Georgia at Maryland
Saturday, October 10, 1953 Share
No. 4 Maryland beat Georgia 40–13. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Maryland led the series 3–1–1.
FinalAttendance 27,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 11, 1953, page 66
Read the text
MARYLAND, 40 GEORGIA, 13 Fast California Team Shocks Penn, 400, In Game Rated Even PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.-A big, fast California football team, skillfully piloted by Paul Larson, rudely removed Pennsylvania from the undefeated ranks today, 400. The overwhelming. score was a big surprise. The teams were
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)
Maryland 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgia–Maryland gameMaryland leads 3–2–1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1973 | Georgia 17, Maryland 16 | Peach Bowl |
| 1953 | Maryland 40, Georgia 13 | |
| 1952 | Maryland 37, Georgia 0 | |
| 1951 | Maryland 43, Georgia 7 | |
| 1950 | Georgia 27, Maryland 7 | |
| 1947 | Georgia 20, Maryland 20 | Gator Bowl |
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gamevs. LSUOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonGeorgia in 1953
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
Maryland
- Next gameat North CarolinaOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonMaryland in 1953
- ProgramMaryland history and records