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1976 Georgia Tech

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Pepper Rodgers.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1976, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 17–27; lost vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh 14–42; tied vs. Clemson 24–24; won vs. Virginia 35–14; lost vs. Tennessee 7–42; won at Auburn 28–10; won vs. Tulane 28–16; lost at Duke 7–31; won vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 23–14; lost at Navy 28–34; lost at No. 4 Georgia 10–13+21−35Lost 17–27 vs. South Carolina-10South CarolinaLost 14–42 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh-28No. 3 PittsburghTied 24–24 vs. Clemson0ClemsonWon 35–14 vs. Virginia+21VirginiaLost 7–42 vs. Tennessee-35TennesseeWon 28–10 at Auburn+18AuburnWon 28–16 vs. Tulane+12TulaneLost 7–31 at Duke-24DukeWon 23–14 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame+9No. 11 Notre DameLost 28–34 at Navy-6NavyLost 10–13 at No. 4 Georgia-3No. 4 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠2761%
Sep 18vs3PittsburghL 14–⁠4239%
Sep 25vsClemsonT 24–⁠2469%
Oct 2vsVirginiaW 35–⁠1482%
Oct 9vsTennesseeL 7–⁠4253%
Oct 16atAuburnW 28–⁠1029%
Oct 23vsTulaneW 28–⁠1669%
Oct 30atDukeL 7–⁠3144%
Nov 6vs11Notre DameW 23–⁠1431%
Nov 13atNavyL 28–⁠3453%
Nov 27at4GeorgiaL 10–⁠1314%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠267
Coach
Pepper Rodgers
Elo
1493 −46 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 71 of 132; offense No. 41, defense No. 92
SRS
3.9 No. 54 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Lucius Sanford, Leo Tierney and Tony Daykin

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 7David Sims RBSeattle Seahawks