1926 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1926 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southern Conference
1926 record	4–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	William Alexander (7th year)
Assistant coach	Don Miller
Assistant coach	Bill Fincher
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Home stadium	Grant Field

1926 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1926 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team^{[note 1]} represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1926 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his 7th year as head coach, compiling a record of 4–5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Oglethorpe*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 6–7	10,000
October 2	VMI	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 13–0
October 9	Tulane	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 9–6
October 16	Alabama	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 0–21	18,000
October 23	Washington & Lee	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 19–7
October 30	at Notre Dame*	South Bend, IN	L 0–12
November 6	Vanderbilt	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–13
November 13	Georgia	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	L 13–14
November 25	Auburn	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	W 20–7
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Oglethorpe

The season opened with a great upset and perhaps the greatest victory in the history of the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels when they downed Tech 7–6. Halfback "Cy" Bell ran for a 42 yard touchdown run, and "Nutty" Campbell got the game-winning extra point.^[4] After the game, Oglethorpe fans reacted to the victory by staging a spontaneous parade through downtown Atlanta.^[5]

Alabama

Wallace Wade's national champion Alabama Crimson Tide surprised and held Georgia Tech to two first downs in a 21–0 victory. Hoyt Winslett passed for all three touchdowns.^[6]

Georgia

Down 13 to 0 at the half, rival Georgia came back to beat Tech.^[7] Herdis McCrary and captain George Morton made the touchdowns.

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]

Endnotes

1. Van Brimmer & Rice 2011, p. 147
2. "Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. "1926 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
4. http://www.gopetrels.com/information/Greatest_Moments
5. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/thisday/gahistory/09/25/oglethorpe-university-upset-tech
6. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/26-m-footbl-recaps.pdf
7. Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale".

References

• Van Brimmer, Adam; Rice, Homer (2011). 100 Things Yellow Jackets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-61749-703-2.