Georgia Tech at Tennessee

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  Evening star, November 6, 1955, page 67

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  Georgia Tech Tied, IT BY Fired-Up Tennessee KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Nov. S PA fred band Of Tenn essee Volunteers battied Georgia Tech, the nations eighth ranking football team, to q TT tie today before an overflow tfrong Of $4,000. |, The eager young Vols, obyiously at q high pitch for the game, took the opening kickoff and rambled So yards In nine running plays for their lone touchdown. The Engineers turned back repeatedly IN the second and third periods, finally mounted q scoring drive midway the fourth quarter to tie the score. The tie probably eliminated Tech from the conference title chase, but 1t should have little effect on the engineers hopes for a post-season bowl game. Tailback johnny Majors, a constant threat to Tech with his running and passing, maneuyered the Vols to their touchdown before hundreds OF fans found their seats, On the first play after the kickoff. the I65spound Hunt land, Tenn. speAdster raced IS yards. and eight plays later sophomore Ftiilhack Tommy Priest converted. Quarterback Wade Mitchell directed Tech to its touchdown on a beautiful 55-yard march, sending Fullback Dickie Mattison and HaIfbacks George Vol Ikert and Paul Rotenberry crash ing the Vol line repeatedly. Mitchell. who completed 2 Of | Is passes for go yards. nailed

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Tennessee leads 26–⁠17–⁠2 in 45 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.