Georgia Tech Football Team History
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Capacity: 55,000 Colors: White & Gold Coach: William A. Bill Alexander Conference: Southern-
1927 Season Highlights
William A. Bill Alexander enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
The Yellow Jackets won the Southern Conference Championship.
1927 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Virginia Military Institute
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Tulane
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Alabama
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
North Carolina
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Notre Dame
7
26
L
Sun., Nov. 6 @
Vanderbilt
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Louisiana State
23
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Oglethorpe
19
7
W
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Auburn
18
0
W
Sat., Dec. 3 vs.
Georgia
12
0
W
1927 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 125
Scoring Average 12.5
Points Allowed 39
Defense Average 3.9
Opponents Record 39-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 0-1
-1
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1927 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1927 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.