[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll.

They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.

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