Georgia at Yale
Saturday, October 13, 1923 Share
Yale beat Georgia 40–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Yale led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 68°F, low 48°F
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 14, 1923, page 11
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YALE BEATS TEAM FROM GEORGIA BY SCORE OF 40 TO O Captain Bennett Is Star Of The Game For Georgia Bulldogs NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 13.- Coach Tad Jones’ Yale eleven rolled up score of 40 to 0, in defeating the University of Georgia team here to- day in the Yale bowl. The Ellis out played the southerners in all periods except the second when Georgia showed strength, making four of its nine first downs. The Bulldog backs rushed the Georgia team off its feet in the first period with a series of line plays and two forward passes, SCOT ing three touchdowns and drop kick. A Georgia drop kick failed from the 15-yard line in the second quarter after Captain Bennett had blocked the Yale punt which Butler recovered. Yale completed five out of six passes while Georgia made only two of its six attempts good. Stevens of Yale led the scoring with 21 points to his credit. including two touch- downs, two drop kicks and three goals after touchdowns. Pond at half also starred for the Ellis, making two touchdowns which included a score on the fourth down from the four yard line in the third period. Mill stead Yale’s left tackle, scored out on the defense in several cases, throwing the southerners for losses. Captain Bennett of Georgia was tower of trength on the defense at right tackle, which Wiehrs, who went in at quarterback in the second quart CT in place of Moore, led the game rushes until an injury slowed him up. Yale scoring touchdowns, Haas lsubstitute) for Pond, Stevens CD; Pond (2). Points from try after touchdown, Stevens, 8; Haas. Goals from field. Stevens ?. . Referee, Coryell, Pennsylvania; umpire, Schwartz, Brown Field judge. Glllinder. Philadelphia. Head linesmen, Bankhart, Dart mouth. Time of periods Is minutes

Evening star, October 14, 1923, page 81
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YALE SCORES EASILY OVER GEORGIA TEAM NEW HAVEN, Conn. October 13. Coach Tad Jones’ Yale eleven rolled up a 40-to-0 score in defeating the University of Georgia team here today in the Yale bowl. The Ellis out played the Southerners in all periods except the second, when Georgia showed strength, making four of its nine first downs. The Bull Dog backs rushed the Georgia team off its feet In the first period with a series of line plays and two forward passes. scoring three touchdowns and drop kick. A Georgia dropkick failed from the 15-yard line in the second quarter after Capt. Bennett had blocked a Yale punt which But Ter recovered. Yale completed fve out of six passes. while Georgia made only two Yale led the scoring with 81 points to mis- credit. including two touch downs, two dropkicks and three goals after touchdowns. Pond at halfback also starred for the Ellis, making two touchdowns, which included a score on the fourth down from the A. yard line in the third period. Mil stead. Yale’s left tackle. stood out on the defense. in several cases throwing the southerners for losses Capt. Bennett OF Georgia was a tower of strength on the defense at right tackle, while Wiehrs, who went in at quarterback in the second quarter In place OF Moore, led in the Georgia rushes until an injury slow ed him UP.

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 15, 1923, page 5 (results column)
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GridirOn Results Saturday COLLEGE GAMES University of Maine Z, Conn. Aggies Bowdoin IA. Norwich 0. Bates 6. Tufts IA. Harvard 6. Middlebury 6. Yale 40. Georgia 0. Harvard Freshmen 7. Andover. 0. Syracuse 90, Alabama 0. New Hampshire 10, Rhode Island State 0. Pcnna 13. Swarthmore 10. Notre Dame 13, Army 0. Middlebury Fresh Z, Troy Conference Michigan 3, Vanderbilt 0. Univ. Of Vermont %, L. s. Battle ship Utah 0. WASHINGTON and Jefferson -, Brown Dartmouth “a. Boston University o.. Vermont Freshmen Z, Norwich Freshmen O. Amherst o, Union O. Indiana Z, Northwestern Rochester 13. Hamilton 0. Akron 10. Toledo 0. Ashland Z. Mt. Vernon 10. Hobart 21.’ st. Lawrence II. Cornell o.. Williams 6. West Virginia 13, University OF Pittsburgh Z. Trinity 90, Textile Institute 0. Princeton II, Georgetown 0. Nebraska “a Oklahoma O. Illinois College Z, st. Louis University 80. Florida Z. Georgia Tech Z. Drake University Sd, Rollo School of Mines 0. Wisconsin 81, Michigan Aggies 0. Minnesota 13. Haskell Indians 2. Ohio Wesleyan IA. Ohio Northern 6. Washington and Lee 6, Kentucky 6. Iowa Z. Purdue 0. Buckncll AZ, Susquehanna O. Lebanon Valley 5, Villanova 0. Muhlenberg 13, Dickinson 0. Penn State 90. Gettysburg 0. Lafayette 33. Frank and Marsh o. Rutgers 10. Lehigh 0. Navy 81, w. Virginia Wesleyan Z. Colgate 90, Ohio State %. Centre %. Clemson Z. Illinois 81. Butler ?. Colorado College IS, Colorado School of Mines 0. Col,lmbia 10 Wesleyan g.
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)
Yale 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgia–Yale gameGeorgia leads 6–5 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
| 1934 | Georgia 14, Yale 7 | |
| 1933 | Georgia 7, Yale 0 | |
| 1931 | Georgia 26, Yale 7 | |
| 1930 | Georgia 18, Yale 14 | |
| 1929 | Georgia 15, Yale 0 | |
| 1928 | Yale 21, Georgia 6 |
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gameat TennesseeOct. 20, 1923
- SeasonGeorgia in 1923
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. BucknellOct. 20, 1923
- SeasonYale in 1923
- ProgramYale history and records

