1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	William Alexander (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Middleton Fitzsimmons
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished seventh in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Presbyterian *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 55–0		[2]
October 3	Sewanee	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 58–0	8,000	[3]
October 10	Kentucky	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 34–0	30,000	[4]
October 17	at Duke *	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 6–19	32,000	[5]
October 24	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	10,000	[6]
October 31	Clemson *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 13–14	11,000	[7]
November 7	No. 20 Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 12–13	18,000	[8]
November 14	No. 4 Alabama	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 16–20	20,000	[9]
November 21	Florida	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 38–14	10,000	[10]
November 28	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–16	23,000	[11]
December 26	California *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 13–7	15,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
2. "Tornado romps on Blue Hose". The State. September 26, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech overwhelms Sewanee, 58–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Engineers swamp Wildcats 34 to 0; No apology made". Kingsport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "32,000 see Duke smear Georgia Tech's title hopes". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vandy ties Ga. Tech, 0–0". The Charlotte News. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson surprises by topping Tech". The News and Observer. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn barely noses out Georgia Tech, 13–12". The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tide rolls on with first score". The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Yellow Jackets carry too much artillery for Floridians". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech os wrecked by Athens rivals". The News and Observer. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia Tech upsets Golden Bears, 13 to 7". The Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.