Georgia Tech at North Carolina

Saturday, November 1, 1930

Georgia Tech and North Carolina tied 6–⁠6. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 4–⁠1–⁠1 as played.

AwayGeorgia Tech2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1930
6
HomeNorth Carolina5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1930
6

FinalHigh 53°F, low 31°FAttendance 23,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: TAR HEELS TIE WITH GEORGIA TECH, &c Branch Puts Over First Score When He SHARES Short Pass and Runs go Yards to Goal.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 2, 1930, page 77

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    TAR HEELS TIE WITH GEORGIA TECH, &c Branch Puts Over First Score When He SHARES Short Pass and Runs go Yards to Goal. CHAPEL HILL, N c., November l. The Tar Heels of North Carolina and Georgia Techs Golden Tornado bat tied to a 6–⁠6 deadlock here this after noon before $4,000 spectators in Kenan Memorial Stadium. Carolina scored first in the second period. Johnny Branch, slippery and diminutive quarterback, shared seven yard pass tossed by Jim Wagner and ran 20 yards for the touchdown Branch missed the kick. Techs marker also came in the sec ond period, when Hart slipped away from the 26-yard line for a dash across the goal. The score came after drive from the 45-yard line. In the opening quarter Chuck Col Inns eleven carried the ball to Techs 16-yard line, but their final effort for A first down, a pass Wagner to Slusser, lacked a yard, and the visitors took the ball. The Golden Tornado threatened in the third period. but the Tar Heels stiffened on their own 4-yard line and took the ball after the Techmen had carried 1t Al yards down the field. Both teams resorted to passing game in the final period in desperate efforts TO break the deadlock, but neither’s goal was seriously endangered The Carolinians completed IA of % passes attempted in the game, while the Georgians made two good out of six tries. TECH registered only 8 first downs, while North Carolina MADE II.

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 74% to win.

Officially, Georgia Tech leads 34–⁠21–⁠3; as played, 34–⁠22–⁠3 in 59 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Georgia Tech 41, North Carolina 34
2023Georgia Tech 46, North Carolina 42
2022Georgia Tech 21, North Carolina 17
2021Georgia Tech 45, North Carolina 22
2019North Carolina 38, Georgia Tech 22
2018Georgia Tech 38, North Carolina 28

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