1914 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1914 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeJump shift
CaptainKendall J. Fielder
Home stadiumGrant Field
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1
Birmingham   –   3 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3
North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1914 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1914 college football season. The Tornado was coached by John Heisman in his 11th year as head coach, compiling a record of 6–2. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3South Carolina
W 20–0[1]
October 10Mercer
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 105–0[2]
October 17at Alabama
L 0–13[3]
October 24VMI
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–7[4]
October 31Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–0[5]
November 7Auburn
L 0–14[6]
November 14Georgia
W 7–0[7]
November 26Clemson
W 26–6[8]

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References

  1. ^ "South Carolina beaten by Tech on muddy field". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1914. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Yellow Jackets roll up over one hundred points on the Mercer Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama earns victory over Ga. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1914. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech wins hard fought game from V.M.I. squad". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech defeats Sewanee Tigers by 20 to 0 score". The Atlanta Journal. November 1, 1914. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Beaten By Auburn". The Tennessean. November 8, 1914. p. 27. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech defeats Georgia by single touchdown". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech downs Clemson". The News and Observer. November 27, 1914. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1914 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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