Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry
| First meeting | November 13, 1893 Vanderbilt 35, Georgia 10 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | October 15, 2016 Vanderbilt 17, Georgia 16 |
| Next meeting | October 7, 2017 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 77 |
| All-time series | Georgia leads, 55–20–2 |
| Largest victory | Vanderbilt, 47–0 (1901) |
| Longest win streak | Georgia, 11 (1974–84 & 1995–2005) |
| Current win streak | Vanderbilt 1, (2016) |
The Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Georgia Bulldogs and Vanderbilt Commodores. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and currently members of the SEC's Eastern Division with a total of 76 meetings. This rivalry is both Georgia and Vanderbilt's fourth longest football rivalry. Georgia leads the series 55–20–2.
When the rivalry first started, Georgia only won two games by less than four points until the 12th match up between the two teams. Georgia and Vanderbilt have played annually since 1968.
Both Georgia and Vanderbilt have shut out the other nine times. Georgia has won 18 of the last 21 games with the three losses in 2006, 2013, and 2016 by four points or less.
Prior to the game, the bets were 2 to 1 that Georgia would not score. In front of 2,000 fans at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, the Bulldogs beat the Commodores for the first ever time, 4 to 0. The score came on a run by Georgia back F. K. McCutcheon. At one point Vanderbilt disputed a John Edgerton fumble, and threatened to leave the field until Georgia's captain Walden said he would withdraw his men from the game if the decision were reversed. Georgia quarterback Kid Huff saved a touchdown when he tackled and forced a fumble from the big Wallace Crutchfield of Vanderbilt. The punting of Georgia fullback A. Clarence Jones featured throughout.
The Georgia Bulldogs won the SIAA championship in the prior year of 1920. The toughest Southern opponent left for either school, both with undefeated conference records, the Georgia-Vanderbilt game would decide the SIAA title. Georgia was the favorite to win this first meeting of the two schools since 1912, in part because the Bulldogs may have outplayed Harvard and defeated Auburn earlier in 1921. Georgia had the greatest line in the South, featuring four All-Southern linemen by the names of Puss Whelchel, Bum Day, Owen Reynolds, and Artie Pew. Not one team all year scored on Georgia through its line. Vanderbilt at this point was 6-1 against Georgia all time, the score all time was 184 to 4 in the Commodores' favor.
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