1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (6th season);
Captain	Bob Bossons
Home stadium	Grant Field
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Kentucky $	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Tulane	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	3
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	2	4	–	5	–	2
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fifthin the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at No. 10 SMU*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–33	54,000	^[2]
September 30	South Carolina*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–7	25,000	^[3]
October 7	Florida	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 16–13	21,000	^[4]
October 14	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0	42,000	^[5]
October 21	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 20–0	22,000	^[6]
October 28	No. 4 Kentucky	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 14–28	35,000	^[7]
November 4	at Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–30	30,000	^[8]
November 11	VMI*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 13–14	22,000	^[9]
November 18	Alabama	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 19–54	38,000	^[10]
November 25	Davidson*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 46–14	20,000	^[11]
December 2	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	W 7–0	50,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ Bisher, Furman (September 25, 1950). "Georgia Tech Sweated Blood Without a Competent Passer". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
^ "Gamecocks trip Georgia Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Red Patton's field goal brings Tech win". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "L.S.U. falls before Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dar Crawford leads Tech in 20–0 win over Plainsmen". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky clips Georgia Tech, 28 to 14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VMI upsets Tech". The Miami News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama's powerful attack overwhelms Georgia Tech, 54–19". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech in 46–14 romp over Wildcats". The State. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "1950 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[2] Bisher, Furman (September 25, 1950). "Georgia Tech Sweated Blood Without a Competent Passer". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.

[3] "Gamecocks trip Georgia Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Red Patton's field goal brings Tech win". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "L.S.U. falls before Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Dar Crawford leads Tech in 20–0 win over Plainsmen". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Kentucky clips Georgia Tech, 28 to 14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "VMI upsets Tech". The Miami News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Alabama's powerful attack overwhelms Georgia Tech, 54–19". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Georgia Tech in 46–14 romp over Wildcats". The State. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904) Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902) Athletic Park Grounds (1894) The Flats (1905–1907, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 Virginia game 2015 Florida State game
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

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