Alabama at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 14, 1942

No. 2 Georgia Tech beat No. 5 Alabama 7–⁠0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 13–⁠12–⁠3.

Away5Alabama8–⁠3 in 1942
0
Home2Georgia Tech9–⁠2 in 1942
7

FinalHigh 61°F, low 37°FAttendance 34,000

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Georgia Tech 4 Still Unbedten, Tops Alabama Losers Score Twice but Penalties Cancel Chance for Victory

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 15, 1942, page 18

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    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.

Alabama leads 28–⁠21–⁠3 in 52 meetings, counting the 24 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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