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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 William A. Bill Alexander enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Oglethorpe  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Virginia Military Institute  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Florida  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Georgetown  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Notre Dame  7   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Alabama  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Penn State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17   Kentucky  3   3   T    neutral   
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Auburn  0   0   T       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record3-2 -4
  Points Scored75
  Scoring Average8.3
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record35-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -3
  Away Record0-2
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 7-2-122250   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-121456   H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida 6-1-217960   J.A. VanFleet
Tulane 6-3-111789   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 6-311655   Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson 5-2-19165   Bud Saunders
Georgia 5-3-174120   George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State 5-2-28366   Earl C. Abell
North Carolina 5-3-17785   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee 5-4-182167   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 5-2-113733   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 4-3-213553   J. Winn
Mississippi 4-681145   Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina 4-610477   Sol S. Metzger
Auburn 3-3-39658   Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech 3-2-47582   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 3-5-1103121   Mike Donahue
North Carolina State 3-756134   Harry Hartsell
Virginia 3-5-18781   A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.