Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 20, 1928 Share
Georgia Tech beat Notre Dame 13–0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 6–1.
FinalAttendance 35,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1928, page 1
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Georgia Tech Registers First Victory Over Notre Dame, 1910 ball over and Mizell added the final point of the game with his toe. HOLSTERS Miss Chances. In between these two touchdowns Techs brilliant defense checked every counter thrust by the Rockne Ramblers, who missed two bright chances to score in the second and third periods After their most sustained march of the game, an advance of Sc yards to Techs 6-yard line on an assortment of plays featuring Niemiec, Chevigny and Dew. the HoosierS lost the ball on downs. They failed to show scoring punch after a break” had given them pass was ruled complete because of Tech interference with the receiver Again, in the third quarter, Notre Dame, after a we’ll placed punt by Niemiec that went out of bounds on Techs 2-yard mark, recovered the ball on the 10-yard line through a poor punt by Mizell. Four successive plays Melted only yard, and Tech recovcred the ball as a pass grounded over the goal line. Where the Tech forwards had thrown Noire Danes backs for big losses at critical moments earlier in the game, the secondary defense came to the rescue in the last period. In dcsperaton Notre Danes passer, Niemiec, hurled the ball from all parts of the field He completed two sensational heaves to Colerick for gains of 18 yards each time. but Mizell broke up the most serious threat by intercepting q pass and running 80 yards. Lumpkin intercepted two more, and the game closed as Quarterback Durant intersepted fourth toss.
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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Georgia Tech gameNotre Dame leads 31–6–1 in 38 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gamevs. DrakeOct. 27, 1928
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1928
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat North CarolinaOct. 27, 1928
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1928
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

