[1] On May 16, Georgia Tech notified that it had been suspended by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association amidst charges of professionalism during the 1901 baseball season.
[2] While Georgia Tech disagreed that it had done anything against the association's rules, its president, Lyman Hall, proposed that the faculty would take hold of the management of the athletic teams to get reinstated to the SIAA.
The SIAA did not approve Georgia Tech's full reinstatement into the association until at its annual meeting on December 21.
The previous year was a financial failure, raising concerns that Tech would not be able to field a baseball or football team in 1901.
[5] However, money raised by The Atlanta Journal and through the Georgia Tech Athletic Association made it possible to secure the upcoming season.
[5][6] In a January 1901 meeting, Andrew Pittman was picked to continue as football manager and Hudson, 1900's left guard, was named as captain.
On Tech's first possession, it made several quick gains before Wayne Holman scored a touchdown two minutes into the game.
Gordon's quarterback, Covington, ran into the goal post and broke his nose forcing him to leave the game.
Gordon started off the half with runs up the center and looked like they would score, but Georgia Tech's defense prevented a touchdown.
at Unknown Field • Spartanburg, South Carolina Georgia Tech was originally scheduled to play Wofford in Augusta, Georgia, a week earlier, but the game was cancelled due to concerns overt low attendance and a lack of financial viability.
On its next possession, Huie made two more long runs of over twenty yards, but Tech fumbled the ball on the Wofford's 5-yard line.
Wofford made two small runs and then had to punt the ball, which Georgia Tech scored another touchdown on its succeeding possession.
[20] at Unknown Field • Greenville, South Carolina Georgia Tech had shutout Furman in Atlanta 17–0 earlier in the season.
Georgia Tech played Wofford the day before in Spartanburg; a game that the Furman coach attended.
South Carolina had won two games, including a 12–0 victory over Furman, and two close losses to Georgia and Davidson.
In the lead-up to the game, Coach McKee altered the line-up to replace Wayne Holman, Tech's star right tackle who graduated and was no longer able to play.
After a series of runs, Don Towers scored a 5-yard touchdown through the center of the line, and Wharton kicked the extra point.
The teams then punted the ball back and forth several more times until Cannon scored a 65-yard touchdown around the right end with two minutes to go in the game.