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1947 Georgia Tech

10–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1947, game by game: won vs. Tennessee 27–0; won at Tulane 20–0; won vs. VMI 20–0; won vs. Auburn 27–7; won vs. The Citadel 38–0; won vs. No. 9 Duke 7–0; won at Navy 16–14; lost at No. 14 Alabama 7–14; won vs. Furman 51–0; won vs. Georgia 7–0; won vs. No. 13 Kansas 20–14+51−7Won 27–0 vs. Tennessee+27TennesseeWon 20–0 at Tulane+20TulaneWon 20–0 vs. VMI+20VMIWon 27–7 vs. Auburn+20AuburnWon 38–0 vs. The Citadel+38The CitadelWon 7–0 vs. No. 9 Duke+7No. 9 DukeWon 16–14 at Navy+2NavyLost 7–14 at No. 14 Alabama-7No. 14 AlabamaWon 51–0 vs. Furman+51FurmanWon 7–0 vs. Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 20–14 vs. No. 13 Kansas+6No. 13 Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsTennesseeW 27–⁠057%
Oct 4atTulaneW 20–⁠067%
Oct 11vsVMIW 20–⁠086%
Oct 18vsAuburnW 27–⁠786%
Oct 25vsThe CitadelW 38–⁠089%
Nov 1vs9DukeW 7–⁠062%
Nov 8atNavyW 16–⁠1472%
Nov 15at14AlabamaL 7–⁠1445%
Nov 22vsFurmanW 51–⁠094%
Nov 29vsGeorgiaW 7–⁠060%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13KansasOrange BowlW 20–⁠1460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 20–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Consensus All-AmericanBobby Davis, OT

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
240–⁠49
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1705 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.3 No. 14 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill Healy and Rollo Phillips

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 5Bill Healy OGBoston Yanks

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠19–⁠213
Georgia Tech4–⁠110–⁠110
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠36
Georgia3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠52–⁠7
Florida0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.