Georgia Tech at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1940, page 37

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  Worst Georgia Tech Beating in Decade Given by Duke Blue Devils Reach Goal From First Scrimmoqe, Go On to AIT Win Dy lDe Associated fTeSS. DURHAM. N. c., Nov. 2.-Duke scored on the first Scrimmage play today, turned loose a barrage OF passes mixed with powerful and deceptive line plays, and routed Georgia Tech, Al to T. to celebrate home coming before a crowd of $4,000. Big Jasper Davis, hard-running Duke fullback, headed over his left guard, cut back to his right and raced 78 yards untouched by any Tech man on the first Duke play The Blue Devils passed for two more touchdowns in the first quarter and after that Coach Wallace Wade kept relief men streaming in and out of the game while most of the starters warmed the bench Veterans followers of Tech said it was the worst defeat inflicted upon the Yellowjacket team since Florida scored a 55-to-7 victory about a decade ago Tech was held to two first downs on passes in the first half, but four minutes before the game ended the Engineers obtained dividends on the aerial game by setting up a touch down.

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.