The 1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1939 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 20th-year head coach William Alexander and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia.
| 1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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SEC co-champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 21–7 vs. Missouri | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–0 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | F. W. "Buck" Murphy |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Georgia Tech + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgia Tech finished undefeated in Southeastern Conference play, claiming a share of the conference title with Tennessee and Tulane. They suffered two close non-conference losses: the first, a season-opening road trip loss to Notre Dame; and the second, a one-point loss to Duke at home, in which Georgia Tech missed the would-be tying point-after attempt in the second quarter and missed the winning field goal in the final minute of the game.[1] The Yellow Jackets finished ranked in the final AP Poll for the first time, and were invited to their second ever bowl game, the 1940 Orange Bowl, where they defeated Missouri.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | at Notre Dame* | L 14–17 | 30,000 | [2] | ||
| October 14 | Howard (AL)* | W 35–0 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 21 | Vanderbilt |
| W 14–6 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| October 28 | Auburn |
| W 7–6 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| November 4 | No. 12 Duke* |
| L 6–7 | 30,000 | [6] | |
| November 11 | No. 18 Kentucky |
| W 13–6 | 25,000 | [7] | |
| November 18 | at Alabama | W 6–0 | 23,000 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Florida | No. 19 | W 21–7 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| December 2 | at Georgia |
| W 13–0 | 30,000 | [10] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 6 Missouri* | No. 16 | W 21–7 | 35,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ Troy, Jack (November 5, 1939). "Duke Beats Tech, 7 to 6, as Late Field Goal Attempt Fails". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2B.
- ^ "Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech, 17–14, on Stevenson's field goal". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech routs Howard, 35–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech downs Vandy score 14–6". The State. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame and Georgia Tech elevens register 7–6 victories". The News and Observer. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke defeats Georgia Tech by goal, 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech flattens Kentucky's Cats, 13 to 6". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets trip Tide, holds S.E.C. pace". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida crushed by Georgia Tech's aerial attack, 21–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech wins, 13 to 0, over Bulldogs". Tampa Sunday Tribune. December 3, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "35,000 See Missouri Beaten". The Miami Daily News. January 2, 1940. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
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