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1968 Georgia Tech

4–⁠6, coached by Bud Carson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1968, game by game: won vs. TCU 17–7; lost vs. No. 15 Miami 7–10; won vs. Clemson 24–21; lost vs. No. 10 Tennessee 7–24; won at Auburn 21–20; won vs. Tulane 23–19; lost at Duke 30–46; lost vs. Navy 15–35; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 6–34; lost at No. 4 Georgia 8–47+10−39Won 17–7 vs. TCU+10TCULost 7–10 vs. No. 15 Miami-3No. 15 MiamiWon 24–21 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonLost 7–24 vs. No. 10 Tennessee-17No. 10 TennesseeWon 21–20 at Auburn+1AuburnWon 23–19 vs. Tulane+4TulaneLost 30–46 at Duke-16DukeLost 15–35 vs. Navy-20NavyLost 6–34 at No. 9 Notre Dame-28No. 9 Notre DameLost 8–47 at No. 4 Georgia-39No. 4 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsTCUW 17–⁠762%
Sep 28vs15MiamiL 7–⁠1045%
Oct 5vsClemsonW 24–⁠2154%
Oct 12vs10TennesseeL 7–⁠2436%
Oct 19atAuburnW 21–⁠2030%
Oct 26vsTulaneW 23–⁠1970%
Nov 2atDukeL 30–⁠4659%
Nov 9vsNavyL 15–⁠3573%
Nov 16at9Notre DameL 6–⁠3415%
Nov 30at4GeorgiaL 8–⁠4711%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 47–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠263
Coach
Bud Carson
Elo
1417 −81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.1 No. 68 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Crutchfield
Captains
Bill Kinard and Joel Stevenson