Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Saturday, September 29, 1945 Share
Georgia Tech beat North Carolina 20–14. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 9–3–2 as played.
FinalHigh 88°F, low 65°FAttendance 22,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 1, 1945, page 3
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1945 GRlDIR0N IRRESISTABLE5 BEGIN 10 ROLL JuQqernduts Uncovered in First Big Weekend of PoWerhouse Clashes Football fireworks popped all over the nation on Saturday when the gridiron powers bumped into each other in wholesale numbers for the first time of the campaign. Army, Ohio State, Oklahoma A & M, Yale, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Washington and Washington State among others of footballs blue book took the wraps off their Saturdays heroes and there was plenty to see. The Army, with Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard hitting on all cylin- ders, rolled over the Airforce Person. nel Distribution Command Comets 32–0. This week the Cadets will face Wake Forests Deacons, who lost 7–6 to Tennesse. Ohio State, with Paul Sarringhause breaking loose for four touchdowns, subdued Missouri 47–6 and will open it’s Big Ten Competition against Iowa. The Hawkeyes edged out Bergstrom Field 14–13 The Navy, in walloping Villanova 49–0, showed so many talented backs that visiting Scouts went away shak- ing their heads. The Duke Blue Devils also displayed plenty of punch in rolling up 76–0 over Bogue Fields Marines. Notre Danes Hughie Devore and Georgia Techs Bobby Dodds both got off on the right foot as the Irish defeated Illinois TO and Georgia Tech came back to nose out North Carolina 20–14.

The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., October 1, 1945, page 3 (results column)
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Saturday viii See Football Tops in Fray New York, Oct. 1-AP-FootBan fireworks will pop all over the ma ton on Saturday when the gridiron powers pump into each other in wholesale numbers for the first time OF the campaign. The top contests will pit Navy against the high scoring Duke at Durham, and Notre Dame against Georgia Tech at Atlanta. The Navy, in waloping Villanoya 1910, showed so many talented backs that visiting scouts went away shaking their heads The Duke Blue Devils also displayed plenty Of punch in rolling up $50 over Bogue Fields Marines. Notre Danes Hughie Devore and Georgia Techs Bobby Dodds both got OFF on the right foot as the Irish defeated Illinois 10 and Georgia Tech came back to nose out North Carolina 20–14. Ohio State, with Paul Starring haus breaking loose for four touch down. subdued Missouri 47–6 and will open its Big Ten competition against Iowa. The Hawkeyes edged out Bergstrom Field 1913. Yale, PIT winner over Little Tufts, will try to uphold Ivy League prestige against Holy Cross which nipped Dartmouth 1876. The latter squad appears in for another whip. ping from the three-deep Penn Quakers who trampled Brown 500. Columbia walloped Lafayette 40-l4 and will tangle with Syracuse, beat. en- rs by Temple. Michigan paster Michigan State 400; Oklahoma BANKED Nebraska 200; Purdue edged out Great Lakes 20–6; Wisconsin overwhelm. ed Marquette 40–13, Texas showed under Southwestern $50; Texas A. e. NJ. halted Texas Tech 1856; Texas Christian squeezed past Bay. lor &c, Colorado surprised Colo RADIO College 1870: Nevada shellack. ed Utah 1914 and U. c. L. A. over came San Diego Naval 20–14. The Gaeis Of St. Mary’s defeated Stock. ton Army Air Base 26-O In a Sun. day tilt. -
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 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgia Tech–North Carolina gameOfficially, Georgia Tech leads 34–21–3; as played, 34–22–3 in 59 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.
Around this game
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. Notre DameOct. 6, 1945
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1945
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records
North Carolina
- Next gameat Virginia TechOct. 6, 1945
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1945
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

