1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1974

| team = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

| sport = football

| image = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg

| image_size = 125

| conference = Independent

| record = 6–5

| head_coach = Pepper Rodgers

| hc_year = 1st

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| captain = Billy Shields

| captain2 = Joe Harris

| captain3 = Randy Rhino

| stadium = Grant Field

}}

{{1974 NCAA Division I independents football records}}

The 1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1974

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 9|Monday}}

| w/l = l

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 7–31

| attend = 44,228

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-pepper-glad-iri/151970429/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Pepper glad Irish getting out of town|date=September 10, 1974|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = w

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 35–20

| attend = 47,171

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-tech-runners-rout-s-ca/139593011/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Tech runners rout S. Carolina, 35–20|date=September 15, 1974|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = l

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 17–27

| attend = 37,361

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-dorsett-powers-pi/151970561/|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|title=Dorsett powers Pittsburgh past Georgia Tech, 27–17|date=September 22, 1974|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Clemson, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–21

| attend = 40,275

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-ocain-cunningham/139577240/|work=The News and Observer|title=O'Cain, Cunningham lead Clemson past Tech, 21–17|date=September 29, 1974|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975 |url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/61/ |publisher=Clemson University |date=1975 |page=2 |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 28–24

| attend = 26,371

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-late-flourish/139592483/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=Late flourish pulls G-Tech over Virginia|date=October 6, 1974|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 29–28

| attend = 38,413

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-ga-tech-2-pointer/139578360/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Ga. Tech 2-pointer tops N.C.|date=October 13, 1974|accessdate=January 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 22–31

| attend = 62,907

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-jackets-unglue-eagle-d-but/134218606/|work=Fort Myers News-Press|title=Jackets unglue Eagle 'D', but Auburn rules, 31–22|date=October 20, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ABC

| score = 27–7

| attend = 48,623

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87309165/tech-adds-backbone/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Tech adds backbone|date=October 27, 1974|accessdate=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| score = 0–9

| attend = 34,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-duke-blanks-jackets/139592264/|work=The Greenville News|title=Duke blanks Jackets, 9–0|date=November 3, 1974|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 22–0

| attend = 41,132

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-ga-tech-blanks-navy-22/151970677/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Ga. Tech blanks Navy 22–0|date=November 17, 1974|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| gamename = Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate

| score = 34–14

| attend = 47,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-tech-surprises-bul/134218041/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tech surprises Bulldogs|date=December 1, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1974-schedule.html |title=1974 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 18, 2017}}[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. 172

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