Georgia at Oklahoma State

Saturday, October 18, 1947

Georgia beat Oklahoma State 20–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayGeorgia7–⁠4–⁠1 in 1947
20
HomeOklahoma State3–⁠7 in 1947
7

FinalAttendance 21,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Rauch Passing Arm Deadly AS Bulldogs Triumph, POI

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 19, 1947, page 1

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    Rauch Passing Arm Deadly AS Bulldogs Triumph, POI SALTWATER, Okla, Oct. 18up – Twenty-year-old Johnny Rauch, who pitches a football as if it were a silver dollar, shone just as brightly as he passed to two touchdowns and set up another to give Georgia a 20–⁠7 victory over Oklahoma A. & M. here today. Rauch’s accuracy was amazing as he hit his receivers for scores in tie third and fourth quarters while the Aggies were able to muster the scoring punch only in the third period. Only a little behind Rauch in playing a sparkling offensive game was the Aggies’ Jim Spavitai who scored the Aggies’ only touchdown. In the first minute of the third quarter. He took a punt on his own Is yard line and snaked his way through the entire Georgia team to score. A perfectly timed block by Joe Spencer cleared his biggest obstacle. Rauch’s passing first paid Oft

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2009Oklahoma State 24, Georgia 10
2007Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14
1947Georgia 20, Oklahoma State 7
1946Georgia 33, Oklahoma State 13

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