Florida at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 17, 1925 Share
Georgia Tech beat Florida 23–7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 4–0–2.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 64°F, 0.15 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1925, page 81
Read the text
GEORGIA TECH ROUTS FLORIDA BY 23 TO 7 ATLANTA, Ca, October IT CP.- University of Florida Alligators came to humble Georgia Techs Yellow Jackets today, but they We’re turned back in their third annual clash by q 23-to-7 score. The two deadlocked 1-to-7 scores of 1923 and 1924 were broken with this crushing defeat. The Gators were outplayed in almost every department of the game. Time and again they hurled them selves without success against the Tech forwards and made but five first downs against the Jackets Is. During the opening half Wycoff skirted right end for q touchdown after Marshall had recovered Chap Inns tumble deep in the Gator terri tory. Ivan Williams rounded out 10 points in the half by bOoting a perfeet placement kick from the 12-yard line. In the second half Florida uncovcred a dazzling aerial offensive, which brought them we’ll within Tech ter ritory. Capt. Edgar Jones of the visitors reeled off long end run, which brought Florida to Techs 4-yard line. Jones crashed through for touchdown a few moments later and kicked goal. During the third quarter both Wy coff and Murray battered their way through a weakening Gator line for touchdowns.
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.
Photos from the game

The Georgia Tech Golden Tornado play the Florida Gators in 1925. In this image, Tech player Doug Wycoff goes around the end for a gain of five yards.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
A partial view of the crowd at the Georgia Tech – Florida football game on October 17, 1925.Photo: Lane Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
The Georgia Tech Golden Tornado play the Florida Gators in 1925. In this image, Tech player Sam Murray goes through the center.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Florida–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 24–9–6 in 39 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.
| 1981 | Florida 27, Georgia Tech 6 | |
| 1980 | Florida 45, Georgia Tech 12 | |
| 1979 | Georgia Tech 7, Florida 7 | |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech 17, Florida 13 | |
| 1966 | Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12 | Orange Bowl |
| 1963 | Georgia Tech 9, Florida 0 |
Around this game
Florida
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestOct. 24, 1925
- SeasonFlorida in 1925
- ProgramFlorida history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. AlabamaOct. 24, 1925
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1925
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

