1892 Georgia Tech football team

Professors West and Frank Spain began training the new team by October, holding practices each afternoon in the area of what would become Bobby Dodd Stadium.

An attempt was made to create the Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) while several schools were playing a series of football games in Atlanta the week of November 21, 1892.

The game was originally scheduled to have been played on October 29, but was postponed because Mercer had been unable to secure the fairgrounds.

[12] The team left for Macon at 7:00 a.m. via special train that also carried a hundred fans, mostly schoolmates and friends.

It quickly became apparent that Mercer's team was heavier and had better control of the center, whereas Tech was better at tackling and understanding the "science" of the game.

Georgia Tech finally scored right before halftime after Mercer muffed an attempt to punt the ball, and Stafford Nash ran the recovered fumble back for a touchdown.

The game became closer as the second half continued on, but Georgia Tech could only proceed into Mercer territory when the ball was loose on the ground.

Vanderbilt ran a 'V' formation and made good progress in their first possession with a couple of gains of fifteen yards or more and scoring a touchdown within the first three minutes.

After several changes in possession and seventeen minutes of play, Vanderbilt was able to score another touchdown through the middle of Georgia Tech's line.

On its final possession of the first half, West missed a field goal, but it was caught by Vanderbilt's Throne who immediately fumbled the ball.

After exchanges of possession, Vanderbilt eventually made it five yards from the Techs' goal and scored a touchdown on the next play.

However, after Tech fumbled the ensuing punt, Auburn was able to pound the ball on both the ends and the center, scoring a touchdown seven minutes in.

The teams exchanged a series of punts, but Auburn eventually scored following another Georgia Tech fumble.

Auburn, however, using the speed of its halfback, Dorsey, was able to drive the ball ninety yards on two plays and scored another touchdown.

The two teams pushed back and forth for most of the remainder of the half until Georgia Tech declared the game over after twenty-seven minutes.