Tulane at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, September 19, 1954, page 67

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  Sophomore Backs Lead Way As Georgia Tech Beats Tulane ATLANTA, Sept. 18.-Georgia Tech tested It’s split-T muscles today and found them lacking. but had enough tricks in its straight-T bag to crush fumblng Tulane. $50. in a Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. A pair of scintillating sophomore halfbacks, Paul Rotenberry and Jimmy Thompson, and Johnny Hunsinger, senior full back. provided most Of the ground-gaining fireworks for the Nations seventh-ranked power. Rotenberry and Hunsinger each scored q touchdown. Thompson set up another with a long run. Tulane, operating with mex perienced quarterbacks, gained freely against Techs erratic line play, but the Greenies failed to muster a scoring spark. Rotenberry, a 19-year-old speedster from Roanoke. Va, scored Techs first touchdown on a perfectly executed variation of the Yellow Jackets famed belly” play. Hunsinger faxed beautifully up the middle. fool ing Tulane and most of the 28.- 600 fans. But Rotenberry had the ball and he knitted between guard and tackle and scampered 48 yard to score.

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Georgia Tech leads 37–⁠13 in 50 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.