaii   650
Miami (FL)   650
South Carolina   551
William & Mary   551
Cincinnati   560
Villanova   560
Army   461
Memphis State   470
Tulane   470
Virginia Tech   470
Air Force   380
Colgate   380
Richmond   380
Syracuse   380
Illinois State   290
West Virginia   290
Boston College   0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at DukeL 10–2827,865[1]
September 16CaliforniaL 22–3426,577[2]
September 23Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–1725,805[3]
September 30The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–021,802[4]
October 7South Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–336,128[5]
October 14Miami (FL)
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1929,695[6]
October 21at AuburnABCW 24–1059,111[7]
October 28Floridadagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 17–1344,866[8]
November 11at Air ForceW 42–2119,564[9]
November 18No. 10 Notre DameNo. 20
L 21–3854,526[10]
December 2at No. 11 GeorgiaABCL 28–2959,700[11]
December 25vs. No. 17 PurdueCBSL 21–4120,277[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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