1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, and compiled a 5–4–1 record.[1]

1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFoster Watkins
Home stadiumGrant Field
(capacity: 44,000)
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 Auburn 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –1 –35 –2 –3
Tennessee 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 3 –4 –15 –4 –1
No. 14 Florida 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 310 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 473 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kentucky
L 0–1330,000[2]
September 26Florida State*
W 17–340,391[3]
October 4Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–038,000[4]
October 11Tennessee
W 21–744,726[5]
October 18No. 2 Auburn
T 7–744,726[6]
October 25at SMU*No. 17
L 0–2027,000[7]
November 1at Duke*
W 10–830,000[8]
November 8No. 17 Clemson*
W 13–044,726[9]
November 15AlabamadaggerNo. 20
L 8–1744,726[10]
November 29at Georgia
L 3–1650,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References
  1. "1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. "U.K. surprises Ga. Tech in S.E.C. opener". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Seminoles scare Jackets, but Techsters win, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph. September 27, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech takes Tulane, 14–0". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Tech trips upstart Vols, 21–7 on three big kicks". The Selma Times-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Underdog Georgia Tech ties Auburn, 7–7". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mustangs blank Georgia Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ga. Tech beats Duke by field goal, 10–8". The Progress-Index. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia Tech raps Clemson". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alabama whips Tech in 11 minutes with 17–8 upset". The Selma Times-Journal. November 16, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Georgia beats Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 171.
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