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. Share
- 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
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 7–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 |
- 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
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win2001: Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7by 63 points
- Navy’s biggest win1968: Navy 35, Georgia Tech 15by 20 points
- Upset1968: Navy 35, Georgia Tech 15Navy had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1944: Georgia Tech 17, Navy 15No. 9 Navy at No. 8 Georgia Tech
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia Tech | Series | Navy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–1979 | Pepper Rodgers | 3–2 | George Welsh |
| 1996–2001 | George O’Leary | 3–1 | Charlie 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
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

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

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

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

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

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
Every game is listed as played on the field.