The 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the

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(commonly known as Georgia Tech) during the

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. The team, which was a member of the

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(SoCon), was coached by

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in his ninth year as head coach. Alexander compiled a record of 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) and outscored his opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at

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. The team was selected national champion by Berryman, Billingsley,

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, Football Research, Helms,

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, NCF, Poling, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while Parke Davis named them co-champion as shared with

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. Additionally,

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also earned recognition under the

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. USC declined the

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invitation, resulting in a matchup of

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and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a

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, which was scored after Cal's Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran in the wrong direction. Several Georgia Tech players received postseason honors. Captain and

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was a consensus

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n. Coach

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said of Tech's 13–0 defeat of Notre Dame, "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund". Tackle Frank Speer was also selected as a first-team All-American by the ''

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''.

Before the season

After the defeat of the Georgia Bulldogs' 1927 Dream and Wonder team, Georgia Tech returned all but one of its key players.

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coach

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said Georgia Tech,

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, and Vanderbilt had the best chances of winning a southern title. Georgia Tech head coach

held daily scrimmages. The Golden Tornado was led by

and

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captain Peter Pund, who was never penalized, and was a key player on

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. Halfback

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headed a powerful

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that also included

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and Father Lumpkin.

Schedule

Game summaries

VMI

*Sources: Georgia Tech opened the season on October 6 with a 13–0 defeat of the

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, in a game marred by

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s in every quarter. Tech gained 307 yards and VMI 159. The Georgia Tech line "tore the V. M. I. line to shreds" and all members of the backfield played well. W. R. Tichenor was umpire. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Holland (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Tulane

*Sources: In the second week of play, Georgia Tech scored twice on

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es to beat the

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12–0. The first one came in the second quarter; Warner Mizell threw a pass to

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. The second came in the fourth quarter on a pass from Dunlap to Stumpy Thomason. Georgia Tech started the second half of the game with a fierce drive down to the line when Randolph fumbled the ball away.

Notre Dame

*Sources: Georgia Tech next defeated coach Knute Rockne's

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13–0. Father Lumpkin

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two Irish passes, setting up the winning score by running the second interception down to the line. After the game, coach Rockne said, "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund ... Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined". Rockne later also wrote of an attack on his coaching in the ''

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'', "I am surprised that a paper of such fine, high standing s yourswould allow a zipper to write in his particular vein ... the article by

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was not called for". Tech's backfield coach Don Miller was a former player of Rockne's, one of the " Four Horsemen". As coach Alexander explained, "Coach Miller knows the Notre Dame offense of Knute Rockne as well as any man alive. It's virtually the same offense that

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has at Georgia." Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Holland (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

North Carolina

*Sources: The Golden Tornado then invaded

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for the first time and beat the

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20–7. Georgia Tech started the game with its second stringers, which seemed to perform sufficiently. Four minutes into the game, Earl Dunlap hit Tom Jones with a touchdown pass. The next score came when Fitzgerald cut back on a touchdown run. The third was a short run Dunlap set up by a pass to Holland. In the second half, Tech made two first downs to ten for North Carolina. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Watkins (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Oglethorpe

*Sources: Georgia Tech defeated the local

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32–7. Light rain kept the attendance at 8,000. After a 7–7 tie in the first half, the Petrels were smothered "under an avalanche of off tackle plays" in the second; their touchdown

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having used up all of their energy. Cy Bell was Oglethorpe's star. Stumpy Thomason had multiple long gains. Tech gained to Oglethorpe's . W. R. Tichenor was umpire. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Edwards (left guard), Pund (center), Brooke (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Wilson (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Vanderbilt

*Sources: Georgia Tech ended the Jimmy Armistead-led

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' hopes of a southern title with a 19–7 victory. The ground-gaining of Thomason, Lumpkin, and Mizell carried Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech's first touchdown came on a pass from Tom Jones to Warner Mizell on a triple pass play. Georgia Tech's next score came on an

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from Mizell. Vanderbilt's lone score came on an run by lineman

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after picking up a Stumpy Thomason fumble. The last score was a short run by Lumpkin. W. R. Tichenor was field judge. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Schulman (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Lumpkin (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Alabama

*Sources: Tech defeated coach Wallace Wade's

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33–13, scoring three times in the final period to break a 13–13 tie at the half. Coach Alexander gave his team a fiery halftime speech, drawing up defensive plays. Warner Mizell scored first when he went back to punt, but fumbled the

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, and picked it up and ran it . In the fourth quarter, Alabama drove to Tech's line when Tony Holm, who had been playing his greatest game, suffered a

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. Georgia Tech took over and the deadlock was eventually broken when Stumpy Thomason ran . Later, Mizell passed to Thomason for another touchdown. The final score came on an interception from Bob Durant returned . Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Speer (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Auburn

Prior to the

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game with Auburn, Mizell was stricken with the flu. Tech still won 51–0. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Maree (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Watkins (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Schulman (quarterback), Fiasst (left halfback), Lumpkin (right halfback), and Randolph (fullback).

Georgia

*Sources: In the final game of the regular season, Georgia Tech defeated the rival

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20–6. In the third period, Stumpy Thomason twisted for a run after an exchange of punts. Lumpkin ran through the line for and the ensuing touchdown to lead 14–6. The same week, the

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upset the high-scoring

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to give Georgia Tech the only claim to the southern championship. Georgia Tech's starting lineup was Jones (left end), Watkins (left tackle), Westbrook (left guard), Pund (center), Drennon (right guard), Thrash (right tackle), Waddey (right end), Durant (quarterback), Mizell (left halfback), Thomason (right halfback), and Lumpkin (fullback).

Post-season

California

*Sources: Under the

was recognized as #1 but the

was contested between the #2 and #3 teams,

and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a

scored after California center Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran in the wrong direction, having picked up a fumble by Stumpy Thomason."Roy Riegels, 84, Who Took Off In Wrong Direction in Rose Bowl"
''

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, Riegels was turned around and ran many yards in the wrong direction. Riegels told the ''

'', "I was running toward the

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when I picked up the ball ... I started to turn to my left toward Tech's goal. Somebody shoved me and I bounded right off into a tackler. In pivoting to get away from him, I completely lost my bearings." Teammate and quarterback

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chased Riegels, screaming at him to stop. Known for his speed, Lom finally caught up with Riegels at California's line and tried to turn him around, but he was immediately rushed by a wave of Georgia Tech players, and tackled by Frank Waddey and Vance Maree at the line. The Bears chose to punt rather than risk a play so close to their own end zone, but Maree blocked Lom's punt for a safety, giving Tech a 2–0 lead. During Roy's wrong-way run, coach Alexander told his excited players, who were jumping near the team's bench; "Sit down. Sit down. He's just running the wrong way. Every step he takes is to our advantage". Broadcaster Graham McNamee, who was commentating the game on radio, said during Riegels' run; "What am I seeing? What's wrong with me? Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Am I crazy?" After the play, Riegels was so distraught he had to be persuaded to return to the game for the second half by his head coach

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. Riegels said, "Coach, I can't do it. I've ruined you, I've ruined myself, I've ruined the University of California. I couldn't face that crowd to save my life." Coach Price responded by saying "Roy, get up and go back out there—the game is only half over". Riegels did play on; he turned in a strong second-half performance, including blocking a Georgia Tech punt. Lom passed for a touchdown and kicked the

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, but that was not enough. Georgia Tech won the game and its second national championship 8–7. Its starting lineup was Waddey (left end), Speer (left tackle), Drennon (left guard), Pund (center), Westbrook (right guard), Maree (right tackle), Jones (right end), Durant (quarterback), Thomason (left halfback), Mizell (right halfback), and Lumpkin (fullback).

Awards and honors

Individual

Several Georgia Tech players received post-season honors. Tackle Frank Speer was selected as a first-team

n by the ''Associated Press''. Center Peter Pund was recognized as a consensus All-American. Halfback Warner Mizell was a second-team All-American and first-team All-Southern. Ends Tom Jones and Frank Waddey, tackle Vance Maree, and

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Raleigh Drennon were also placed on All-Southern teams. Coach Alexander called Drennon "the best all around guard that ever put a cleat into Grant Field."

National champions

Both USC and Georgia Tech claimed national championships for 1928. Georgia Tech was retroactively selected as the national champion by the

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, and

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's ELO-Chess methodology system, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis. In honor of the Rose Bowl victory, Stumpy Thomason was given a bear cub by a local businessman. He grew attached to it, would drive it around town, and feed it

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Personnel

Depth chart

The following chart depicts Tech's lineup during the 1928 season with games started at the position shown in parentheses. The chart mimics the offense after the

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has taken place.

Lettermen

Line

Source:

Backfield

Source:

Substitutes

Line

Source:

Backfield

Source:

Coaching staff

*Head coach:

*Backfield coach: Don Miller *Line coach: Bill Fincher *End coach: Captain Robinson *Managers: L. J. Harris, L. R. Leach

Notes

Endnotes

References

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Before the season

Schedule

Game summaries

VMI

Tulane

Notre Dame

North Carolina

Oglethorpe

Vanderbilt

Alabama

Auburn

Georgia

Post-season

California

Awards and honors

Individual

National champions

Personnel

Depth chart

Lettermen

Line

Backfield

Substitutes

Line

Backfield

Coaching staff

See also

Notes

Endnotes

References