Florida at Georgia Tech

Saturday, October 17, 1925

Georgia Tech beat Florida 23–⁠7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 4–⁠0–⁠2.

AwayFlorida8–⁠2 in 1925
7
HomeGeorgia Tech6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1925
23

FinalHigh 79°F, low 64°F, 0.15 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: GEORGIA TECH ROUTS FLORIDA BY 23 TO 7

    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.
    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.
    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
  • Florida at Georgia Tech, 1925
    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.
    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.

Georgia Tech leads 24–⁠9–⁠6 in 39 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
1981Florida 27, Georgia Tech 6
1980Florida 45, Georgia Tech 12
1979Georgia Tech 7, Florida 7
1978Georgia Tech 17, Florida 13
1966Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12Orange Bowl
1963Georgia Tech 9, Florida 0

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