Georgia at Yale

Saturday, October 13, 1923

Yale beat Georgia 40–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Yale led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayGeorgia5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1923
0
HomeYale8–⁠0 in 1923
40

FinalHigh 68°F, low 48°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: YALE BEATS TEAM FROM GEORGIA BY SCORE OF 40 TO O Captain Bennett Is Star Of The Game For Georgia Bulldogs

    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

  • The Evening star's story: YALE SCORES EASILY OVER GEORGIA TEAM

    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.

  • The Daily Kennebec journal's story: GridirOn Results Saturday COLLEGE GAMES

    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.

Georgia leads 6–⁠5 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1934Georgia 14, Yale 7
1933Georgia 7, Yale 0
1931Georgia 26, Yale 7
1930Georgia 18, Yale 14
1929Georgia 15, Yale 0
1928Yale 21, Georgia 6

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