1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers and played home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The Jackets finished 7-5 as an independent and earned a berth in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue 41-21.
Team captains were Eddie Lee Ivery, Don Patterson, Jeff Shank, and Mike Taylor.
A standout moment came on November 11, 1978, when running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards against Air Force, setting a new single-game rushing record.
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