1927 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1927 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
1927 record	8–1–1 (7–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	William Alexander (8th year)
Assistant coach	Don Miller
Assistant coach	Bill Fincher
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Captain	Ed Crowley
Home stadium	Grant Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
NC State +	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Maryland	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	7	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

Week 1: V. M. I. at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total V. M. I. 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 7 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 17,000 Referee: Bill Streit Sources:

Week 2: Tulane at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 6 0 0 6 • Ga. Tech 7 0 0 6 13 Date: October 8 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: Rain Referee: Arthur R. Hutchins Sources:

Week 3: Alabama at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 15 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 25,000 Referee: Frank Birch Sources:

Week 4: North Carolina at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total UNC 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 22 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Referee: Hoban (Dartmouth) Sources:

Week 5: Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Ga. Tech 0 0 0 7 7 • Notre Dame 0 6 13 7 26 Date: October 29 Location: Carter Field South Bend, IN Game attendance: 17,000 Sources:

Week 6: Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 6 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game weather: Wet

Week 7: LSU at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total LSU 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 0 3 7 13 23 Date: November 13 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Referee: Powell (Wisconsin)

Week 9: Auburn at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 6 0 12 0 18 Date: November 27 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jack Black (Davidson) Sources:

The 1927 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1927 Southern Conference football season. A member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), Georgia Tech was coached by William Alexander in his 8th year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1–1 (7–0–1 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 125 to 39. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.

In what was considered the best Georgia Tech season since 1918, the Tornado shared the SoCon title with the Tennessee Volunteers and NC State Wolfpack. Tech clinched the SoCon in the season's final game: upsetting rival Georgia's previously undefeated "dream and wonder team" which was nonetheless picked as a national champion by some selectors. Coach Alexander notably instituted "The Plan" to beat the rival Bulldogs; for weeks saving his regulars for practice.

The Tornado also upset the Alabama Crimson Tide, handing the Tide their first loss in over two seasons. One researcher ranks Tech as the year's best Southern defense. Tech suffered its only loss to Notre Dame, and held Vanderbilt to a scoreless tie.

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