1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeJump shift
CaptainHarold Rusk
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1929 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his tenth year as head coach and compiled a record of 3–6.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Mississippi A&MW 27–1312,000[1]
October 12North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1825,000[2]
October 19Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–67,000[3]
October 26at TulaneL 14–2025,000[4]
November 2Notre Dame*
L 6–2622,000[5]
November 9at VanderbiltL 7–23[6]
November 16Alabama
L 0–1420,000[7][8]
November 28Auburn
W 19–6[9]
December 7at GeorgiaL 6–1225,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rebuilt Tech varies attack to score difficult win over A. and M." The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "North Carolina scores astounding upset in defeating Tech, 18–7". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 12, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech blasts Florida's championship hopes with 19 to 7 victory". The Knoxville Journal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech upset by Tulane Greenies". The Selma Times-Journal. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ralph McGill (November 3, 1929). "Irish Express Rambles Through Stubborn Jackets, 26-6: Fleet Backs and Reserves Defeat Tech; Man-Power of Notre Dame Eleven Plays Prominent Part". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt crushes Georgia Tech 23–7 in fourth Southern Conference victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tony Holm stars as Alabama defeats Tech, 14 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama overpowers Georgia Tech eleven, 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Plainsmen hold Georgia Tech to 19 to 6 triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia beat Tech on pass, blocked kick". The Commercial Appeal. December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".