Clemson at Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 22, 1962

Georgia Tech beat Clemson 26–⁠9. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 23–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayClemson6–⁠4 in 1962
9
HomeGeorgia Tech7–⁠3–⁠1 in 1962
26

FinalHigh 71°F, low 54°FAttendance 51,140

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: LothHdge PAGES Ga. Tech To Rout of Clemson, 26-9

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 23, 1962, page 45

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    LothHdge PAGES Ga. Tech To Rout of Clemson, 26–⁠9 ATLANTA, Sept. % AP)- Georgia Tech stormed from behind today and routed Clemson, 26–⁠9, on the brilliant passing and superb direction Of Quarterback Billy Lothridge before 4 record crowd of 5l.l40 at Techs enlarged football sta dium. Tech started sluggishly and spotted the Atlantic Coast Conference invaders a three-point lead on a 44-yard field goal by Rodney Rogers. Then 10TH ridge, a lanky 184-pound junior. took charge. hurled three touchdown passes and shattered Clemson’s defenses beyond repair.

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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Georgia Tech leads 51–⁠36–⁠2; as played, 52–⁠34–⁠2 in the 88 games on file; the official count covers all 90 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 21
2023Clemson 42, Georgia Tech 21
2022Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10
2021Clemson 14, Georgia Tech 8
2020Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7
2019Clemson 52, Georgia Tech 14

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