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1974 Georgia Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Pepper Rodgers.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1974, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 7–31; won vs. South Carolina 35–20; lost vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh 17–27; lost at Clemson 17–21; won vs. Virginia 28–24; won vs. North Carolina 29–28; lost at No. 5 Auburn 22–31; won vs. No. 18 Tulane 27–7; lost at Duke 0–9; won vs. Navy 22–0; won at Georgia 34–14+22−24Lost 7–31 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-24No. 3 Notre DameWon 35–20 vs. South Carolina+15South CarolinaLost 17–27 vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh-10No. 15 PittsburghLost 17–21 at Clemson-4ClemsonWon 28–24 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 29–28 vs. North Carolina+1North CarolinaLost 22–31 at No. 5 Auburn-9No. 5 AuburnWon 27–7 vs. No. 18 Tulane+20No. 18 TulaneLost 0–9 at Duke-9DukeWon 22–0 vs. Navy+22NavyWon 34–14 at Georgia+20Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vs3Notre DameL 7–⁠3132%
Sep 14vsSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠2052%
Sep 21vs15PittsburghL 17–⁠2757%
Sep 28atClemsonL 17–⁠2151%
Oct 5vsVirginiaW 28–⁠2467%
Oct 12vsNorth CarolinaW 29–⁠2850%
Oct 19at5AuburnL 22–⁠3123%
Oct 26vs18TulaneW 27–⁠739%
Nov 2atDukeL 0–⁠948%
Nov 16vsNavyW 22–⁠069%
Nov 30atGeorgiaW 34–⁠1430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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 1974.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠212
Coach
Pepper Rodgers
Elo
1547 +50 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 40 of 124; offense No. 38, defense No. 48
SRS
9.1 No. 34 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Billy Shields, Joe Harris and Randy Rhino

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 6Billy Shields OTSan Diego Chargers