1905 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1905 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0–1 (5–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainLouis Clark
Home stadiumThe Flats
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 7 1 0
Georgia Tech 5 0 1 6 0 1
LSU 2 0 0 3 0 0
Sewanee 3 1 1 4 2 1
Clemson 3 2 1 3 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 3 2 0 5 4 0
Alabama 4 4 0 6 4 0
Nashville 0 0 0 0 2 0
Auburn 2 3 0 2 4 0
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tulane 0 1 0 0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 0 2 0
Tennessee 0 4 1 3 5 1
Georgia 0 5 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. This is the second year for Georgia Tech under coach John Heisman.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7North Georgia*
W 54–0[1]
October 21Alabama
W 12–5[2]
October 28Cumberland (TN)
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
W 18–0[3]
November 4Tennessee
W 45–0[4]
November 11Sewanee
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
T 18–18[5]
November 18Georgia
W 46–0[6]
November 30Clemson
W 17–10[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgia Techs; Agricultural College not in at any stage of game". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama was beaten - Heisman's Tech team scores two touchdowns". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1905. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech 18, Cumberland 0". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Yellow Jackets make big score, Tennessee team is badly beaten by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee tied Georgia Tech". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia outclasses by the Tech squad". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech downs Clemson". Charlotte Daily Observer. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "1905 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.