Georgia Tech at Duke
Saturday, November 3, 1962 Share
Georgia Tech beat Duke 20–9. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Duke led the series 15–14–1.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 33°F, 1.74 in. of rainAttendance 44,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1962, page 20 (results column)
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Minnesota held Michigan State, the Nations top rushing team, to 80 yards on the ground. The upsets, which included Florida’s 1928 !. rout Of previously ,ubeaten Auburn, left only six major teams on the I’M beaten, united list: Northwest ern, Southern California, Dart mouth, Mississippi, Alabama and Ohio University. Rebels Best Bets Mississippi, which has an outstanding passer in Glynn .Griffing and asless than mighty schedule may be the best to finish with a perfect record. The rebels close out against Chattanooga, Tennessee and Mississippi State. Alabama still must play Miami (Fla.l, Georgia Tech and Auburn. g So Southern California has yet to play Stanford and ,UCLA, among others. Texas, to gain the Cotton Bowl, must get past Baylor, Texas Christian and Texas A6SM. Georgia Tech, still in the running in the South, got a touchdown and two field goals from Billy Lothridge in a 20–9 triumph over Duke. Oregon State, edged Washington State, 1872, in one of the key Far West games.
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)
Duke 59% to win. Georgia Tech won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Georgia Tech–Duke gameGeorgia Tech leads 57–35–1 in 93 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.
| 2026 | Georgia Tech 28, Duke 25 | |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18 | |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech 24, Duke 14 | |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20 | |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech 31, Duke 27 | |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33 |
Around this game
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. Florida StateNov. 10, 1962
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1962
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records
Duke
- Next gamevs. MarylandNov. 10, 1962
- SeasonDuke in 1962
- ProgramDuke history and records

