1955 Georgia Tech
9–1–1 (4–1–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd, finished No. 7 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 13 Pittsburgh 7–0Jan 2
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at a neutral site.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Miami | W 14–6 | 64% |
| Sep 24 | at Florida | W 14–7 | 59% |
| Oct 1 | vs SMU | W 20–7 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | W 7–0 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | vs Auburn | L 12–14 | 68% |
| Oct 22 | vs Florida State | W 34–0 | 87% |
| Oct 29 | vs Duke | W 27–0 | 65% |
| Nov 5 | at Tennessee | T 7–7 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | at Alabama | W 26–2 | 85% |
| Nov 26 | vs Georgia | W 21–3 | 85% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs 13PittsburghSugar Bowl | W 7–0 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 7–0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 10
- Wk 2: 2
- Wk 3: 3
- Wk 4: 4
- Wk 5: 5
- Wk 6: 13
- Wk 7: 12
- Wk 8: 8
- Wk 9: 11
- Wk 10: 10
- Wk 11: 9
- Final: 7
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- No. 7 peak No. 2
- Points
- 189–46
- Coach
- Bobby Dodd
- Elo
- 1739 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.8 No. 6 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jimmy Morris
All-SEC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Franklin BrooksOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Jimmy MorrisCUP-2
- George VolkertRBAP-2; UP-3
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ole Miss | 5–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
| Auburn | 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 8 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–3 | 8–3 | |
 Mississippi State | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
 Kentucky | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Tulane | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Florida | 3–5 | 4–6 | |
| Georgia | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Alabama | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.