1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Fletcher Sims |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Presbyterian* | W 59–0 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Mercer* |
| W 28–0 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Kentucky | W 32–0 | 7,500 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Duke* |
| L 19–20 | 26,000 | [5] |
| October 23 | No. 20 Auburn |
| L 0–21 | 19,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | No. 7 Vanderbilt |
| W 14–0 | 20,000 | [7] |
| November 6 | Clemson* |
| W 7–0 | 12,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | at No. 3 Alabama | L 0–7 | 26,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | at Florida | W 12–0 | 16,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | Georgia |
| T 6–6 | 28,000 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1937 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia Tech's 'Ramblin' Wreck' crashes through plucky Blue Sox, 59 to 0, in nocturnal skirmish". The Greenville News. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer team stops Tech in last half". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech beats Kentucky Wildcats". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops Georgia Tech, 20–19". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn overpowers Georgia Tech 21–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt receives first defeat at hands of Georgia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Techmen score in final round to win, 7–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama scores late in fourth quarter to nose out Tech, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators lose to Georgia Tech, 12–0". News-Tribune. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech and Georgia fight to 6–6 deadlock". The Greenville News. November 28, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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