1913 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1913 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Jump shift
CaptainHomer Cook
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1912
1914  
1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Auburn $ 8 0 08 0 0
Mississippi A&M 5 1 16 1 1
Georgia 3 1 06 2 0
Vanderbilt 3 1 05 3 0
Georgia Tech 5 2 07 2 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
LSU 1 1 26 1 2
Sewanee 2 2 04 3 0
Florida 2 2 04 3 0
Clemson 2 4 04 4 0
Mississippi College 1 2 06 3 0
Tennessee 1 3 06 3 0
The Citadel 0 3 13 4 2
Mercer 0 4 12 5 1
Kentucky 0 1 06 2 0
Texas A&M 0 1 13 4 2
Central University 0 2 02 5 0
Tulane 0 4 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1913 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. This was the first season the team played at Grant Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Camp McPherson*W 19–0 [1]
October 4 The Citadel
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 47–0 [2]
October 11at Chattanooga *W 71–6 [3]
October 18 Mercer
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 33–0 [4]
October 25vs. Florida W 13–3 [5]
November 1 Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 33–0 [6]
November 8 Auburn
L 20–0 [7]
November 15 Georgia
L 14–0 [8]
November 27 Clemson
W 34–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Jacket eleven proves winner over Soldiers". The Atlanta Journal. September 28, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Citadel proves easy for Tech". The State. October 5, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech slaughters University of Chattanooga". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 12, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jackets win over Mercer". Atlanta Georgian. October 19, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida surprises Ga. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ga. Tech springs surprise by winning". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1913. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn romps on Tech". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Georgia batters "Tech" to pieces". The Tampa Morning Tribune. November 16, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tech's tricks too many for Clemson". The Danville Register. November 28, 1913. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  11. "1913 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".