Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
Georgia Tech and Tennessee have 45 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Tennessee leads the series 26–17–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tennessee 7–2, and Tennessee has won the last 3. Share
2027 at Tennessee Aug. 28. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Georgia Tech wins
- 17
- Tennessee wins
- 26
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 8 Tennessee
- Current streak
- 3 Tennessee
- Last 10 meetings
- Tennessee 7–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 4–6 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–6 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 5 meetings: Georgia Tech 2, Tennessee 3; 3 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 13 points; 18 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgia Tech
- 12–12 Georgia Tech’s record at home
- At Tennessee
- 13–5–2 Tennessee’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Georgia Tech first
- Shutouts
- 9
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Georgia Tech’s biggest win1905: Georgia Tech 45, Tennessee 0by 45 points
- Tennessee’s biggest win1976: Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 7by 35 points
- Upset1964: Tennessee 22, Georgia Tech 14Tennessee had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1948: Tennessee 13, Georgia Tech 6Tennessee had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1956: Tennessee 6, Georgia Tech 0Tennessee had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1956: Tennessee 6, Georgia Tech 0No. 3 Tennessee at No. 2 Georgia Tech
- Ranked showdown1959: Georgia Tech 14, Tennessee 7No. 3 Georgia Tech at No. 8 Tennessee
- Ranked showdown1966: Georgia Tech 6, Tennessee 3No. 8 Tennessee at No. 9 Georgia Tech
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia Tech | Series | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907–1909 | John Heisman | 2–1 | George Levene |
| 1946–1949 | Bobby Dodd | 2–2 | Bob Neyland |
| 1955–1962 | Bobby Dodd | 4–3–1 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1964–1966 | Bobby Dodd | 1–2 | Doug Dickey |
| 1967–1969 | Bud Carson | 0–3 | Doug Dickey |
| 1980–1986 | Bill Curry | 2–4–1 | Johnny Majors |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Heisman 2–1 against Levene). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| TaQuon Marshall Georgia Tech | 44 carries, 249 yards, 5 TD | 2017 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1907 · The semi-weekly messenger, Oct 22, 1907
1947 · Evening star, Oct 3, 1947
1948 · The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, Nov 8, 1948
1955 · Evening star, Nov 6, 1955
1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 12, 1957
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
| 2026 | ESPN | 1.8 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.