1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
CaptainFletcher Sims
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 8 LSU 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –1 –26 –2 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi State 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –3 –1
Florida 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tulane 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –26 –3 –2
Ole Miss 0 –4 –04 –5 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished sixth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Presbyterian *
W 59–012,000 [2]
October 2 Mercer *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 28–0 [3]
October 9at Kentucky
W 32–07,500 [4]
October 16 Duke *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 19–2026,000 [5]
October 23No. 20 Auburn
L 0–2119,000 [6]
October 30No. 7 Vanderbilt
W 14–020,000 [7]
November 6 Clemson *
W 7–012,000 [8]
November 13at No. 3 Alabama
L 0–726,000 [9]
November 20at Florida
W 12–016,000 [10]
November 27 Georgia
T 6–628,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech's 'Ramblin' Wreck' crashes through plucky Blue Sox, 59 to 0, in nocturnal skirmish". The Greenville News. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mercer team stops Tech in last half". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech beats Kentucky Wildcats". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Duke tops Georgia Tech, 20–19". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn overpowers Georgia Tech 21–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vanderbilt receives first defeat at hands of Georgia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Techmen score in final round to win, 7–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bama scores late in fourth quarter to nose out Tech, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gators lose to Georgia Tech, 12–0". News-Tribune. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Georgia Tech and Georgia fight to 6–6 deadlock". The Greenville News. November 28, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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