1928 Georgia Tech Football

School: Georgia Tech (SoCon member 1921-1932)

Sport: Football

Year (Coach): 1928 (William Alexander)

Notable

Claimed a national championship after going 10-0 overall and 7-0 in the Southern Conference under Coach William Alexander … Defeated Cal by an 8-7 score on January 1, 1929, in the Rose Bowl … Allowed only 40 points all season and posted four shutouts on defense … Only one game, the Rose Bowl, was decided by single digits … The season marked the program’s second claimed national championship, with the first coming in 1917 … The Rose Bowl win came in the program’s first-ever bowl appearance.