GEORGIA TECH v PITTSBURGH -1956 | Sugar Bowl

Date: 1/2/1956 | Info: 22nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 2, 1956

#7 Georgia Tech 7 (9-1-1)
#11 Pittsburgh 0 (7-4-0)

Pittsburgh turned Georgia Tech every way but loose on the field, but Tech capitalized on a controversial pass interference call near the Pitt goal line to score the game's only points.

Tech was operating from the Pitt 32 after recovering a fumble early in the first when the penalty occurred. After the penalty, Wade Mitchell snuck over from the 1, and then Yellow Jacket coach Bobby Dodd turned the game over to his defense, led by the game's "Most Outstanding" player Franklin Brooks.

Twice Tech stopped Pitt with goal-line stands: at the 1-yard line and then at the 5 as the game ended. The Panthers outgained Tech, 311 yards to 142.

Pittsburgh fullback Bobby Grier became the first African-American to play in the Sugar Bowl.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 76,535

Georgia Tech 7 0 0 0 - 7
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 - 0

SCORING SUMMARY
GT: Mitchell 1-yard run (Mitchell kick)

Georgia Tech
Team Stats
Pittsburgh
10 First Downs
19
43-142 Rushing 52-217
0-3-1 Passing 8-18-1
0 Passing Yards
94
47-142 Total Offense
70-311
6-33.8 Punting 4-38.7
2-0 Fumbles-Lost 4-2
1-15 Penalties-Yds 8-72

Rushing
GT: Owen 7-29; Mattison 7-27
Pitt: Grier 6-51; Cimarollo 11-37

Passing
GT: Mitchell 0-1; Vann 0-2
Pitt: Salvaterra 4-9, 50

Receiving
Pitt: Walton 4-54; Glatz 2-48

Miller Award recipient: Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech guard

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