Georgia vs. Tulane
Georgia and Tulane have 25 meetings on file, the first in 1919; Georgia leads the series 14–10–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia 7–3. Share
- Georgia wins
- 14
- Tulane wins
- 10
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1919
- Longest streak
- 4 Tulane
- Current streak
- 1 Georgia
- Last 10 meetings
- Georgia 7–3
- Most recent
- 1985
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 13.7 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgia
- 8–3 Georgia’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 7–6–1 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Georgia’s biggest win1985: Georgia 58, Tulane 3by 55 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1930: Tulane 25, Georgia 0by 25 points
- Upset1957: Georgia 13, Tulane 6Georgia had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1936: Georgia 12, Tulane 6Georgia had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1955: Tulane 14, Georgia 0Tulane had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1931 | Harry Mehre | 1–3 | Bernie Bierman |
| 1932–1935 | Harry Mehre | 2–2 | Ted Cox |
| 1954–1957 | Wallace Butts | 2–1 | Andy Pilney |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia’s side (Mehre 1–3 against Bierman). 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

1919 · The Washington herald, Nov 16, 1919

1930 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 16, 1930

1931 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1931

1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 9, 1932

1934 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 25, 1934
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
| Nov 2, 1985 | 18Georgia 58, Tulane 3 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 23, 1972 | Tulane 24, 16Georgia 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 18, 1971 | 11Georgia 17, Tulane 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 19, 1970 | Tulane 17, 19Georgia 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 20, 1969 | 8Georgia 35, Tulane 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 11, 1957 | Georgia 13, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 22, 1955 | Tulane 14, Georgia 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 23, 1954 | Georgia 7, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 26, 1953 | Georgia 16, Tulane 14 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 27, 1952 | Georgia 21, Tulane 16 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 17, 1942 | 2Georgia 40, Tulane 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 16, 1940 | Tulane 21, Georgia 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 12, 1938 | Tulane 28, Georgia 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 13, 1937 | Georgia 7, Tulane 6 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 14, 1936 | Georgia 12, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 9, 1935 | Georgia 26, Tulane 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 20, 1934 | Tulane 7, Georgia 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 7, 1933 | Georgia 26, Tulane 13 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 8, 1932 | Tulane 34, Georgia 25 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 14, 1931 | Tulane 20, Georgia 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 15, 1930 | Tulane 25, Georgia 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 2, 1929 | Tulane 21, Georgia 15 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 27, 1928 | Georgia 20, Tulane 14 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 29, 1927 | Georgia 31, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 15, 1919 | Tulane 7, Georgia 7 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field.