Tulane at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 22, 1960 Share
Georgia Tech beat Tulane 14–6. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 19–7.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 46°FAttendance 43,608
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Tulane–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 37–13 in 50 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.
| 2015 | Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10 | |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech 38, Tulane 21 | |
| 1982 | Georgia Tech 19, Tulane 13 | |
| 1981 | Tulane 27, Georgia Tech 10 | |
| 1980 | Tulane 31, Georgia Tech 14 | |
| 1979 | Tulane 12, Georgia Tech 7 |
Around this game
Tulane
- Next gamevs. William & MaryOct. 28, 1960
- SeasonTulane in 1960
- ProgramTulane history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat DukeOct. 29, 1960
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1960
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

