1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1939Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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SEC co-champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl,W 21–7 vs.Missouri | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–0 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | F. W. "Buck" Murphy |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.2Tennessee+ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.16Georgia Tech+ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.5Tulane+ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teamrepresented theGeorgia Institute of Technologyduring the1939 college football season.The Yellow Jackets were led by 20th-year head coachWilliam Alexanderand played their home games atGrant FieldinAtlanta, Georgia.
Georgia Tech finished undefeated inSoutheastern Conferenceplay, claiming a share of the conference title withTennesseeandTulane.They suffered two close non-conference losses: the first, a season-opening road trip loss toNotre Dame;and the second, a one-point loss toDukeat home, in which Georgia Tech missed the would-be tying point-after attempt in the second quarter and missed the winning field goal in the final minute of the game.[1]The Yellow Jackets finished ranked in the finalAP Pollfor the first time, and were invited to their second ever bowl game, the1940 Orange Bowl,where they defeatedMissouri.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | atNotre Dame* | L14–17 | 30,000 | [2] | ||
| October 14 | Howard (AL)* | W35–0 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 21 | Vanderbilt |
| W14–6 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| October 28 | Auburn |
| W7–6 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| November 4 | No. 12Duke* |
| L6–7 | 30,000 | [6] | |
| November 11 | No. 18Kentucky |
| W13–6 | 25,000 | [7] | |
| November 18 | atAlabama | W6–0 | 23,000 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | atFlorida | No. 19 | W21–7 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| December 2 | atGeorgia |
| W13–0 | 30,000 | [10] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 6Missouri* | No. 16 | W21–7 | 35,000 | [11] | |
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References[edit]
- ^Troy, Jack (November 5, 1939). "Duke Beats Tech, 7 to 6, as Late Field Goal Attempt Fails".The Atlanta Constitution.p. 2B.
- ^"Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech, 17–14, on Stevenson's field goal".Chicago Tribune.October 8, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Tech routs Howard, 35–0".The Atlanta Constitution.October 15, 1939.RetrievedAugust 24,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Georgia Tech downs Vandy score 14–6".The State.October 22, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Notre Dame and Georgia Tech elevens register 7–6 victories".The News and Observer.October 29, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Duke defeats Georgia Tech by goal, 7–6".The Montgomery Advertiser.November 5, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Georgia Tech flattens Kentucky's Cats, 13 to 6".The Bristol Herald Courier.November 12, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Jackets trip Tide, holds S.E.C. pace".The Atlanta Constitution.November 19, 1939.RetrievedFebruary 22,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7".Tallahassee Democrat.November 26, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Georgia Tech wins, 13 to 0, over Bulldogs".Tampa Sunday Tribune.December 3, 1939.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"35,000 See Missouri Beaten".The Miami Daily News.January 2, 1940. p. B1 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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