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Rivalry History

Georgia Tech-Tennessee

Georgia Tech and Tennessee have met 44 times since 1902. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
17-25-2
Current streak
Tennessee 2 games
Longest streak
Tennessee 8 games (1967-1976)
Avg. margin / points
12.8 / 27.8

Series overview

Georgia Tech 17-25-2 Tennessee. Current streak: Tennessee 2 games.

Last five meetings

Georgia Tech 1 | Tennessee 3 | Ties 1

Largest margin

45 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1902 through 2017.
  • 44 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 5, 2017.

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What this rivalry is

Georgia Tech and Tennessee have a tracked series that starts in 1902 and spans 44 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1902-2017
Busiest era
1960s, 10 games
Longest pause
34 years (1911-1946)
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1980s8 games
  • 1900s7 games
  • 1970s7 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

3 featured games

Latest meeting

2017 - Sep 5, 2017

Georgia Tech 41, Tennessee 42. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1985 - Oct 26, 1985

Georgia Tech 6, Tennessee 6. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Largest margin

1905 - Nov 4, 1905

Georgia Tech 45, Tennessee 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Georgia Tech 1, Tennessee 3, Ties 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Georgia Tech 2, Tennessee 7, Ties 1 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 27.8, average margin 12.8.
Current streak
Tennessee 2 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Ricky Jeune

    Georgia Tech, 2017

    Receiving Yards: 545

  • TaQuon Marshall

    Georgia Tech, 2017

    Passing Yards: 927

  • TaQuon Marshall

    Georgia Tech, 2017

    Rushing Yards: 1146

  • Brandon Johnson

    Tennessee, 2017

    Receiving Yards: 482

  • Jarrett Guarantano

    Tennessee, 2017

    Passing Yards: 997

  • John Kelly

    Tennessee, 2017

    Rushing Yards: 778

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Johnny Majors

    Tennessee - 1984-1987 - 33-12-4

  • Bill Curry

    Georgia Tech - 1984-1986 - 20-11-3

  • Paul Johnson

    Georgia Tech - 2017 - 5-6

  • Bobby Ross

    Georgia Tech - 1987 - 2-9

Weather, rankings, and research links

1 recent rivalry game has weather context, average temperature 79F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Georgia Tech team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Tennessee team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Georgia Tech season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Tennessee season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Georgia Tech weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Tennessee weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

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Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 5, 2017Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 41, Tennessee 42Neutral siteTennessee
Oct 24, 1987Georgia Tech at TennesseeGeorgia Tech 15, Tennessee 29Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 25, 1986Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 14, Tennessee 13Venue unavailableGeorgia Tech
Oct 26, 1985Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 6, Tennessee 6Venue unavailableTie
Oct 27, 1984Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 21, Tennessee 24Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 22, 1983Georgia Tech at TennesseeGeorgia Tech 3, Tennessee 37Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 23, 1982Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 31, Tennessee 21Venue unavailableGeorgia Tech
Oct 10, 1981Georgia Tech at TennesseeGeorgia Tech 7, Tennessee 10Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 11, 1980Tennessee at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 10, Tennessee 23Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 13, 1979Georgia Tech at TennesseeGeorgia Tech 0, Tennessee 31Venue unavailableTennessee

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