Georgia Tech vs. Tulane

Georgia Tech and Tulane have 50 meetings on file, the first in 1916; Georgia Tech leads the series 37–⁠13 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia Tech 7–⁠3, and Georgia Tech has won the last 3.

Georgia Tech wins
37
Tulane wins
13
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1916
Longest streak
14 Georgia Tech
Current streak
3 Georgia Tech
Last 10 meetings
Georgia Tech 7–⁠3
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠0
1920s3–⁠1
1930s0–⁠5
1940s6–⁠1
1950s7–⁠0
1960s8–⁠2
1970s8–⁠2
1980s1–⁠2
2010s2–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Georgia Tech 1, Tulane 0
Average margin
17.5 points; 17 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Tech
21–⁠4 Georgia Tech’s record at home
At Tulane
9–⁠16 Tulane’s record at home
Shutouts
15

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Tech’s biggest win2015: Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10by 55 points
  2. Tulane’s biggest win1931: Tulane 33, Georgia Tech 0by 33 points
  3. Upset1982: Georgia Tech 19, Tulane 13Georgia Tech had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown1956: Georgia Tech 40, Tulane 0No. 15 Tulane at No. 3 Georgia Tech

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgia TechSeriesTulane
1927–⁠1931William Alexander2–⁠3Bernie Bierman
1932–⁠1934William Alexander0–⁠3Ted Cox
1946–⁠1949Bobby Dodd3–⁠1Henry Frnka
1954–⁠1961Bobby Dodd7–⁠0Andy Pilney
1962–⁠1965Bobby Dodd4–⁠0Tommy O’Boyle
1967–⁠1970Bud Carson2–⁠2Jim Pittman
1976–⁠1979Pepper Rodgers3–⁠1Larry Smith
1980–⁠1982Bill Curry1–⁠2Vince Gibson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Tech’s side (Alexander 2–⁠3 against Bierman). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Tech and Tulane, 1916 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 Evening capital news's story of the 1916 game: Football Results.

    1916 · Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, Nov 5, 1916

  • The Evening star's story of the 1926 game: FOOT BALL RESULTS

    1926 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 10, 1926

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: TULANE DESERVES HIGH GRID RANKING Shows Power in Decisive Win Over Georgia Tech-Dixie -. Done Upset.

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1929

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1930 game: GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY

    1930 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 27, 1930

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story of the 1932 game: Saturday Stars

    1932 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Nov 7, 1932

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

  • Tulane Green Wave football (Sept. 6, 2014, vs. Georgia Tech at the new Yulman Stadium)
    Tulane Green Wave football (Sept. 6, 2014, vs. Georgia Tech at the new Yulman Stadium)Photo: Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Sept. 6, 2014 - Opening day for the new Yulman Stadium on the campus of Tulane University. This is from the halftime show.
    Sept. 6, 2014 - Opening day for the new Yulman Stadium on the campus of Tulane University. This is from the halftime show.Photo: Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Tulane Green Wave football (Sept. 6, 2014, vs. Georgia Tech at the new Yulman Stadium)
    Tulane Green Wave football (Sept. 6, 2014, vs. Georgia Tech at the new Yulman Stadium)Photo: Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Fans cheer from the student section at Yulman Stadium at Tulane University on the day of its grand opening, Sept. 6, 2014
    Fans cheer from the student section at Yulman Stadium at Tulane University on the day of its grand opening, Sept. 6, 2014Photo: Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Georgia Tech vs. Tulane, 1926
    Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 1926 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 12, 201515Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10at Georgia Tech
Sep 6, 2014Georgia Tech 38, Tulane 21at Tulane
Oct 9, 1982Georgia Tech 19, Tulane 13at Tulane
Oct 24, 1981Tulane 27, Georgia Tech 10at Tulane
Oct 25, 1980Tulane 31, Georgia Tech 14at Georgia Tech
Oct 27, 1979Tulane 12, Georgia Tech 7at Tulane
Sep 23, 1978Georgia Tech 27, Tulane 17at Georgia Tech
Oct 22, 1977Georgia Tech 38, Tulane 14at Tulane
Oct 23, 1976Georgia Tech 28, Tulane 16at Georgia Tech
Oct 25, 1975Georgia Tech 23, Tulane 0at Tulane
Oct 26, 1974Georgia Tech 27, 18Tulane 7at Georgia Tech
Oct 27, 197315Tulane 23, Georgia Tech 14at Tulane
Oct 28, 1972Georgia Tech 21, Tulane 7at Georgia Tech
Oct 23, 1971Georgia Tech 24, Tulane 16at Tulane
Oct 24, 1970Georgia Tech 20, Tulane 6at Georgia Tech
Nov 8, 1969Tulane 14, Georgia Tech 7at Tulane
Oct 26, 1968Georgia Tech 23, Tulane 19at Georgia Tech
Oct 28, 1967Tulane 23, Georgia Tech 12at Tulane
Oct 22, 19666Georgia Tech 35, Tulane 17at Georgia Tech
Oct 9, 1965Georgia Tech 13, Tulane 10at Tulane
Oct 24, 1964Georgia Tech 7, Tulane 6at Georgia Tech
Oct 26, 1963Georgia Tech 17, Tulane 3at Tulane
Oct 27, 1962Georgia Tech 42, Tulane 12at Georgia Tech
Oct 28, 1961Georgia Tech 35, Tulane 0at Tulane
Oct 22, 1960Georgia Tech 14, Tulane 6at Georgia Tech
Oct 24, 19599Georgia Tech 21, Tulane 13at Tulane
Oct 4, 1958Georgia Tech 14, Tulane 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 26, 1957Georgia Tech 20, Tulane 13at Tulane
Oct 27, 19563Georgia Tech 40, 15Tulane 0at Georgia Tech
Sep 18, 19547Georgia Tech 28, Tulane 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 10, 195310Georgia Tech 27, Tulane 13at Tulane
Oct 11, 19525Georgia Tech 14, Tulane 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 1, 1949Tulane 18, Georgia Tech 0at Tulane
Oct 2, 1948Georgia Tech 13, Tulane 7at Georgia Tech
Oct 4, 1947Georgia Tech 20, Tulane 0at Tulane
Nov 16, 19467Georgia Tech 35, Tulane 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 10, 1945Georgia Tech 41, Tulane 7at Tulane
Nov 11, 194413Georgia Tech 34, Tulane 7at Georgia Tech
Nov 13, 194319Georgia Tech 33, Tulane 0at Tulane
Oct 27, 1934Tulane 20, Georgia Tech 12at Tulane
Oct 21, 1933Tulane 7, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Nov 5, 1932Tulane 20, Georgia Tech 14at Georgia Tech
Oct 24, 1931Tulane 33, Georgia Tech 0at Tulane
Oct 25, 1930Tulane 28, Georgia Tech 0at Georgia Tech
Oct 26, 1929Tulane 20, Georgia Tech 14at Tulane
Oct 13, 1928Georgia Tech 12, Tulane 0at Tulane
Oct 8, 1927Georgia Tech 13, Tulane 6at Georgia Tech
Oct 9, 1926Georgia Tech 9, Tulane 6at Georgia Tech
Nov 10, 1917Georgia Tech 48, Tulane 0at Tulane
Nov 4, 1916Georgia Tech 45, Tulane 0at Georgia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.