1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1911 record6–2–1 (5–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeJump shift
CaptainPat Patterson
Home stadiumPonce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Auburn 4 0 1 4 2 1
Georgia 5 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 1 6 2 1
Kentucky State 2 1 0 7 3 0
LSU 2 1 0 6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 7 2 1
Alabama 2 2 2 5 2 2
Ole Miss 2 2 0 6 3 0
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 1
Sewanee 2 3 0 6 3 1
Clemson 2 4 0 3 5 0
The Citadel 1 1 0 5 2 2
Mercer 2 5 0 4 6 1
Central University 0 2 1 3 2 1
Tennessee 0 2 0 3 4 2
Mississippi College 0 4 0 1 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 6 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1911 college football season. The team featured future coach William Alexander as a reserve quarterback.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3011th Cavalry*W 57–0
October 7at Howard (AL)
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–0
October 14Tennessee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 24–0[3]
October 21Mercer
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–0
October 22Alabama
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
T 0–0[4]
November 4Auburn
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 6–11
November 11Sewanee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–0
November 18Georgia
L 0–5
November 30Clemson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 32–0
  • *Non-conference game

[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1911". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Early Georgia Tech Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 14 (1). November 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  3. ^ "Yellow Jackets trim Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1911. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama fights draw with Yellow Jackets". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 29, 1911. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. ^ "1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".


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