1912 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1912 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (5–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeJump shift
CaptainHugh Leuhrman
Home stadiumThe Flats
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Central University 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Team captain "Dutch" Luehrman[1]

The 1912 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Heisman, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 5–3 in SIAA play. Georgia Tech played home games at The Flats, the future site of Bobby Dodd Stadium, in Atlanta. Alf McDonald was named to the College Football All-Southern Team as a quarterback.

A scene from an unknown game

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2811th Cavalry*
T 0–0[2]
October 5at
College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
  • W 20–16[3]
    October 12Alabama
    W 20–3[4]
    October 19at Mercer
    W 16–0[5]
    October 26vs. FloridaJacksonville, FLW 14–7[6]
    November 2Auburn
    L 7–27[7]
    November 9Sewanee
    • The Flats
    • Atlanta, GA
    L 0–7[8]
    November 16Georgia
    L 0–20[9]
    November 28Clemson
    W 23–0[10]
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

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    11. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
    12. ^ "1912 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".

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