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1910 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Jump shift
CaptainDean Hill
Home stadium Ponce de Leon Park
Seasons
←  1909
1911 →
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Auburn + 5 0 0 6 1 0
Sewanee 3 1 0 8 2 0
Georgia 4 2 1 6 2 1
Ole Miss 2 1 0 7 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 7 2 0
Mercer 3 2 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 3 0
Clemson 2 3 1 4 3 1
LSU 1 3 0 1 5 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 3 5 1
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 4 0
Alabama 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 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 1910 college football season. Led by John Heisman in his seventh season as head coach, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1 Gordon*W 57–0 [1]
October 8 Chattanooga*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 18–0 [2]
October 15 Mercer
W 46–0 [3]
October 22at AlabamaW 36–0 [4]
November 5 Auburn
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)
L 0–16 [5]
November 12 Vanderbilt
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)
L 0–23 [6]
November 19 Georgia
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)
L 6–11 [7]
November 24 Clemson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA ( rivalry)
W 34–0 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Tech defeats Gordon". The Journal and Tribune. October 2, 1910. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech wins by straight play". The Nashville Tennessean. October 9, 1910. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech overwhelms Mercer". The State. October 16, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackets walk over Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn walks away with Georgia Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech couldn't hold pace with Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia beat Tech in red-hot contest". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Techs swamps Clemson eleven 34 to 0". The Times-Democrat. November 25, 1910. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "1910 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.