Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry

The Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Vanderbilt Commodores. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Vanderbilt Commodores
First meetingNovember 19, 1892
Vanderbilt 20, Georgia Tech 10
Latest meetingSeptember 17, 2016
Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7
TrophyGold Cowbell (1924–Present)
Statistics
Meetings total38
All-time seriesGeorgia Tech leads, 20–15–3
Largest victoryGeorgia Tech, 83–0 (1917)
Longest win streakVanderbilt, 7 (1929–35)
Current win streakGeorgia Tech, 6 (1966–2016)
Locations of Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt

History

In 1904, Dan McGugin was hired at Vanderbilt and John Heisman was hired at Georgia Tech. In 2016, a trophy for the contest, the Gold Cowbell,[1] was unearthed after almost 70 years of dormancy.[2][3][4]

Notable games

1906: Manier scores five touchdowns

The 1906 Vanderbilt team was one of the strongest in its history. Owsley Manier rushed for five touchdowns on Tech. Lob Brown scored for Tech. Sportswriter Alex Lynn wrote after the game that Manier was: "the greatest fullback and all round man ever seen in Atlanta."[5]

1907: Heisman's worst loss at Tech

Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 54–0. "The rooters stridently called: "We want sixty! We want sixty!"[6] The highlight of the first half came on a triple pass. Sam Costen passed the ball to Honus Craig, Craig passed it to Morton and Morton passed it to Bob Blake, who ran to the side and passed it 25 yards back to Costen. Costen ran the remaining 20 yards for a touchdown.[7]

1917: Vanderbilt's worst loss

The 1917 Georgia Tech team was the South's first national champion. Despite Vanderbilt having a respectable team, Tech beat Vanderbilt 83–0, the worst loss they have ever suffered. "It was not until 1917 that a Southern team really avenged long-time torment at McGugin's hands. And it took one of history's top backfields–Joe Guyon, Ev Strupper, Al Hill, and Judy Harlan of Georgia Tech–to do it," wrote Edwin Pope.[8] Guyon was the game's star; according to Morgan Blake, "Guyon has been great in all games this year. But Saturday he was the superman".[9]

Vanderbilt captain Alf Adams praised the Tech team: "Tech's magnificent machine won easily over Vanderbilt. It was simply the matter of a splendid eleven winning over an unseasoned, inexperienced team. Tech played hard, clean football, and we were somewhat surprised to meet such a fair, aggressive team, after the reports we had heard. I think that Vanderbilt could have broken that Tech shift if we had had last year's eleven. Being outweighed, Vanderbilt could not check the heavy forwards, or open up the line. Thereby hangs the tale."[10]

1919: Vanderbilt loses in the mud
Tech-Vanderbilt in 1919.

In Heisman's final year at Tech, Vanderbilt suffered its only loss on the year in the mud, 20–0 against Georgia Tech. Halfback Buck Flowers and fullback Bill Gaiver starred.[11] Flowers had a 78-yard touchdown run. Vanderbilt's captain was Josh Cody.

1920: Flowers and Barron run up a large score

With Flowers and Red Barron in the backfield, SIAA champion Tech defeated Vanderbilt 44–0. During the scoring barrage, Flowers converted a 44-yard drop kick field goal. In the fourth quarter, a fight broke out between Vanderbilt's Gink Hendrick, and some Tech players and fans. No ejections could be made since too many players were involved.

1924: Wakefield's field goal beats Tech

All-American Hek Wakefield scored on a 37-yard drop kick field goal for Vanderbilt's first win in Atlanta since 1906.[12] Wakefield was considered the greatest drop kicker in Vanderbilt history.[13] The Gold Cowbell trophy was introduced after this game.

1925: Wright should run for governor

Describing the most spectacular play he ever saw, coach William Alexander cites one from the 1925 game against the Vanderbilt. Doug Wycoff was hurt, and his substitute Dick Wright was sent in with only minutes to go in the game. On a muddy field, Wright ran off tackle and dodged Vanderbilt's safety Gil Reese, "usually a sure tackler," to get the touchdown that gave Tech a 7–0 victory.[14] The yearbook remarked, Wright "should have run for governor of Georgia right after he ran 56 yards against Vandy."

1927: Spears and Armistead held scoreless

On a wet field, Tech's strong defense held the high scoring Vanderbilt team, including Hall of Famer Bill Spears and high scorer Jimmy Armistead, to a scoreless tie.[15]

1928: national champions end Commodores title hopes

Georgia Tech ended the Jimmy Armistead-led Vanderbilt Commodores' hopes of a southern title with a 19–7 victory.[16] Tech went on to win the Rose Bowl and a national title.

Georgia Tech's first touchdown came on a 45-yard (41 m) pass from Tom Jones to Warner Mizell on a triple pass play.[17] Georgia Tech's next score came on an end run from Mizell. Vanderbilt's lone score came on an 85-yard (78 m) run by lineman Bull Brown after picking up a Stumpy Thomason fumble.[18]

1931: McGugin's trick

Pete Gracey said "In my first varsity year, the night before we played Georgia Tech, Coach McGugin casually walked up to me in the lobby of our hotel, put his arm around my shoulder and sorta whispered, "I was with some Atlanta newspapermen this afternoon and I told them you were the finest sophomore center I had ever coached. I hope that I haven't made it embarrassing for you" We beat Tech, 49 to 7. Afterward I talked to seven other players and you know, Coach McGugin told them all the same thing he told me."[19]

1937: Trophy returns

Georgia Tech beat a previously undefeated Vanderbilt 14–0, and the Golden Cowbell trophy had been recovered.

1951: Tech wins by a point in the mud

With just over a minute left and undefeated Georgia Tech up 8–0, Bill Wade threw a touchdown pass to Ted Kirkland. Vanderbilt tried an onside kick, but was unsuccessful, and lost 8–7.[20]

2003: Tech beats Vandy in overtime

Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt in overtime. Jay Cutler led Vanderbilt in rushing.[21]

Game results

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Georgia Tech victoriesVanderbilt victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 November 19, 1892 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 20 Georgia Tech 10
2 November 17, 1906 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 37 Georgia Tech 6
3 November 16, 1907 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 54 Georgia Tech 0
4 November 12, 1910 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 23 Georgia Tech 0
5 November 3, 1917 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 83 Vanderbilt 0
6 October 18, 1919 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 20 Vanderbilt 0
7 October 16, 1920 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 44 Vanderbilt 0
8 November 15, 1924 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 3 Georgia Tech 0
9 November 7, 1925 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 7 Vanderbilt 0
10 November 6, 1926 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 13 Georgia Tech 7
11 November 6, 1927 Nashville, TN Tie0Tie0
12 November 10, 1928 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 19 Vanderbilt 7
13 November 9, 1929 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 23 Georgia Tech 7
14 November 8, 1930 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 6 Georgia Tech 0
15 October 31, 1931 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 49 Georgia Tech 7
16 October 29, 1932 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 12 Georgia Tech 0
17 November 4, 1933 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 9 Georgia Tech 6
18 October 6, 1934 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 27 Georgia Tech 12
19 November 2, 1935 Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt 14 Georgia Tech 13
20 October 24, 1936 Nashville, TN Tie0Tie0
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
21 October 30, 1937 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 14 Vanderbilt 0
22 October 29, 1938 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 13 Georgia Tech 7
23 October 21, 1939 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 14 Vanderbilt 6
24 October 19, 1940 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 19 Vanderbilt 0
25 October 18, 1941 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 14 Georgia Tech 7
26 September 25, 1948 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 13 Vanderbilt 0
27 September 24, 1949 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 12 Vanderbilt 7
28 October 27, 1951 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 8 Vanderbilt 7
29 October 25, 1952 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 30 Vanderbilt 0
30 October 31, 1953 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 43 Vanderbilt 0
31 September 19, 1964 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 14 Vanderbilt 2
32 September 18, 1965 Nashville, TN Tie10Tie10
33 September 24, 1966 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 42 Vanderbilt 0
34 September 23, 1967 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 17 Vanderbilt 10
35 August 31, 2002 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 45 Vanderbilt 3
36 September 27, 2003 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 24 Vanderbilt 17
37 October 31, 2009 Nashville, TN Georgia Tech 56 Vanderbilt 31
38 September 17, 2016 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 38 Vanderbilt 7
Series: Georgia Tech leads 20–15–3
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See also

References
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  3. "Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech to play for long-lost cowbell trophy".
  4. "Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt are playing for a Cowbell trophy". 16 September 2016.
  5. Alex Lynn (November 18, 1906). "Brown's Toe and the Wet Cave Score". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Vanderbilt University (1908). Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 8. p. 50.
  7. Grantland Rice (November 17, 1907). "Tech Beaten Down". The Tennessean. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Edwin Pope. Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 344.
  9. McCarty, Bernie (February 1988). "Georgia Tech's 1917 backfield, better than the Four Horsemen: Part 1" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 1 (3): 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
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  12. Vanderbilt Football 2014 Fact Book Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, pp. 125, 137, 142, 151 (2014). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  13. "Hek Wakefield Funeral Today". The Tennessean. November 20, 1962. p. 34. Retrieved July 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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  15. Mark Purcell (November 1988). "Spears and Vandy excitement in 1927" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 2 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  16. "Hopes of Vandy in South Circuit Wrecked Today". The Waco News-Tribune. November 11, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Tornado Takes Places As Grid King of South". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Georgia Tech 11 Whips Vanderbilt". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Traughber, Bill (2011). Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History. The History Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60949-423-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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  21. https://vucommodores.com/vanderbilt-falls-in-overtime-to-georgia-tech/
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