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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913416"><p><h3><strong>CHAPTER 11</strong></h3><p>The 1953 season started with a huge thud. The rules committee voted to return to one-platoon football. Dodd was furious! His contention was, "the return to one-platoon football takes the coaching out of football and favors schools with the advantage of getting the best all-around athletes".</p><p></p><p>Dodd had about six players out of the 22 offensive and defensive players that could play both ways. Neyland and Former Michigan coach, Fritz Crisler, were responsible for the return to one-platoon football.</p><p></p><p>Tech opened the 53 season with a 53-0 win over Davidson and tied Florida 0-0 in a hurricane at Florida. Tech beat SMU in an unusual game 6-4. Dodd ordered two intentional safeties to get the free kicks and keep SMU away from Tech’s goal at the end of the game.</p><p></p><p>We then beat Tulane 27-13 and Auburn 36-6. Tech and Dodd were undefeated in its last 31 games but had to travel to Notre Dame the next week. Notre Dame stopped Tech’s winning streak at 31 games. Notre Dame passed for one nine-yard TD. It was the first pass for a TD against Tech in the last 22 games. Notre Dame finished the season 9-0-1.</p><p></p><p>Tech recovered from their loss to ND and beat Vanderbilt 43-0 and Clemson 20-7. They lost the chance to repeat as SEC champ, when Alabama beat us 6-13 at Legion Field in Birmingham.</p><p></p><p>The regular season ended with a tough 13-10 win over Duke and the fifth straight win over Georgia 28-12. Pepper Rodgers ran for one TD and passed for another in the win over Georgia.</p><p></p><p>Tech beat West Virginia in the Sugar Bowl 42-19. West Virginia had a linebacker named Sam Huff and a fullback named Joe Marconi, who later played for the Chicago Bears. West Virginia scouted Tech and announced to the team, “Tech could not pass”.</p><p></p><p>Dodd told Pepper, just before the game, to come out passing. Pepper threw a bomb for a TD on the first possession. Pepper kept throwing and set three Sugar Bowl records, 35 pass attempts, 20 completions, and 268 passing yards. Tech had a total of 438 yards of offense for the game. It was Dodd’s fifth bowl game without a loss. Georgia Tech finished the season 9-2-1.</p><p></p><p>“Bobby Dodd on Football” was published in 1954. It was written to help new coaches, mostly those at the high school level. Dodd had three basic rules, in-your-room curfew by eleven O’clock during the season, no drinking, and church attendance on Sunday.</p><p></p><p>The 1954 season started with a 28-0 victory over Tulane, and a loss to Florida 12-13 in the second game. Tech narrowly beat SMU 10-7 and then defeated LSU 30-20. Tech beat Auburn 14-7 for the 13th consecutive time. Tech was upset at Grant Field the next Saturday 6-13 by Kentucky.</p><p></p><p>Dodd was more upset the following week, as he had to dismiss one his most gifted backs for breaking rules. Leon Hardeman at 5’ 6” may have been the best back, pound for pound, to ever play at Tech. Teas was hot on Hardeman's trail and was close to breaking his record when Dodd dismissed Teas from the team. Teas was very fast and possessed the entire package of an offensive back. It was a difficult decision for both Dodd and Teas.</p><p></p><p>Tech was beating Duke in Durham the next week 20-0 at the half. I personally listened to this game on the radio, and it was the most shocking game I remember. Tech dominated the first half, but Duke came back and completely dominated the second half and beat Tech 20-21. I was shell-shocked at the results of this game.</p><p></p><p>Tech manhandled Tennessee 28-7 and beat Alabama 20-0 the following week. The last game was the annual Georgia/Georgia Tech game. It was played in Athens in mud six inches deep.</p><p></p><p>Dodd was well known for his quick-kicks and did this on third, second, and even first down in the mud at Athens. He wanted to keep Georgia bottled up and play defense. He told his players, "Do not wait for fourth down to punt".</p><p></p><p>There is a quote in Dodds Luck by George Matthews, “Dodd would often punt on third down, much to the chagrin of the Grant Field crowd, which howled in protest, even in victory, when Dodd punted early”. I was at some of the games, and the howls were boos. I stated on the Hive the fans even booed Dodd when he punted on third downs, and several of the Hivers called me a liar. I was there and know for a fact Dodd was booed for his third down punts. I say let them read the facts of Dodd’s own book.</p><p></p><p>Finally, Georgia got close enough and kicked a field goal to lead 3-0. Tech kicked to Georgia to begin the second half, and Georgia fumbled on their 19. Tech threw a TD pass on the first play after the fumble and won the game 7-3. Every time Tech would get the ball, they would punt back to Georgia and play defense on Georgia’s side of the 50.</p><p></p><p>We had just won our 6th straight game over Georgia. Tech defeated Arkansas 14-6 in the Cotton Bowl for Dodd’s fifth straight bowl win and 6th bowl without a loss. Tech finished the season 8-3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913416"] [HEADING=2][B]CHAPTER 11[/B][/HEADING] The 1953 season started with a huge thud. The rules committee voted to return to one-platoon football. Dodd was furious! His contention was, "the return to one-platoon football takes the coaching out of football and favors schools with the advantage of getting the best all-around athletes". Dodd had about six players out of the 22 offensive and defensive players that could play both ways. Neyland and Former Michigan coach, Fritz Crisler, were responsible for the return to one-platoon football. Tech opened the 53 season with a 53-0 win over Davidson and tied Florida 0-0 in a hurricane at Florida. Tech beat SMU in an unusual game 6-4. Dodd ordered two intentional safeties to get the free kicks and keep SMU away from Tech’s goal at the end of the game. We then beat Tulane 27-13 and Auburn 36-6. Tech and Dodd were undefeated in its last 31 games but had to travel to Notre Dame the next week. Notre Dame stopped Tech’s winning streak at 31 games. Notre Dame passed for one nine-yard TD. It was the first pass for a TD against Tech in the last 22 games. Notre Dame finished the season 9-0-1. Tech recovered from their loss to ND and beat Vanderbilt 43-0 and Clemson 20-7. They lost the chance to repeat as SEC champ, when Alabama beat us 6-13 at Legion Field in Birmingham. The regular season ended with a tough 13-10 win over Duke and the fifth straight win over Georgia 28-12. Pepper Rodgers ran for one TD and passed for another in the win over Georgia. Tech beat West Virginia in the Sugar Bowl 42-19. West Virginia had a linebacker named Sam Huff and a fullback named Joe Marconi, who later played for the Chicago Bears. West Virginia scouted Tech and announced to the team, “Tech could not pass”. Dodd told Pepper, just before the game, to come out passing. Pepper threw a bomb for a TD on the first possession. Pepper kept throwing and set three Sugar Bowl records, 35 pass attempts, 20 completions, and 268 passing yards. Tech had a total of 438 yards of offense for the game. It was Dodd’s fifth bowl game without a loss. Georgia Tech finished the season 9-2-1. “Bobby Dodd on Football” was published in 1954. It was written to help new coaches, mostly those at the high school level. Dodd had three basic rules, in-your-room curfew by eleven O’clock during the season, no drinking, and church attendance on Sunday. The 1954 season started with a 28-0 victory over Tulane, and a loss to Florida 12-13 in the second game. Tech narrowly beat SMU 10-7 and then defeated LSU 30-20. Tech beat Auburn 14-7 for the 13th consecutive time. Tech was upset at Grant Field the next Saturday 6-13 by Kentucky. Dodd was more upset the following week, as he had to dismiss one his most gifted backs for breaking rules. Leon Hardeman at 5’ 6” may have been the best back, pound for pound, to ever play at Tech. Teas was hot on Hardeman's trail and was close to breaking his record when Dodd dismissed Teas from the team. Teas was very fast and possessed the entire package of an offensive back. It was a difficult decision for both Dodd and Teas. Tech was beating Duke in Durham the next week 20-0 at the half. I personally listened to this game on the radio, and it was the most shocking game I remember. Tech dominated the first half, but Duke came back and completely dominated the second half and beat Tech 20-21. I was shell-shocked at the results of this game. Tech manhandled Tennessee 28-7 and beat Alabama 20-0 the following week. The last game was the annual Georgia/Georgia Tech game. It was played in Athens in mud six inches deep. Dodd was well known for his quick-kicks and did this on third, second, and even first down in the mud at Athens. He wanted to keep Georgia bottled up and play defense. He told his players, "Do not wait for fourth down to punt". There is a quote in Dodds Luck by George Matthews, “Dodd would often punt on third down, much to the chagrin of the Grant Field crowd, which howled in protest, even in victory, when Dodd punted early”. I was at some of the games, and the howls were boos. I stated on the Hive the fans even booed Dodd when he punted on third downs, and several of the Hivers called me a liar. I was there and know for a fact Dodd was booed for his third down punts. I say let them read the facts of Dodd’s own book. Finally, Georgia got close enough and kicked a field goal to lead 3-0. Tech kicked to Georgia to begin the second half, and Georgia fumbled on their 19. Tech threw a TD pass on the first play after the fumble and won the game 7-3. Every time Tech would get the ball, they would punt back to Georgia and play defense on Georgia’s side of the 50. We had just won our 6th straight game over Georgia. Tech defeated Arkansas 14-6 in the Cotton Bowl for Dodd’s fifth straight bowl win and 6th bowl without a loss. Tech finished the season 8-3. [/QUOTE]
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