1899 Georgia Tech football team

1899 Georgia Tech football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–6 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPete Wooley
Home stadiumPiedmont Park
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 4 1 0 4 1 1
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia School of Technology during the 1899 college football season.

Coach Nalley, 1899

Following the winless 1898 season, Georgia Tech's administration placed a renewed interest in vitalizing the football program and announced its attention to hiring "an up-to-date and thoroughly capable coach" who would be "one of the best in the country and will devote his entire time to training the football team."[1] On September 18, Tech announced the hiring of R. B. Nalley to coach the team.[2] Nalley was well known in the city having been a prominent player and captain for Georgia. Nalley's hiring provoked much excitement with hopes that the season would feature one of Tech's best teams in its history.[3] Georgia Tech also hired M. P. O'Connor, a former player of Vanderbilt as an assistant professor and physical director.[1] R. B. Sullivan was named manager of the team.

Nalley promised an excellent team and opened practices before the school officially opened for the school year.[4] He was a very passionate coach and was accused of being unsportsmanlike by calling out plays and adjustments to his team during games.[5] Georgia Tech had weekly practices with the Atlanta Athletic Club. Pete Wooley was named captain.[4]

Despite the optimism, the 1899 season was one of the worst in the school's history. The team finished with a record of 0–6 and scored in only one game. Georgia Tech coming no closer than three touchdowns in all five of its conference games.

  1. ^ a b "Tech School Term Will Open Soon". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. September 10, 1899.
  2. ^ "Nally Will Be Coach for Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. September 18, 1899.
  3. ^ "Tech Will Open on Wednesday". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. September 26, 1899.
  4. ^ a b "Southern Intercollegiate Athletes". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 1, 1899.
  5. ^ "Athletic Club Wins from Techs". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 19, 1899.