Georgia Tech at Georgia
Saturday, December 1, 1956 Share
No. 4 Georgia Tech beat Georgia 35–0. It was their 51st meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 23–18–5 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 29°FAttendance 50,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 2, 1956, page 81
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Georgia Tech Wins, $50. Accepts Gator Bowl Bid ATHENS. Ga, Dec. l R.- Georgia Tech whipped Georgia. $50, today and Immediately voted to accept a bid to the Gator Bowl. 1t will be the sixth straight bowl appearance for the Engineers. Tech will play Pittsburgh in the Jacksonville, Fla. game December 20. The boisterous acceptance came in the dressing room following the lopsided triumph. The victory was Techs ninth Of the season against one set back. 1t was the eighth straight triumph for the Engineers in the series with the Bulldogs. Georgia threw stiff defense at Tech, the Nations fourthranked team, in the first half but wilted before the Engineers potent line after intermission and the game became a rout in the final period. II was the Tooth football VIC
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 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgia Tech–Georgia gameOfficially, Georgia leads 73–41–5; as played, 69–40–5 in the 114 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.
| 2025 | Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 9 | |
| 2024 | Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 | |
| 2023 | Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 23 | |
| 2022 | Georgia 37, Georgia Tech 14 | |
| 2021 | Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 0 | |
| 2019 | Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7 |
Around this game
Georgia Tech
- Next gamevs. PittsburghDec. 29, 1956, Gator Bowl
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1956
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records
Georgia
- Next gamevs. TexasSept. 21, 1957
- SeasonGeorgia in 1956
- ProgramGeorgia history and records

