1927 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team information
American college football season
1927Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football
SoCon co-champion
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
8–1–1 (7–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
William Alexander (8th season)
Offensive scheme
Jump shift
Captain
Ed Crowley
Home stadium
Grant Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
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
No. 8 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
3
–
5
–
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
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1927 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team[note 1] 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 eighth 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,[3] 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.[4] Coach Alexander notably instituted "The Plan" to beat the rival Bulldogs; for weeks saving his regulars for practice.[5]
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.[6] Tech suffered its only loss to Notre Dame, and held Vanderbilt to a scoreless tie.
^Van Brimmer & Rice 2011, p. 147
^"Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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