Georgia Tech at Alabama

Saturday, November 15, 1941

No. 9 Alabama beat Georgia Tech 20–⁠0. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 13–⁠11–⁠3.

AwayGeorgia Tech3–⁠6 in 1941
0
Home9Alabama9–⁠2 in 1941
20

FinalHigh 71°F, low 35°FAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 17, 1941, page 1

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    gest surprise by downing Ford ham. This time the Panthers proved it was no fake by down ing Nebraska. A 75-yard run by Edgar Jones in the last minute decided the issue. SWEET REVENGE-Tennes beaten by Boston College in the Sugar Bowl on New Years Day turned tables on the Fasteners, ii to z. CHAMPS AGAIN – Alabama won its fifth successive Southern Conference title, trimming Georgia Tech. 20 to 0. OUR ALL AMERICANS-Bob Westfall, Michigan’s brilliant full back, and Vince Banonis, u. of DIS great center. practically cinched their berths over the weekend. ONE MAN SHOW-Bill Dudley, Virginia’s All-American can didate, scored three touchdowns, passed for a fourth and kicked four extra points as his team defeated Lehigh, “a to 0. SPIKE IS HAPPY – S p | k e Briggs saw Georgetown, his alma

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)

Alabama 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Alabama leads 28–⁠21–⁠3 in 52 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.

Recent meetings
1984Georgia Tech 16, Alabama 6
1983Alabama 20, Georgia Tech 7
1982Alabama 45, Georgia Tech 7
1981Georgia Tech 24, Alabama 21
1980Alabama 26, Georgia Tech 3
1979Alabama 30, Georgia Tech 6

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