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SUGAR BOWL
December 26, 1955
AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...
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December 26, 1955

Sugar Bowl

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1955 SEASON
W-8, L-1, T-1

14

Miami ( Fla .)

6

14

Florida

7

20

SMU

7

7

LSU

0

12

Auburn

14

34

Florida State

0

27

Duke

0

7

Tennessee

7

26

Alabama

2

21

Georgia

3

182

Opponents

46

AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...

GEORGIA TECH

BOBBY DODD, one of the South's all-time great halfbacks at Tennessee, is now one of its all-time great coaches. In 11 years his Georgia Tech teams have made a 90-27-3 record including victories in five major bowl games.

WADE MITCHELL, GEORGE VOLKERT, FRANKLIN BROOKS (see opposite page).

DICK MATTISON (41), fb: Big, likes contact; has speed and power but no finesse, likes to blast over guard. Good blocker, adequate linebacker.

PAUL ROTENBERRY (21), lhb: Has had bad knee but appears ready to go. Good outside runner, likes to go off tackle; very dangerous in open field. Standout on defense. Sub Stan Flowers (33) plays a lot.

JIMMY THOMPSON (28), rhb: Runs behind Volkert but a great scat back; can break up a ball game if he gets loose. Good receiver, defensively sound.

JIMMY MORRIS (51), c: Team captain and leader. Has regained speed after knee injury. Very good linebacker, sometimes crashes.

ALLEN ECKER (64), rg: Unspectacular but steady, consistent, good both ways. Has outstanding speed for lineman.

CARL VEREEN (76), It: Big (224) and strong. Started slow but improved very fast; quick and hard to block, equally good on offense or defense.

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