Georgia Tech vs. LSU
Georgia Tech and LSU have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1915; Georgia Tech leads the series 12–7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s LSU 6–4, and LSU has won the last 5. Share
- Georgia Tech wins
- 12
- LSU wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1915
- Longest streak
- 6 Georgia Tech
- Current streak
- 5 LSU
- Last 10 meetings
- LSU 6–4
- Most recent
- 2008
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–2 |
- Average margin
- 15.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgia Tech
- 7–2 Georgia Tech’s record at home
- At LSU
- 3–5 LSU’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Georgia Tech first
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win1943: Georgia Tech 42, LSU 7by 35 points
- LSU’s biggest win2008: LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3by 35 points
- Upset1946: Georgia Tech 26, LSU 7Georgia Tech had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2000: LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14LSU had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1957: LSU 20, Georgia Tech 13LSU had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia Tech | Series | LSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1954 | Bobby Dodd | 3–0 | Gaynell Tinsley |
| 1955–1961 | Bobby Dodd | 3–2 | Paul Dietzel |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Dodd 3–0 against Tinsley). 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

1945 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Nov 18, 1945

1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1951

1963 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 7, 1963
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
| Dec 31, 2008 | LSU 38, 15Georgia Tech 3 | Georgia Dome | Chick-fil-A Bowl | |
| Dec 29, 2000 | LSU 28, 15Georgia Tech 14 | Neutral site | Peach Bowl | |
| Oct 5, 1963 | LSU 7, 7Georgia Tech 6 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 6, 1962 | LSU 10, 5Georgia Tech 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 7, 1961 | LSU 10, Georgia Tech 0 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 8, 1960 | Georgia Tech 6, LSU 2 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 12, 1957 | LSU 20, 17Georgia Tech 13 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 13, 1956 | 3Georgia Tech 39, LSU 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 8, 1955 | Georgia Tech 7, LSU 0 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 9, 1954 | Georgia Tech 30, LSU 20 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 13, 1951 | 8Georgia Tech 25, LSU 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 14, 1950 | Georgia Tech 13, LSU 0 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 19, 1946 | Georgia Tech 26, 12LSU 7 | at LSU | ||
| Nov 17, 1945 | LSU 9, Georgia Tech 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 18, 1944 | 9Georgia Tech 14, LSU 6 | at LSU | ||
| Nov 6, 1943 | Georgia Tech 42, 20LSU 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 12, 1927 | Georgia Tech 23, LSU 0 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Nov 8, 1924 | Georgia Tech 28, LSU 7 | at Georgia Tech | ||
| Oct 22, 1915 | Georgia Tech 36, LSU 7 | at LSU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.