| 1902 Georgia Tech football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 0–6–2 (0–4–2 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Bully Young (3 games), Paul Brinson (1 game) |
| Home stadium | Brisbine Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1902 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia School of Technology during the 1902 college football season. Jesse Thrash was the school's first All-Southern player. Home games were played at Brisbine Park in south Atlanta. The team was nicknamed the Blacksmiths[2] though the team was also referred to as the "Textile Boys"[3] and the Boilermakers.[4]
Georgia Tech went undefeated in 1901 ending a streak of three straight winless seasons. In the off-season, it was reinstated into the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association following a year of suspension on claims of using professional players on its 1901 baseball team.
Tech contracted George Andree, a star on the Gallaudet football team, to coach the team. William Rankin was named as team manager and Bully Young, from the 1901 team, as captain.[5] The Georgia Tech Athletic Association hoped for a strong season to raise enough money to put itself on a sound basis after a financially disappointing baseball season.[6]
Coach Andree arrived in Atlanta on September 19, a few days before the school officially opened, and the team had its first meeting the next day.[7] Andree was deaf and played on the all-deaf football and baseball teams at Gallaudet. From this experience, he taught the Georgia Tech players using hand signals and concentrating on speed. He began selecting the players for the varsity team on September 22 and practice was held each afternoon during the week.[8][9]
- ^ "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Auburn Defeats Georgia Tech in a Spirited Game at Brisbine". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 11, 1902. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andree, Football Coach, Takes Charge at the Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 12, 1902.
- ^ "Techs Getting in Line for Game with Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 16, 1902.
- ^ "Football Coach Is Coming on Sept. 15th". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. September 10, 1902.
- ^ "Tech Football Schedule Has Been Completed". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. September 15, 1902.
- ^ "Coach Andree of the Tech Is Here". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. September 19, 1902.
- ^ "First Football Practice at the Tech Tomorrow". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. September 21, 1902.
- ^ "Andree, Football Coach, Takes Charge at the Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. September 21, 1902.