1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

| sport = football

| image = GToldlogo.png

| image_size = 150

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| short_conf = SEC

| record = 4–4–2

| conf_record = 3–4–1

| head_coach = Bobby Dodd

| hc_year = 13th

| stadium = Grant Field

| captain = Don Stephenson

}}

{{1957 Southeastern Conference football standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=1957 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=May 14, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1957.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 486 passing yards and Lester Simerville with 275 rushing yards.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1957

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| rank = 11

| opponent = Kentucky

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 13–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77928732/poised-cautious-georgia-tech-rips-kentu/|work=Chattanooga Daily Times|title=Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0|date=September 22, 1957|accessdate=May 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = SMU

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 0–0

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-smu-ties-georgia-tech/133107540/|work=The El Paso Times|title=SMU ties Georgia Tech|date=September 29, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 13–20

| attend = 62,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-lsu-topples-tech-2/133107006/|title=LSU topples Tech, 20–13|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|date=October 13, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–3

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Unbeaten Auburn Nips Tech, 3-0|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|author=Mercer Bailey|date=October 20, 1957|page=B1, B8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99104725/unbeaten-auburn-nips-tech-3-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 20–13

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85638934/subs-run-helps-tech-nip-tulane/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Duke

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 13–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-fiery-tech-socks-d/133107654/|title=Fiery Tech socks Duke with first loss, 13–0|newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal|date=November 3, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–21

| attend = 45,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794917/45500-see-vols-smack-tech-216/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=45,500 see Vols smack Tech, 21–6|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–7

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-tide-loses-10-to-7-h/133107753/|title=Tide loses 10 to 7 heartbreaker to Tech|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = t

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 0–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-tech-hangs-on-for-0/133105189/|title=Tech hangs on for 0–0 stalemate with Florida|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=November 24, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| w/l = l

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–7

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-macons-theron-sapp/133107843/|title=Macon's Theron Sapp leads Georgia to 7–0 victory over Yellow Jackets|newspaper=The Macon Telegraph & News|date=December 1, 1957|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094655/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}. p. 170.

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