Florida at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, November 25, 1956, page 77

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  DUKE u N. CAROLINA 6 DUKE Georgia Techs Power Crushes Florida, 28-O JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. “a (R.-Georgia Tech combined Florida mistakes with Ken Owens power up the middle and Paul Rotenberry’s’ speed for a 28–⁠0 Southeastern Conference victory before $4,000 fans in the Gator Bowl today. This sixth Conference victory also kept alive Techs slim title hopes. which depend on a Ten neSsee loss to Vanderbilt next week. Florida escaped without pun ishment on its first tumble mid way the first quarter. But a minute later Jimmy Dunn’s bob BILE gave Tech an opportunity from the Florida II. Owen blasted over the middle on a series of short plunges and Toppy Vann sneaked a yard for Techs first touchdown. Florida was playing a waiting game in the second quarter when Jon May punted on first down and the strategy backf1red. The kick died at the Florida Is and on the seventh play Rotenberry was escorted by four Tech block ers into the end zone. Held to one first down in the

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Georgia Tech leads 24–⁠9–⁠6 in 39 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.