1903 Georgia Tech football team explained

Year:1903
Team:Georgia Tech
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:SIAA
Record:3–5
Conf Record:1–4
Head Coach:Oliver Huie
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Jesse Thrash
Stadium:Piedmont Park

The 1903 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Despite Tech sources not recording it, Mercer sources insist Georgia Tech defeated Mercer in 1903 by a score of 46 to 0.[1] [2] [3]

Schedule

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Game summaries

Week 1: Clemson

Clemson's 73–0 victory over Georgia Tech led Clemson to name a street on the campus for John Heisman and to Georgia Tech's hiring him the next season. The week before Clemson beat Georgia 29 to 0. Georgia offered a bushel of apples for every point Clemson could score over its rival Tech. Clemson rushed for 615 yards.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. Robert E. Wilder. 13. 9780881462678. 2011.
  2. Book: Dublin: The Emerald City. Scott Thompson. 135. 9781439610787. September 29, 2000.
  3. Book: A History of College Football in Georgia. 18. Jon Nelson. 9781614236139. July 1, 2012.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tech Media Guide. August 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084613/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08-media-guide-119-208. September 24, 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com. 2016-12-15. 2016-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001191816/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mercer/1900-1904_yearly_results.php. dead.
  6. Clemson University Football Programs - Clemson Vs Duke. October 17, 1987. This Day in Tiger Football. Foster Senn. 81.