Wikipedia

1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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]

1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainMiddleton Fitzsimmons
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Presbyterian*
W 55–0[2]
October 3Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 58–08,000[3]
October 10Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–030,000[4]
October 17at Duke*
L 6–1932,000[5]
October 24at Vanderbilt
T 0–010,000[6]
October 31Clemson*
L 13–1411,000[7]
November 7No. 20 Auburn
L 12–1318,000[8]
November 14No. 4 Alabama
L 16–2020,000[9]
November 21Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 38–1410,000[10]
November 28at Georgia
L 6–1623,000[11]
December 26California*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  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.
 

This college football 1936 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

 

This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1936_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team&oldid=1190648612"