Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Saturday, September 24, 1949. Georgia Tech kept the Gold Cowbell Share
Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt 12–7. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 14–10–2.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 50°FAttendance 39,000
On the newsreel
- GA. TECH UPSETS VANDERBILTHere's a hard-fought thriller between the Georgia Tech "Yellow Jackets" and the Vanderbilt "Commodores," with the underdog Tech gridders coming from behind in the closing period to win, 12-7
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Georgia Tech gameGeorgia Tech leads 20–15–3 in 38 meetings, counting the 12 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. AlabamaOct. 1, 1949
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1949
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat TulaneOct. 1, 1949
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1949
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records