Florida and Georgia Tech first met in 1904 and have played 39 times; Georgia Tech leads the series 24–9–6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 4–4, and Florida has won the last 2. Share
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida’s side (Bachman 1–3 against Alexander). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Florida Georgia TechTicks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
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.
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1912 · The Ocala evening star, Ocala, Fla., Oct 28, 1912
1913 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Oct 26, 1913
1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 14, 1923
1924 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 12, 1924
1925 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 18, 1925
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.
Photos
The Georgia Tech Golden Tornado play the Florida Gators in 1925. In this image, Tech player Doug Wycoff goes around the end for a gain of five yards.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 1925 game
A partial view of the crowd at the Georgia Tech – Florida football game on October 17, 1925.Photo: Lane Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 1925 game
The Georgia Tech Golden Tornado play the Florida Gators in 1925. In this image, Tech player Sam Murray goes through the center.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 1925 game
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
