Florida State at Georgia
Saturday, October 31, 1959 Share
No. 14 Georgia beat Florida State 42–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 53°F, 0.27 in. of rainAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1959, page 41
Read the text
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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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Florida State–Georgia gameGeorgia leads 7–4–1 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2023 | Georgia 63, Florida State 3 | Orange Bowl |
| 2002 | Georgia 26, Florida State 13 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1984 | Florida State 17, Georgia 17 | Citrus Bowl |
| 1965 | Florida State 10, Georgia 3 | |
| 1964 | Florida State 17, Georgia 14 | |
| 1962 | Florida State 18, Georgia 0 |
Around this game
Florida State
- Next gamevs. William & MaryNov. 14, 1959
- SeasonFlorida State in 1959
- ProgramFlorida State history and records
Georgia
- Next gamevs. FloridaNov. 7, 1959
- SeasonGeorgia in 1959
- ProgramGeorgia history and records