SMU at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 3, 1953 Share
No. 9 Georgia Tech beat SMU 6–4. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 65°FAttendance 37,000
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL — GEORGIA TECH-SMUThe Engineers of Georgia Tech squeak through a narrow 6 to 4 victory as they play host to the Mustangs. Only a last-ditch goal line stand keeps them in the winning column
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every SMU–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 8–2–1 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 1969 | Georgia Tech 24, SMU 21 | |
| 1959 | Georgia Tech 16, SMU 12 | |
| 1958 | SMU 20, Georgia Tech 0 | |
| 1957 | SMU 0, Georgia Tech 0 | |
| 1956 | Georgia Tech 9, SMU 7 | |
| 1955 | Georgia Tech 20, SMU 7 |
Around this game
SMU
- Next gamevs. MissouriOct. 9, 1953
- SeasonSMU in 1953
- ProgramSMU history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat TulaneOct. 10, 1953
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1953
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records