Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly known as Georgia Tech) during the 1928 college football season. A member of the Southern Conference, Georgia Tech was coached by William Alexander in his 9th year as head coach, compiling a record of 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.Both USC and Georgia Tech claim national championships for 1928. The Dickinson System had USC recognized as #1, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after Cal's Roy \"Wrong Way\" Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction. Several Tech players received postseason honors. The team was led by captain and consensus All-American center Peter Pund. Legendary coach Knute Rockne remembered Tech's 13–0 defeat of Notre Dame \"I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund.\" Tackle Frank Speer was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. Halfback Warner Mizell led a powerful backfield which also included Stumpy Thomason and Roy Lumpkin."@en }
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- 1928_Georgia_Tech_Golden_Tornado_football_team abstract "The 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly known as Georgia Tech) during the 1928 college football season. A member of the Southern Conference, Georgia Tech was coached by William Alexander in his 9th year as head coach, compiling a record of 10–0 (7–0 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.Both USC and Georgia Tech claim national championships for 1928. The Dickinson System had USC recognized as #1, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after Cal's Roy \"Wrong Way\" Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction. Several Tech players received postseason honors. The team was led by captain and consensus All-American center Peter Pund. Legendary coach Knute Rockne remembered Tech's 13–0 defeat of Notre Dame \"I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund.\" Tackle Frank Speer was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. Halfback Warner Mizell led a powerful backfield which also included Stumpy Thomason and Roy Lumpkin.".