Alabama at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 14, 1942 Share
No. 2 Georgia Tech beat No. 5 Alabama 7–0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 13–12–3.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 37°FAttendance 34,000
In the newspapers

Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 15, 1942, page 18
Read the text
Georgia Tech 4 Still Unbedten, Tops Alabama Losers Score Twice but Penalties Cancel Chance for Victory ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. u luPl. “A powerful Georgia Tech steven, led by its freshman star, Clint castleberry, took a ons-touchdown lead In the first period and held 70 It tenaciously today to defeat Alabama’s Crimson Tide, 10, before q capacity crowd OF $4,000. Techs victory, its eighth OF the season, preserved It’s perfect rec ord. The Yellow Jackets displayed q powerful attack, and defensive game that time and again halted Alabama drives In scoring territory. castleberry came into the game midway In the first period. He pro- |ceeded to take an Alabama punt on his own 10 and return II to the Tech 80, almost getting away.
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)
Georgia Tech 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Alabama–Georgia Tech gameAlabama leads 28–21–3 in 52 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.
| 1984 | Georgia Tech 16, Alabama 6 | |
| 1983 | Alabama 20, Georgia Tech 7 | |
| 1982 | Alabama 45, Georgia Tech 7 | |
| 1981 | Georgia Tech 24, Alabama 21 | |
| 1980 | Alabama 26, Georgia Tech 3 | |
| 1979 | Alabama 30, Georgia Tech 6 |
Around this game
Alabama
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltNov. 21, 1942
- SeasonAlabama in 1942
- ProgramAlabama history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. FloridaNov. 21, 1942
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1942
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

