Georgia at Tulane

Saturday, November 12, 1938

Tulane beat Georgia 28–⁠6. It was their 13th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 6–⁠6–⁠1.

AwayGeorgia5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1938
6
HomeTulane7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1938
28

FinalHigh 84°F, low 62°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Tulane at Lost Drubs Georgia

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1938, page 22

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    Tulane at Lost Drubs Georgia 0y tuc h6SOClAtcQ fIeSH. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-Tulane ended a three-year success sion of football losses to Georgia today when a powerfully driving ground attack ran up % points. five more than accumulated in the trio Of losing years, to 6 points for the Bulldogs. Georgia scored through the air and in the second period, but the Bulldogs could do but little toward holding Billy Payne, the Tulane substitute halfback. and Warren Drummer, the Greenies’ bid for all-America half. Payne dashed over the Georgia goal line three times, with runs Of 10, IL and II yards. and kicked one goal after touchdown from placement. Tulane made “a first downs to Georgia’s eight.

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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia leads 14–⁠10–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 12 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

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