1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2–1 (5–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	John Heisman (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Captain	Pat Patterson
Home stadium	Ponce de Leon Park
Seasons ←  1910 1912  →

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Auburn	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Georgia	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kentucky State	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Alabama	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Sewanee	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
Mercer	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Central University	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Mississippi College	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia School of Technology (now known as Georgia Institute of Technology or just Georgia Tech) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. Led by John Heisman in his eighth season as head coach, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 5–2–1 in conference play.

The team featured future coach William Alexander as a reserve quarterback. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	11th Cavalry*	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA	W 57–0
October 7	at Howard (AL)	Alabama State Fairgrounds Birmingham, AL	W 28–0	[3]
October 14	Tennessee	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 24–0	[4]
October 21	Mercer	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 17–0	[5]
October 28	Alabama	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	T 0–0	[6]
November 4	Auburn	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 6–11	[7]
November 11	Sewanee	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 23–0	[8]
November 18	Georgia	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–5	[9]
November 30	Clemson	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 32–0	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

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3. "Yellow Jackets win first game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Yellow Jackets trim Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1911. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia Tech trims Mercer". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alabama fights draw with Yellow Jackets". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 29, 1911. p. 15.
7. "Auburn defeats Georgia eleven". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 5, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia Tech beats Tigers". The State. November 12, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia proved better team 5 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. November 19, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia Techs lick Clemson". The News and Observer. December 1, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
12. "1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.