Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 8, 1930. Vanderbilt kept the Gold Cowbell

Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 6–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 7–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayVanderbilt8–⁠2 in 1930
6
HomeGeorgia Tech2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1930
0

FinalHigh 60°F, low 34°FAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: VANDERBILT BEATS GEORGIA Tech, SO Fumbles and Wild Passes Coupled With Hard Line Play Feature.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1930, page 1

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    VANDERBILT BEATS GEORGIA Tech, SO Fumbles and Wild Passes Coupled With Hard Line Play Feature. By the Associated Press. A TLANTA, November 8.-vsnder- ~ bits Commodores won their IL annual game with Georgia Tech here today, TO 0, In a contest marked by frequent fumbles, wild passing and hard line play. Vanderbilt scored Its single touch down early IN the second period as Askew scooted around left end for 20 yards after snatching lateral pass from Thomas. Schwartz missed his placement kick for the extra point On several occasions Vanderbilt was in scoring position by virtue Of Tech f1mbles, but could not muster the necessary drive to punch over another touchdown. Vanderbilt threw passes all over the premises, but completed only four for less than so yards. In desperate EFFORT to score in the final period, Coach Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech rushed In halfback Doug Graydon, who was held out Of the starting lineup because Of injuries. Graydon threw pass after pass, but succeex9d In completing but one for 10 yardtA Vanderbilt outgAined Tech and rolled up nine first dowf6 to Techs six.

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: IS Hop on Toward Pennant, Beating Rice 200 Georgia Tech :. Beaten 6 to 0 ), By Vanderbilt

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 9, 1930, page 1

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    IS Hop on Toward Pennant, Beating Rice 200 Georgia Tech :. Beaten 6 to 0 ), By Vanderbilt ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 8-P-van>, derbilt’s Commodores won their n nual game with Georgia Tech here today 6 to 0 in a contest marked by frequent fumbles. wild passing and hard line play. Vanderbilt scored its single touchdown early In the second period as Askew scooted around left end for 20 yards after sn2tching a lateral pass from Thomas. Schwartz miss ed his placement kick for the extra point. On several occasions Vanderbilt vas IN scoring position BY virtue OF Tech fumbles. but could not muster the necessary drive to punch over another touchdown.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: GRID SCORES 2 ON SATURDAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, November 10, 1930, page 5 (results column)

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    GRID SCORES 2 ON SATURDAY The. following are scores of i’m portant football games played las Saturday in various parts of the States: Army 13; Illinois 0. Cornell 54 Hobart O. Georgia T; New York University Michigan 6; Harvard 3. Yale 66; Alfred 0. Brown 32; Tufts T. Pittsburgh r; Carnegie Tech 6. Syracuse T; Penn State 0. Notre Dame 60; Pennsylvania 20. Georgetown 20; Boston College 19. Fordham IS; Detroit University T. Duke IA; Kentucky ‘. F Dartmouth 43 Alleghany IA. Colgate 54; Columbia O. Lehigh 13; Princeton g. North Dakota State II; Michigan State 19. z Ohio State 27; Navy 0. Nebraska 16; Kansas 0. Purdue 26; Chicago T. Northwestern 25; Indiana O. Washington State 33; Idaho ‘. Stanford, 25; University of Wash- ington ‘. Vanderbilt 6; Georgia Tech 0. Iowa O; Missouri IA. Wisconsin 58; South Dakota State ‘. Alabama 20; Florida O. < Texas and M. T; Southern Metho- dist 13. Wyoming 21; Colorado Aggies 6. Texas Christian 20; Rice 0. Oregon T; University of California at Los Angeles 0. Southern California “A; California O.

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)

Vanderbilt 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia Tech leads 20–⁠15–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27Birmingham Bowl
2016Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7
2009Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31
2003Georgia Tech 24, Vanderbilt 17
2002Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3
1967Georgia Tech 17, Vanderbilt 10

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