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American college football season
The 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
Georgia Institute of Technology in the
1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach
Bud Carson and played their home games at
Grant Field in
Atlanta. They were invited to the
1971 Peach Bowl, held just 3 miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to
Ole Miss, 18–41. After the season, Bud Carson was fired as head coach after compiling a 27–27 record over five seasons.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at
South Carolina | No. 17 | | | L 7–24 | 54,842 |
[2] |
September 18 | No. 18
Michigan State | | | | W 10–0 | 50,646 | |
September 25 |
Army | | | | L 13–16 | 40,123 | |
October 2 |
Clemson | | | | W 24–14 | 50,239 |
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October 9 | at No. 13
Tennessee | | | | L 6–10 | 63,671 |
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October 16 | No. 5
Auburn | | | | L 14–31 | 60,204 |
[5] |
October 23 | at
Tulane | | | | W 24–16 | 50,248 |
[6] |
October 30 |
Duke | | | | W 21–0 | 49,886 |
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November 6 |
Navy | | | | W 34–21 | 44,821 | |
November 13 |
Florida State | | | | W 12–6 | 44,261 | |
| No. 7
Georgia | | |
ABC | L 24–28 | 60,124 |
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| No. 17
Ole Miss | | |
CBS
[9] | L 18–41 | 36,771 |
[10] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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S,
WR
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22
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Joe Wolf
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So
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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^ Keefer, Joseph D. (January 11, 1972). "Georgia Tech Athletic Board Fires Bud Carson". Atlanta Daily World. p. 2.
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"Carolina uprising stops Tech, 24–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"McAshan directs Tech past Clemson, 24–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols nip 'Jackets". Pensacola News Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn cuts loose for 31–14 triumph". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"McAshan nips Greenie hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ga. Tech defense stops Duke". The Danville Register. October 31, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Johnson leads rally, Bulldogs topple Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ "This Week's Shows of Special Interest". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1971. p. 122.
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"Tech was licked". The Macon News. December 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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^
2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide
Archived 2016-03-04 at the
Wayback Machine p. 172
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