1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished 11th in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeDouble wing
Quick facts Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Conference ...
1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble wing
Captains
  • E. E. Laws
  • Bob Tharpe
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 â†’
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1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Alabama $5–0–17–1–1
LSU3–0–27–0–3
Georgia3–1–08–2–0
Tennessee5–2–07–3–0
Tulane4–2–16–3–1
Auburn2–2–05–5–0
Ole Miss2–2–16–3–2
Vanderbilt2–2–24–3–3
Florida2–3–05–3–1
Kentucky2–3–05–5–0
Georgia Tech2–5–05–5–0
Mississippi State1–5–13–6–1
Sewanee0–6–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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This was also the first season in which Georgia Tech played longtime rival Duke, the teams would go on to meet on the football field every year uninterrupted until 2023.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Clemson*
W 39–212,000[2]
October 7at Kentucky
L 6–7[3]
October 14Auburn
W 16–6[4]
October 21Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–7[5]
October 28at North Carolina*
W 10–6[6]
November 4Vanderbilt
L 6–9[7]
November 11Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–7[8]
November 18Alabama
L 9–1218,000[9]
November 25Georgia
L 6–735,000[10]
December 2Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–016,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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