Georgia at Tulane

Saturday, November 15, 1930

Tulane beat Georgia 25–⁠0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayGeorgia7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1930
0
HomeTulane8–⁠1 in 1930
25

FinalHigh 80°F, low 68°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: DRIVING TULANE ELEVEN ROUTS GEORGIA, rs TO O After ScoreIess First Quarter, Green Wave Sweeps Over Bulldogs and Puts Them Out of Rum ming for Southern Conference Laurels.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1930, page 73

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    DRIVING TULANE ELEVEN ROUTS GEORGIA, rs TO O After ScoreIess First Quarter, Green Wave Sweeps Over Bulldogs and Puts Them Out of Rum ming for Southern Conference Laurels. his tracks after he had received q pass from Downes, Georgia quarterback. In the fourth quarter, both coaches began rushing in substitutes. Soon after the quarter opened, Whatley got loose again around right end from near centerfield and sprinted for the goal line but on the 1-foot line he was shunted out OF bounds by Downes. Payne rushed the ball within an inch Of the goal and then leaped through center for the third touchdQwn. Shortly after the kickoff F5lts intercepted pass and took the ball to the 6-yard line where he was stopped by Roberts. A penalty for Georgia put the ball on the 1-yard and Payne then plunged over for the touchdown. Glover kicked the extra point, the only one made during the game. The remainder of the game found a spent Georgia, team fighting to hold down the score.

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)

Tulane 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia leads 14–⁠10–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
1985Georgia 58, Tulane 3
1972Tulane 24, Georgia 13
1971Georgia 17, Tulane 7
1970Tulane 17, Georgia 14
1969Georgia 35, Tulane 0
1957Georgia 13, Tulane 6

Around this game

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