1908 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1908 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. J. R. Davis was selected All-Southern. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote, "He has one glaring fault—a tendency to tackle around the eyebrows. Otherwise he is a splendid foot ball man. He weighs two hundred pounds, is never hurt, never fumbles, bucks a line hard and furnishes excellent interference. He was the strength and stay of Tech."[1]

Record6–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Headcoach
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1908 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainL. W. Robert Jr.
Home stadiumPonce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1907
1909 â†’
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1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU +2–0–010–0–0
Auburn +4–1–06–1–0
Vanderbilt3–0–17–2–1
Tennessee3–2–07–2–0
Georgia Tech4–3–06–3–0
Georgia2–2–15–2–1
Alabama1–1–16–1–1
Sewanee1–1–14–1–3
Mississippi A&M1–3–03–4–0
Ole Miss0–2–03–5–0
Mercer0–3–03–4–0
Howard (AL)0–3–02–4–0
Clemson0–4–01–6–0
Nashville â€“  â€“ 
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Before the season

The University of Georgia attacked Tech's recruitment tactics in football.[2] UGA alumni incited a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association investigation into Tech's recruitment of a player UGA had recruited as well. The Georgia Alumni claimed that Tech had created a fraudulent scholarship fund, which they used to persuade the player to attend Tech rather than UGA.[2] The SIAA ruled in favor of Tech, but the 1908 game was canceled that season due to bad blood between the rivals.[2]

Schedule

The team in action
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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Gordon*
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 32–0[3]
October 10Mooney*
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–0[4]
October 17Mississippi A&M
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 23–0[5]
October 24Alabama
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 11–6[6]
October 31Tennessee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 5–6[7]
November 7Auburn
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
L 0–44[8]
November 14Sewanee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–6[9]
November 19at Mercer
W 16–6[10]
November 26Clemson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
W 30–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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