Georgia at Oklahoma State
Saturday, October 18, 1947 Share
Georgia beat Oklahoma State 20–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 2–0.
FinalAttendance 21,000
In the newspapers

The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 19, 1947, page 1
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Georgia–Oklahoma State gameGeorgia leads 3–1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 2009 | Oklahoma State 24, Georgia 10 | |
| 2007 | Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14 | |
| 1947 | Georgia 20, Oklahoma State 7 | |
| 1946 | Georgia 33, Oklahoma State 13 |
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gamevs. AlabamaOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonGeorgia in 1947
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
Oklahoma State
- Next gameat DrakeOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonOklahoma State in 1947
- ProgramOklahoma State history and records

