Nov. 28, 2026: Georgia vs Georgia Tech (at Georgia, Sanford Stadium, Athens) TBA on official Georgia Tech schedule Last match finished: 28 November 2025 – Georgia won 16–9 The Paul Bunyan Trophy: “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Not transferring over venue, kickoff and broadcast info from 2025 to 2026 is a critical difference between that game in ’26 for fans thinking ahead versus last season’s Atlanta game.
Information checked: October 8, 2026.
| Detail | Current information |
| Next meeting | Saturday, November 28, 2026 |
| Stadium | Sanford Stadium |
| City | Athens, Georgia |
| Home team | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Kickoff | TBA |
| Television | TBA |
| Latest result | Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 9 — November 28, 2025 |
| Historical series | Georgia leads; totals differ depending on whether two wartime games are included |
When Is the Next Georgia vs Georgia Tech Game?
Next meeting: Last Saturday of November. Official schedules from both schools confirm that its site in Georgia is pretty much a faux home game for the Bulldogs.
TBD DateLocationHome team
They will meet in 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta before coming to Sanford Stadium in 2026.
However, the distinction is very worthwhile if you are organizing a trip or booking room nights. These results on stadium relocation can also help but letting you out to the wrong city last year and even yet.
Please always check what season you are using any ticket listing, stadium guide or parking information for. Up next: Athens from now on, 2026/27
Kickoff Time and U.S. Time Zones
Kickoff remains TBA as of the information-check date. Georgia’s official schedule has not assigned this matchup a time.
Once announced, convert the Eastern kickoff as follows:
| Time zone | Conversion from Eastern Time |
| Eastern | Announced kickoff |
| Central | One hour earlier |
| Mountain | Two hours earlier |
| Pacific | Three hours earlier |
For example, a hypothetical 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff would be 12:30 p.m. PT. That is a conversion example, not the announced time for this game.
Use the official Georgia football schedule before making time-sensitive plans.
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How to Watch Georgia vs Georgia Tech
The correct viewing option depends on the network selected for the upcoming game. Last season’s television assignment does not establish this season’s coverage.
TV Channel and Confirmed Streaming Access
Georgia Tech’s official 2026 schedule lists the broadcast as TV: TBA. A game-specific streaming recommendation therefore cannot yet be confirmed.
Before buying access, work through this checklist:
- Confirm that the listing refers to the 2026 football game.
- Check the officially announced television network.
- Verify that your provider carries that network in your location.
- Check whether the stream requires a television-provider login or a separate subscription.
- Test your access before kickoff.
A broadcaster’s app and a paid streaming subscription are not necessarily the same product. Seeing a network’s name on an app does not, by itself, confirm that your account can watch its live game.
| Viewing route | What to verify |
| Existing television package | The announced channel is included |
| Live-TV streaming subscription | Channel availability for your ZIP code |
| Broadcaster app or website | Required login and game entitlement |
| Over-the-air television | Applicable local station and reception, if the game airs on a broadcast network |
Radio Coverage and Official Game Updates
Radio provides an alternative when you cannot watch. Georgia offers free audio through its athletics website, while Georgia Tech provides listening information and broadcasts through its official radio pages and Yellow Jackets app.
Useful starting points include:
- Georgia audio broadcasts.
- Georgia Tech football radio.
- The game-center link attached to the matchup on either official schedule.
Live statistics are especially useful for tracking possession, scoring drives, and individual performances. They can also clarify an incomplete social-media update: a team entering the red zone has not necessarily scored.
Latest Georgia vs Georgia Tech Result
Georgia won the most recent completed meeting 16–9 on November 28, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game ended in regulation. Final Score and Decisive Moments
Georgia Tech scored first, but Georgia produced all 13 of its first-half points in the second quarter. Gunner Stockton’s seven-yard touchdown pass to Zachariah Branch supplied the game’s only touchdown.
Three moments explain the result:
- Georgia converted a second-quarter opportunity: Branch’s touchdown gave the Bulldogs a 10–3 lead.
- A promising Tech possession ended without points: Ellis Robinson IV intercepted a pass at Georgia’s four-yard line in the third quarter.
- Georgia added fourth-quarter breathing room: Peyton Woodring’s 50-yard field goal extended the lead to 16–6 before Tech answered with another field goal.
The official box score shows why the final score alone is incomplete:
| Statistic | Georgia | Georgia Tech |
| Total offense | 260 yards | 250 yards |
| Rushing yards | 190 | 69 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 181 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Georgia gained only 10 more total yards, but its rushing advantage and ability to prevent touchdowns mattered more than that small overall difference.
What the Result Changed
The victory moved Georgia to 11–1 and extended its winning streak against Tech to eight completed meetings. Georgia Tech finished the regular season 9–3.
Because this is a nonconference matchup, the result did not add a conference win or loss to either team’s SEC or ACC record. Its significance included the overall season record, rivalry streak, and postseason résumé.
Georgia’s own postgame notes still described its SEC Championship participation as dependent on other results that weekend. Beating Tech did not independently settle that question.
Head-to-Head Record and Recent Meetings
Georgia leads the historical football series under both commonly reported counting conventions. The difference concerns two Georgia Tech victories during World War II.
All-Time Wins, Losses and Ties
Through the 2025 meeting:
- Georgia’s published record: Georgia leads 73–39–5, totaling 117 counted games.
- Record including the disputed wartime meetings: Georgia leads 73–41–5, totaling 119 games.
The first figure appears in Georgia’s official postgame notes; the second appears in Wikipedia’s rivalry record. The explanation belongs beside the numbers because an unlabeled total can create unnecessary confusion.
Recent Scores, Winning Margins and Overtime Games
The five most recent completed meetings show Georgia’s continued winning streak alongside much closer recent finishes.
| Season | Winner | Final score | Winning margin | Venue | Overtime |
| 2021 | Georgia | 45–0 | 45 | Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta | No |
| 2022 | Georgia | 37–14 | 23 | Sanford Stadium, Athens | No |
| 2023 | Georgia | 31–23 | 8 | Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta | No |
| 2024 | Georgia | 44–42 | 2 | Sanford Stadium, Athens | Eight periods |
| 2025 | Georgia | 16–9 | 7 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | No |
The scores and locations are documented in the rivalry’s results history.
Margins fell from 45 and 23 points to single digits in the following three meetings. That describes the recent results; it does not establish a prediction for 2026.
The 2024 margin also needs context. Georgia’s two-point winning margin followed a tied regulation game and eight overtime periods, rather than a conventional late two-point lead.
Rivalry Facts That Often Cause Confusion
Three details deserve particular attention: which games count toward the historical record, how a stadium relates to home-team designation, and why the series was interrupted in 2020.
Why Sources Report Different Series Records
Georgia Tech won the 1943 meeting 48–0 and the 1944 meeting 44–0. Including those results adds two Tech wins to the series total. Georgia excludes them from its published rivalry record.
| Convention | Georgia wins | Tech wins | Ties | Total |
| Georgia’s published series count | 73 | 39 | 5 | 117 |
| Including 1943 and 1944 | 73 | 41 | 5 | 119 |
The disagreement concerns wartime eligibility and the differing player pools available to the programs. Georgia’s historical schedule also flags the exclusion of wartime games. When comparing records, check both the counting convention and the last included season. A total can differ because of an excluded historical game, an outdated page, or both.
Why an Off-Campus Game Can Still Be a Home Game
Georgia Tech’s 2025 game moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium as part of a reworked agreement with AMB Sports and Entertainment. Tech’s announcement described a contract for an annual home game at the stadium and a $10 million guarantee for the Georgia matchup.
That makes it important to distinguish the scheduling arrangement from database labels. Georgia’s own schedule classified the 2025 contest as neutral, even though Tech’s agreement concerned its home-game allocation.
| Season | Physical venue | City | Scheduling context |
| 2025 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | Tech’s allocated game moved off campus; Georgia listed it as neutral |
| 2026 | Sanford Stadium | Athens | Georgia home game |
A useful venue description explains these details rather than relying on “home” or “neutral” alone.
Why “Played Every Year Since 1925” Needs Qualification
The teams did not play in 2020. Pandemic-related SEC scheduling policies prevented the annual meeting, as Georgia Tech’s athletics department confirmed when announcing the rivalry’s return in 2021. The accurate description is that the annual series resumed in 1925 but experienced a 2020 interruption.
That also explains the winning streak: Georgia’s eight victories from 2017 through 2025 count completed games. There was no 2020 win, loss, or tie to add.
Why Is the Rivalry Called Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate?
The name reflects a longstanding rivalry between two institutions in the same state. Georgia Tech’s alumni history attributes the phrase to author Bill Cromartie.
The First Meeting and Early Disputes
The first football meeting took place on November 4, 1893, when Georgia Tech defeated Georgia 28–6.
According to the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s account, accusations about outside players and disputes involving spectators accompanied that opening game. Those stories help explain the rivalry’s atmosphere, but they should be attributed to the historical account rather than presented as firsthand observations.
For a modern fan, the essential point is that the rivalry predates today’s conferences, stadium arrangements, and broadcasting schedules.
Traditions Fans Still Recognize
The rivalry remains visible in school colors and songs. Georgia’s red and black contrast with Tech’s white and gold, and Tech’s alumni history describes avoiding red clothing as a fan tradition.
The Ramblin’ Wreck identity and rivalry references in fight songs connect present-day supporters with earlier generations.
The Governor’s Cup also belongs to the football rivalry: Georgia’s official 2024 postgame notes identified the trophy as retained following that victory.
These traditions help explain why the matchup matters even when the teams enter with different records or national expectations.
Memorable Games That Explain the Rivalry
A few selected games reveal more about the rivalry than an exhaustive list of scores.
The 2024 Eight-Overtime Game
On November 29, 2024, Georgia won 44–42 after trailing 17–0 at halftime. Regulation finished 27–27.
Both teams scored touchdowns in the first two overtime periods. Beginning with the third, they exchanged two-point attempts. Each converted in the fifth overtime; neither converted in the sixth or seventh. In the eighth, Georgia stopped Tech and Nate Frazier scored the winning two-point conversion.
| Stage | What happened |
| Halftime | Georgia Tech led 17–0 |
| End of regulation | Tied 27–27 |
| First and second overtime | Both teams scored touchdowns |
| Third through seventh | Two-point attempts continued |
| Eighth overtime | Frazier’s conversion won it for Georgia |
The distinction matters: eight overtime periods did not mean eight additional quarters of normal football. The later rounds consisted of individual conversion attempts.
Other Turning Points Worth Knowing
2014: Georgia Tech wins 30–24 in overtime. A late Justin Thomas scramble helped set up Harrison Butker’s tying field goal. Tech then won in overtime, with D.J. White’s interception ending Georgia’s possession. The finish illustrates how quickly a rivalry result can change.
2016: Georgia Tech wins 28–27 in Athens. Qua Searcy turned a planned throwback pass into a touchdown run, diving across the goal line with 30 seconds remaining. Butker’s extra point supplied the winning point. It remains Tech’s latest victory in the series through the 2025 meeting.
These games provide useful context for the current streak: Georgia has dominated the recent win column, but the rivalry has also produced reversals and unusually tight finishes.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. When is the next Georgia vs Georgia Tech football game?
The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 28, 2026, at Sanford Stadium in Athens. Kickoff remains TBA.
2. What TV channel will broadcast the game?
The 2026 television assignment remains TBA on Georgia Tech’s official schedule. Check the updated listing before purchasing viewing access.
3. Who won the latest meeting?
Georgia won 16–9 on November 28, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
4. Who leads the all-time football series?
Georgia leads. Its published count is 73–39–5 through 2025; including the 1943 and 1944 games produces 73–41–5.Â
5. Why do sources show different head-to-head records?
The principal difference is whether two Georgia Tech victories during World War II are counted. Always check the source’s convention and cutoff date.
6. When did Georgia Tech last beat Georgia?
Georgia Tech’s latest victory was November 26, 2016, when it won 28–27 at Sanford Stadium.
8. Why did the teams not play in 2020?
Pandemic-related SEC scheduling policies prevented the nonconference rivalry game. The teams resumed meeting in 2021.
10. Are Georgia and Georgia Tech in the same conference?
No. Georgia competes in the SEC, while Georgia Tech competes in the ACC. Their football meeting is a nonconference game.
