Coach John Heisman's backfield used the pre-snap movement of his "jump shift" offense.

[5] When "Strupe" tried out for the team, he noticed that the quarterback shouted the signals every time he was to carry the ball.

You see when sickness in my kid days brought on this deafness my folks gave me the best instructors obtainable to teach me lip-reading.

"[6] Heisman recalled how Strupper overcame his deafness: "He couldn't hear anything but a regular shout.

Georgia Tech handily defeated the LSU Tigers 36–7 using conventional football, at the expense of Heisman being ejected from the game for arguing with an official.

[14] "Except for a brief period in the second quarter, when Louisiana executed three consecutive passes for average gains of 25 yards, the Tigers practically were helpless".

[17] The year's only blemish was a scoreless tie against the rival Georgia Bulldogs in inches of mud.

[18] John G. Henderson headed a group of three men, one behind the other with his hands upon the shoulders of the one in front, to counter Heisman's jump shift offense.

[18] Georgia was once on Tech's 8-yard line, in the first quarter, but Walter Neville fumbled and Tommy Spence recovered.

Strupper started around left end, then cut back into the center of the field, away from his blockers.

On the last move Strupper faked right and then dove left underneath the outstretched arms of Baby Taylor into the endzone.

[20] Tech claimed the right to dispute the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title with Vanderbilt, despite no longer being a member.

Jim Senter, Froggie Morrison and Everett Strupper also made some All-Southern teams.

[25] The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tech's lineup during the 1915 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses.