1966 Georgia Tech
9–2, coached by Bobby Dodd, finished No. 8 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 8 Tennessee 6–3Oct 8
Tennessee was ranked No. 8, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Texas A&M | W 38–3 | 78% |
| Sep 24 | vs Vanderbilt | W 42–0 | 76% |
| Oct 1 | vs Clemson | W 13–12 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | vs 8Tennessee | W 6–3 | 52% |
| Oct 15 | at Auburn | W 17–3 | 60% |
| Oct 22 | vs Tulane | W 35–17 | 78% |
| Oct 29 | at Duke | W 48–7 | 63% |
| Nov 5 | vs Virginia | W 14–13 | 88% |
| Nov 12 | vs Penn State | W 21–0 | 72% |
| Nov 26 | at 7Georgia | L 14–23 | 42% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs FloridaOrange Bowl | L 12–27 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida 27–12 in the Orange Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 7
- Wk 6: 6
- Wk 7: 6
- Wk 8: 5
- Wk 9: 5
- Wk 10: 5
- Wk 11: 5
- Wk 12: 8
- Final: 8
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 1966.
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
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- AP final
- No. 8 peak No. 5
- Points
- 260–108
- Coach
- Bobby Dodd
- Elo
- 1650 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.5 No. 9 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Breland, Bill Moorer, Billy Schroer and Sammy Burke