Georgia at Alabama

Saturday, November 4, 1944

Georgia beat No. 19 Alabama 14–⁠7. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 14–⁠12–⁠2.

AwayGeorgia7–⁠3 in 1944
14
Home19Alabama5–⁠2–⁠2 in 1944
7

FinalHigh 79°F, low 54°FAttendance 22,000

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Hamtramck Youth Wins for Georgia

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 5, 1944, page 15

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    Hamtramck Youth Wins for Georgia BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. A. With Hamtramck (Mich.) prod uct. Steve Nestorek, leading the way Georgia’s Bulldogs tripped Alabama here today, 14–⁠7. Nestorek, a substitute, entered the game in the second half and drove through for a series of gains. He scored the winning touchdown in the fourth period.

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. Georgia pulled the upset.

Alabama leads 45–⁠27–⁠3 in 75 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.

Recent meetings
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2025Georgia 28, Alabama 7SEC Championship
2025Alabama 24, Georgia 21
2024Alabama 41, Georgia 34
2023Alabama 27, Georgia 24SEC Championship
2021Georgia 33, Alabama 18CFP National Championship

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