Tulane at Georgia Tech

Saturday, October 22, 1960

Georgia Tech beat Tulane 14–⁠6. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 19–⁠7.

AwayTulane3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1960
6
HomeGeorgia Tech5–⁠5 in 1960
14

FinalHigh 67°F, low 46°FAttendance 43,608

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: INTERcEPTION PADS MARGIN Georgia ech DeoIs , Tulane 14-6 Setback.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1960, page 1

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    INTERcEPTION PADS MARGIN Georgia ech DeoIs , Tulane 14–⁠6 Setback. & ATLANTA. oct. 20 CAP1made . leapins pass intercept ton today and raced 81 yards for q touchdown to haul Georgia Tech out Of danger an into q l4–⁠6 football victory over Tulane. Georgia Tech was protecting Ia T-6 lead In the Southeastern Conference clash when the pint sized Williamson made his acrobatic grab Of q high pass by Tulane Quarterback Bill Nugent late in the third quarter and turned the defensive gem into six points. Tulane scored first after Hanback, Adrian Colon recovered-a tumble at the Engfneers’ Il. Tulane scored in two plays with Nugent throwing q l5-yard pass to Halfback Tommy Mason for the touch down. It was Mason’s third touchdown reception of the season. Tulane missed the extra point. and Georgia Tech tool the kickoff and drove IS yards for the tying touchdown in IL plays. Halfback Chick Granine scored on . 12-yafd run, and Tommy Wells kicked the point. Then came Willialnson’s spec tacular interception and an. other extra point by Wells. The victory gave Georgia Tech q 4–⁠2 season record. Tulane has one victory, three losses and q tie. Tulane used the fourth quarter for its most spirited offensive efforts Of the game: The Green. Tide drove to Georgia

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 Tech 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia Tech leads 37–⁠13 in 50 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.

Recent meetings
2015Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10
2014Georgia Tech 38, Tulane 21
1982Georgia Tech 19, Tulane 13
1981Tulane 27, Georgia Tech 10
1980Tulane 31, Georgia Tech 14
1979Tulane 12, Georgia Tech 7

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