Georgia Tech vs. Navy

Georgia Tech and Navy have 25 meetings on file, the first in 1922; Georgia Tech leads the series 16–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Georgia Tech has won the last 3.

Georgia Tech wins
16
Navy wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1922
Longest streak
6 Georgia Tech
Current streak
3 Georgia Tech
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2001

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1940s4–⁠2
1960s2–⁠1
1970s7–⁠2
1980s0–⁠2
1990s1–⁠1
2000s2–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Georgia Tech 1, Navy 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.6 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Tech
10–⁠4 Georgia Tech’s record at home
At Navy
5–⁠4 Navy’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠0 Georgia Tech first
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Tech’s biggest win2001: Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7by 63 points
  2. Navy’s biggest win1968: Navy 35, Georgia Tech 15by 20 points
  3. Upset1968: Navy 35, Georgia Tech 15Navy had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown1944: Georgia Tech 17, Navy 15No. 9 Navy at No. 8 Georgia Tech

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgia TechSeriesNavy
1974–⁠1979Pepper Rodgers3–⁠2George Welsh
1996–⁠2001George O’Leary3–⁠1Charlie Weatherbie

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Rodgers 3–⁠2 against Welsh). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Tech and Navy, 1922 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1922 game: Navy Eleven Is The Victor Over Georgia Tech Midshipnen Show Well Oiled Machine With Fire Attacking Versatility

    1922 · New-York tribune, New York, Oct 22, 1922

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: Whm Rally Tells Washington Noe Dame Ends Illinois Streak 2714 Georgia Tech Navy Easily; Georgetown Beaten Cost|eberry PAGES Engineers; Middies Make Line Threat Freshman Intercepts Aerial and GoIIops . 95 Yards for First Score at Annapolis

    1942 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 25, 1942

  • The Evening star's story of the 1943 game: Middies Subdue Georgia Tech With Two Late Scores, 28-14 Homberg Throws Three Touchdown Passes And Punges to ToIIy; Prokop Rive! Ace

    1943 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 24, 1943

  • The Evening star's story of the 1944 game: Penn Sees Navy Loss AS Bad Break for Il

    1944 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 24, 1944

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story of the 1945 game: NAVY GETS BREAKS WHIPS TECH, 20-6

    1945 · The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., Oct 21, 1945

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 8, 200110Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7at Navy
Sep 16, 2000Georgia Tech 40, Navy 13at Georgia Tech
Sep 4, 199910Georgia Tech 49, Navy 14at Navy
Nov 23, 1996Navy 36, Georgia Tech 26at Georgia Tech
Nov 14, 1981Navy 20, Georgia Tech 14at Georgia Tech
Nov 15, 1980Navy 19, Georgia Tech 8at Georgia Tech
Nov 17, 1979Georgia Tech 24, Navy 14at Georgia Tech
Nov 12, 1977Navy 20, Georgia Tech 16at Navy
Nov 13, 1976Navy 34, Georgia Tech 28at Navy
Nov 15, 1975Georgia Tech 14, Navy 13at Georgia Tech
Nov 16, 1974Georgia Tech 22, Navy 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 17, 1973Georgia Tech 26, Navy 22Neutral site
Nov 18, 1972Georgia Tech 30, Navy 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 6, 1971Georgia Tech 34, Navy 21at Georgia Tech
Nov 7, 1970Georgia Tech 30, Navy 8at Georgia Tech
Nov 9, 1968Navy 35, Georgia Tech 15at Georgia Tech
Oct 23, 1965Georgia Tech 37, Navy 16at Georgia Tech
Oct 9, 1964Georgia Tech 17, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 8, 19476Georgia Tech 16, Navy 14at Navy
Nov 9, 19468Georgia Tech 28, Navy 20at Georgia Tech
Oct 20, 19452Navy 20, Georgia Tech 6at Navy
Oct 21, 19448Georgia Tech 17, 9Navy 15at Georgia Tech
Oct 23, 19433Navy 28, Georgia Tech 14at Navy
Oct 24, 19426Georgia Tech 21, Navy 0at Navy
Oct 21, 1922Navy 13, Georgia Tech 0at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.