1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team
| 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 1928 record | 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach | William Alexander (9th year) |
| Assistant coach | Don Miller |
| Assistant coach | Bill Fincher |
| Offensive scheme | Jump shift |
| Captain | Peter Pund |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team[note 1] represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly known as Georgia Tech) during the 1928 college football season. A member of the Southern Conference, Georgia Tech was coached by William Alexander in his 9th year as head coach, compiling a record of 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.
Both USC and Georgia Tech claim national championships for 1928. The Dickinson System had USC recognized as #1, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after Cal's Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction.
Several Tech players received postseason honors. Captain and center Peter Pund was a consensus All-American. Legendary coach Knute Rockne remembered 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.
Preseason
The story of this year's team begins with the prior season's defeat of Georgia's Dream and Wonder team.[3] Tech returned all but one of its key players.[4][5] Alabama coach Wallace Wade said Tech, Georgia, and Vandy had the best chances at a southern crown.[6][7] Tech coach William Alexander held daily scrimmages.[8]
The team was led by center and senior captain Peter Pund, who was never penalized,[9] and was also a key cog of the defense.[10] Halfback Warner Mizell headed a powerful backfield which also included Stumpy Thomason and Roy Lumpkin.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| October 6 | VMI | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 13–0 | 18,000 | |||||
| October 13 | at Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 12–0 | ||||||
| October 20 | Notre Dame* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 13–0 | 35,000 | |||||
| October 27 | 3:00 p. m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 20–7 | 20,000 | ||||
| November 3 | Oglethorpe* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 32–7 | 8,000 | |||||
| November 10 | Vanderbilt | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 19–7 | 30,000 | |||||
| November 17 | Alabama | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 33–13 | 26,000 | |||||
| November 29 | Auburn | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 51–0 | 20,000 | |||||
| December 8 | 2:00 p. m. | Georgia | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) | W 20–6 | 40,000 | ||||
| January 1, 1929 | vs. California* | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 8–7 | 66,604 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
V. M. I.
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Tech opened the season with a 13–0 defeat of the VMI Keydets marred by fumbles in every quarter.[12] Tech gained 307 yards and VMI 159.[13] The Tech line "tore the V. M. I. line to shreds" and all members of the backfield played well.[12] W. R. Tichenor was umpire.[12]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[12]
Tulane
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Tech scored twice on forward passes to beat the Tulane Green Wave 12–0. First, in the second quarter, Warner Mizell threw a 25-yard pass to Tom Jones. The second came in the fourth on a pass from Dunlap to Stumpy Thomason.[14] Tech started the second half with a fierce drive down to the 1-yard line when Randolph fumbled the ball away.[14]
Notre Dame
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Georgia Tech defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13–0.[15] Father Lumpkin intercepted two Irish passes, running the second to the 3-yard line to set up the winning score.[16]
"I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund," said legendary coach Knute Rockne in 1928. "Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined."[17] Rockne 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."[18]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[15]
North Carolina
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The Golden Tornado invaded North Carolina for the first time and beat the Tar Heels 20–7.[20] Tech started the game with its second stringers, which seemed to do well enough.[19] The game was just four minutes old when Earl Dunlap hit Tom Jones with a 55-yard touchdown pass.[19] The next scorre came when Fitzgerald cut back on a 37-yard touchdown run. The third was a short run Dunlap set up by a pass to Holland.[21] In the second half, Tech made but two first downs to ten for North Carolina.[21]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[22]
Oglethorpe
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Tech defeated the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 32–7. After a 7–7 tie in the first half, the Petrels were smothered "under an avalanche of off tackle plays" in the second,[23][24] for their touchdown drive took all of their energy.[25] Stumpy Thomason had multiple long runs. Cy Bell starred for Oglethorpe.[23] Tech gained 320 yards to Oglethorpe's 62. W. R. Tichenor was umpire. A light rain kept the attendance at 8,000.[25]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[23]
Vanderbilt
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Tech upset the Jimmy Armistead-led Vanderbilt Commodores' hopes of a southern crown with a 19–7 victory.[27] The ground-gaining of Thomason, Lumpkin, and Mizell carried Tech.[27] Tech's first touchdown came on a 45-yard pass from Tom Jones to Warner Mizell on a triple pass play.[26] Tech's next score came on an end run from Mizell. Vanderbilt's lone score came on an 85-yard run by lineman Bull Brown after picking up a Stumpy Thomason fumble.[28] The last score was a short run by Lumpkin.[26]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[26]
Alabama
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Tech defeated coach Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide 33–13, scoring three times in the final period to break a 13–13 tie.[29] Warner Mizell scored first when he went back to punt but fumbled the snap, and picked it up and ran it 75 yards. In the fourth quarter, Alabama's drove to Tech's 32-yard line when Tony Holm suffered a fractured rib.[note 2] Tech took over and the deadlock was eventually broken when Stumpy Thomason ran 46 yards. Later, Mizell passed to Thomason for another touchdown. The final score came on an interception from Bob Durant returned 55 yards.[29]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[30]
Auburn
Prior to the Auburn game, Mizell was sick with influenza.[31] Tech won 51–0.
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Randolph (fullback).[31]
Georgia
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The Tornado upended the rival Bulldogs 20–6.[32] In the third period, Stumpy Thomason twisted for a 42-yard run after an exchange of punts. Lumpkin ran through the line for 15 yards and the ensuing touchdown to lead 14–6.[32]
The Tennessee Volunteers upset the high scoring Florida Gators to give Tech the lone claim of a southern championship.[32]
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Lumpkin (fullback).[32]
California
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The Dickinson System had USC recognized as #1, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran some 65 yards in the wrong direction.[33]
Riegels picked up a fumble by Tech's Stumpy Thomason. Just 30 yards away from Tech's end zone, Riegels was somehow turned around and ran the many yards in the wrong direction. The following describes what transpired from Riegels perspective:[34]
I was running toward the sidelines when I picked up the ball," Riegels told The Associated Press. "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.— Roy Riegels[34]
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 line and tried to turn him around, but he was immediately hit by a wave of Tech players and tackled back to the 1-yard line. The Bears chose to punt rather than risk a play so close to their own end zone, but Tech's Vance Maree blocked Lom's punt for a safety, giving Georgia Tech a 2–0 lead.[35][36]
During Roy's wrong way run, Georgia Tech's coach Bill Alexander said to his excited players who were jumping up and down near the Tech bench: "Sit down. Sit down. He's just running the wrong way. Every step he takes is to our advantage"[37] Broadcaster Graham McNamee, who was calling the game on the radio, said during Roy's wrong way run: "What am I seeing? What's wrong with me? Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Am I crazy?"[38] After the play, Riegels was so distraught that he had to be talked into returning to the game by coach Nibs Price for the second half. Roy 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."[39]
Riegels did play, and he turned in a stellar second half performance, including blocking a Tech punt. In addition, Lom passed for a touchdown and kicked the extra point, but that was not enough. Tech would ultimately win the game and their second national championship 8–7.
Tech's starting lineup: 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), Lumpkin (fullback).[40]
Postseason
Awards and honors
Several Tech players received postseason honors. Tackle Frank Speer was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. Center Peter Pund was recognized as a consensus All-American. 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 also were placed on All-Southern teams.
Champions
Both USC and Georgia Tech claim national championships for 1928.[41] 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.[42] In honor of the Rose Bowl victory, Stumpy Thomason was awarded a bear cub by a local businessman. He grew attached to it, and would drive it around town with him as well as feed it Coca Cola.[43]
Personnel
Depth chart
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Personnel
Lettermen
Line
| Number | Player | Position | Games started | Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
| 72 | Jim Brooke | Guard | 1 | Columbus, Georgia | 5'11" | 180 | 18 | |
| 10 | Raleigh Drennon | Guard | 8 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5'10" | 187 | 21 | |
| 42 | Hudson Edwards | Guard | 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6'0" | 181 | 18 | |
| 4 | Ed Herron | End | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 5'10" | 170 | 19 | ||
| 2 | Glenn Holland | End | 2 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5'11" | 170 | 20 | |
| 5 | Tom Jones | End | 8 | Clarkesville, Georgia | 5'11" | 175 | 19 | |
| 61 | Slick Keener | End | Gadsden, Alabama | 5'10" | 181 | 21 | ||
| 38 | Vance Maree | Tackle | 4 | Savannah, Georgia | 6'1" | 191 | 19 | |
| 15 | Peter Pund | Center | 8 | Augusta, Georgia | Richmond Academy | 6'0" | 182 | 21 |
| 78 | Seedy Rusk | Center | Atlanta, Georgia | 6'0" | 179 | 21 | ||
| 48 | Frank Speer | Tackle | 6 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6'0" | 204 | 20 | |
| 80 | Ken Thrash | Tackle | 3 | Orlando, Florida | 5'10" | 190 | 22 | |
| 22 | Phil Von Weller | End | Albany, Georgia | 6'0" | 178 | 20 | ||
| 26 | Coot Watkins | Tackle | 3 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6'0" | 199 | 20 | |
| 70 | Frank Waddey | End | 9 | Memphis, Tennessee | 5'10" | 184 | 23 | |
| 6 | Joe Westbrook | Guard | 8 | Moultrie, Georgia | 5'11" | 180 | 23 |
Backfield
| Number | Player | Position | Games started | Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
| 84 | Earl Dunlap | Halfback | Sumter, South Carolina | 5'10" | 177 | 18 | ||
| 22 | Bob Durant | Quarterback | 7 | Bluefield, West Virginia | 5'9" | 161 | 20 | |
| 7 | Sleepy Faisst | Halfback | 1 | Little Rock, Arkansas | 5'10" | 160 | 20 | |
| 18 | Fite Fitzgerald | Halfback | Jackson, Tennessee | 5'10" | 164 | 20 | ||
| 59 | Father Lumpkin | Fullback | 4 | Dallas, Texas | 6'1" | 176 | 19 | |
| 67 | Warner Mizell | Halfback | 8 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5'10" | 170 | 20 | |
| 63 | Bob Parham | Halfback | Atlanta, Georgia | 6'1" | 176 | 21 | ||
| 24 | Bob Randolph | Fullback | 8 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5'10" | 176 | 21 | |
| 28 | Izzy Shulman | Quarterback, halfback | 2 | Jackson, Tennessee | 5'8" | 155 | 20 | |
| 37 | Shorty Smith | Halfback | Cartersville, Georgia | 5'7" | 153 | 21 | ||
| 71 | Stumpy Thomason | Halfback | 7 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5'8" | 174 | 20 |
Substitutes
Line
| Number | Player | Position | Games started | Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
| 62 | Fatty Cain | Center | Savannah, Georgia | 5'9" | 183 | 18 | ||
| 65 | Jack Holt | Tackle | Little Rock, Arkansas | 6'1" | 188 | 20 | ||
| Joe Kent | Guard | Moultrie, Georgia | 5'10" | 181 | 21 | |||
| 1 | Hobby Law | Center | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 5'9" | 173 | 19 | ||
| 81 | Geo Muse | Center | Covington, Kentucky | 5'10" | 178 | 19 |
Backfield
| Number | Player | Position | Games started | Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
| 53 | Jimmie Frink | Halfback | Miami, Florida | 5'10" | 162 | 19 | ||
| Bob Horn | Halfback | Norfolk, Virginia | 5'10" | 178 | 21 | |||
| 54 | Sol Luna | Halfback | Pittsburg, Tennessee | 5'8" | 163 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Russ Russell | Halfback | New York, New York | 5'10" | 160 | 19 | ||
| Bob Strickland | Halfback | Sumter, South Carolina | 5'10" | 174 | 19 |
Coaching staff
- Head coach: William Alexander
- Backfield coach: Don Miller
- Line coach: Bill Fincher
- End coach: Captain Robinson
See also
- 1928 Southern Conference football season
- 1928 College Football All-Southern Team
- 1928 College Football All-America Team
Notes
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Holm played his greatest game.[29]
Endnotes
- ↑ Van Brimmer & Rice 2011, p. 147
- ↑ "Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ Garrett 2011, p. 843
- ↑ Van Brimmer 2006, p. 26
- ↑ "Return Of Tech Stars To Brighten Chances For Victory Over Rockne Eleven Next Fall". The Evening Independent. December 9, 1927.
- ↑ Wallace Wade (September 15, 1928). "Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Vandy Loom Strong In South, Wade Believes". The Anniston Star. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tech, Vandy, and Georgia Lead Conference Teams". The Evening Independent. September 24, 1928.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech's Gridmen Ready". St. Petersburg Times. September 24, 1928.
- ↑ "Henry R. "Peter" Pund". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity highlights About Players Noted". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 26, 1928.
- ↑ "1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Golden Tornado Outclasses V. M. I. In 13-0 Victory" (PDF). October 12, 1928. p. 4.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Defeats V.M.I. Cadets, 13 to 0". The Anniston Star. October 7, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Georgia Tech Passes Beat Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Edward W. Lewis (October 21, 1928). "Georgia Tech Beats Notre Dame,13-0". Oakland Tribune. p. 96. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia".
- ↑ "Henry R. "Peter" Pund". Inductees. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ↑ Murray A. Spencer (1993). Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Indiana University Press. p. 278.
- 1 2 3 H. C. Renegar (October 28, 1928). "Georgia Tech's Golden Tornado Sweeps North Carolina 20 To 7". Kingsport Times. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Georgia Plays First Time In North Carolina". The Daily Tar Heel. October 27, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Georgia Tech Springs Aerial Attack To Win". The Anniston Star. October 28, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Georgia Tech Football Statistics". The Daily Tar Heel. October 27, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tornado Wins Over Petrels In Last Half". The Anniston Star. November 4, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1928-11-03 – Georgia Tech vs. Oglethorpe - Georgia Tech Ticket Stubs".
- 1 2 "Petrels Hold Tornado To a Tie at the End of the Half". Technique. November 9, 1928. p. 4.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tornado Takes Places As Grid King of South". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Hopes of Vandy in South Circuit Wrecked Today". The Waco News-Tribune. November 11, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech 11 Whips Vanderbilt". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 1928 Season Recap
- ↑ "Mizell Leads Yellow Jackets To Seventh Win". The Anniston Star. November 18, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Tornado, Tiger Await Whistle For Annual Go". The Anniston Star. November 29, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Tornado Ends Season With 20-6 Victory". San Bernardino County Sun. December 9, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Roy Riegels, 84, Who Took Off In Wrong Direction in Rose Bowl", The New York Times, March 28, 1993. Accessed January 28, 2008.
- 1 2 Goldstein, Richard (2003-12-25). "Revisiting Wrong Way Riegels". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ↑ Greenspan, Bud (1999-01-01). "Misdirection Misconception". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ↑ "Great Run: Wrong Way". sportsillustrated.com. 1955-01-03. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ↑ "Tech Tradition" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Art (1993-03-29). "Even Riegels had to laugh at 'wrong way' play". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ↑ Lowitt, Bruce (1999-09-26). "'Wrong Way' Riegels takes off into history". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ↑ "Probable Lineups For U. C. vs. Georgia Tech". Oakland Tribune. December 20, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved March 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n1f.pdf
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 109. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Van Brimmer 2006, p. 25
References
- Garrett, Franklin M. (2011) [1969]. Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s–1930s 2. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-3904-7.
- Van Brimmer, Adam (2006). Stadium Stories: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Guilford, CT: Insiders' Guide. ISBN 978-0-7627-4020-8.
- 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.
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