Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 8, 1930. Vanderbilt kept the Gold Cowbell Share
Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 6–0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 7–5–1.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 34°FAttendance 25,000
In the newspapers

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.

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 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.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 20–15–3 in 38 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.
| 2024 | Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27 | Birmingham Bowl |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7 | |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31 | |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech 24, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3 | |
| 1967 | Georgia Tech 17, Vanderbilt 10 |
Around this game
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. TennesseeNov. 15, 1930
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1930
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaNov. 15, 1930
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1930
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

