1919 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football GaTech1915.jpg 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 7–3 3–1 John Heisman 16th Jump shift Pup Phillips Grant Field The 1919 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football teamnote Although Georgia Tech's teams are officially known as the "Yellow Jackets", northern writers called the team the "Golden Tornado" in 1917; the name was commonly used until 1928 and for many years afterwards as an alternate nickname.Van Brimmer Rice 2011 147 It may have been coined by Morgan Blake.January 28, 2015 http://livinghistory.gatech.edu/new/traditions/tradition/tornado.html Golden Tornadoes represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tornado was coached by John Heisman in his 15th year as head coach, compiling a record of 7–3 (3–1 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 257 to 33. Before the season Jack McDonough started at quarterback as a true freshman when Marshall Guill was moved to end. Pup Phillips was captain. Schedule September 27 w Furman Grant Field Atlanta, GA 74–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-georgia-tech-pil/148595824/ The Journal and Tribune Georgia Tech piles up 74 to 0 victory September 28, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 w y 1919 Camp Gordon Camp Gordon Grant Field Atlanta, GA 48–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-barron-stars-in-vict/148596367/ The Atlanta Journal Barron stars in victory over Fifth October 5, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 w y Wake Forest Grant Field Atlanta, GA 14–0 October 11 w Clemson Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 28–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-georgia-tech-wins-from-cl/148596556/ Nashville Tennessean Georgia Tech wins from Clemson October 12, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 w Vanderbilt Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 20–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-heismans-torn/148596683/ The Montgomery Advertiser Heisman's Tornado humbles M'Gugin's Commodores, 20–0 October 19, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 l y y Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 6–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-pitts-smashes-rip-georg/148596799/ The Chicago Tribune Pitt's smashes rip Georgia Tech to 16–6 defeat October 26, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 w y Davidson Grant Field Atlanta, GA 33–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-georgia-tech-in-an/148596906/ The Commercial Appeal Georgia Tech in an easy victory over Davidson November 2, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 8 l y Washington & Lee Grant Field Atlanta, GA 0–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-tech-loses-to-w/148597024/ The Chattanooga Sunday Times Tech loses to W. and L. November 9, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 15 w y Georgetown Grant Field Atlanta, GA 27–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-golden-tornado-is/148597134/ The News and Observer Golden Tornado is back in form November 16, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 27 l Auburn Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 7-14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-scimitar-golden-tornado-loses-t/148595009/ The News Scimitar Golden Tornado loses to Auburn November 28, 1919 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1919-schedule.html 1919 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results Game summaries Camp Logan The season opened with a 48–0 defeat of Camp Logan. Furman In the second week of play, Tech swamped Furman, 74–0. Wake Forest Tech beat Wake Forest 14–0. Clemson Week 4: Clemson @ Georgia Tech Clemson Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 October 11 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 5,000 Jogger Elcock Sources: After being held scoreless in the first half, Tech beat Clemson 28–0. The entire backfield, as well Fincher, Lebey, and Higgins in the line, were cited as stars of the game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15536525/the_atlanta_constitution/ Tigers Fought Hard And Jackets Battled For 28 to 0 Victory 3 October 12, 1919 December 3, 2017 Les Rawlings Newspapers.com The Atlanta Constitution The play of Tech seemed stimulated in the second half by the substitution of Shorty Guill. The first touchdown was the best run of the game, for 26 yards around left end, Flowers "sidestepped, ducked, twisted and turned until he had again crossed the field almost to the opposite side and then stiff-arming the last man in his way, crossed the goal for a touchdown." Red Barron went around right end for 35 yards and the second touchdown. A 15-yard pass from Flowers to Bill Fincher netted the third touchdown. Ferst went back in for Guill and got the last touchdown on a 12-yard buck behind left guard. The starting lineup was: Fincher (left end), Higgins (left tackle), Lebey (left guard), Phillips (center), Dowling (right guard), Lyman (right tackle), Staton (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Flowers (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Gaiver (fullback). Vanderbilt thumb|260px|Tech-Vanderbilt Tech beat Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores in the mud 20–0, giving the Commodores their only loss on the season. Buck Flowers and fullback Bill Giaver starred.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5250637/the_washington_post/ October 19, 1919 23 Georgia Tech Swamps Vanderbilt, 20 to 0 The Washington Post May 13, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was: Fincher (left end), Higgins (left tackle), Lebey (left guard), Amis (center), Dowling (right guard), Huffines (right tackle), Staton (right end), Guill (quarterback), Flowers (left halfback), Barron (right halfback), Gavier (fullback).Woodruff 1928 84 Pittsburgh Tech was beaten 16–6 by Pop Warner's Pittsburgh Panthers, the first team to score on Tech all year. Davidson Tech beat Davidson 33–0, Flowers running around his old teammates.Woodruff 1928 93 Washington & Lee Quarterback Jim Mattox made the field goal to help Washington & Lee upset Tech.https://archive.org/stream/calyx1920wash#page/276/mode/2up Calyx 1920 Washington and Lee University the first loss to a Southern team since 1914 for Tech. The starting lineup was: Fincher (left end), Doyal (left tackle), Lebey (left guard), Phillips (center), Dowling (right guard), Higgins (right tackle), Staton (right end), Guill (quarterback), Flowers (left halfback), Ferst (right halfback), Gavier (fullback).Woodruff 1928 95 Georgetown Dewey Scarboro returned a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown in the 27–0 win over Georgetown.http://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/dewey-scarboro-a-limousine-gone-crazy/article_99c91f74-021c-5139-8594-a5ab9d3224ad.html Dewey Scarboro:'A limousine gone crazy' Auburn Week 10: Auburn @ Georgia Tech Auburn Ga. Tech 0 2 6 6 7 0 0 0 November 27 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA Jogger Elcock Sources: The Auburn Tigers beat Tech 14–7, its first loss to an SIAA school in five years. The first touchdown of the game was made by Jack McDonough. Judy Harlan later fell on his own punt for a safety. In the third quarter, Warren blocked a Dewey Scarboro punt and Sloan recovered the ball and ran it 35 yards for a touchdown. Auburn's Fatty Warren "waddled" for a 40-yard touchdown off a blocked punt in the victory.1920 Glomerata p. 173https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2285290// Golden Tornado Spends Day Studying Auburn Formations 12 November 17, 1921 John Staton Atlanta Constitution Newspapers.com April 24, 2015 The starting lineup was Guill (left end), Fincher (left tackle), Lebey (left guard), Phillips (center), Dowling (right guard), Huffines (right tackle), Staton (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Barron (left halfback), Ferst (right halfback), Harlan (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5249773/the_atlanta_constitution/ 19 November 28, 1919 Outplaying Tornado, Auburn Eleven Won The Atlanta Constitution May 13, 2016 Newspapers.com Postseason After a divorce in 1919, Heisman left Atlanta to prevent any social embarrassment to his former wife, who chose to remain in the city.http://gtalumni.org/Publications/timeline/1910s.html Tech Timeline: 1910s Tech Traditions Georgia Tech Alumni Association 2007-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20071016201916/http://gtalumni.org/Publications/timeline/1910s.html 2007-10-16 dead He picked Bill Alexander as successor and went back to the University of Pennsylvania for three seasons, from 1920 to 1922. Notes note Endnotes References https://books.google.com/books?id=tfMjFXHLfZwC&pg=PT147 100 Things Yellow Jackets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die Van Brimmer Adam Rice Homer 2011 Chicago Triumph Books 978-1-61749-703-2 A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2 Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football