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The '''Georgia Institute of Technology''' (or Georgia Tech) is a [[Georgia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1885.<ref>http://www.gatech.edu/about-tech/history-traditions.php</ref> It ranked #35 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> | The '''Georgia Institute of Technology''' (or Georgia Tech) is a [[Georgia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1885.<ref>http://www.gatech.edu/about-tech/history-traditions.php</ref> It ranked #35 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> | ||
==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
| − | Georgia Tech and 8 men's and 7 [[Title IX|women]]'s [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports"/> The football program has won 23 bowl games (while losing 13), including 3 national championships. | + | Georgia Tech and 8 men's and 7 [[Title IX|women]]'s [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports"/> |
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| + | The football program has won 23 bowl games (while losing 13), including 3 national championships, and also participated in the largest blowout in football at any level, a 222-0 win over Cumberland University in 1916 (during that period in collegiate sports, teams were known for using semi-professional players claiming to be "college students") led by coach John Heisman (for whom the [[Heisman Trophy]] is named). | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Nb_US_universities|Georgia}} | {{Nb_US_universities|Georgia}} | ||
Revision as of 02:09, December 31, 2018
| Georgia Institute of Technology | |
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| City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | yellow, white, (also occasionally blue and black) |
| Mascot: | Yellow Jackets |
| Website: | http://www.gatech.edu/ |
The Georgia Institute of Technology (or Georgia Tech) is a Georgia public university founded in 1885.[2] It ranked #35 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[3]
Athletics
Georgia Tech and 8 men's and 7 women's sports teams.[1]
The football program has won 23 bowl games (while losing 13), including 3 national championships, and also participated in the largest blowout in football at any level, a 222-0 win over Cumberland University in 1916 (during that period in collegiate sports, teams were known for using semi-professional players claiming to be "college students") led by coach John Heisman (for whom the Heisman Trophy is named).