Georgia Tech vs. Sewanee

Georgia Tech and Sewanee first met in 1905 and have played 11 times; the series is tied 5–⁠5–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Georgia Tech has won the last 4.

Georgia Tech wins
5
Sewanee wins
5
Ties
1
First meeting
1905
Longest streak
4 Sewanee
Current streak
4 Georgia Tech
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1936

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠4–⁠1
1910s3–⁠1
1930s2–⁠0
Average margin
20.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Tech
5–⁠5–⁠1 Georgia Tech’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Tech’s biggest win1936: Georgia Tech 58, Sewanee 0by 58 points
  2. Sewanee’s biggest win1907: Sewanee 18, Georgia Tech 0by 18 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Tech and Sewanee, 1905 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 Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1905 game: SEWANEE AND TECH EVENLY MATCHED Game Ends in a Tie of 18 to 18 TECHS ARE DISAPPOINTING Critics Regard the Game as a Virtual Victory for the Tennessee Team. Quarterback Butler Was Ragged. 'ECHS ARE DISAPPOINTING

    1905 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 12, 1905

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story of the 1907 game: SEWANEE A VICTOR DOWNS GEORGIA TECH IN ONE- SIDED GAME. Shlpp Ran Fifty Yards for Touchdown and Kicked GpOI

    1907 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Nov 10, 1907

  • The Evening star's story of the 1908 game: GEORGIA TECH A SURPRISE HOLDS SEWANEE TIGERS DOWN TO SIX POINTS.

    1908 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1908

  • The Evening star's story of the 1909 game: SEWANEE WINS. Georgia Tech Defeated in Warm Battle.

    1909 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 24, 1909

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1912 game: VANDERBILT LOSES A SPLENDID GAME TO BIG EASTERNERS TUMBLE BY GEORGIA TECH GIVES SEWANEE THE GAME EXCHANGE OF PUNTS TOWARD END OF CONTEST RESULTS DISASTROUsLY FOR HEIS- MANS BUNCH-GILLEM'S TOE INACCURATE

    1912 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 10, 1912

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

Oct 3, 1936Georgia Tech 58, Sewanee 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 5, 1935Georgia Tech 32, Sewanee 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 31, 1914Georgia Tech 20, Sewanee 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 1, 1913Georgia Tech 33, Sewanee 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 9, 1912Sewanee 7, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 11, 1911Georgia Tech 23, Sewanee 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 23, 1909Sewanee 15, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 14, 1908Sewanee 6, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 9, 1907Sewanee 18, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 20, 1906Sewanee 16, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 11, 1905Georgia Tech 18, Sewanee 18at Georgia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.