1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Double wing
CaptainE. E. Laws, Bob Tharpe
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1932
1934  →
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Alabama $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –0 –27 –0 –3
Georgia 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Tulane 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
Auburn 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –16 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 2 –2 –24 –3 –3
Florida 2 –3 –05 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Sewanee 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished 11th in the SEC. [1]

This was also the first season in which Georgia Tech played longtime rival Duke, the teams would go on to meet on the football field every year uninterrupted until 2023.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Clemson *
W 39–212,000 [2]
October 7at Kentucky
L 6–7 [3]
October 14 Auburn
W 16–6 [4]
October 21 Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–7 [5]
October 28at North Carolina *
W 10–6 [6]
November 4 Vanderbilt
L 6–9 [7]
November 11 Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–7 [8]
November 18 Alabama
L 9–1218,000 [9]
November 25 Georgia
L 6–735,000 [10]
December 2 Duke *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–016,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tech routs Tiger team by 39 to 2". The Charlotte News. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky beats Ga. Tech, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech rises up to blast out of conference race in 16–6 game". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulane beats Tech by 7–0". Orlando Evening Star. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tar Heels lose to Georgia Tech". Monroe Morning World. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vandy pulls game out of fire, 9 to 6". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech beats stubborn Florida team, 19–7". The Miami News. November 12, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tech stages great battle but bows to Alabama, 12–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia in air thrust to defeat Tech, 7–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Georgia Tech spoils Duke's dream of perfect season". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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