Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry

Football
History
First Meeting	Clemson, 23-0 (1898)
Last Meeting	Georgia Tech 31-17 Atlanta, GA (2011)
Next Meeting	2012 (Clemson, SC)or 2011 Charlotte, NC
Number of Meetings	77
All-Time Series	Georgia Tech leads, 50-25-2
Largest victory	Clemson, 73-0 (1903)
Current Streak	Georgia Tech, 1
Longest Clemson Win Streak	4 (1898-1903) 4 (1993-1996)
Longest GT Win Streak	15 (1908-1934)
Trophy:	None

The Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played by the Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Tigers and Yellow Jackets first played a football game in 1898, and have played annually since 1983.

Contents 1 Series history 2 Game results 3 References 4 External links

Series history

Through 2011, the teams have played 77 times, with Tech leading the series 50-25-2.^[1] The teams first met in 1898, when Clemson's third-year program defeated Georgia Tech, 23–0, to finish with a 3–1 record. The following year, the Tigers beat Tech again, 41–5.^[2] In 1904, Georgia Tech lured away Clemson's head coach, John Heisman (namesake of the Heisman Trophy), with the prospect of $450 pay raise ($10,963 adjusted for inflation), which was a 25% salary increase.^[3]

In 1977, Georgia Tech, a year before it joined the ACC, decided to end its series with Clemson. George Bennett, a Clemson athletics booster, was determined to preserve the game, as the trip to Atlanta provided a unique experience for the Tigers players and fanbase who had not been to a bowl game since 1959. In what was supposed to be the final game in Atlanta, upon Bennett's suggestion, thousands of Clemson supporters paid their expenses with two-dollar bills stamped with the shape of a tiger paw. This demonstrated the large amount of money that the Clemson fanbase regularly pumped into the local economy because of the game.^[4]

The series resumed in 1983 when Georgia Tech began playing football in the ACC. This has become one of the most competitive rivalries in the ACC with Georgia Tech leading the series 15-14 in the ACC era. These games have often been decided at the last minute and by small margins.^[5] Nine of the games between 1996 and 2006 were decided by a five-point or less margin.^[6]

When the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which both schools are members, reorganized in 2005 to form divisions for the sport of football, Clemson and Georgia Tech were designated as cross-division rivals.^[7] This means that their football teams meet every season, unlike their other non-divisional conference opponents, which are played less often on a rotational basis.

In the 2009 season, both teams won their respective divisions of the ACC. For the first time in the series' history, the two teams met for a second time in a season on December 5, 2009 in the ACC Championship Game. The game marked the first ever December meeting between the two teams, as well as the first post-season meeting. It was also the first time the series has been played outside of Atlanta or Clemson since 1899. Georgia Tech won 39-34.

In the 2011 season, both teams started 6-0. The match-up was highly anticipated until Georgia Tech stumbled losing two straight games, At Virginia and At Miami (FL). The game was 6-2 Georgia Tech hosting 8-0 #5 Clemson. This game was the 2011 Georgia Tech homecoming game. Georgia Tech upset the Tigers 31-17. The Field was rushed. After the game Clemson fell out of the top ten and Georgia Tech became the #22 team in the country.

Game results

Clemson victories are colored ██ orange. Georgia Tech victories are colored ██ gold. Ties are white.

Date Winner Score Location Nov. 24, 1898 Clemson 23-0 Augusta, GA Nov. 30, 1899 Clemson 41-5 Greenville, SC Oct. 18, 1902 Clemson 44-5 Atlanta, GA Oct. 17, 1903 Clemson 73-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 5, 1904 Tie 11-11 Atlanta, GA Nov. 30, 1905 Georgia Tech 17-10 Atlanta, GA Nov. 29, 1906 Clemson 10-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 28, 1907 Clemson 6-5 Atlanta, GA Nov. 26, 1908 Georgia Tech 30-6 Atlanta, GA Nov. 25, 1909 Georgia Tech 29-3 Atlanta, GA Nov. 24, 1910 Georgia Tech 34-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 30, 1911 Georgia Tech 32-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 28, 1912 Georgia Tech 20-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 27, 1913 Georgia Tech 34-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 26, 1914 Georgia Tech 26-6 Atlanta, GA Oct. 5, 1918 Georgia Tech 28-0 Atlanta, GA Oct. 9, 1919 Georgia Tech 28-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 6, 1920 Georgia Tech 7-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 5, 1921 Georgia Tech 48-7 Atlanta, GA Nov. 4, 1922 Georgia Tech 21-7 Atlanta, GA Oct. 1, 1932 Georgia Tech 32-14 Atlanta, GA Sep. 30, 1933 Georgia Tech 39-2 Atlanta, GA Sep. 29, 1934 Georgia Tech 12-7 Atlanta, GA Oct. 31, 1936 Clemson 14-13 Atlanta, GA Nov. 6, 1937 Georgia Tech 7-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 20, 1943 Georgia Tech 41-6 Atlanta, GA

Date Winner Score Location Sep. 30, 1944 Georgia Tech 51-0 Atlanta, GA Nov. 24, 1945 Clemson 21-7 Atlanta, GA Nov. 7, 1953 Georgia Tech 20-7 Atlanta, GA Nov. 8, 1958 Georgia Tech 13-0 Atlanta, GA Oct. 3, 1959 Georgia Tech 16-6 Atlanta, GA Sep. 22, 1962 Georgia Tech 26-9 Atlanta, GA Sep. 28, 1963 Georgia Tech 27-0 Atlanta, GA Oct. 3, 1964 Georgia Tech 14-7 Atlanta, GA Oct. 2, 1965 Georgia Tech 38-6 Atlanta, GA Oct. 1, 1966 Georgia Tech 13-12 Atlanta, GA Oct. 7, 1967 Georgia Tech 10-0 Atlanta, GA Oct. 5, 1968 Georgia Tech 24-21 Atlanta, GA Oct. 4, 1969 Clemson 21-10 Atlanta, GA Oct. 3, 1970 Georgia Tech 28-7 Atlanta, GA Oct. 2, 1971 Georgia Tech 24-14 Atlanta, GA Oct. 7, 1972 Georgia Tech 31-9 Atlanta, GA Sep. 29, 1973 Georgia Tech 29-21 Atlanta, GA Sep. 28, 1974 Clemson 21-17 Clemson, SC Sep. 27, 1975 Georgia Tech 33-28 Atlanta, GA Sep. 25, 1976 Tie 24-24 Atlanta, GA Sep. 24, 1977 Clemson 31-14 Atlanta, GA Sep. 24, 1983 Clemson 41-14 Clemson, SC Sep. 29, 1984 Georgia Tech 28-21 Atlanta, GA Sep. 28, 1985 Georgia Tech 14-3 Clemson, SC Sep. 27, 1986 Clemson 27-3 Atlanta, GA Sep. 26, 1987 Clemson 33-12 Clemson, SC

Date Winner Score Location Sep. 24, 1988 Clemson 30-13 Atlanta, GA Oct. 14, 1989 Georgia Tech 30-14 Clemson, SC Oct. 13, 1990 Georgia Tech 21-19 Atlanta, GA Sep. 28, 1991 Clemson 9-7 Clemson, SC Sep. 26, 1992 Georgia Tech 20-16 Atlanta, GA Sep. 25, 1993 Clemson 16-13 Clemson, SC Nov. 12, 1994 Clemson 20-10 Clemson, SC Oct. 28, 1995 Clemson 24-3 Atlanta, GA Oct. 19, 1996 Clemson 28-25 Clemson, SC Sep. 27, 1997 Georgia Tech 23-20 Atlanta, GA Nov. 12, 1998 Georgia Tech 24-21 Clemson, SC Nov. 13, 1999 Georgia Tech 45-42 Atlanta, GA Oct. 28, 2000 Georgia Tech 31-28 Clemson, SC Sep. 29, 2001 Clemson 47-44 Atlanta, GA Sep. 14, 2002 Clemson 24-19 Clemson, SC Sep. 20, 2003 Clemson 39-3 Atlanta, GA Sep. 11, 2004 Georgia Tech 28-24 Clemson, SC Oct. 29, 2005 Georgia Tech 10-9 Atlanta, GA Oct. 21, 2006 Clemson 31-7 Clemson, SC Sep. 29, 2007 Georgia Tech 13-3 Atlanta, GA Oct. 18, 2008 Georgia Tech 21-17 Clemson, SC Sep. 9, 2009 Georgia Tech 30-27 Atlanta, GA Dec. 5, 2009 Georgia Tech 39-34 Tampa, FL Oct. 23, 2010 Clemson 27-13 Clemson, SC Oct. 29, 2011 Georgia Tech 31-17 Atlanta. GA

References

External links

• Roy Martin, Clemson – Georgia Tech Preview, TigerNet.com, October 28, 2005.
• Ga. Tech – Clemson becomes heated rivalry, The State, p. C1, September 13, 2002.
• Scott Michaux, Tigers win the big matchup, but little decided, The Augusta Chronicle, October 22, 2006.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Venues Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Battle of the Techs (Virginia Tech) Clemson Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia) Culture & lore Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up With the White and Gold" Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band People Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Seasons 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference Conference O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (NC State-Clemson) North Carolina-Duke Duke–Maryland Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson–Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Battle of the Techs (Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech) Maryland–Virginia Miami–Virginia Tech South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–NC State Virginia–Virginia Tech Non-conference Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College-Notre Dame Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass) Clemson–South Carolina Clemson–Georgia Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida State–Florida Georgia Tech–Auburn Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia Tech–Georgia) Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Maryland–Johns Hopkins Crab Bowl Classic (Maryland–Navy) Maryland–Penn State Maryland–West Virginia War Canoe Trophy (Miami–Florida) Miami–Notre Dame North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Virginia Tech–VMI Black Diamond Trophy (Virginia Tech–West Virginia)