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}}
}}
|{{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}}
}}
|{{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}}
}}
}}
{{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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