Davidson at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 25, 1950

Georgia Tech beat Davidson 46–⁠14. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 10–⁠1.

AwayDavidson3–⁠6 in 1950
14
HomeGeorgia Tech5–⁠6 in 1950
46

Finallow 2°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Georgia Tech Routs Davidson, 46 10 IA

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1950, page 45

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    Georgia Tech Routs Davidson, 46 10 IA ATLANTA. Nov. 25.-Georgia Techs Joe salome passed for two early touchdowns and called strategy for three more in the first half today as Tech downed Davidson. 46–⁠14. Tech sent in the reserves in the final half. obviously conserving strength for the traditional game with Georgia next week. Subfreezing temperatures kept the passing game Of both Tech and Davidson erratic. Salome put on the best passing performance. Davidson’s Auburn Lambeth sell dom had time to get set until the final half when the Jackets were playing reserves. Even then, the cold made receivers’ fingers brittle. and the frozen ground caused more than one receiver to slip after getting into the clear. Davidson’s two touchdowns came in the second half. The first came when Thenton Davis intercepted George Maloof’s pass deep in Tech territory and Roy White bucked a touchdown over a play later. Lambeth set up the second with a Is yard pass to Dave Williams on the one. Lambeth sneaked over on the next play.

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 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia Tech leads 12–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1953Georgia Tech 53, Davidson 0
1951Georgia Tech 34, Davidson 7
1950Georgia Tech 46, Davidson 14
1942Georgia Tech 33, Davidson 0
1922Georgia Tech 19, Davidson 0
1921Georgia Tech 70, Davidson 0

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