Georgia Tech vs. Oglethorpe

Georgia Tech and Oglethorpe first met in 1920 and have played 9 times; Georgia Tech leads the series 8–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Georgia Tech 8–⁠1, and Georgia Tech has won the last 2.

Georgia Tech wins
8
Oglethorpe wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1920
Longest streak
6 Georgia Tech
Current streak
2 Georgia Tech
Last 10 meetings
Georgia Tech 8–⁠1
Most recent
1928

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s8–⁠1
Average margin
22.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Tech
8–⁠1 Georgia Tech’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Tech’s biggest win1920: Georgia Tech 55, Oglethorpe 0by 55 points
  2. Oglethorpe’s biggest win1926: Oglethorpe 7, Georgia Tech 6by 1 points
  3. Upset1926: Oglethorpe 7, Georgia Tech 6Oglethorpe had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Tech and Oglethorpe, 1920 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 The Washington herald's story of the 1920 game: FOOTBALL RESULTS

    1920 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Oct 3, 1920

  • The Bisbee daily review's story of the 1922 game: Football Results

    1922 · Bisbee daily review, Arizona, Oct 1, 1922

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1924 game: |OGLETHORPE IS HARD TO BEAT Tech Downs PetreIs 19 To 0 On Wet Field At Atlanta

    1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Sep 28, 1924

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

  • A view from the September 25, 1926 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels at Grant Field
    A view from the September 25, 1926 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels at Grant FieldPhoto: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1926 game
  • A scene from the September 25, 1926 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels at Grant Field
    A scene from the September 25, 1926 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels at Grant FieldPhoto: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1926 game
  • The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels hold the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado on the two-foot line during their 1925 game.
    The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels hold the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado on the two-foot line during their 1925 game.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1925 game
  • Georgia Tech vs. Oglethorpe, 1925
    Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1925 game
  • Georgia Tech football player Doug Wycoff with the ball, rushing against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels during their 1925 football game.
    Georgia Tech football player Doug Wycoff with the ball, rushing against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels during their 1925 football game.Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1925 game
  • Georgia Tech vs. Oglethorpe, 1925
    Photo: Winn, Atlanta Journal photographer., 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

Nov 3, 1928Georgia Tech 32, Oglethorpe 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 19, 1927Georgia Tech 19, Oglethorpe 7at Georgia Tech
Sep 25, 1926Oglethorpe 7, Georgia Tech 6at Georgia Tech
Sep 26, 1925Georgia Tech 13, Oglethorpe 7at Georgia Tech
Sep 27, 1924Georgia Tech 19, Oglethorpe 0at Georgia Tech
Sep 29, 1923Georgia Tech 28, Oglethorpe 13at Georgia Tech
Sep 30, 1922Georgia Tech 31, Oglethorpe 6at Georgia Tech
Oct 1, 1921Georgia Tech 41, Oglethorpe 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 2, 1920Georgia Tech 55, Oglethorpe 0at Georgia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.