Game notes: Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
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The matchup
- Wake Forest (6–1, 4–1 in conference) at Georgia Tech (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Bobby Dodd Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 34th meeting; Georgia Tech leads the series 25–8.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 27, 2025: Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 29.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1917: Georgia Tech 33, Wake Forest 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Georgia Tech is 14–4 at home against Wake Forest.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Georgia Tech 30–29 (at Wake Forest); 2023: Georgia Tech 30–16 (at Wake Forest); 2017: Georgia Tech 38–24 (at Georgia Tech); 2010: Georgia Tech 24–20 (at Wake Forest); 2009: Georgia Tech 30–27 (at Georgia Tech).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–16 vs. Akron; W 38–36 at Purdue; L 20–33 vs. No. 5 Miami; W 30–27 at No. 16 Louisville; W 57–3 vs. Stanford; W 38–14 at NC State; W 41–7 at California.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wake Forest has won four straight, since losing 33–20 to Miami (Sept. 18, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Wake Forest is No. 22 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jake Dickert is 15–5 in his second season at Wake Forest and 38–25 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jake Dickert is 0–1 against Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Giovanni Lopez (QB): 1,947 passing yards, 17 TD, No. 5 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Carlos Hernandez (WR): 49 catches, 720 yards, 4 TD, No. 6 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Vincent Firenze (LB): 49 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Wake Forest lost to No. 1 Clemson 33–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Georgia Tech
- Georgia Tech is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–14 vs. Colorado; L 24–45 vs. No. 18 Tennessee; W 44–11 vs. Mercer; L 27–34 at Stanford; W 28–25 vs. Duke; L 24–34 at Virginia Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia Tech is No. 80 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Key is 29–24 in his fifth season at Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Key is 2–0 against Wake Forest.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Alberto Mendoza (QB): 1,528 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justice Haynes (RB): 462 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tae Harris (S): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Birr holds Georgia Tech’s career record in field goals with 64 and counting, past Travis Bell’s 61 (2004–07).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1953, Georgia Tech beat No. 15 Duke 13–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Brent Key is 1–0 against Jake Dickert’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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