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1971 Georgia Tech

6–⁠6, coached by Bud Carson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1971, game by game: lost at South Carolina 7–24; won vs. No. 18 Michigan State 10–0; lost vs. Army 13–16; won vs. Clemson 24–14; lost at No. 13 Tennessee 6–10; lost vs. No. 5 Auburn 14–31; won at Tulane 24–16; won vs. Duke 21–0; won vs. Navy 34–21; won vs. Florida State 12–6; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 24–28; lost vs. No. 17 Ole Miss 18–41+21−23Lost 7–24 at South Carolina-17South CarolinaWon 10–0 vs. No. 18 Michigan State+10No. 18 Michigan StateLost 13–16 vs. Army-3ArmyWon 24–14 vs. Clemson+10ClemsonLost 6–10 at No. 13 Tennessee-4No. 13 TennesseeLost 14–31 vs. No. 5 Auburn-17No. 5 AuburnWon 24–16 at Tulane+8TulaneWon 21–0 vs. Duke+21DukeWon 34–21 vs. Navy+13NavyWon 12–6 vs. Florida State+6Florida StateLost 24–28 vs. No. 7 Georgia-4No. 7 GeorgiaLost 18–41 vs. No. 17 Ole Miss-23No. 17 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2454%
Sep 18vs18Michigan StateW 10–⁠064%
Sep 25vsArmyL 13–⁠1677%
Oct 2vsClemsonW 24–⁠1478%
Oct 9at13TennesseeL 6–⁠1024%
Oct 16vs5AuburnL 14–⁠3140%
Oct 23atTulaneW 24–⁠1640%
Oct 30vsDukeW 21–⁠055%
Nov 6vsNavyW 34–⁠2183%
Nov 13vsFlorida StateW 12–⁠651%
Nov 25vs7GeorgiaL 24–⁠2844%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs17Ole MissPeach BowlL 18–⁠4143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 41–⁠18 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
Record
6–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
207–⁠207
Coach
Bud Carson
Elo
1559 −18 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 32 of 120; offense No. 59, defense No. 21
SRS
8.7 No. 27 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Brent Cunningham and Jeff Ford