R. B. Nalley, who had been hired as Tech's coach to much fanfare in 1899, had been unable to produce a win and did not return for the 1900 season.

[7] All of this led to much interest in the upcoming season and an optimistic outlook on how the team would perform since there were many returning players from the previous year.

[11][1] While Collier was pleased with his team's work on the practice field, he believed that its lack of weight was its main weakness.

[4] Still, as what seems the case with each of the early seasons, Tech was said to have compiled "by far the strongest yet put forth by that institution".

Fans did not show up to the games as expected leading to small gate receipts, financial trouble, and concerns the team would not be able to fulfill Collier's contract.

Captain Yow left the team following the game against Sewanee on doctor's orders due to rheumatism.

[12][14][15] To compound the financial woes, many fans were able to watch Tech's final match against Davidson without having to pass through the ticket line, causing gate receipts to be disappointing.

A Civil War reenactment that took place on the fair grounds directly before the game which helped attract a large attendance.

Georgia's captain and right halfback, Frank McCutcheon, the star of the game, scored the first touchdown with a center rush from the Tech's five-yard line after eight minutes of play.

On the next play, McCutcheon ran around the left end for a forty-yard touchdown score.

The half continued back and forth without any remarkable events and ended with a Georgia victory by a score of 12 to 0.

However, Tech eventually lost its intensity allowing Sewanee to control the remainder of the half.

[33] Poor planning led to many fans being able to go to the field without having to pay an entrance fee leading to disappointing ticket sales.

The teams then traded possessions before Davidson's Huie was able to carry the ball around the right end for thirty yards and then Wyman ran for a further fifteen.

This led to rumors that the close score in the first half was due to Davidson trying to skew betting on the game.

For the remainder of the game, Davidson was able to run over Tech at will and scored four touchdowns in the second half.