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- ↑ "Alabama was beaten - Heisman's Tech team scores two touchdowns". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1905. Retrieved February 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ "1905 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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