Year: | 1954 |
Team: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 11 |
Record: | 8–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Bobby Dodd |
Hc Year: | 10th |
Stadium: | Grant Field |
Captain: | Larry Morris |
Champion: | Cotton Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Bowl Result: | W 14–6 vs. Arkansas |
The 1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1954 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, finishing second behind Ole Miss. Georgia Tech accepted an invitation to the 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic,[1] where they defeated Southwest Conference champion Arkansas, 14–6.