1918 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team
The 1918 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tornado was coached by John Heisman in his 15th year as head coach, compiling a record of 6–1 and outscoring opponents 466 to 32. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.
1918 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team
Bill Fincher
Undetermined home game. Almost everyone in the crowd is wearing masks due to the Spanish flu pandemic.
Pitt's Tom Davies runs against Tech.
John William Heisman was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College, Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Tech, the University of Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson College, and Rice University, compiling a career college football record of 186–70–18.
Heisman at Georgia Tech circa 1918
Heisman at Penn, 1891
The 1892 Oberlin football team: Heisman on the left in the middle row.
Heisman at Auburn