The 1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. After winning their first four games of the season, three of which were victories over top ten opponents, Georgia Tech sat at #4 in the AP Poll. Georgia Tech's season was derailed by several close losses, however, and they finished the regular season unranked with a 6–4 record. They were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 368 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 330 rushing yards.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 14–12	35,000	[2]
September 26	No. 6 SMU*	No. 16	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 16–12	43,000	[3]
October 3	No. 6 Clemson*	No. 7	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 16–6	44,174	[4]
October 10	at No. 8 Tennessee	No. 3	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 14–7	45,021	[5]
October 17	No. 11 Auburn	No. 4	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 6–7	44,174	[6]
October 24	at Tulane	No. 9	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 21–13	30,000	[7]
October 31	Duke*	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 7–10	44,174	[8]
November 7	at Notre Dame*	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)		W 14–10	58,575	[9]
November 14	at Alabama	No. 15	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		L 7–9	43,500	[10]
November 28	No. 6 Georgia		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 14–21	44,174	[11]
January 2	vs. No. 9 Arkansas*		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	L 7–14	45,104	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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