Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina
Georgia Tech and South Carolina have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Georgia Tech leads the series 11–9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 6–4. Share
- Georgia Tech wins
- 11
- South Carolina wins
- 9
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1903
- Longest streak
- 5 Georgia Tech
- Current streak
- 1 South Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- South Carolina 6–4
- Most recent
- 1991
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 17.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgia Tech
- 11–3 Georgia Tech’s record at home
- At South Carolina
- 6–0 South Carolina’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win1909: Georgia Tech 59, South Carolina 0by 59 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win1977: South Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 0by 17 points
- Upset1988: Georgia Tech 34, South Carolina 0Georgia Tech had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1950: South Carolina 7, Georgia Tech 0South Carolina had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia Tech | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1978 | Pepper Rodgers | 1–3 | Jim Carlen |
| 1989–1991 | Bobby Ross | 1–2 | Sparky Woods |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Rodgers 1–3 against Carlen). 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
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.

