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1909 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1909 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. R. Davis
Home stadiumPonce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 5 1 2
LSU 3 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 2 0 7 2 0
Auburn 4 2 0 5 2 0
Howard (AL) 2 2 0 5 2 1
Clemson 2 2 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 1 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia 1 4 1 1 4 2
The Citadel 0 1 1 4 3 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 0 5 4 0
Mercer 0 4 0 3 5 0
Tennessee 0 5 0 1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1909 college football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Gordon*W 18–6[1]
October 10Mooney*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–6[2]
October 16South Carolina*
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 59–0[3]
October 23Sewanee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–15[4]
October 30at TennesseeW 29–0[5]
November 6Auburn
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 0–8[6]
November 13at Mercer
W 35–0[7]
November 20Georgia
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 12–6[8]
November 25Clemson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 29–3[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Jackets win from Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech beats Mooney, but preps score". Nashville Banner. October 11, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South Carolina trimmed proper". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1909. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers trim Tech eleven by good score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1909. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets swamp Tennessee team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Yellow Jackets play great ball, but are beaten by Auburn". The Atlanta Constitution. November 7, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech wallops Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech defeats Georgia". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech beats Clemson". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "1909 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".