1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–2–1 (5–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach|

* John Heisman (8th season)

Offensive scheme| Jump shift
Captain| Pat Patterson
Home stadium| Ponce de Leon Park

Seasons

<- 1910

1912 ->

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Vanderbilt $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Auburn | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgia | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kentucky State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
LSU | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mississippi A&M | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Alabama | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tulane | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Sewanee | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Clemson | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
The Citadel | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Mercer | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Central University | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Tennessee | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Mississippi College | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Howard (AL) | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia School of Technology (now known as Georgia Institute of Technology or just Georgia Tech) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. Led by John Heisman in his eighth season as head coach, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 5–2–1 in conference play.

The team featured future coach William Alexander as a reserve quarterback.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 30| 11th Cavalry*|

* Piedmont Park
* Atlanta, GA

| W 57–0|
October 7| at Howard (AL)|

* Alabama State Fairgrounds
* Birmingham, AL

| W 28–0| [3]
October 14| Tennessee|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 24–0| [4]
October 21| Mercer|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA

| W 17–0| [5]
October 28| Alabama|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| T 0–0| [6]
November 4| Auburn|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 6–11| [7]
November 11| Sewanee|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA

| W 23–0| [8]
November 18| Georgia|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–5| [9]
November 30| Clemson|

* Ponce de Leon Park
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 32–0| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1911". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
2. ^ "Early Georgia Tech Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 14 (1). November 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
3. ^ "Yellow Jackets win first game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Yellow Jackets trim Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1911. Retrieved August 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Georgia Tech trims Mercer". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Alabama fights draw with Yellow Jackets". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 29, 1911. p. 15.
7. ^ "Auburn defeats Georgia eleven". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 5, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Tigers". The State. November 12, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Georgia proved better team 5 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. November 19, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Georgia Techs lick Clemson". The News and Observer. December 1, 1911. Retrieved December 17, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
12. ^ "1911 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn
* Clemson
* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* Buzz
* Ramblin' Wreck
* "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech"
* "Up with the White and Gold"
* Marching band
* Heisman shift
* 1916 Cumberland game
* 1990 Virginia game
* 2015 Florida State game
* 2023 Miami game

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* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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