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1965 Georgia Tech

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bobby Dodd.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1965, game by game: tied at Vanderbilt 10–10; lost vs. Texas A&M 10–14; won vs. Clemson 38–6; won at Tulane 13–10; won vs. Auburn 23–14; won vs. Navy 37–16; won vs. Duke 35–23; lost at Tennessee 7–21; won vs. Virginia 42–19; lost vs. Georgia 7–17; won vs. No. 10 Texas Tech 31–21+32−14Tied 10–10 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 10–14 vs. Texas A&M-4Texas A&MWon 38–6 vs. Clemson+32ClemsonWon 13–10 at Tulane+3TulaneWon 23–14 vs. Auburn+9AuburnWon 37–16 vs. Navy+21NavyWon 35–23 vs. Duke+12DukeLost 7–21 at Tennessee-14TennesseeWon 42–19 vs. Virginia+23VirginiaLost 7–17 vs. Georgia-10GeorgiaWon 31–21 vs. No. 10 Texas Tech+10No. 10 Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atVanderbiltT 10–⁠1064%
Sep 25vsTexas A&ML 10–⁠1478%
Oct 2vsClemsonW 38–⁠665%
Oct 9atTulaneW 13–⁠1060%
Oct 16vsAuburnW 23–⁠1462%
Oct 23vsNavyW 37–⁠1662%
Oct 30vsDukeW 35–⁠2369%
Nov 6atTennesseeL 7–⁠2155%
Nov 13vsVirginiaW 42–⁠1982%
Nov 27vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠1763%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs10Texas TechGator BowlW 31–⁠2148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 31–⁠21 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 7
Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
253–⁠171
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1611 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.7 No. 20 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Battle and Tommy Bleick