1921 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1921 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Image from Tech-Auburn game
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record 81 (40 SIAA)
Head coach William Alexander (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Jump shift
Captain Judy Harlan
Home stadium Grant Field
1921 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0     10 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0     8 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1     7 2 1
Vanderbilt + 5 0 1     7 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 1     6 2 1
Florida 4 1 2     6 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 1     7 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 0     6 2 0
Furman 4 2 1     7 2 1
LSU 2 1 1     6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1     5 1 2
Transylvania 2 1 0     2 2 0
Auburn 3 2 0     5 3 0
The Citadel 2 2 1     3 3 2
Mississippi A&M 2 3 1     4 4 1
Tulane 3 4 0     4 6 0
Alabama 2 4 2     5 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 0     5 4 0
Mercer 2 5 0     3 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 0     4 6 0
Clemson 0 4 2     1 6 2
Kentucky 0 2 1     4 3 1
Millsaps 0 3 1     0 3 1
Louisville 0 1 0     2 2 1
Ole Miss 0 3 0     3 6 0
Wofford 0 3 0     2 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 0     0 3 0
Howard 0 5 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1921 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team[note 1] represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1921 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his 2nd year as head coach, compiling a record of 81 (40 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 360 to 56. The team suffered its only loss to undefeated, eastern power Penn State.

Tech was captained by fullback Judy Harlan. Future Tech fullback Sam Murray was asked about a certain strong runner in the 1930s, "He's good. But if I were playing again, I would have one wish never to see bearing down upon me a more fearsome picture of power than Judy Harlan blocking for Red Barron."[3] Barron ran for 1,459 yards on the season.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 Wake Forest* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 420    
October 1 Oglethorpe Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 410    
October 8 Davidson* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 700    
October 15 Furman Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 690    
October 22 Rutgers* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 4814    
October 29 vs. Penn State* Polo GroundsNew York, NY L 728    
November 5 Clemson Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 487    
November 12 Georgetown* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 217    
November 27 Auburn Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 140   25,000
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Davidson

Tech beat Davidson 700, netting 22 first downs to Davidson's zero.[6]

Penn State

The Penn State Nittany Lions undefeated "Mystery Team" defeated Georgia Tech 287 at the Polo Grounds.[7][8] Red Barron scored Tech's only touchdown.

Auburn

Georgia Tech beat Auburn 140. More than 21,000 people, the largest crowd of the Southern football season, saw the Tech-Auburn contest.[9]

Notes

  1. 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.[1] It may have been coined by Morgan Blake.[2]

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