1907 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1907 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. A. Sweet
Home stadiumThe Flats, Ponce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 0 8 1 0
LSU 3 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 3 1 2 5 1 2
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 2 1
Georgia 3 3 1 4 3 1
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 0 4 4 0
Clemson 1 3 0 4 4 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 3 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 0 6 0
Nashville        
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1907 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1907 college football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Gordon*
W 51–0[1]
October 12North Georgia*
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
W 70–0[2]
October 19TennesseeW 6–4[3]
October 26Auburn
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 6–12[4]
November 2Georgia
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 10–6[5]
November 9Sewanee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–37[6]
November 16at VanderbiltL 0–54[7]
November 282:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 5–6[8][9][10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tech football team shows up in rarest of form". The Atlanta Journal. October 6, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Yellow Jackets in runaway". The Nashville American. October 13, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech eleven hands defeat to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech outclassed". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "In a fierce struggle; Tech triumphs over their hated rivals, the Georgians". The Nashville American. November 3, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sewanee defeats Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1907. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech smothered by Vanderbilt". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 17, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech-Clemson Battle Today In Annual Game". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 28, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Lynn, Alex (November 29, 1907). "By One Point Clemson Won Over Jackets". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Lynn, Alex (November 29, 1907). "By One Point Clemson Won (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "1907 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.