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. Share
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 FieldPhoto: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 1926 game
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 CommonsThe 1926 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 CommonsThe 1925 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 CommonsThe 1925 game