Not too long ago, there was a time when Georgia Tech/Georgia was a Thanksgiving Day tradition.
While Tech and Georgia varsity teams have only played four times on Thanksgiving Day (1971, 1975, 1993, 1995), the schools played a game that featured their freshmen teams (later junior varsity) on Thanksgiving Day from 1933-93. During this time in college football, freshmen were ineligible and each school played an annual freshman or junior varsity schedule.
The charity game's origins can be traced to 1930 when the old Southern Conference played an all-star game. Three years later, Georgia head coach H.J. Stegeman and Georgia Tech head coach William Alexander convinced a group of Atlanta businessmen to serve on a committee for the purpose of selling tickets to a freshman game between the schools. The proceeds were designated to annually benefit Scottish Rite Hospital.
For 60 years, Georgia and Georgia Tech met on The Flats for a freshman football game until 1993, when NCAA-mandated scholarship and roster limitations forced the game to be discontinued. In 1994, a "Legends Game" was held to maintain the tradition of the game. At the schools' request, the NCAA agreed to recognize the varsity rivalry, and every year since 1995, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation presents the Governor's Cup to the winning team.
It was during these freshmen games when fans got their first glimpses of future Tech and UGA legends. Georgia Tech concluded the JV series with a 30-28-1 advantage.
"Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate" has historically been played during the last weekend of November. Saturday will be the 66th time in the last 80 meetings that the Yellow Jackets and Bulldogs will meet on the gridiron during November's holiday weekend. #COFH is the 19th-most frequently played series among FBS schools. Saturday's 109th renewal of the in-state rivalry kicks off at noon ET on the SEC Network and 680 The Fan.
GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL'S THANKSGIVING DAY HISTORY
JUNIOR VARSITY VARSITY
1933 Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 0 1893 St. Albans 6, Georgia Tech 0
1934 Georgia Tech 20, Georgia 14 1899 Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 5 (Greenville, S.C.)
1935 Georgia 7, Georgia Tech 6 1902 Alabama 26, Georgia Tech 0 (Birmingham)
1936 Georgia 20, Georgia Tech 12 1903 South Carolina 16, Georgia Tech 0
1937 Georgia Tech 20, Georgia 12 1904 Georgia Tech 18, Cumberland 0
1938 Georgia Tech 8, Georgia 0 1905 Georgia Tech 17, Clemson 12
1939 Georgia 33, Georgia Tech 0 1906 Clemson 10, Georgia Tech 0
1940 Georgia 36, Georgia Tech 0 1907 Clemson 6, Georgia Tech 5
1941 Georgia 29, Georgia Tech 13 1908 Georgia Tech 30, Clemson 6
1942 Georgia 21, Georgia Tech 6 1909 Georgia Tech 29, Clemson 3
1945 Georgia Tech 20, Georgia 12 1910 Georgia Tech 34, Clemson 0
1946 Georgia Tech 7, Georgia 6 1911 Georgia Tech 31, Clemson 0
1947 Georgia 20, Georgia Tech 13 1912 Georgia Tech 23, Clemson 0
1948 Georgia Tech 9, Georgia 7 1913 Georgia Tech 34, Clemson 0
1949 Georgia 18, Georgia Tech 0 1914 Georgia Tech 26, Clemson 6
1950 Georgia Tech 54, Georgia 6 1915 Georgia Tech 7, Auburn 0
1951 Georgia Tech 38, Georgia 26 1916 Georgia Tech 33, Auburn 7
1952 Georgia Tech 33, Georgia 13 1917 Georgia Tech 68, Auburn 7
1953 Georgia Tech 12, Georgia 7 1918 Georgia Tech 41, Auburn 0
1954 Georgia Tech 26, Georgia 6 1919 Auburn 14, Georgia Tech 7
1955 Georgia 23, Georgia Tech 0 1920 Georgia Tech 34, Auburn 0
1956 Georgia Tech 14, Georgia 12 1921 Georgia Tech 14, Auburn 0
1957 Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 7 1922 Georgia Tech 14, Auburn 6
1958 Georgia Tech 21, Georgia 0 1923 Georgia Tech 0, Auburn 0
1959 Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 7 1924 Georgia Tech 7, Auburn 0
1960 Georgia Tech 22, Georgia 22 1925 Georgia Tech 7, Auburn 7
1961 Georgia Tech 13, Georgia 7 1926 Georgia Tech 20, Auburn 7
1962 Georgia 18, Georgia Tech 0 1927 Georgia Tech 18, Auburn 0
1963 Georgia Tech 14, Georgia 3 1928 Georgia Tech 51, Auburn 0
1964 Georgia 7, Georgia Tech 6 1929 Georgia Tech 19, Auburn 6
1965 Georgia 18, Georgia Tech 0 1930 Florida 55, Georgia Tech 7
1966 Georgia 17, Georgia Tech 6 1971 Georgia 28, Georgia Tech 24
1967 Georgia Tech 14, Georgia 0 1975 Georgia 42, Georgia Tech 26
1968 Georgia Tech 19, Georgia 18 1993 Georgia 43, Georgia Tech 10
1969 Georgia 28, Georgia Tech 20 1995 Georgia 18, Georgia Tech 17
1970 Georgia Tech 20, Georgia 9 VARSITY RECORD ON THANKSGIVING: 23-12
1971 Georgia Tech 17, Georgia 12
1972 Georgia Tech 21, Georgia 10
1973 Georgia Tech 27, Georgia 19
1974 Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 25
1975 Georgia 23, Georgia Tech 6
1976 Georgia Tech 13, Georgia 7
1977 Georgia 20, Georgia Tech 12
1978 Georgia 29, Georgia Tech 0
1979 Georgia Tech 16, Georgia 6
1980 Georgia 24, Georgia Tech 6
1981 Georgia Tech 15, Georgia 14
1982 Georgia Tech 18, Georgia 17
1983 Georgia 21, Georgia Tech 16
1984 Georgia 27, Georgia Tech 24
1985 Georgia 23, Georgia Tech 19
1986 Georgia Tech 20, Georgia 14
1987 Georgia Tech 25, Georgia 0
1988 Georgia 40, Georgia Tech 6
1989 Georgia Tech 45, Georgia 0
1990 Georgia Tech 38, Georgia 24
1991 Georgia Tech 21, Georgia 14
1992 Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 12
1993 Georgia 21, Georgia Tech 14