Georgia vs. Auburn

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1957, page 68

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  Georgia Scores Auburn Before Going Down, so COLUMBUS. Ca, Nov. l6 R.-Underdog Georgia scared mighty Auburn within an inch of its nationally ranked life today but the unbeaten Tigers dug in and squeaked to a SO Southeastern Conference VIC tory before $4,000. A 15-yard penalty helped Auburn get its touchdown with less than a minute left in the first half. After that a fierce Bulldog defense stopped Auburn at every turn. Late in the fourth period, Auburn drove II yards only to lose the ball at the Georgia /, when the Bulldogs held Lloyd Nix for no gain on a fourth down quarterback sneak. All-America end candidate Jimmy Phillips, q stalwart all afternoon, got the touchdown that kept Auburn unbeaten and the leading candidate for the Southeastern Conference cham pionship. Phillips pulled in a four yard pass from Nix after a personal

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Officially, Georgia leads 66–⁠56–⁠8; as played, 64–⁠53–⁠6 in the 123 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.