1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bill Fulcher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Pace (1st season)
Captain	Jim Owings Steve Putnal
Home stadium	Grant Field

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Bill Fulcher, in his second and final year with the team, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Fulcher resigned as head coach at the end of the season, claiming that he simply didn't enjoy the job.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 28–41	51,584
September 22	No. 1 USC	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–23	58,228
September 29	Clemson	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 29–21	48,062
October 6	Army	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 14–10	50,111
October 13	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–20	70,616
October 20	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 10–24	59,123
October 27	at No. 15 Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–23	66,286
November 3	Duke	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 12–10	47,129
November 10	VMI	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 36–7	38,112
November 17	vs. Navy	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 26–22	26,235
December 1	Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 3–10	60,316
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game