1964 Georgia Tech

7–⁠3, coached by Bobby Dodd.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1964, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 14–2; won vs. Miami 20–0; won vs. Clemson 14–7; won vs. Navy 17–0; won at Auburn 7–3; won vs. Tulane 7–6; won at Duke 21–8; lost vs. Tennessee 14–22; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 7–24; lost at Georgia 0–7+20−17Won 14–2 vs. Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 20–0 vs. Miami+20MiamiWon 14–7 vs. Clemson+7ClemsonWon 17–0 vs. Navy+17NavyWon 7–3 at Auburn+4AuburnWon 7–6 vs. Tulane+1TulaneWon 21–8 at Duke+13DukeLost 14–22 vs. Tennessee-8TennesseeLost 7–24 vs. No. 2 Alabama-17No. 2 AlabamaLost 0–7 at Georgia-7Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠282%
Sep 26vsMiamiW 20–⁠079%
Oct 3vsClemsonW 14–⁠770%
Oct 9vsNavyW 17–⁠053%
Oct 17atAuburnW 7–⁠353%
Oct 24vsTulaneW 7–⁠690%
Oct 31atDukeW 21–⁠853%
Nov 7vsTennesseeL 14–⁠2280%
Nov 14vs2AlabamaL 7–⁠2444%
Nov 28atGeorgiaL 0–⁠753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 8
  2. Wk 7: 7
  3. Wk 8: 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 1964.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
121–⁠79
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1620 +12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.6 No. 29 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bill Curry and Johnny Gresham

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 2Gerry Bussell RBCleveland Browns
Rd 2Dave Simmons LBSt. Louis Cardinals