Clemson vs. Georgia Tech
88 of their 90 meetings are on file: they first met in 1898, and the earliest on file is 1902; officially, Georgia Tech leads 51–36–2; as played, 52–34–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Clemson 9–1. The NCAA vacated Georgia Tech’s win (2009); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Georgia Tech leads 51–36–2
- Clemson wins on file
- 34
- Georgia Tech wins on file
- 52
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1902 first met 1898
- Longest streak
- 15 Georgia Tech
- Current streak
- 1 Georgia Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Clemson 9–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–7 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–7 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–7 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 4–1 |
- Both ranked
- 7 meetings: Clemson 2, Georgia Tech 5; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16.5 points; 31 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Clemson
- 18–6 Clemson’s record at home
- At Georgia Tech
- 45–15–2 Georgia Tech’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Clemson first
- Shutouts
- 14
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Clemson’s biggest win1903: Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 0by 73 points
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win1944: Georgia Tech 51, Clemson 0by 51 points
- Upset1989: Georgia Tech 30, Clemson 14Georgia Tech had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1986: Clemson 27, Georgia Tech 3Clemson had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2004: Georgia Tech 28, Clemson 24Georgia Tech had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1959: Georgia Tech 16, Clemson 6No. 6 Clemson at No. 7 Georgia Tech
- Ranked showdown2006: Clemson 31, Georgia Tech 7No. 13 Georgia Tech at No. 12 Clemson
- Ranked showdown1991: Clemson 9, Georgia Tech 7No. 19 Georgia Tech at No. 7 Clemson
Coach against coach
| Years | Clemson | Series | Georgia Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906–1914 | Bob Williams | 1–3 | John Heisman |
| 1910–1912 | Frank Dobson | 0–3 | John Heisman |
| 1932–1937 | Jess Neely | 1–4 | William Alexander |
| 1945–1966 | Frank Howard | 1–8 | Bobby Dodd |
| 1967–1969 | Frank Howard | 1–2 | Bud Carson |
| 1974–1976 | Red Parker | 1–1–1 | Pepper Rodgers |
| 1983–1986 | Danny Ford | 2–2 | Bill Curry |
| 1987–1989 | Danny Ford | 2–1 | Bobby Ross |
| 1994–1998 | Tommy West | 3–2 | George O’Leary |
| 1999–2001 | Tommy Bowden | 1–2 | George O’Leary |
| 2002–2007 | Tommy Bowden | 3–3 | Chan Gailey |
| 2008–2018 | Dabo Swinney | 7–5 | Paul Johnson |
| 2019–2022 | Dabo Swinney | 4–0 | Geoff Collins |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Williams 1–3 against Heisman). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Trevor Lawrence Clemson | 24 of 32, 404 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2020 Passing | |
| C.J. Spiller Clemson | 20 carries, 233 yards, 4 TD | 2009 Rushing | |
| Travis Etienne Clemson | 12 carries, 205 yards, 3 TD | 2019 Rushing | |
| James Davis Clemson | 21 carries, 216 yards, 2 TD | 2006 Rushing | |
| DeAndre Hopkins Clemson | 7 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD | 2012 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| C.J. Spiller | 2009 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1906 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Nov 30, 1906
1907 · The Lake County times, Hammond, Ind., Nov 29, 1907
1908 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Nov 27, 1908
1909 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Nov 26, 1909
1913 · Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, South Carolina, Dec 3, 1913
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2019, 2006.
| 2025 | ESPN | 4.8 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.