| 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Tulsa | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–3 (3–0 SEC) |
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| Captain | George Manning, John Steber |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| No.13Georgia Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–0, and finished as SEC champion.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Tech ranked ninth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 108.8.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | North Carolina* |
| W 20–7 | 20,000 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | atNotre Dame* |
| L 13–55 | 26,497–30,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | Georgia Pre-Flight* |
| W 35–7 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | 300th Infantry* |
| W 27–0 | 10,000 | [7][8][9][10] | |
| October 23 | vs. No. 3Navy* |
| L 14–28 | 56,223 | [11] | ||
| October 30 | No. 8Duke* |
| L 7–14 | 30,000 | [12] | ||
| November 6 | No. 20LSU |
| W 42–7 | 20,000 | [13] | ||
| November 13 | atTulane | No. 19 |
| W 33–0 | 38,000 | [14] | |
| November 20 | Clemson* | No. 15 |
| W 41–6 | 10,000 | [15] | |
| November 27 | Georgia | No. 14 |
| W 48–0 | 28,000 | [16] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 15Tulsa* | No. 13 |
| W 20–18 | 69,134 | [17] | |
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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