1930 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1930 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	William Alexander (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Captain	Earl Dunlap
Home stadium	Grant Field

1930 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1930 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his 11th year as head coach, compiling a record of 2–6–1.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 45–0	25,000	[2]
October 12	at Carnegie Tech*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–31	40,000	[3]
October 18	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 14–12		[4]
October 25	Tulane	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28		[5]
November 1	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 6–6	22,000	[6]
November 8	Vanderbilt	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–6	25,000	[7]
November 15	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34		[8]
November 27	Florida	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–55		[9]
December 6	Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 0–13	27,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1930 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
2. "Jackets open season with victory over Gamecocks, 45–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Carnegie Tech marches through Georgia Tech". The Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn gives Georgia Tech tough tussle". The Miami News. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane wrecks Rambling Wreck". The News and Observer. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tarheels deadlock Rambling Wrecks". The State. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgia Tech loses to Vanderbilt, 6 to 0, before 25,000 fans at Atlanta". The Macon Telegraph. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Penn turns back Georgia Tech, 34–7". The Morning Call. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Florida beats Georgia Tech by big score". The Birmingham News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia defeats Tech before 27,000 fans, 13–0". The Birmingham News. December 7, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.