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Georgia Tech Football Team History


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Institute of Technology
 Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: John W. Heisman
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 John W. Heisman enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 The Yellow Jackets won the National Championship.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Furman  25   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Wake Forest  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Pennsylvania  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Davidson  32   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Washington & Lee  63   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Vanderbilt  83   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Tulane  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Carlisle  98   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Auburn  68   7   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored491
  Scoring Average54.6
  Points Allowed17
  Defense Average1.9
  Opponents Record17-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record1-0
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-049117   John W. Heisman
Auburn 6-2-1199102   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 6-116339   Sid Robinson
Alabama 5-2-116829   Thomas Kelly
Tulane 5-3159105   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt 5-3142170   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-5-110456   S.A. Boles
South Carolina 3-513796   Dixon Foster
Florida 2-447247   A.L. Busser
Mississippi 1-4-149226   C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee 0-000   

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.