1954-55 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball — schedule and results

The 1954-55 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went 12-13 (7-7 in the SEC) under head coach Whack Hyder. Simple Rating System: -3.13.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 22 games from this season: 5–4 at home, 5–7 on the road, and 0–1 on neutral courts. The Tech Yellow Jackets scored 71.0 points per game and allowed 72.2 (-1.2 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 3 games, from Feb 17, 1955 to Feb 21, 1955. The most lopsided win was 75–54 over Georgia Bulldogs on Feb 17, 1955; the heaviest defeat was 79–58 at Tennessee Volunteers on Jan 29, 1955. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Kentucky Wildcats (59–58).

Among Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' 107 recorded seasons, 1954-55's .480 winning percentage ranks 63rd. Previous season: 1953-54 Tech Yellow Jackets (2–22). Next season: 1955-56 Tech Yellow Jackets (12–11).

Game-by-game results (22 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1954-12-20	vs South Carolina Gamecocks	L 67–69	Heisman Gymnasium
1954-12-30	at Canisius Golden Griffins	L 56–70	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1955-01-01	neutral Georgetown Hoyas	L 62–68
1955-01-08	at Kentucky Wildcats	W 59–58	Memorial Coliseum
1955-01-10	vs Vanderbilt Commodores	L 69–71	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-01-13	at Furman Paladins	L 95–111	Textile Hall
1955-01-15	at Ole Miss Rebels	L 66–81	Gymnasium
1955-01-17	at Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 90–71	McCarthy Gymnasium
1955-01-22	at Vanderbilt Commodores	L 63–83	Memorial Gymnasium
1955-01-24	at Georgia Bulldogs	L 66–70	Woodruff Hall
1955-01-26	at Auburn Tigers	W 73–70	Auburn Sports Arena
1955-01-29	at Tennessee Volunteers	L 58–79	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
1955-01-31	vs Kentucky Wildcats	W 65–59	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-05	vs Alabama Crimson Tide	L 72–76	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-07	vs Auburn Tigers	W 75–67	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-12	at LSU Tigers	W 79–72	Huey Long Field House
1955-02-14	at Tulane Green Wave	L 48–64	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1955-02-17	vs Georgia Bulldogs	W 75–54	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-19	at South Carolina Gamecocks	W 87–84	Carolina Fieldhouse
1955-02-21	vs Tennessee Volunteers	W 83–77	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-26	vs Georgia Bulldogs	L 66–67	Heisman Gymnasium
1955-02-28	vs Florida Gators	W 88–68	Heisman Gymnasium

Game recaps

1955-01-08: Behind Joe Helms's 23 points, Georgia Tech held off Kentucky Wildcats 59–58. Phil Grawemeyer had 19 for Kentucky Wildcats.

1955-01-31: Georgia Tech beat Kentucky Wildcats 65–59. Joe Helms led the winners with 24 points. Bob Burrow had 20 for Kentucky Wildcats.

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