1935 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1935 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainR. W. Eubanks
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Presbyterian*
W 33–06,000[2]
October 5Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 32–0[3]
October 12at Kentucky
L 6–25[4]
October 19Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–012,000[5]
October 26at North Carolina*
L 0–1920,000[6]
November 2Vanderbilt
L 13–14[7]
November 9Auburn
L 7–3320,000[8]
November 16at Alabama
L 7–3811,000[9]
November 23Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 39–6[10]
November 30Georgia
W 19–732,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1935 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech flashes mighty offensive to beat Blue Sox, 33 to 0". The Greenville News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech whips Sewanee, 32–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1935. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentuckians make Wreck of Rambling Wreck, 25–6". The News and Observer. October 13, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech's Golden Tornado smashes Duke, 6 to 0". The Bradenton Herald. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel drives smash Tech in 19 to 0 victory". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt noses out Georgia Tech, 14–13, after Geny's 67-yard run". The Miami Herald. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen annihilate Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 33 to 7". The Nashville Banner. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tide powerhouse overwhelms Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ga. Tech tramples Florida by 39–6 in wild scramble". The Nashville Tennessean. November 24, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tornado gets 19–7 victory over Georgia". The Charlotte News. December 1, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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