1926 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

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1926 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1926 record4–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeJump shift
Home stadiumGrant Field
Uniform
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Seasons
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1926 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team[note 1] represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1926 Southern Conference football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his seventh year as head coach, compiling a record of 4–5.

Before the season[]

Doug Wycoff had graduated.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Oglethorpe*
L 7–610,000
October 2VMI
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–0[3]
October 9Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 9–6
October 16Alabama
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 21–018,000
October 23Washington & Lee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–7
October 30at Notre Dame*
L 12–011,000
November 6Vanderbilt
L 13–7
November 13Georgia
L 14–13
November 25Auburn
W 20–7
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

Season summary[]

Oglethorpe[]

Oglethorpe at Georgia Tech
1 234Total
• Oglethorpe 0 070 7
Ga. Tech 0 006 6
  • Location: Grant Field
    Atlanta, GA

Sources:

The season opened with a great upset and perhaps the greatest victory in the history of the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels when they downed Tech 7–6. Halfback "Cy" Bell ran for a 42-yard touchdown run, and "Nutty" Campbell got the game-winning extra point.[5] After the game, Oglethorpe fans reacted to the victory by staging a spontaneous parade through downtown Atlanta.[6]

The starting lineup was Irwin (left end), Gaston (left tackle), Lillard (left guard), Poole (center), Drennon (right guard), Hood (right tackle), Hearn (right end), McRae (quarterback), Brewer (left halfback), Parham (right halfback), Holland (fullback)[7]

VMI[]

In the second week of play, Tech shutout VMI 13–0. The starting lineup was Marshall (left end), Tharpe (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Poole (center), Angley (right guard), Hood (right tackle), Crowley (right end), McRae (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Murray (fullback)[8]

Tulane[]

Tech edged Tulane 9–6. The starting lineup was Crowley (left end), Tharpe (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Poole (center), Angley (right guard), Hood (right tackle), Marshall (right end), Brewer (quarterback), Parham (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Murray (fullback).[9]

Alabama[]

Wallace Wade's national champion Alabama Crimson Tide surprised and held Georgia Tech to two first downs in a 21–0 victory. Hoyt Winslett passed for all three touchdowns.

The starting lineup was Crowley (left end), Tharpe (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Pund (center), Angley (right guard), Hood (right tackle), Marshall (right end), McRae (quarterback), Smith (left halfback), Reed (right halfback), Murray (fullback).[10]

Washington and Lee[]

Tech beat the Washington & Lee Generals 19–7.

Notre Dame[]

Knute Rockne's undefeated Notre Dame beat Tech 12–0. Red Barron stood out in the cold weather.[11]

Vanderbilt[]

Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
1 234Total
• Vanderbilt 0 076 13
Ga. Tech 7 000 7
  • Location: Grant Field
    Atlanta, GA

Sources:

Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 13–7. Tech scored on an off-tackle play when Carter Barron got loose for a 50-yard run. Bill Spears faked a pass and ran for 24 yards to spark a drive to tie the game at 7, and added two field goals to beat the Tornado.[12]

The starting lineup was Crowley (left end), Tharpe (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Poole (center), Lillard (right guard), Thrash (right tackle), Marshall (right end), Randolph (quarterback), Horn (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Murray (fullback).[13]

Georgia[]

Down 13 to 0 at the half, rival Georgia came back to beat Tech.[14] Herdis McCrary and captain George Morton made the touchdowns.

The starting lineup was Crowley (left end), Hood (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Poole (center), Angley (right guard), Tharpe (right tackle), Marshall (right end), Brewer (quarterback), Parham (left halfback), Horn (right halfback), Murray (fullback).[15]

Auburn[]

In the annual rivalry matchup, Tech beat Auburn 20–7. The starting lineup was Erwin (left end), Tharpe (left tackle), Martin (left guard), Poole (center), Drennon (right guard), Hood (right tackle), Marshall (right end), Brewer (quarterback), Parham (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Murray (fullback).[16]

Players[]

Depth chart[]

The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tech's lineup during the 1924 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics the offense after the jump shift has taken place.

LE
Ed Crowley (4)
Bull Irwin (2)
Johnny Marshall (1)
LT LG C RG RT
Mack Tharpe (5) Firpo Martin (5) Owen Poole (6) Tom Angley (4) Papa Hood (5)
Gaston (1) Peter Pund (1) Raleigh Drennon (2) Mack Tharpe (1)
Papa Hood (1) John Lillard (1)
RE
Johnny Marshall (5)
Ed Crowley (1)
Tiny Hearn (1)
QB
Finley McRae (4)
John Brewer (3)
Bob Randolph (1)
RHB
Carter Barron (4)
Bob Horn (1)
Bob Parham (1)
Reed (1)
FB
Sam Murray (6)
Ralph Holland (1)
LHB
Bob Parham (3)
Shorty Smith (2)
John Brewer (1)
Bob Horn (1)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Although Georgia Tech's teams are officially known as the "Yellow Jackets", northern writers called the team the "Golden Tornado" in 1917; the name was commonly used until 1928 and for many years afterwards as an alternate nickname.[1] It may have been coined by Morgan Blake.[2]

Endnotes[]

  1. ^ Van Brimmer & Rice 2011, p. 147
  2. ^ "Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tech beats V.M.I." The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1926 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "Oglethorpe". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Reference at georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu".
  7. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 128
  8. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 136
  9. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 143
  10. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 149
  11. ^ "Reference at archives.nd.edu" (PDF).
  12. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 165
  13. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 166
  14. ^ Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 179
  16. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 190

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