Georgia Tech at LSU

Saturday, October 5, 1963

LSU beat No. 7 Georgia Tech 7–⁠6. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 12–⁠5.

Away7Georgia Tech7–⁠3 in 1963
6
HomeLSU7–⁠4 in 1963
7

FinalHigh 93°F, low 60°FAttendance 67,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: OKLAHOMA DEAD AHEAD Longhorns Put on Show

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 7, 1963, page 16 (results column)

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    OKLAHOMA DEAD AHEAD Longhorns Put on Show played quarterback for one OF Wilkinson’s Oklahoma teams. But while Texas enhanced its No. 3 rating at the expense of Oklahoma State. two other members Of the top 10 fell by the wayside. No. 5 North western was edged by Illinois 1913, and No. z Georgia Tech lost to Louisiana State, 7–⁠6. Second-ranked Alabama, No. 6 Navy, No. 8 Southern Cali fornia. No. 9 Pittsburgh and No. 10 Mississippi each won as expected. Wisconsin, ranked fourth, was idle, resting up for q key game with Purdue this week end. The Boilermakers edged Notre Dame. rs. Bad Pass Hurts Jim Plankenhorn’s CONVEX sion and a 21-yard field goal were key contributions to n linois’ upset of Northwestern. A bad pass from center ruined Northwestern’s chance for conversion. Georgia Tech, now 81, al lowed its first touchdown of the season in the first quarter against LSU, with Pat Screen running from the Tech seven for the score. Doug Moreau kicked the winning extra point Billy Lothrodge kicked field

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)

LSU 58% to win. LSU pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Georgia Tech leads 12–⁠7 in 19 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2008LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3Chick-fil-A Bowl
2000LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14Peach Bowl
1963LSU 7, Georgia Tech 6
1962LSU 10, Georgia Tech 7
1961LSU 10, Georgia Tech 0
1960Georgia Tech 6, LSU 2

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