1925 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1925 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southern Conference
1925 record 621 (411 SoCon)
Head coach William Alexander (6th year)
Offensive scheme Jump shift
Captain Doug Wycoff
Home stadium Grant Field
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama + 7 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane + 5 0 0     9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1     7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0     5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1     7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1     6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0     6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0     8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1     5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1     5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1     5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0     4 5 0
VMI 2 4 0     6 4 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0     3 4 1
LSU 0 2 1     5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1     3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0     5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0     1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0     2 5 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1925 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1925 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his 6th year as head coach, compiling a record of 621.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26 Oglethorpe* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 137    
October 3 VMI Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 330    
October 10 vs. Penn State* Yankee StadiumBronx, NY W 167    
October 17 Florida Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 237    
October 24 Alabama Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 07    
October 31 Notre Dame* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 013    
November 7 Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 70    
November 14 Georgia Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 30    
November 26 Auburn Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) T 77    
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Week 8: Georgia

Quarterback Ike Williams thought the game clock read five seconds remaining in the game when in actuality it was five minutes. Williams set up his offense for a field goal and kicked it to put Tech up 3–0 on first down. Luckily for Williams, Tech won 3–0.[2]

References

  1. "1925 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. "'Froggy' Started March of Great Quarterbacks", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 1933, pp. 3B
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