Florida vs. Georgia
Saturday, November 11, 1944 Share
Georgia beat Florida 38–12. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 18–4–1.
FinalAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 12, 1944, page 17
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Georgia Takes 10 Air, Beats Florida, 1872 JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Nov. IL CUP)-The Georgia Bulldogs took a liking TO the Florida AIR today and. before 1900 fans. shook off a two-touchdown handicap with daring passes to beat Florida, 1912. Four OF Georgia’S scores were made on passes. and an aerial set up another. The Billy Hodges TO Reid Moseley combination was especially effective. resulting in the two scores near the end Of the first half that sent Georgia ahead for the first time.

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1944, page 22
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Georgia. F|ashy Passing Defeats Florida, 1872 by lHt ASSOCIdleu FfeSS. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. IL Recovering rapidly from an early Florida onslaught, Georgia’s foot ball team unleashed spectacular passing attack, keyed by fast backs and ends, to defeat the Gators. 3S to IL, here today. Florida scored two touchdowns, one on an 80-yard gallop by Ken Mclean and the other on a 44-yard forward lateral executed by Jim Dyer. Dewell Rushing and Bobby Forbes, and a 12-to-0 lead.

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 13, 1944, page 2 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES FOuOWlQS dIt lllC liAletA oNOi SS “ leading football games played ovel the weekend: Notre Dame 0; Army 59 Illinois 0; Michigan 15. Yale 13; Brown o. Navy 48; Cornell 0. Michigan State 33 University o1 Maryland 0. Cherry Point Marines ‘, Bain- bridge 50. Colgate IS; Holy Cross 19. Swarthmore 2l; New York Uni versity 0. U. S. Coast Guard 19; Dart mouth 0. Columbia ‘; Penn 35. Franklin & Marshall 0; Ursinus 3. Penn State T; Temple 6. Bloomsburg Teachers O. Drexel 30. Alameda Coast Guard 2; St. Mary’s Navy 0. Virginia State 61; Lincoln Uni versity 0. Georgia 38; Florida 12. AAF ‘; Wichita University 13. College City of New York O.; Bucknell 73 Lehigh 0; West Virginia Il. Indiana IA; Minnesota 19 Purdue 27; Northwestern ‘. Iowa ‘; Wisconsin 26. Iowa State 19; Nebraska 6. PIT Boat Squadron 13; Harvard 0. Norwich 0; Connecticut IA. Presbyterian T; South Carolina 28. William & Mary 0; North Caro- lima 0. Mississippi 6; Alabama 34. Pittsburgh 19; Ohio State 54. Muhlenberg 6; Princeton 16. Rice T., Arkansas l2 .’ Oklahoma A & M l3; University of Texas 8. Texas Tech 0; Texas Christian IA Third Air Force 10; Great Lakes 12. Bunker Hill T; Iowa Seahawks 33. Lafayette 39; Rutgers 0. New Hampshire 19; Maine l4. Mississippi State 26; Auburn 21. Clemson ST; VIII 12, Duke 34 Wake Forest 0. Virginia 39; Richmond University 0. North Carolina 33; Georgia Navy Is. Clark ‘, Tennessee State 6. Florida A & M IA; Tuskegee 13. Miami 33; Ohio Wesleyan 20 Drake 3l; Missouri Valley 0. Kansas State Is; Kansas IA. Tulsa 51; Southwestern G. Texas A & VI 39; Southern Methodist 6. Missouri 2l; Oklahoma 21, tie. DePauW 6; Oberlin 0. Georgia Tech 34; Tulane ‘. UCLA ‘; California 0. March Field 28; Washington 0. Utah State B. Idaho, Southern Branch, T. Denver 41; New Mexico G. Utah 21; Colorado College 6. St. Mary’s Pre-flight 32; Alameda Coast Guard 13. Randolph Field 25 Maxwell Field Olathe, Kansas, Naval Clippers l3; Warrensburg Teachers l2. Fleet City Bluejackets 19; Ne vada 9 Louisiana Tech 0; Louisiana Normal 0, tie. Central Iowa IA; Luther T. San Francisco Coast Guard Pilots 13; College of Pacific 0. Milligan 20; Catawba 13.
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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Florida–Georgia gameGeorgia leads 58–44–2 in 104 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.
| 2025 | Georgia 24, Florida 20 | |
| 2024 | Georgia 34, Florida 20 | |
| 2023 | Georgia 43, Florida 20 | |
| 2022 | Georgia 42, Florida 20 | |
| 2021 | Georgia 34, Florida 7 | |
| 2020 | Florida 44, Georgia 28 |
Around this game
Florida
- Next gamevs. Camp BlandingSept. 22, 1945
- SeasonFlorida in 1944
- ProgramFlorida history and records
Georgia
- Next gamevs. AuburnNov. 18, 1944
- SeasonGeorgia in 1944
- ProgramGeorgia history and records

