1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–30 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1972 record	7–4–1
Head coach	Bill Fulcher (1st season)
Captain	Brad Bourne Rick Lantz
Home stadium	Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121)
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Houston		–		6	–	4	–	1
Tulane		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		3	–	7	–	1
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Fulcher and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They were invited to the 1972 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State, 31–30.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	No. 15 Tennessee	Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–34	52,112
September 16	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta		W 34–6	48,224
September 23	at No. 18 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan		W 21–16	44,141
September 30	Rice	Grant Field Atlanta		T 36–36	41,179
October 7	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry)		W 31–9	50,239
October 21	at No. 14 Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)		L 14–24	60,261
October 28	Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta		W 21–7	48,096
November 4	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina		L 14–20	37,300
November 11	Boston College	Grant Field Atlanta		W 42–10	36,114
November 18	Navy	Grant Field Atlanta		W 30–7	39,233
December 2	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–27	60,241
December 18	vs. Iowa State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 31–30	50,021
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[1]^[2]

1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Eddie McAshan	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 172.

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