Florida at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 11, 1933 Share
Georgia Tech beat Florida 19–7. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 8–1–2.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 37°FAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 12, 1933, page 55
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BULLSEYE PASSES WIN FOR TORNADO Phillips and Roberts Toss Georgia Tech to 19-to-7 Win Over Florida. A TLANTA, November IL n Marksmenship medals were 1 4 won today by Jack Phillips and Clarence Roberts, bulls eye rif1ers, as they passed Georgia Tech to a 19-to-7 triumph over Florida. The Engineers counted only one of their three touchdowns through the air, but timely and accurate tossing set the stage for the other two as Floridas tight defense repulsed their ground at tack when the goal line was neared. A powerful defense. especially In the frst half. and a little luck, enabled Florida TO hold the score as low as it was for the Gators got all the breaks” Three times the Engineers knocked at Floridas goal before they finally scored IN the first period only to have Florida push ahead by blocking a kick for a touchdown and gaining the extra point

The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, November 13, 1933, page 12 (results column)
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LINEMEN OUTSHINE BACKSIN COLLEGE GAMES OF SATURAY Bill Corbus of Stanford on Top = Montgomery Beat Navy Chicago, Nov. 13.-UP).-Led Dy Bill Corbus, Stanford guard, the unsung heroes” of the line over shadowed the backs at their own game of scoring last week. With the score tied, 7–7, Corbus Kicked two field goals from place. ment in the fourth period to give Stanford 1877 triumph over Southern California and end the IroJans’ far western supremacy. Corbus also was outstanding on de. fensive play Outstanding splayes in each sec- tion follows: Herman Everhardus, Michigan halfback-who counted the four points by which Michigan won it’s 18th straight game from Iowa. TO- 6, on a place kick after touchdown and field goal. East Ken Fairman, Princeton end who caught an 18-yard pass and plunged yards for the touch- down by which Princeton beat Dartmouth, TO. Cliff Montgomery, Columbia quarterback-who scored both touchdowns in Columbias 14–7 victory over the Navy. South Welcome Shearer, Florida cen- ter-who blocked a punt and chased it over goal for a touch down, and played potently on of- fense and defense as his team lost to Georgia Tech, 19–7. Ralph Kercheval, Kentucky fullback-who scored 15 points in kentucky’s 21–6 victory over V. M. l., running 32 yards for one touch- down, ten for another and place. kicking three extra points. Far West Willis Little Giant) Smith, Idaho quarterback-who squirmed his way S5 yards through Wash ington State team for his teams S only touchdown in 14–6 defeat. Mike Mikulak, Oregon fullback who led Oregon’s 71-yard march for the first touchdown in his teams 13–3 victory over previous ly unbeaten Oregon State.
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.
On the newsreel
- GEORGIA TECH ROUTS FLORIDA GAITORS, 19-7, IN FAST GRID CONTEST
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Florida–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 24–9–6 in 39 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.
| 1981 | Florida 27, Georgia Tech 6 | |
| 1980 | Florida 45, Georgia Tech 12 | |
| 1979 | Georgia Tech 7, Florida 7 | |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech 17, Florida 13 | |
| 1966 | Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12 | Orange Bowl |
| 1963 | Georgia Tech 9, Florida 0 |
Around this game
Florida
- Next gamevs. AuburnNov. 25, 1933
- SeasonFlorida in 1933
- ProgramFlorida history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. AlabamaNov. 18, 1933
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1933
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

