Duke at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 21, 1953

No. 12 Georgia Tech beat No. 15 Duke 13–⁠10. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Duke led the series 12–⁠8–⁠1.

Away15Duke7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1953
10
Home12Georgia Tech9–⁠2–⁠1 in 1953
13

FinalHigh 69°F, low 59°FAttendance 40,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Georgia Tech Defeats Duke, 1910, on Teas Late 4S-Yard Dash

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1953, page 66

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    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

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Georgia Tech 28, Duke 25
2025Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18
2024Georgia Tech 24, Duke 14
2022Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20
2021Georgia Tech 31, Duke 27
2020Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33

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