Duke at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 21, 1953 Share
No. 12 Georgia Tech beat No. 15 Duke 13–10. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Duke led the series 12–8–1.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 59°FAttendance 40,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1953, page 66
Read the text
Georgia Tech Defeats Duke, 1910, on Teas Late 4S-Yard Dash ATLANTA. Nov. 81. - Half back Billy Teas ran a punt back for 48 yards and a touchdown in the closing minutes today and Georgia Tech jumped back into the bowl picture with a 1910 victory over Duke. Had it not been for the mas terful running by Teas, a speedy junior from Andrews. NC. Tech fans always would have argued that the officials had robbed their Yellow Jackets of victory. The Blue Devils grabbed a 1916 lead in the third quarter. The key play in Dukes drive was lateral that brought thunder Gus boos from the sellout crowd of 10000 when officials allowed it to stand. The crowd had heard an Of ficiaPs whistle and it was sure Halfback Lloyd Caudle had been stopped at the line of scrimmage. But officials allowed his lateral to Quarterback Jerry Barger, who went % yards to (See GEORGIA TECH, CO
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Duke–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 57–35–1 in 93 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
| 2026 | Georgia Tech 28, Duke 25 | |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18 | |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech 24, Duke 14 | |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20 | |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech 31, Duke 27 | |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33 |
Around this game
Duke
- Next gamevs. North CarolinaNov. 28, 1953
- SeasonDuke in 1953
- ProgramDuke history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. GeorgiaNov. 28, 1953
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1953
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

