Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 21, 1939. Georgia Tech took the Gold Cowbell from Vanderbilt Share
Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt 14–6. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 13–7–2.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 56°FAttendance 19,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 22, 1939, page 28
Read the text
Engineers MuffIe Vandy Aeria|s 10 Win, 14–6 ATLANTA, Oct. 81 R.-A rough, tough team of Georgia Tech Engineers, which played for the breaks and muff1ed Vanderbilt S famed aerial attack, beat the Com modores today, 1916, before a crowd of more than $4,000. Vandy scored late in the final quarter on sustained 80-yard drive and was threatening Tech again when the game ended. Two circus catches, coupled with costly penalty, gave Tech its touchdowns in the second and third frames,
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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 20–15–3 in 38 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.
| 2024 | Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27 | Birmingham Bowl |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7 | |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31 | |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech 24, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3 | |
| 1967 | Georgia Tech 17, Vanderbilt 10 |
Around this game
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. LSUOct. 28, 1939
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1939
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. AuburnOct. 28, 1939
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1939
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records