Auburn at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, October 19, 1947, page 44

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  Georgia Tech Passes Defeat Auburn, III ATLANTA, Oct. 18. - Georgia Tech took to the air today for three touchdowns after a 69-yard scoring sprint by Fullback Frank ziegler to down a plucky Auburn eleven, 27–⁠7, and remain undefeated in four foot ball games. The Tigers braced at their goal on several occasions, but Tech took to the overhead to accomplish what the ground attack couldn’t. The Jackets, in yielding their first points of the season to an S0-yard scoring drive engineered by Travis Tidwell’ S accurate passing, held the upper hand throughout. A crowd of $1,000 looked on. Ziegler, a Sophomore with speed and power, hammered the Tiger lines to shreds except in the shadow of the goal. There Auburn was a stubborn outfit and twice repulsed threats when Tech had first downs at the 3-yard line and the two.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 22, 1947, page 3 (results column)

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  MIC ICHIGAN IS VOTED FIRST PLACE Sp0RTsWpITERS;; N0TRE DAME IN 2ND SPOT Ioy JAOA iAA4Nl NEW YORK, Oct. c2-LR-M Mich san has been stamped as the No. team of the nation by the na- ions sportswriters participating in he weekly Associate Press foot all roll as a result of it’s fourth traight lopsided victory. After digesting Saturdays results hat included 4921 Michigan omp over Northwestern, AT of he 136 writers participating in he most extensive AP poll in his tory, voted first place ot the Vol terines. Michigan led last week but its margin was not as secure. Notre Dame remained a strong second hoice on the basis Of total points put drew only 21 firsts. On the basis of ten points for a first place rote, nine for second and so on, Michigan had 179O points to 1853 CT the Irish who downed Nebraska, P1–⁠0. As the two top teams never aneet it is possible that their rela- live merits never will be determ- med Michigan faces Minnesota his week while Notre Dame plays oWa. Ten writers thought Texas had he best ball club in the land and here were enough others who were impressed to give them third place in the standings with 1851 points Texas downed Arkansas, i16. in preparation for a rugged itruggle with Rice. On Pacific Coast Pacific Coast football, on the way back after a few slim years, Eas represented twice in the first en. California, with one first place vote, was fourth after suhmerging Washington State, 21–⁠6, and 5outhern California, their chief ri- 7al for the Rose Bowl spot, placed enth on a 48–⁠6 rout of Oregon State. California plays Southern Cal Saturday in the Big Game” En the Pacific slope. Illinois was ranked fifth, nov ng up a peg on a 4O-13 victory over Minnesota, and Army took over sixth place after its easy 40- game with VPI. Georgia Tech Seventh Georgia Techs 27–⁠7 decision pver Auburn earned seventh place Rnd the Engineers may do better next week as their united |eam meets Citadel Saturday. Pennsylvania, 34-l4 winners over Columbia, may face struggle to hold eighth place as the Quak- EIs meet the revived Navy in one pf the weeks top Eastern games. Penn State, in ninth, continues 10 flatten all opposition, smother Ing Syracuse, 4o-0, to send it’s sea Son point total soaring to 196 The Nittany Lions fact their first est this week in West Virginia, another perfect record powerhouse. In addition to California and Southern California in the first 10, the Pacific Coast placed UCLA sixteenth with 58 points and Uni Tersity of San Francisco twentieth with 13.

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Auburn leads 42–⁠41–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.