Georgia at North Carolina
Saturday, October 19, 1929 Share
Georgia beat North Carolina 19–12. It was their third meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 78°F, low 39°FAttendance 24,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1929, page 79
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RALLY BY GEORGIA BEATS TAR HEELS North Carolina Team Bows Under Spirited Attack of Bull Dogs. ~ HAPEL HILL, N. c., October 19.-In a magnificent come back the Georgia Bulldogs ~ achieved a 19-to-12 triumph over the North Carolina Tar heels at Kenan Stadium today before an assemblage estimated at $4,000. The Bulldogs. conquerors of Yale, got the jump. feathers recovered Branch’s tumble on his own etyard line early line Benny Rothste lit the line thrice and made the first touchdown on his third thrust. Smith failed to kick goal. In the second period North Carolina squared the match when a pass from Magner to Slusser, amid freakish cir cumstances, proved good for a gain of “a yards. A line play failed to make the extra point. TarheeIs Take Lead. From a SIS deadlock at half time, the Tarheels, with a sustained attack. drove down the field from the KICKOFF to a subsequent touchdown. Wagner speared bullet pass from Branch for yards and then. smashed off-tackle for the two additional yards needed. Spaulding’s kick was wide. In the third the Tarheels found themselves continuously with their backs to the wall. Downs and Chandler got busy. A 6O-yard punt return by Downs, a pass to Chandler, and the second touchdown was made. Smith again failed and the score was IL to IL. Georgia’s final score was built upon the circumstance of Magner’s tumble. recovered by Maddox. which gave the Georgians the ball on Cardinals 2syard line.

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 21, 1929, page 5 (results column)
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GRID GAMES ON SATURDAY The following are scores of i’m portant football games played last Saturday afternoon in various parts of the states Uni versity of Washington 13; Washington State 20. Fordham ‘; Holy Cross O. Dartmouth 34, Columbia O. Georgia 19; North Carolina 12. Harvard 20; Army 20. Wittenburg 13; Hidelberg O.. Carnegie Tech o; Washington and Jefferson O. New York ‘; Penn State 0. Dickinson T; George Washing ton 6. Navy 45; Duke 13. Northwestern 14 Minnesota 26. Notre Dame 19; Wisconsin o. Ohio State 2; Michigan 0. Cornell 13; Princeton ‘. California 12; Pennsylvania 2. Yale IA; Brown 6. Utah 40; Colorado 0. Stanford 40; Oregon State ‘. Oregon 34; Idaho T. Southern California a GA; Occi- dental 0. Amherst 21; Hamilton 6.
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)
North Carolina 67% to win. Georgia pulled the upset.
The series
Every Georgia–North Carolina gameGeorgia leads 16–6–2 in 24 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.
| 2016 | Georgia 33, North Carolina 24 | |
| 1971 | Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 | Gator Bowl |
| 1966 | Georgia 28, North Carolina 3 | |
| 1965 | Georgia 47, North Carolina 35 | |
| 1964 | Georgia 24, North Carolina 8 | |
| 1963 | North Carolina 28, Georgia 7 |
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gameat FloridaOct. 26, 1929
- SeasonGeorgia in 1929
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
North Carolina
- Next gamevs. Virginia TechOct. 26, 1929
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1929
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

