1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (3–4–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Don Stephenson |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| No. 1 Auburn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1957 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 486 passing yards and Lester Simerville with 275 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | No. 20 Kentucky | No. 11 | W 13–0 | 40,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | No. 15 SMU* | No. 3 |
| T 0–0 | 30,000 | [3] |
| October 12 | at LSU | No. 17 | L 13–20 | 62,500 | [4] | |
| October 19 | No. 9 Auburn |
| L 0–3 | 40,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | at Tulane | W 20–13 | 25,000 | [6] | ||
| November 2 | No. 7 Duke* |
| W 13–0 | 40,000 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at No. 9 Tennessee | No. 18 | L 6–21 | 45,500 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Alabama | W 10–7 | 30,000 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | Florida |
| T 0–0 | 40,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | Georgia |
| L 0–7 | 40,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU ties Georgia Tech". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU topples Tech, 20–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mercer Bailey (October 20, 1957). "Unbeaten Auburn Nips Tech, 3-0". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiery Tech socks Duke with first loss, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6". Kingsport Times-News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide loses 10 to 7 heartbreaker to Tech". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech hangs on for 0–0 stalemate with Florida". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Macon's Theron Sapp leads Georgia to 7–0 victory over Yellow Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 170.
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