1917 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1917 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Unanimous national champion (4 of 4 official selectors) SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record	9–0 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach	John Heisman (14th year)
Assistant coach	Charles "Wahoo" Guyon
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Captain	Walker Carpenter
Home stadium	Grant Field
Uniform

Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 SIAA football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgia Tech $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	2	–	2
Tulane	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Alabama	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Wofford	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	4	–	1
Howard	0	–	2	–	1	0	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Furman at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Furman	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	6	13	6	0	25

Date: September 29
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Game weather: Rain
Referee: Fay Wood

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Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	14	13	6	0	33

Date: September 29
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Fay Wood

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Penn at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	14	6	14	7	41

Date: October 6
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Game attendance: 10,000+
Referee: Mike Thompson

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Davidson at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Davidson	0	3	0	7	10
• Ga. Tech	0	6	13	13	32

Date: October 13
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Jogger Elcock

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Washington & Lee at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
W&L	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	7	14	28	14	63

Date: October 20
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Rip Major

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Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	27	14	21	21	83

Date: November 3
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Game start: 2:30 p. m.
Referee: Jogger Elcock

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Georgia Tech at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ga. Tech	14	21	6	7	48
Tulane	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 10
Location: Second Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Referee: George Watkins

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Carlisle at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Carlisle	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	28	28	28	14	98

Date: November 17
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Fay Wood

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The 1917 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly known as Georgia Tech) in American football during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Golden Tornado, coached by John Heisman in his 14th year as head coach, compiled a 9–0 record (4–0 SIAA) and outscored opponents 491 to 17 on the way to its first national championship. Heisman considered the 1917 team his best, and for many years it was considered "the greatest football team the South had ever produced".

The backfield of Albert Hill, Everett Strupper, Joe Guyon, and Judy Harlan led the Golden Tornado, and all four rushed for more than 100 yards in a 48–0 victory over Tulane. During the regular season Georgia Tech defeated strong opponents by large margins, and its 41–0 victory over eastern Penn shocked many; Davidson, with Buck Flowers (a future Tech star), was defeated 32–10. Tech's 83–0 victory over Vanderbilt is the worst loss in Vanderbilt history, and its 63–0 defeat of Washington & Lee was the worst loss in W&L history at the time. Tech finished the season by defeating Auburn 68–7, clinching the conference title. Davidson and Auburn were the only teams to score points against Georgia Tech.

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