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1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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American college football season

1946Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Oil Bowl champion
Oil Bowl, W 41–19 vs.Saint Mary's
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Davis
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3Georgia +5001100
No. 7Tennessee +500920
No. 8LSU510911
No. 11Georgia Tech420920
Mississippi State320820
Alabama430740
Vanderbilt340540
Kentucky230730
Tulane240370
Auburn150460
Ole Miss160270
Florida050090
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was anAmerican football team that represented theGeorgia Institute of Technology in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1946 college football season. In their second season under head coachBobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–2 record (4–2 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 284 to 127. They were ranked No. 11 in the finalAP Poll and defeated theSaint Mary's Gaels in the1947 Oil Bowl.[1]

Five Georgia Tech players received honors from theAssociated Press orUnited Press on the1946 All-SEC football team: centerPaul Duke (AP-1, UP-1); quarterbackFrank Broyles (AP-1, UP-2); tackleBob Davis (AP-1, UP-2); guardBill Healy (UP-1); and fullback George Matthews (UP-3).[2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28atTennesseeL 9–1336,000[4]
October 5VMI*W 32–625,000[5]
October 12Ole Miss
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–725,000[6]
October 19at No. 12LSUW 26–730,000[7]
October 26AuburnNo. 15
W 27–630,000[8]
November 2at No. 19Duke*No. 16W 14–038,000[9]
November 9Navy*No. 8
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–2032,000[10]
November 16TulaneNo. 7
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–732,000[11]
November 23Furman*No. 6
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 41–717,000[12]
November 30at No. 3GeorgiaNo. 7L 7–3555,000[13]
January 1vs.Saint Mary's (CA)*No. 11W 41–1922,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also:1946 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP15168767(1)11

After the season

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The1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Yellow Jackets were selected.[15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
644Bob DavisTackleNew York Giants
12100George HillsGuardGreen Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^"1946 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ^"Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven".Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. RetrievedJune 6, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^William Tucker (November 21, 1946)."Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team".The Anniston Star. p. 16. RetrievedMay 30, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^"Tennessee noses out Georgia Tech".The Huntsville Times. September 29, 1946. RetrievedMarch 30, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Georgia Tech crushes V.M.I. by 32–6 margin".The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1946. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Tech Aerials Defeat Mississippi, 24 to 7: Jackets Score Three Times On Passes During First Half -- Conerly Stars".The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^Eddie Pagnac (October 20, 1946)."Georgia Tech Defeats Louisiana State, 26 to 7: Heavy Running Attack Carries Tornado to Win".The Shreveport Times. p. 20 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^Zipp Newman (October 27, 1946)."Outgained, Tech's Jackets Capitalize On Breaks To Turn Back Auburn, 27-6: Tidwell Is Star As 30,000 Watch Tigers Carry Fight to Foe In Atlanta Contest".The Birmingham News. pp. Sports 1, 2 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^Jack Horner (November 3, 1946)."Georgia Tech Hands Duke Fourth Defeat By 14-0: Broyles Paces Jacket Attack; Crowd of 38,000 Sees Quick Scores".Durham Morning Herald. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^Johnny Bradberry (November 10, 1946)."Navy Bows as Tech's Matthews Hauls Fumble 95 Yards: Engineers Rally To Win 7th".The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1D – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^"'Tired' Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7".The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. RetrievedApril 11, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^"Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7".The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. RetrievedAugust 21, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  13. ^Chick Hosch (December 1, 1946)."Bulldogs Smash Tech With Trippi Rambling".The Nashville Tennessean. p. C1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  14. ^Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947)."Wedy in Bad Day".San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – viaNewspapers.com.
  15. ^"1947 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedNovember 29, 2020.
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