Georgia Tech at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 15, 1930

Pennsylvania beat Georgia Tech 34–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayGeorgia Tech2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1930
7
HomePennsylvania5–⁠4 in 1930
34

FinalHigh 66°F, low 57°F, 0.13 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENN OvERWHELMS GEORGIA TECH, A-7 Golden Tornado Shows Fight in Third Quarter and Gets Lone Score.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1930, page 1

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    PENN OvERWHELMS GEORGIA TECH, A-7 Golden Tornado Shows Fight in Third Quarter and Gets Lone Score. By the Associated Press. DHILADELPHIA, November 49, - Avenging a defeat that had stood on her books for Is years, the University of Pennsylvania foot ball team defeated the Georgia Tech Golden Tomatoes, “a to 7, on Franklin Field today. Thirty thousand persons, including Bobby Jones, golf champion and Georgia Tech Alumnus, watched the game, the latter part Of which was played in q drizzling rain. Hart Scores for South. A whirlwind attack in the first half, which netted Pennsylvania three toucndowns, virtually decided the issue; Inc Golden Tomatoes showed night In the third quarter and scored their only touchdown, but the Southerners faded again after that flash and the Qvakers added two more touchdowns. Charlie Greene Bill Graupner, Spike Coils and George Munger lugged the ball across the goal line for Pennsylvdlia, while Hart, Techs halfback, tai lied the touchdown for the Southerners Penn Uses Air. Pennsylvania’s attack, despite slip perry ball and a soggy field, was principally by way of the air route, while Tech refused to take chance throwing the ball around and kept battering 81 the Quaker line. The game was one Of the longest on Franklin Field In years. The weather was too warm for foot ball and time outs we’re frequent.

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)

Pennsylvania 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1931Pennsylvania 13, Georgia Tech 12
1930Pennsylvania 34, Georgia Tech 7
1917Georgia Tech 41, Pennsylvania 0

Around this game

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Pennsylvania