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1970 Georgia Tech

9–⁠3, coached by Bud Carson, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1970, game by game: won vs. No. 17 South Carolina 23–20; won vs. Florida State 23–13; won vs. Miami 31–21; won vs. Clemson 28–7; lost vs. No. 20 Tennessee 6–17; lost at No. 8 Auburn 7–31; won vs. Tulane 20–6; won at Duke 24–16; won vs. Navy 30–8; lost at No. 1 Notre Dame 7–10; won at Georgia 17–7; won vs. No. 19 Texas Tech 17–9+22−24Won 23–20 vs. No. 17 South Carolina+3No. 17 South CarolinaWon 23–13 vs. Florida State+10Florida StateWon 31–21 vs. Miami+10MiamiWon 28–7 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonLost 6–17 vs. No. 20 Tennessee-11No. 20 TennesseeLost 7–31 at No. 8 Auburn-24No. 8 AuburnWon 20–6 vs. Tulane+14TulaneWon 24–16 at Duke+8DukeWon 30–8 vs. Navy+22NavyLost 7–10 at No. 1 Notre Dame-3No. 1 Notre DameWon 17–7 at Georgia+10GeorgiaWon 17–9 vs. No. 19 Texas Tech+8No. 19 Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vs17South CarolinaW 23–⁠2049%
Sep 19vsFlorida StateW 23–⁠1343%
Sep 26vsMiamiW 31–⁠2156%
Oct 3vsClemsonW 28–⁠764%
Oct 10vs20TennesseeL 6–⁠1743%
Oct 17at8AuburnL 7–⁠3122%
Oct 24vsTulaneW 20–⁠660%
Oct 31atDukeW 24–⁠1641%
Nov 7vsNavyW 30–⁠884%
Nov 14at1Notre DameL 7–⁠1020%
Nov 28atGeorgiaW 17–⁠735%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvs19Texas TechSun BowlW 17–⁠955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 17–⁠9 in the Sun Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 19
  2. Wk 4: 15
  3. Wk 5: 13
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 11: 17
  6. Wk 12: 16
  7. Wk 13: 13
  8. Wk 14: 13
  9. Final: 13

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 1970.

Consensus All-AmericanRock Perdoni, DT

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
233–⁠165
Coach
Bud Carson
Elo
1615 +154 this season
SP+ rating
19.0 No. 18 of 117; offense No. 46, defense No. 5
SRS
14.0 No. 24 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jack Williams and Rock Perdoni