Clemson at Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 28, 1963

No. 9 Georgia Tech beat Clemson 27–⁠0. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 24–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayClemson5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1963
0
Home9Georgia Tech7–⁠3 in 1963
27

FinalHigh 63°F, low 60°F, 3.05 in. of rainAttendance 33,916

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Oklahoma and Alabama Racing for No. I Ranking

    Evening star, September 30, 1963, page 16 (results column)

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    Oklahoma and Alabama Racing for No. I Ranking balance of Oklahoma’s sched. ule is against conference com. petition. Arkansas, No. 8, the only other ranked team to lose bowed to Missouri, rs, when Missouri Quarterback Gary Lane put together a 70-yard third period scoring drive. Second-ranKed A lab a m q made its bid for the No. / position with a $50 rout of winless Tulane and No. S Navy beat William and Mary by the same score. Middle Quarter back Roger Staubach gained ’297 yards rushing and passing for an Academy record. Wisconsin and Northwestern a pair of Big Ten powers ranked sixth and seventh In the Nation, respectively, had to come from behind to gain their second straight victories. Wis consin edged Notre Dame, 14–⁠9 and Northwestern managed to take Indiana, 34–⁠21. Billy Lothridge threw three touchdown passes, kicked two field goals and three extra points in leading Georgia Tech ranked ninth, to a 27–⁠0 decision over Clemson. Pittsburgh spanked by Fred Mazurek, beat stubborn Washington, 1876, to uphold its No. 10 ranking. The Big Ten suffered a coupie of surprises when Miami

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 72% 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 57 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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