Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame

Georgia Tech and Notre Dame have 38 meetings on file, the first in 1922; Notre Dame leads the series 31–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Notre Dame 7–⁠2, and Notre Dame has won the last 4.

Scheduled 2029 at Notre Dame Nov. 3; 2032 at Georgia Tech Oct. 30; 2036 at Georgia Tech Sept. 27. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Georgia Tech wins
6
Notre Dame wins
31
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1922
Longest streak
6 Notre Dame
Current streak
4 Notre Dame
Last 10 meetings
Notre Dame 7–⁠2
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠7
1930s0–⁠2
1940s1–⁠5
1950s1–⁠1
1960s0–⁠3
1970s1–⁠6
1980s0–⁠1–⁠1
1990s1–⁠1
2000s1–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠3
Both ranked
5 meetings: Georgia Tech 1, Notre Dame 4; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
18.3 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Tech
2–⁠13–⁠1 Georgia Tech’s record at home
At Notre Dame
17–⁠3 Notre Dame’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Georgia Tech first
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Tech’s biggest win2007: Georgia Tech 33, Notre Dame 3by 30 points
  2. Notre Dame’s biggest win2021: Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 0by 55 points
  3. Upset1942: Georgia Tech 13, Notre Dame 6Georgia Tech had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1976: Georgia Tech 23, Notre Dame 14Georgia Tech had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown1953: Notre Dame 27, Georgia Tech 14No. 4 Georgia Tech at No. 1 Notre Dame
  6. Ranked showdown2015: Notre Dame 30, Georgia Tech 22No. 14 Georgia Tech at No. 8 Notre Dame
  7. Ranked showdown1944: Notre Dame 21, Georgia Tech 0No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 10 Georgia Tech
  8. Ranked showdown1998: Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28No. 17 Notre Dame at No. 12 Georgia Tech

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgia TechSeriesNotre Dame
1922–⁠1929William Alexander1–⁠7Knute Rockne
1938–⁠1940William Alexander0–⁠3Elmer Layden
1941–⁠1943William Alexander1–⁠2Frank Leahy
1967–⁠1970Bud Carson0–⁠4Ara Parseghian
1975–⁠1979Pepper Rodgers1–⁠4Dan Devine

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Alexander 1–⁠7 against Rockne). 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 Notre Dame, 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

C.J. Prosise Notre Dame22 carries, 198 yards, 3 TD2015 Rushing

Named most valuable

Dez White Georgia Tech1998
Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech1998
Autry Denson Notre Dame1998

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current's story of the 1922 game: .NOTRE DAME TOO MUCH FOR Golden TORNADO" Indiana Eleven Outplays s Georgia Tech to Win, 1873. EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEE GAME Hoon!erH Invade Atlanta for First Time and DiscIose Perfect Aerial Attack Tint Yellow Jackets Could Not SOlSe-rech Fambles CostIy. EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEE CANE

    1922 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Oct 29, 1922

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1923 game: Tech Loses Hard Fight 10 Notre Dame Team, 35-7

    1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 28, 1923

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1924 game: ROCKMEN TURN BACK TORNADO Notre Dame Uses Second Stringers Most Of Time

    1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 2, 1924

  • The 's story of the 1925 game: u. S. NAVAL RADIO STATION. CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, 1ST NOTEMBER 1925.

    1925 · , Nov 3, 1925

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1926 game: SUCKER STATE SQUADS 49,, TROUNCE HOOSIER TEAMS Indiana Butler, Wabash, Rose Fall Before illinois In vaders-Notre Dame Blanks Georgia Tech.

    1926 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 1, 1926

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.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2006.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

  • Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame, 1925
    Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1925 game
  • Georgia Tech and Notre Dame compete in a 1925 football game. This picture had the caption, "Herndon is thrown for a 5 yard loss".
    Georgia Tech and Notre Dame compete in a 1925 football game. This picture had the caption, “Herndon is thrown for a 5 yard loss”.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1925 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 19, 202412Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Nov 20, 20216Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 0at Notre Dame
Oct 31, 20204Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13at Georgia Tech
Sep 19, 20158Notre Dame 30, 14Georgia Tech 22at Notre Dame
Sep 1, 2007Georgia Tech 33, Notre Dame 3at Notre Dame
Sep 2, 20062Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 10at Georgia Tech
Jan 1, 199912Georgia Tech 35, 17Notre Dame 28Neutral siteGator Bowl
Sep 6, 199711Notre Dame 17, Georgia Tech 13at Notre Dame
Nov 7, 1981Notre Dame 35, Georgia Tech 3at Notre Dame
Nov 8, 1980Georgia Tech 3, 1Notre Dame 3at Georgia Tech
Oct 6, 197910Notre Dame 21, Georgia Tech 13at Notre Dame
Nov 18, 197810Notre Dame 38, 20Georgia Tech 21at Georgia Tech
Nov 5, 19775Notre Dame 69, Georgia Tech 14at Notre Dame
Nov 6, 1976Georgia Tech 23, 11Notre Dame 14at Georgia Tech
Nov 8, 197512Notre Dame 24, Georgia Tech 3at Notre Dame
Sep 9, 19743Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 14, 19701Notre Dame 10, Georgia Tech 7at Notre Dame
Nov 15, 19699Notre Dame 38, Georgia Tech 20at Georgia Tech
Nov 16, 19689Notre Dame 34, Georgia Tech 6at Notre Dame
Nov 18, 19679Notre Dame 36, Georgia Tech 3at Georgia Tech
Nov 7, 195919Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 10at Notre Dame
Oct 24, 19531Notre Dame 27, 4Georgia Tech 14at Notre Dame
Oct 6, 1945Notre Dame 40, Georgia Tech 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 25, 194418Notre Dame 21, 10Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 2, 1943Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 13at Notre Dame
Oct 3, 1942Georgia Tech 13, Notre Dame 6at Notre Dame
Oct 11, 1941Notre Dame 20, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 12, 1940Notre Dame 26, Georgia Tech 20at Notre Dame
Oct 7, 1939Notre Dame 17, Georgia Tech 14at Notre Dame
Oct 8, 1938Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 6at Georgia Tech
Nov 2, 1929Notre Dame 26, Georgia Tech 6at Georgia Tech
Oct 20, 1928Georgia Tech 13, Notre Dame 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 29, 1927Notre Dame 26, Georgia Tech 7at Notre Dame
Oct 30, 1926Notre Dame 12, Georgia Tech 0at Notre Dame
Oct 31, 1925Notre Dame 13, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 1, 1924Notre Dame 34, Georgia Tech 3at Notre Dame
Oct 27, 1923Notre Dame 35, Georgia Tech 7at Notre Dame
Oct 28, 1922Notre Dame 13, Georgia Tech 3at Georgia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.