1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Fulcher, in his second and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Fulcher resigned as head coach at the end of the season, claiming that he simply didn't enjoy the job.^[2]

1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bill Fulcher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Pace[1] (1st season)
Captain	Jim Owings Steve Putnal
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 28–41	51,584	[3]
September 22	No. 1 USC	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–23	58,228	[4]
September 29	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 29–21	48,062	[5]
October 6	Army	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 14–10	50,111	[6]
October 13	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–20	70,616	[7]
October 20	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 10–24	59,123	[8]
October 27	at No. 15 Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–23	66,286	[9]
November 3	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 12–10	47,129	[10]
November 10	VMI	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 36–7	38,112	[11]
November 17	vs. Navy	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 26–22	26,235	[12]
December 1	Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 3–10	60,316	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Patriots Lose Pace". The Pittsburgh Press. February 27, 1973. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
2. Moffit, David (December 7, 1973). "Fulcher Resigns At Georgia Tech". Atlanta Daily World. p. 5.
3. "Gamecocks upset Georgia Tech". The Roanoke Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern Cal breezes by 23–6". Daily Press. September 23, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia Tech edges Clemson". The Lynchburg News. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ga. Tech holds off Cadets". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holloway directs Tennessee victory over Georgia Tech". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sophomores spark Auburn past Georgia Tech 24–10". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tech engulfed by Green Wave". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "'Tech wins as 'Devil FG fails". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jackets 'boot' VMI". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ga. Tech rallies to beat Navy". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Georgia squeaks by aroused Tech". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
15. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 172