1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainMiddleton Fitzsimmons
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 LSU $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Tulane 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished seventh in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Presbyterian*
W 55–0[2]
October 3Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 58–08,000[3]
October 10Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 34–030,000[4]
October 17at Duke*
L 6–1932,000[5]
October 24at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		• T 0–010,000[6]
    October 31Clemson*
    		L 13–1411,000[7]
    November 7No. 20 Auburn
    		L 12–1318,000[8]
    November 14No. 4 Alabama
    		L 16–2020,000[9]
    November 21Florida
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA
    		W 38–1410,000[10]
    November 28at Georgia
    		L 6–1623,000[11]
    December 26California*
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA
    		W 13–715,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      AP Poll
      released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1936 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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