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1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1959 record 6–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Dodd (15th year)
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Georgia $ 7 0 0     10 1 0
#3 LSU 5 1 0     9 2 0
#2 Ole Miss 5 1 0     10 1 0
#10 Alabama 4 1 2     7 2 2
Auburn 4 3 0     7 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 2     5 3 2
Georgia Tech 3 3 0     6 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 1     5 4 1
#19 Florida 2 4 0     5 4 1
Kentucky 1 6 0     4 6 0
Tulane 0 5 1     3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 7 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia, and compiled a 6–5 record.

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.


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