1912 Georgia Tech

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by John Heisman.

Georgia Tech, 1912
Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1912, game by game: tied vs. 11th Cavalry 0–0; won at The Citadel 20–16; won vs. Alabama 20–3; won at Mercer 16–6; won vs. Florida 14–7; lost vs. Auburn 7–27; lost vs. Sewanee 0–7; lost vs. Georgia 0–20; won vs. Clemson 23–0+23−20Tied 0–0 vs. 11th Cavalry011th CavalryWon 20–16 at The Citadel+4The CitadelWon 20–3 vs. Alabama+17AlabamaWon 16–6 at Mercer+10MercerWon 14–7 vs. Florida+7FloridaLost 7–27 vs. Auburn-20AuburnLost 0–7 vs. Sewanee-7SewaneeLost 0–20 vs. Georgia-20GeorgiaWon 23–0 vs. Clemson+23Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vs11th CavalryT 0–⁠091%
Oct 5atThe CitadelW 20–⁠1659%
Oct 12vsAlabamaW 20–⁠363%
Oct 19atMercerW 16–⁠662%
Oct 26vsFloridaW 14–⁠780%
Nov 2vsAuburnL 7–⁠2753%
Nov 9vsSewaneeL 0–⁠757%
Nov 16vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠2052%
Nov 28vsClemsonW 23–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 23–⁠0.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1912.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠86
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1542 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.5 No. 62 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hugh Leuhrman
Offense
Jump shift