1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

American college football season December 2019 December 2019 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football 28GaTech.jpg 285 Southern Conference SoCon 10–0 7–0 William Alexander 9th Jump shift Peter Pund Grant Field National champion (Boand, Helms, Houlgate, et al.)Co-national champion (Davis)SoCon championRose Bowl champion Rose Bowl W 8–7 vs. California 1929 The 1928 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 gatech.edu represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly known as Georgia Tech) during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The team, which was a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), was coached by William Alexander in his ninth year as head coach. Alexander compiled a record of 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) and outscored his opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field. The team was selected national champion by Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, NCF, Poling, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while Parke Davis named them co-champion as shared with Detroit.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association December 7, 2018 112 Additionally, USC also earned recognition under the Dickinson System. USC declined the 1929 Rose Bowl invitation, resulting in a matchup of California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety, which was scored after Cal's Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran 65 yards meters out in the wrong direction. Several Georgia Tech players received postseason honors. Captain and center Peter Pund was a consensus All-American. Coach Knute Rockne said of Tech's 13–0 defeat of Notre Dame, "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund". Tackle Frank Speer was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. Before the season After the defeat of the Georgia Bulldogs' 1927 Dream and Wonder team,Garrett 2011 843–844https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1787&dat=19271204&id=Y7UeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3986,1492924&hl=en Tech Ruins Georgia's Grid Title Hopes December 4, 1927 Sarasota Herald-Tribune August 20, 2016 Georgia Tech returned all but one of its key players.Van Brimmer 2006 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19271209&id=74oLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3674,656628&hl=en Return Of Tech Stars To Brighten Chances For Victory Over Rockne Eleven Next Fall The Evening Independent December 9, 1927 August 20, 2016note 1927's captain Ed Crowley graduated and played baseball with the Washington Senators in 1928.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crowled01.shtml Ed Crowley Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 22, 2016 Alabama coach Wallace Wade said Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Vanderbilt had the best chances of winning a southern title.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4488357/the_anniston_star/ Wallace Wade The Anniston Star 6 Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Vandy Loom Strong In South, Wade Believes September 15, 1928 March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19280924&id=LOBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3185,4276828&hl=en The Evening Independent September 24, 1928 Tech, Vandy, and Georgia Lead Conference Teams August 20, 2016 Georgia Tech head coach William Alexander held daily scrimmages.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19280924&id=qClPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240,6793981&hl=en Georgia Tech's Gridmen Ready St. Petersburg Times September 24, 1928 The Golden Tornado was led by center and senior captain Peter Pund, who was never penalized,February 9, 2015 Henry R. "Peter" Pund Georgia Sports Hall of Fame http://georgiasportshalloffame.com/site/our-inductees/ March 13, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190313051322/http://georgiasportshalloffame.com/site/our-inductees/ dead and was a key player on defense.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1970&dat=19281226&id=rhoiAAAAIBAJ&pg=2890,7320400&hl=en Berkeley Daily Gazette Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity highlights About Players Noted December 26, 1928 Halfback Warner Mizell headed a powerful backfield that also included Stumpy Thomason and Father Lumpkin. Schedule October 6 w VMI Grant Field Atlanta, GA 13–0 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90870139/tech-defeats-plucky-cadets-by-130-score/ The Atlanta Constitution Tech defeats plucky Cadets by 13–0 score October 7, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 w y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493215/oakland_tribune/ Oakland Tribune Georgia Tech passes beat Tulane October 14, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Notre Dame Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 13–0 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-notre-dame-defea/136473710/ The Wisconsin State Journal Notre Dame defeated by Georgia Tech; Score 13–0 October 21, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 3:00 p.m. w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 20–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-pass-attack-wins-for-georgia-t/136473769/ The Shreveport Times Pass attack wins for Georgia Tech at North Carolina October 28, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 w y Oglethorpe Grant Field Atlanta, GA 32–7 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95914446/jackets-smother-petrels-by-rally/ The Birmingham News Jackets smother Petrels by rally November 4, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 w Vanderbilt Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 19–7 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-georgia-tech-beats/136473855/ The News and Observer Georgia Tech beats Vandy November 11, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 w Alabama Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 33–13 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70981210/jackets-show-strength-in-3313/ The Atlanta Constitution Jackets show strength in 33–13 victory over Tide November 18, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70981863/tech-cracks-tide-3313/ The Montgomery Advertiser Tech cracks Tide, 33–13 November 18, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 w Auburn Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 51–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-georgia-tech-t/136473976/ The Montgomery Advertiser Georgia Tech Tornado unleashes fury to down Auburn by 51 to 0 November 30, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com December 8 2:00 p.m. w Georgia Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 20–6 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-georgia-tech-crown/136474030/ The Commercial Appeal Georgia Tech crowned champions of the South December 9, 1928 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1929 w y y California Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 8–7 66,604 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-golden-bears-lose/136474085/ The Los Angeles Times Golden Bears lose to Engineers January 2, 1929 December 8, 2023 Newspapers.com 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 8, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1928-schedule.html Game summaries VMI VMI at Georgia Tech VMI Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 October 6 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 18,000 Foster (South Carolina) Sources: Georgia Tech opened the season on October 6 with a 13–0 defeat of the VMI Keydets, in a game marred by fumbles in every quarter. Tech gained 307 yards and VMI 159.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493273/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 12 October 7, 1928 Georgia Tech Defeats V.M.I. Cadets, 13 to 0 March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com The Georgia Tech line "tore the V. M. I. line to shreds" and all members of the backfield played well.https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/33601/1928-10-12_18_03.pdf?sequence=1 4 October 12, 1928 Golden Tornado Outclasses V. M. I. In 13–0 Victory The Technique W. R. Tichenor was umpire. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Holland (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). Tulane Georgia Tech at Tulane Ga. Tech Tulane 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 October 14 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA Sources: thumb|Mizell starts a run for first down after a punt fake In the second week of play, Georgia Tech scored twice on forward passes to beat the Tulane Green Wave 12–0. The first one came in the second quarter; Warner Mizell threw a 25 yards meters out on pass to Tom Jones. The second came in the fourth quarter on a pass from Dunlap to Stumpy Thomason.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493215/oakland_tribune/ Oakland Tribune 25 October 14, 1928 Georgia Tech Passes Beat Tulane March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Georgia Tech started the second half of the game with a fierce drive down to the 1 yard meter on out line when Randolph fumbled the ball away. Notre Dame Notre Dame at Georgia Tech Notre Dame Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 October 20 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 35,000 Sources: Georgia Tech next defeated coach Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13–0.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4488375/oakland_tribune/ Oakland Tribune 96 Georgia Tech Beats Notre Dame,13–0 October 21, 1928 March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Edward W. Lewis Father Lumpkin intercepted two Irish passes, setting up the winning score by running the second interception down to the 3 yard meter on out line.https://books.google.com/books?id=dCNrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA60 The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia Skyhorse Publishing Inc. October 16, 2012 Michael R. Steele 60 9781613210765 After the game, coach Rockne said, "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund ... Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined".Van Brimmer Rice 2011 199 http://www.gshf.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=50 Henry R. "Peter" Pund Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Inductees August 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081502/http://www.gshf.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=50 September 28, 2007 Rockne later also wrote of an attack on his coaching in the Atlanta Journal, "I am surprised that a paper of such fine, high standing [as yours] would allow a zipper to write in his particular vein ... the article by Fuzzy Woodruff was not called for".https://books.google.com/books?id=lXGEcVjBET0C&pg=PA278 Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football Murray A. Spencer 278 Indiana University Press 1993 0253215684 Tech's backfield coach Don Miller was a former player of Rockne's, one of the "Four Horsemen". As coach Alexander explained, "Coach Miller knows the Notre Dame offense of Knute Rockne as well as any man alive. It's virtually the same offense that Kid Woodruff has at Georgia."Pope 1955 9–11 Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Holland (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). North Carolina Georgia Tech at North Carolina Ga. Tech UNC 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 7 October 27 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC 3:00 p. m. 20,000 Sources: The Golden Tornado then invaded North Carolina for the first time and beat the Tar Heels 20–7.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4488244/the_daily_tar_heel/ The Daily Tar Heel 5 October 27, 1928 Georgia Plays First Time In North Carolina March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Georgia Tech started the game with its second stringers, which seemed to perform sufficiently.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5114532/kingsport_times/ Kingsport Times 2 October 28, 1928 Georgia Tech's Golden Tornado Sweeps North Carolina 20 To 7 H. C. Renegar April 30, 2016 Newspapers.com Four minutes into the game, Earl Dunlap hit Tom Jones with a 55 yard meter on out touchdown pass. The next score came when Fitzgerald cut back on a 37 yard meter out on touchdown run. The third was a short run Dunlap set up by a pass to Holland. In the second half, Tech made two first downs to ten for North Carolina.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5115536/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star Georgia Tech Springs Aerial Attack To Win October 28, 1928 10 May 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Watkins (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). Oglethorpe Oglethorpe at Georgia Tech Oglethorpe Ga. Tech 0 7 0 0 0 7 6 19 November 3 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 8,000 Rain Buck Cheves Sources: Georgia Tech defeated the local Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 32–7. Light rain kept the attendance at 8,000.https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/33484 Petrels Hold Tornado To a Tie at the End of the Half November 9, 1928 Technique 4 After a 7–7 tie in the first half, the Petrels were smothered "under an avalanche of off tackle plays" in the second;https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493084/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 12 November 4, 1928 Tornado Wins Over Petrels In Last Half March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/collection/1920s/1928-season/1928-11-03-georgia-tech-vs-oglethorpe/ November 4, 1928 Tech-Oglethorpe Detail. The Atlanta Journal their touchdown drive having used up all of their energy. Cy Bell was Oglethorpe's star. Stumpy Thomason had multiple long gains. Tech gained 320 yards meters out to Oglethorpe's 62 yards meters out. W. R. Tichenor was umpire. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Edwards (left guard), Pund (center), Brooke (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Wilson (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). Vanderbilt Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Ga. Tech 0 0 0 7 0 7 6 6 November 10 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 30,000 Gardner (Illinois) Sources: Georgia Tech ended the Jimmy Armistead-led Vanderbilt Commodores' hopes of a southern title with a 19–7 victory. The ground-gaining of Thomason, Lumpkin, and Mizell carried Georgia Tech.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4487928/the_waco_newstribune/ The Waco News-Tribune 6 November 11, 1928 Hopes of Vandy in South Circuit Wrecked Today March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Georgia Tech's first touchdown came on a 45 yard meter out on pass from Tom Jones to Warner Mizell on a triple pass play.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5114734/the_anniston_star/ November 11, 1928 May 1, 2016 Newspapers.com The Anniston Star Tornado Takes Places As Grid King of South 11 Georgia Tech's next score came on an end run from Mizell. Vanderbilt's lone score came on an 85 yard meter out on run by lineman Bull Brown after picking up a Stumpy Thomason fumble.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4487954/the_oregon_statesman/ The Oregon Statesman 9 November 11, 1928 Georgia Tech 11 Whips Vanderbilt March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com The last score was a short run by Lumpkin. W. R. Tichenor was field judge. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Schulman (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Lumpkin (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). Alabama Alabama at Georgia Tech Alabama Ga. Tech 0 13 0 0 6 7 0 20 November 17 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 26,000 Sources: Tech defeated coach Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide 33–13, scoring three times in the final period to break a 13–13 tie at the half.http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/28-m-footbl-recap.pdf 1928 Season Recap University of Alabama August 20, 2016 October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026205630/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/28-m-footbl-recap.pdf dead Coach Alexander gave his team a fiery halftime speech, drawing up defensive plays. Warner Mizell scored first when he went back to punt, but fumbled the snap, and picked it up and ran it 75 yard meter out. In the fourth quarter, Alabama drove to Tech's 32 yard meter out on line when Tony Holm, who had been playing his greatest game, suffered a fractured rib. Georgia Tech took over and the deadlock was eventually broken when Stumpy Thomason ran 46 yard meter out. Later, Mizell passed to Thomason for another touchdown. The final score came on an interception from Bob Durant returned 55 yard meter out. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5115618/the_anniston_star/ 8 November 18, 1928 The Anniston Star Mizell Leads Yellow Jackets To Seventh Win May 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Auburn Prior to the rivalry game with Auburn, Mizell was stricken with the flu.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493100/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star November 29, 1928 12 Tornado, Tiger Await Whistle For Annual Go March 2, 2016 Newspapers.com Tech still won 51–0. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Watkins (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Schulman (quarterback), Fiasst (left halfback), Lumpkin (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback). Georgia Georgia at Georgia Tech Georgia Ga. Tech 6 0 0 0 0 7 13 0 December 8 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA 2:00 p. m. 40,000 Gardner (Cornell) Sources: In the final game of the regular season, Georgia Tech defeated the rival Georgia Bulldogs 20–6.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4490327/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ San Bernardino County Sun 20 December 9, 1928 Tornado Ends Season With 20–6 Victory March 1, 2016 Newspapers.com In the third period, Stumpy Thomason twisted for a 42 yard meter out on run after an exchange of punts. Lumpkin ran through the line for 15 yard meter out and the ensuing touchdown to lead 14–6. The same week, the Tennessee Volunteers upset the high-scoring Florida Gators to give Georgia Tech the only claim to the southern championship. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Watkins (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Thrash (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Lumpkin (fullback). Post-season California Rose Bowl Ga. Tech Cal 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 7 January 1, 1929 Rose BowlPasadena, CA 66,604 C. W. Streit Sources: Under the Dickinson System, USC was recognized as #1 but the 1929 Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after California center Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran 65 yard meter out in the wrong direction, having picked up a fumble by Stumpy Thomason."Roy Riegels, 84, Who Took Off In Wrong Direction in Rose Bowl", The New York Times, March 28, 1993. Accessed January 28, 2008. thumb|left|220px|Roy Riegels' wrong-way run. 30 yard meter out In from Tech's end zone, Riegels was turned around and ran many yards in the wrong direction. Riegels told the Associated Press, "I was running toward the sidelines when I picked up the ball ... I started to turn to my left toward Tech's goal. Somebody shoved me and I bounded right off into a tackler. In pivoting to get away from him, I completely lost my bearings."https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/25/sports/college-football-revisiting-wrong-way-riegels.html Revisiting Wrong Way Riegels The New York Times June 5, 2013 December 25, 2003 Richard Goldstein Teammate and quarterback Benny Lom chased Riegels, screaming at him to stop. Known for his speed, Lom finally caught up with Riegels at California's 3 yard meter out on line and tried to turn him around, but he was immediately rushed by a wave of Georgia Tech players, and tackled by Frank Waddey and Vance Maree at the 1 yard meter out on line.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6312190/the_progressindex/ The Progress-Index 14 September 8, 1964 August 21, 2016 Newspapers.com Man Who Tackled Roy Riegels Gives Vivid Account of Game Murray Olderman The Bears chose to punt rather than risk a play so close to their own end zone, but Maree blocked Lom's punt for a safety, giving Tech a 2–0 lead.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-01-sp-59633-story.html Misdirection Misconception Los Angeles Times July 2, 2013 January 1, 1999 Bud Greenspanhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1129184/index.htm sportsillustrated.com August 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232416/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1129184/index.htm December 30, 2013 January 3, 1955 Great Run: Wrong Way right Riegels' wrong way run, YouTube video. During Roy's wrong-way run, coach Alexander told his excited players, who were jumping near the team's bench; "Sit down. Sit down. He's just running the wrong way. Every step he takes is to our advantage".http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/02mg-scrapbook.pdf Tech Tradition Georgia Institute of Technology June 10, 2013 December 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234014/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/02mg-scrapbook.pdf dead Broadcaster Graham McNamee, who was commentating the game on radio, said during Riegels' run; "What am I seeing? What's wrong with me? Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Am I crazy?"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zbEcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586,6836197&dq=roy+riegels+vaudeville&hl=en Even Riegels had to laugh at 'wrong way' play Sarasota Herald-Tribune March 29, 1993 Art Rosenbaum August 3, 2013 After the play, Riegels was so distraught he had to be persuaded to return to the game for the second half by his head coach Nibs Price. Riegels said, "Coach, I can't do it. I've ruined you, I've ruined myself, I've ruined the University of California. I couldn't face that crowd to save my life." Coach Price responded by saying "Roy, get up and go back out there—the game is only half over".http://www.sptimes.com/News/92699/Sports/_Wrong_Way__Riegels_t.shtml 'Wrong Way' Riegels takes off into history August 3, 2013 September 26, 1999 St. Petersburg Times Bruce Lowitt Riegels did play on; he turned in a strong second-half performance, including blocking a Georgia Tech punt.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-09-sp-257-story.html LA Times August 20, 2016 August 9, 1991 Shav Glick Wrong-Way Run Finally Turns Out Right : College football: Despite his mistake that cost Cal in 1929, Roy Riegels is inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Lom passed for a touchdown and kicked the extra point, but that was not enough.http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=football&ID=19 August 20, 2016 jewsinsports.org Benjamin A. Lom Georgia Tech won the game and its second national championship 8–7. Its starting lineup was Waddey (left end), Speer (left tackle), Drennon (left guard), Pund (center), Westbrook (right guard), Maree (right tackle), Jones (right end), Durant (quarterback), Thomason (left halfback), Mizell (right halfback), and Lumpkin (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493078/oakland_tribune/ Oakland Tribune Probable Lineups For U. C. vs. Georgia Tech December 20, 1928 25 March 2, 2016 Newspapers.com Awards and honors Individual Several Georgia Tech players received post-season honors. Tackle Frank Speer was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press.Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders Alan J. Gould The Salt Lake Tribune December 8, 1928 Center Peter Pund was recognized as a consensus All-American.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 5 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead Halfback Warner Mizell was a second-team All-American and first-team All-Southern. Ends Tom Jones and Frank Waddey, tackle Vance Maree, and guard Raleigh Drennon were also placed on All-Southern teams.All Southern Selections The Kingsport Times December 7, 1928 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3034470/kingsport_times/ August 17, 2015 Newspapers.com Coach Alexander called Drennon "the best all around guard that ever put a cleat into Grant Field." National champions thumb|Plaque at Georgia Tech honoring their National Championship seasonBoth USC and Georgia Tech claimed national championships for 1928.Early Georgia Tech Football 13 14 College Football Historical Society 1 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n1f.pdf March 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070241/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n1f.pdf March 4, 2016 dead Georgia Tech was retroactively selected as the national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, Billingsley Report, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin's ELO-Chess methodology system, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings 2015 NCAA 109 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I Football Records January 8, 2016 August 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802032517/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf dead In honor of the Rose Bowl victory, Stumpy Thomason was given a bear cub by a local businessman. He grew attached to it, would drive it around town, and feed it Coca-Cola.Van Brimmer 2006 25 Personnel Depth chart The following chart depicts Tech's lineup during the 1928 season with games started at the position shown in parentheses. The chart mimics the offense after the jump shift has taken place. LE Tom Jones (7) Glenn Holland (2) Frank Waddey (1) Slick Keener (0) LT LG C RG RT Vance Maree (4)Joe Westbrook (7) Peter Pund (9) Raleigh Drennon (7) Frank Speer (6) Ken Thrash (2)Raleigh Drennon (1) Fatty Cain (0)Jim Brooks (1)Vance Maree (1) Coot Watkins (2)Hudson Edwards (1) Hobby Law (0)Joe Westbrook (1) Ken Thrash (1) Frank Speer (1) Jack Holt (0) Geo. Muse (0)Joe Kent (0)Coot Watkins (1) RE Frank Waddey (8) Tom Jones (1) Ed Herron (0) Phil Von Weller (0) QB Bob Durant (7) Izzy Schulman (2) RHB Stumpy Thomason (6) Father Lumpkin (2) Warner Mizell (1) Shorty Smith (0) Fite Fitzgerald (0) FB Bob Randolph (7) Father Lumpkin (2) LHB Warner Mizell (7) Sleepy Faisst (1) Stumpy Thomason (1) Wilson (1) Earl Dunlap (0) Russ Russell (0) Lettermen Line Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age72 Jim BrookeGuard 1Columbus, Georgia 5'11"1801810 Raleigh DrennonGuard8 Atlanta, Georgia 5'10"1872142 Hudson EdwardsGuard 1Atlanta, Georgia 6'0"181184 Ed HerronEnd Chattanooga, Tennessee 5'10"170192 Glenn HollandEnd 2Atlanta, Georgia 5'11"170205Tom JonesEnd8 Clarkesville, Georgia 5'11"1751961 Slick KeenerEnd Gadsden, Alabama 5'10"1812138 Vance MareeTackle 4Savannah, Georgia 6'1"1911915 Peter PundCenter 9Augusta, GeorgiaRichmond Academy 6'0"18221 78 Seedy RuskCenter Atlanta, Georgia 6'0"1792148 Frank SpeerTackle 7Atlanta, Georgia 6'0"2042080 Ken ThrashTackle3 Orlando, Florida 5'10"1902222 Phil Von WellerEnd Albany, Georgia 6'0"1782026 Coot WatkinsTackle3 Atlanta, Georgia 6'0"1992070 Frank WaddeyEnd9 Memphis, Tennessee 5'10"184236 Joe WestbrookGuard 8Moultrie, Georgia 5'11"18023 Source: Backfield Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age84 Earl DunlapHalfback Sumter, South Carolina 5'10"1771822 Bob DurantQuarterback 7Bluefield, West Virginia 5'9"161207 Sleepy FaisstHalfback 1Little Rock, Arkansas 5'10"1602018 Fite FitzgeraldHalfback Jackson, Tennessee 5'10"1642059 Father LumpkinFullback4 Dallas, Texas Oak Cliff High 6'1"1761967 Warner MizellHalfback8 Atlanta, Georgia Miami Senior High5'10"1702063 Bob ParhamHalfback Atlanta, Georgia 6'1"1762124 Bob RandolphFullback8 Atlanta, Georgia 5'10"1762128 Izzy ShulmanQuarterback, halfback2 Jackson, Tennessee 5'8"1552037 Shorty SmithHalfback Cartersville, Georgia 5'7"1532171 Stumpy ThomasonHalfback7 Atlanta, Georgia 5'8"17420 Source: Substitutes Line Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age62 Fatty CainCenter Savannah, Georgia 5'9"1831865 Jack HoltTackleLittle Rock, Arkansas 6'1"18820 Joe KentGuard Moultrie, Georgia 5'10"181211 Hobby LawCenterChattanooga, Tennessee 5'9"1731981 Geo MuseCenter Covington, Kentucky 5'10"17819 Source: Backfield Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age53 Jimmie FrinkHalfback Miami, Florida 5'10"16219 Bob HornHalfback Norfolk, Virginia 5'10"1782154 Sol LunaHalfbackPittsburg, Tennessee 5'8"163208 Russ RussellHalfbackNew York, New York 5'10"16019 Bob StricklandHalfbackSumter, South Carolina 5'10"17419 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2012696// Georgia Tech Football Statistics The Daily Tar Heel October 27, 1928 5 March 18, 2015 Newspapers.com Coaching staff thumb|125px|Coach Alexander in 1928 Head coach: William Alexander Backfield coach: Don Miller Line coach: Bill Fincher End coach: Captain Robinson Managers: L. J. Harris, L. R. Leach See also 1928 Southern Conference football season 1928 College Football All-Southern Team 1928 College Football All-America Team Notes note Endnotes 30em References Garrett Franklin M. https://books.google.com/books?id=7qpif6-Z5o4C Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s–1930s 2 University of Georgia Press Athens, GA 1969 2011 978-0-8203-3904-7 https://archive.org/stream/fottballsgreates00pope Pope Edwin Football's Greatest Coaches 978-1-258-39123-2 1955 Tupper and Love Inc https://books.google.com/books?id=MvqqjngtLV8C Stadium Stories: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Van Brimmer Adam Guilford, CT Insiders' Guide 978-0-7627-4020-8 2006 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 Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Category:Rose Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football