Davidson vs. Georgia Tech
Davidson and Georgia Tech have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Georgia Tech leads the series 12–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia Tech 10–0, and Georgia Tech has won the last 12. Share
- Davidson wins
- 1
- Georgia Tech wins
- 12
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 12 Georgia Tech
- Current streak
- 12 Georgia Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Georgia Tech 10–0
- Most recent
- 1953
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–3 |
- Average margin
- 29.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgia Tech
- 12–1 Georgia Tech’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 8
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Davidson’s biggest win1902: Davidson 7, Georgia Tech 6by 1 points
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win1921: Georgia Tech 70, Davidson 0by 70 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Davidson | Series | Georgia Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915–1917 | William Fetzer | 0–3 | John Heisman |
| 1920–1922 | H.M. Grey | 0–3 | William Alexander |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Davidson’s side (Fetzer 0–3 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.
From the newspapers

1915 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 10, 1915

1916 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Oct 15, 1916

1917 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 14, 1917

1919 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Nov 3, 1919

1921 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 9, 1921
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.
Every game
| Sep 19, 1953 | Georgia Tech 53, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 24, 1951 | 7Georgia Tech 34, Davidson 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 25, 1950 | Georgia Tech 46, Davidson 14 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 17, 1942 | 6Georgia Tech 33, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 7, 1922 | Georgia Tech 19, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 8, 1921 | Georgia Tech 70, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 9, 1920 | Georgia Tech 66, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 1, 1919 | Georgia Tech 33, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 13, 1917 | Georgia Tech 32, Davidson 10 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 14, 1916 | Georgia Tech 9, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 9, 1915 | Georgia Tech 27, Davidson 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 27, 1906 | Georgia Tech 4, Davidson 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 13, 1902 | Davidson 7, Georgia Tech 6 | at Georgia Tech |
Every game is listed as played on the field.