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1911 Georgia Tech

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by John Heisman.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1911, game by game: won vs. 11th Cavalry 22–5; won at Samford 28–0; won vs. Tennessee 24–0; won vs. Mercer 17–0; tied vs. Alabama 0–0; lost vs. Auburn 6–11; won vs. Sewanee 23–0; lost vs. Georgia 0–5; won vs. Clemson 32–0+32−5Won 22–5 vs. 11th Cavalry+1711th CavalryWon 28–0 at Samford+28SamfordWon 24–0 vs. Tennessee+24TennesseeWon 17–0 vs. Mercer+17MercerTied 0–0 vs. Alabama0AlabamaLost 6–11 vs. Auburn-5AuburnWon 23–0 vs. Sewanee+23SewaneeLost 0–5 vs. Georgia-5GeorgiaWon 32–0 vs. Clemson+32Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vs11th CavalryW 22–⁠590%
Oct 7atSamfordW 28–⁠090%
Oct 14vsTennesseeW 24–⁠075%
Oct 21vsMercerW 17–⁠075%
Oct 29vsAlabamaT 0–⁠072%
Nov 4vsAuburnL 6–⁠1150%
Nov 11vsSewaneeW 23–⁠054%
Nov 18vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠556%
Nov 30vsClemsonW 32–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 32–⁠0.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Photographs from 1911

  • Georgia Tech Football Team
    Georgia Tech Football TeamPhoto: Atlanta History Center, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
152–⁠21
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1587 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 28 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Patterson
Offense
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