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Clemson at Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 30, 1944

Georgia Tech beat Clemson 51–⁠0. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 19–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayClemson4–⁠5 in 1944
0
HomeGeorgia Tech8–⁠3 in 1944
51

FinalHigh 76°F, low 64°F, 0.03 in. of rainAttendance 15,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Georgia Routs Clemson With Air Attack, $40

    Evening star, October 1, 1944, page 20

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    Georgia Routs Clemson With Air Attack, $40 ztSSUCldVUW ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 30.-Taking to the air when stymied on the ground, a spirited Georgia Tech eleven lashed out in evrey quarter here today to open their season with 51–⁠0 rout of Clemson. The Yellow Jackets, Sugar Bowl and Southeastern Conference cham pions, completed eight of II passes, one for touchdown, while the Tigers connected with one in IA at tempts, good for 19 yards.

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 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Clemson–Georgia Tech game

Officially, Georgia Tech leads 51–⁠36–⁠2; as played, 52–⁠34–⁠2 in the 88 games on file; the official count covers all 90 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 21
2023Clemson 42, Georgia Tech 21
2022Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10
2021Clemson 14, Georgia Tech 8
2020Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7
2019Clemson 52, Georgia Tech 14

Around this game

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