Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 18, 1919 Share
Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt 20–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 3–2.
Final
In the newspapers

The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 19, 1919, page 23
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GEORGIA TECH GETS STUBBORN BATTLE Flowers Leads Golden Tornado to 20 to 0 Victory Over Vanderbilt. ATLANTA, Ga, Oct 1S.-Ralph Flow ers was the big hero of the Tech-Vanderbllt game here this afternoon. The husky chap led his team to 20 to 0 victory over the Commodores on muddy field that hampered the work of both teams. Flowers, however, proved quite mud” horse. He registered all three of the Jackets touchdowns. He got away for his first score in the second period. when he broke loose on a thirty five yard run. He added another In the third quarter, and finished up his work by making the final touchdown in the last period. The ball was in the Vanderbilt ter ritory during most of the game. The Commodores held the Jackets scoreless in the opening period, but after this Heisman’s men jumped out in front. and the result of the game was never In doubt Giavir and Ferst shared the glory of Techs victory With Flowers but It was Flowers’s great work that deserved most OF the praise. Vandy simply was unable to stop this lad. and he gained overy time he took the ball. Several OF his runs were for from twenty-five to forty yards Nelther Ieam was able TO 90 much on line plugging. due to the heavy field. Both teams were penalized on several occasions for holding. Vody Vandy’s great tackle, was unable to make much Roadway, as he was marked man from the start. He did do some remarkable punting, however. About 5000 fans filled the stands and lined up along the sidellnes to witness the contest. 1t was Vanderbilt’s first defeat of the season, while the Jackets have a clean slate of four straight vic tories and have not been scored upon. The lineup:

Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 19, 1919, page 17
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GEORGIA TECH SHUTS OUT VANDERBILT ELEVEN, 200 Flowers Proves Particular star In Game. Making All Touch downs of Day. ATLANTA. GA. Oct l8.-Gcorgia Tech eliminated Vanderbilt from Southern football championship titles today by trimming the Commodores 20 TO 0. on muddy field that ham pered efforts TO carry the ball. Ere quent fumbles. especially during the early part OF the game. and numerous penalties for off-side and ror holding appeared 10 keep the score lower Despite tho raw day the game drew q capacity crowd. FLOWERS was the particular star OF the. game. for the fast little Tech half back made all the touchdowns or the day. 1t was in tho second pe1iod loft end for twenty.three-yard run for the first. In the third period dur ing an exchange Of punts. Flowers Commodore team for touchdown.

Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, October 19, 1919, page 9 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS WESTERN GAMES. Oregon Aggies, AZ; Pacific University, 6. Oregon, 81; Idaho. 6. Hamlin, 80; Manchester, 0. Washington, 10; Kansas Aggies, 3. Arkansas, 20; Rolla, o. Colorado e, %; Denver L.. Z. Missouri University, 7; Ames Aggies, o. Kansas, 0; Washburn, 0. Chicago, 10; Purdue, 0. Wisconsin. 10: North Western, 6. Minnesota, 20; Indiana, g.. Michigan, 26; MicAigsn Aggies, 0. Ohio State, 40; Kentucky, 0. Notre Dame, IA: Nebraska, g. st. Louis, o; Lombard, 0. Illinois, 8: Iowa. I. Marquette. SO; Lawrence, .. Simpson. 10; Drake, ~. Oklahoma, IL; Texas, 7. California. 81: Occidental. 0. SOUTHERN GAMES. Tulane, Al; Springntll, 0. Louisiana, 10; Mississippi, o. Wooford, 81; Citadel, 0. Davidson. z; South Carolina, o. Jacksonville Stats Normal, 0; An niston Independents. 0 Mississippi Aggies. g. Tennessee, 0. Sewanee, 0; Georgia, 13. EASTERN GAMES. Harvard, I; Brown, 0. Pennsylvania, “a; Swarthmore, Z. Princeton, “a; Rochester, 0. Syracuse, “a; Pittsburgh, 8. Yale, 3; Boston College, 5. Carnegie, IS: Case. D. Williams. %; Columbia. 0. Cornell 0; Colgate. q. Dartmouth, 10; Pennsylvania State, 13. Army, 6: Maine, 0. West Virginia, u; Maryland, O. Washington and jefferson, IA; West 0. Virginia Poly, Z; Georgetown. SO. Bowdoin, 7S; Fort Mckinley, O. Dickinson, 20; Delaware, o. Navy, Is; L. S. S. Utah, 0. Vanderbilt, 0; Georgia Tech, 20. Virginia. Z; w. NJ. l.. O. Lafayette, Al; Haverford. 0. Lebanon Valley, @; Susauehanna, O. Buckaell. 81. Muhlenberg. 0. Gettysburg, IA; Ursinius. o. Drexd Institute, o.; Albright. So. LehigA. 81; New York Aggies, 0. Franklin and Marshall, 0; p NJ. c.. G Stevens, 81; Connecticut Aggies., 0. WESLEYAN, 10; New York Univer- Amhera As; Trinity. 0.

Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 19, 1919, page 4 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS Colorado school of mines, g. Uni vepsity of Wyoming, 16. rensity of Wyoming, lG. Harvard, 7; Brown, 0. Army, 8; Maine, 0. Princeton, “a; Rochester, 0. Pennsylvania, 55 Swarthmore, T. Boston college. 8 Yale, 3. Georgetown, SO; Virginia polytechmic institute, Z. Wisconsin, 10; Northwestern, G. Notre Dame, IA; Nebraska 8. Colgate, 81; Cornell, 0. Drake, Il; Simpson, 0. Williams, 25; Columbia, 0. Amherst 48; Trinity, Z. Illinois, 9; Iowa, z. Minnesota, 20; Indiana, G. Ohio state, AZ; Kentucky state, 0. st. Louis university 0; Lombard college, O.. Michigan, 2G Michigan Aggies, 0. Dubuque, 80; Grlnnell, 4. Dartmouth, 10; Pennsylvania state 10. Kansas Aggies Q; Washington, IA Massachusetts, Aggies, 81; WorCester Poly, 0. Missouri, 10; Ames, 0. University Of Arkansas, 20; Rolla school of mines, 0. Oklahoma, ~; Texas, Z. Washington and jefferson, 16; Westminster, 0, Johns Hopkins, 80; Gallaudet, 3. Rutgers Rhode Island game can celled. Holy Cross, Z; Springfield, 0. Oberlin, “a; Mount Union, 13. North Dakota, 10; South Dakota, O. Georgia Tech, 20; Vanderbilt, 0. University of Georgia, 13; Suwanea 0. Utah Aggies, A.; Montana, 0.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 20–15–3 in 38 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.
| 2024 | Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27 | Birmingham Bowl |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7 | |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31 | |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech 24, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3 | |
| 1967 | Georgia Tech 17, Vanderbilt 10 |
Around this game
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. AuburnOct. 25, 1919
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1919
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat PittsburghOct. 25, 1919
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1919
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