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|team = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| year = 1943
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| team = Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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|conference = Southeastern Conference
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| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
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|record = 8–3
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| APRank = 13
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|conf_record = 3–0
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| record = 8–3
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|head_coach = [[William Alexander (American football)|William Alexander]]
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| conf_record = 3–0
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| head_coach = [[William Alexander (American football)|William Alexander]]
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| hc_year = 24th
|captain =
| captain = George Manning, [[John Steber]]
|stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
|champion = SEC champion<br>Sugar Bowl champion
| champion = SEC champion<br>Sugar Bowl champion
|bowl = [[1944 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]
| bowl = [[1944 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]
|bowl_result = W 20–18 vs. [[1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
| bowl_result = W 20–18 vs. [[1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
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{{1943 SEC football standings}}
{{1943 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team''' represented the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] during the [[1943 college football season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1943-schedule.html|title=1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results}}</ref>
The '''1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Georgia Tech]] as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) during the [[1943 college football season]]. In their 24th year under head coach [[William Alexander (American football)|William Alexander]], the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion.<ref>{{cite news|title=1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 1, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1943-schedule.html}}</ref>

In the final [[Litkenhous Ratings]], Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8.<ref>{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |location=[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| rankyear = 1943
| rankyear = 1943
| poll = AP
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern


|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| score = 20–7
| score = 20–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-georgia-tech-top/132739899/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Georgia Tech topples powerful Carolina eleven, 20–7|date=September 26, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]]
| site_cityst = [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]]
| gamename = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries#Georgia Tech|rivalry]]
| score = 13–55
| score = 13–55
| attend = 26,497
| attend = 26,497–30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-bertelli-dazzles/132740057/|work=The Chattanooga Times|title=Bertelli dazzles Tech for Irish, 53 to 13|date=October 3, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 35–7
| score = 35–7
| attend = 12,000
| attend = 12,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Georgia Tech Engineers Give Navy Pre-Flight Fancy Licking|newspaper=The Times (Shreveport)|date=October 10, 1943|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17843582/georgia_tech_engineers_give_navy/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Georgia Tech Engineers Give Navy Pre-Flight Fancy Licking|newspaper=The Times (Shreveport)|date=October 10, 1943|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17843582/georgia_tech_engineers_give_navy/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| date = October 16
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[Fort Benning]]
| opponent = [[1943 300th Infantry Sabers football team|300th Infantry]]
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 27–0
| score = 27–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Troy |first=Jack |title=Jackets Favored Over Unbeaten Sabers Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/123065009/ |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|The Atlanta Constitution]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=October 16, 1943 |page=7 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Troy |first=Jack |title=Jackets Overpower Stubborn Sabers, 27 to 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/123065094/ |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|The Atlanta Constitution]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=October 17, 1943 |page=13C |access-date=April 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Troy |first=Jack |title=Jackets Trim Sabers, 27-0 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/123065201/ |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|The Atlanta Constitution]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=October 17, 1943 |page=14C |access-date=April 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wheeler |first=Romney |title=Georgia Tech Beats Soldiers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/123065323/ |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |location=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 17, 1943 |page=4S |access-date=April 17, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1943 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]
| opponent = [[1943 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]
| opprank = 3
| opprank = 3
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| site_cityst = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
| site_cityst = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
| score = 14–28
| score = 14–28
| attend = 56,223
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-navy-wrecks-geo/132740176/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Navy wrecks Georgia Tech with passes|date=October 24, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 7–14
| score = 7–14
| attend = 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-duke-blue-devils-def/132740316/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Duke Blue Devils defeat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14 to 7|date=October 31, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 42–7
| score = 42–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-georgia-techs-lend-lease-punc/132740451/|work=The State|title=Georgia Tech's lend-lease punch devastates LSU civilians|date=November 7, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| score = 33–0
| score = 33–0
| attend = 38,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99510814/prokops-passes-stun-tulane-330/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0|date=November 14, 1943|accessdate=April 10, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 41–6
| score = 41–6
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-georgia-tech-wi/132740575/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Georgia Tech wins easily over Clemson, 41 to 6|date=November 21, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]]
| gamename = [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate|rivalry]]
| score = 48–0
| score = 48–0
| attend = 28,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-jackets-smash-georgi/132740689/|work=The Atlanta Journal|title=Jackets smash Georgia, 48–0|date=November 28, 1943|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| score = 20–18
| score = 20–18
| attend = 69,134
| attend = 69,134
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-georgia-tech-edges-tulsa-20/132740812/|work=Tulsa World|title=Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18|date=January 2, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
}}

==Rankings==
{{see also|1943 NCAA football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = [[AP Poll|AP]]
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 9
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=19
| poll1_7=15
| poll1_8=14
| poll1_9=13
}}
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[[Category:1943 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football]]
[[Category:1943 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football]]



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Revision as of 21:07, 29 December 2023

1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Manning, John Steber
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 - 0 - 0 8 - 3 - 0
LSU 2 - 2 - 0 6 - 3 - 0
Tulane 1 - 1 - 0 3 - 3 - 0
Georgien 0 - 3 - 0 6 - 4 - 0
Vanderbilt 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 0 - 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8.[3]

Zeitplan

DateZeitOpponentRankWebsiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25North Carolina*
W 20–720,000[4]
October 2at Notre Dame*
L 13–5526,497–30,000[5]
October 9Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–712,000[6]
October 163:00 p.m.300th Infantry*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–010,000[7][8][9][10]
October 23vs. No. 3 Navy*
L 14–2856,223[11]
October 30No. 8 Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1430,000[12]
November 6No. 20 LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 42–720,000[13]
November 13at TulaneNo. 19
W 33–038,000[14]
November 20Clemson*No. 15
W 41–610,000[15]
November 27GeorgienNo. 14
W 48–028,000[16]
January 1vs. No. 15 Tulsa*No. 13
W 20–1869,134[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—————19151413

References

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech topples powerful Carolina eleven, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bertelli dazzles Tech for Irish, 53 to 13". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Engineers Give Navy Pre-Flight Fancy Licking". The Times (Shreveport). October 10, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Troy, Jack (October 16, 1943). "Jackets Favored Over Unbeaten Sabers Today". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Troy, Jack (October 17, 1943). "Jackets Overpower Stubborn Sabers, 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 13C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Troy, Jack (October 17, 1943). "Jackets Trim Sabers, 27-0 (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Wheeler, Romney (October 17, 1943). "Georgia Tech Beats Soldiers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 4S. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Navy wrecks Georgia Tech with passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke Blue Devils defeat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia Tech's lend-lease punch devastates LSU civilians". The State. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Georgia Tech wins easily over Clemson, 41 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Jackets smash Georgia, 48–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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