The 1915 team went 7–0–1 and claimed a shared SIAA title with Vanderbilt, despite being officially independent.
The tie came against rival Georgia, in inches of mud.
Georgia center 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.

Halfback Everett Strupper joined the team in 1915 and was partially deaf.
He called the signals instead of the quarterback.
When Strupper tried out for the team, he noticed that the quarterback shouted the signals every time he was to carry the ball.
Realizing that the loud signals would be a tip-off to the opposition, Strupper told Heisman: "Coach, those loud signals are absolutely unnecessary.
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."
Heisman recalled how Strupper overcame his deafness: "He couldn't hear anything but a regular shout, but he could read your lips like a flash.
No lad who ever stepped on a football field had keener eyes than Everett had.
The enemy found this out the minute he began looking for openings through which to run the ball."

Fielder and guard Bob Lang made the composite All-Southern team, and Senter, quarterback Froggie Morrison, and Strupper were selected All-Southern by some writer.
The team was immediately dubbed the greatest in Georgia Tech's history up to that point.
However, the team continued to improve over the next two seasons.
Sportswriter Morgan Blake called Strupper, "probably the greatest running half-back the South has known."
The 1915 team went 7–0–1 and claimed a shared SIAA title with Vanderbilt, despite being officially independent. The tie came against rival Georgia, in inches of mud. Georgia center 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.
Halfback Everett Strupper joined the team in 1915 and was partially deaf. He called the signals instead of the quarterback. When Strupper tried out for the team, he noticed that the quarterback shouted the signals every time he was to carry the ball. Realizing that the loud signals would be a tip-off to the opposition, Strupper told Heisman: "Coach, those loud signals are absolutely unnecessary. 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." Heisman recalled how Strupper overcame his deafness: "He couldn't hear anything but a regular shout, but he could read your lips like a flash. No lad who ever stepped on a football field had keener eyes than Everett had. The enemy found this out the minute he began looking for openings through which to run the ball."
Fielder and guard Bob Lang made the composite All-Southern team, and Senter, quarterback Froggie Morrison, and Strupper were selected All-Southern by some writer. The team was immediately dubbed the greatest in Georgia Tech's history up to that point. However, the team continued to improve over the next two seasons. Sportswriter Morgan Blake called Strupper, "probably the greatest running half-back the South has known."
John Heisman