Alabama at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, November 17, 1940, page 35

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  ‘Bama 14–⁠13 Winner As Georgia Tech Bid For Field Goal Fails Nelson’s 93-Yord Dush To Score From Kickoff Big Break for Tide . ATLANTA, Nov. 16.-LiP David almost slew another Goliath today, but fate stepped in to side with the giant-Alabama’ Crimson Tide and courageous Georgia Techs noble effort failed by the slim margin of q single point. The big red-6hirted Alabama foot ball team won the argument in this Southeastern Conference duel, IA to 13, but a gamely fighting Georgia Tech team rose from an underdog role to take the edge in all figures but the scoring and barely missed penetrating for winning touch down. Some $4,000 customers, witnessing thrill after thrill, among them 93yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Alabamas great halfback, Jimmy Nelson, saw Georgia Tech roll up 16 first downs to for the Crimsons and outgain them. Georgia Tech Scores First. Hardly had the game got under way before the Yellow Jackets marched II yards only to be turned back at the Alabama 4. 1t was another drive like this that crashed to Alabama’s in the waning min utes where a desperate fieldgoal attempt for victory failed. Thwarting an Alabama threat at the 20, Georgia Tech took the ball and drove 80 yards to score in the second period. But the conversion went aWry. Then came Nelson’s spectacular run. A masterful piece of punt blocking by Alabamas alert end, Holt Rast, set the Crimson Tide up for its winning points in the third quarter. Rast blocked Hawk Cavette’s kick and it rolled out at the %. Alabama S lone pass of 13 yards helped to the Tech 2 and Paul Spencer rammed it over in four tries. Deshane’ S point after provided the victory margin. Goal Try Is Low. Georgia Tech drove back 70 yards | for a score. Still that single point behind, the yellow Jackets staged what looked the payoff. With Bates passing alternately to Webb and Ison, Tech marched from Alabama s 49 to the 9 Line smashes picked up six and Tech gambled c. a field goal. The outcome was entrusted to the toe of Roy Goree. Goree kicked too

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  The Key West citizen, November 18, 1940, page 3 (results column)

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  Harmon Nears Grange’S Observation-Disclosures Edged NOtre Dame, 20 Clinches West ern Conference Title; Florida U. Crushes Mi ami Hurricanes touchdown of the record set by Harold Red) Grange, the ia nous “Galloping Ghost” of Il linois, who was in the stands watching the Wolverine ace in action for the first time. Harmon crossed the line in the first period Saturday against Northwestern’s ! Wildcats for his thirtieth touch down of the season. Oranges record is 81. Michigan won the gridiron battle by the impressive count of 20–⁠13. Two scores in the initial period, with Harmon kicking both extra points, put the VOL verineS ahead, 14–⁠0. Northwest ern came through in the second quarter for a score and Hahnenstein raced 80 yards in the fourth for their other touchdown. Out standing performance for Michigan was credited to Bob West fall, fullback. He crossed North Westerns goal line twice and with three minutes left to play cut short by a yard the opposition’s first down on Michigan’s seven-yard line. Repeating their performance of last year, Iowa handed Notre Dame its first defeat of the sea- SON with a thrilling fourth period touchdown and successful place-kick for the extra point. After holding the Irish in check for three quarters, Capt. Mike Enich of Iowa snatched a tumble by Milt Piepul and carried the ball to Notre Danes 46-yard line. Although they lost the pigskin on the 23-yard line, their spirit was afire and they couldn’t be stop ped. From the line of scrimmage at 20 yards, the Iowans pushed their way across the goal, and before the game ended they had reached Notre Danes eight yard line in another touchdown attempt. Cornell Dartmouth Cornell defeated Dartmouth 7–⁠3 in the fourth quarter with only six seconds to play and six yards to go. Walt Schools touch down pass to Bill Murphy accomplished the feat. Harvard won its first major game of the season in downing Brown, 14–⁠0. Texas Christian lost its first gridiron battle of the year and thereby forfeited its chances of ending in a tie for the Southwest Conference title. Tex as University was the victor, 21–⁠14. Minnesota Clinched Title ! Minnesota clinched the West ern Conference title by rolling over. Purdue, 1916, for their fifth straight conference victory, remaining the only eleven Of the Big Ten undefeated. Wander bilt scored in every period except the first to whip Tennessee Tech. 2l-O. North Carolina State, spanked by Dick Watts, defeated The Citadel, 20–⁠14. Clemson scored a touchdown in the final period to tie Mem phis. 1912. Coming from behind in the fourth quarter, Tulane grabbed its first Southeast ern Conference game in walloping Georgia’s Bulldogs. 21-T3. Columbia and Navy played to a 4 ScoreleSS tie. A successful place-kick for an extra point was the margin of victory for Alabama’s Crimson Tide over Georgia Tech, 14–⁠13. Boston College ended George towns unbeaten record In a 1918 thriller. University of Florida crushed the Miami Hurricanes. 1875, for their second straight triumph over the Miami U. :. A 75-yard fourth quarter drive that ended in a touchdown gave the University of North Carolima a close victory over Duke University, 6–⁠3. Losing the seasons opener to Minnesota, Ne braska’s Cornhuskers have defeated all comerS since, annex ing their sixth straight Saturday by downing Pittsburgh’s PantherS, 81. .V.M.I. defeated Gen. tire, 10–⁠6.

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Alabama leads 28–⁠21–⁠3 in 52 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.