Georgia Tech vs Vanderbilt: Live Updates, Score, Stats, and Highlights From Today's Birmingham Bowl Matchup

Game time is nearly here.

It is the final gameday of the year for Georgia Tech and it is coming in the Birmingham Bowl vs Vanderbilt.

This is a matchup that has some history. Georgia Tech leads the all-time series with Vandy 20-15 and has won six in a row in the series and 12 of the last 13. The last meeting between the schools was in 2016 in Atlanta, a 38-7 win for Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt has not beaten the Yellow Jackets since 1941. The two teams tied 10-10 in a matchup in Nashville in 1965. This will give Georgia Tech to add to its success against Vanderbilt, who has had a really good season under Clark Lea. The Commodores started the season off with a big upset over Virginia Tech and of course, the signature win was against No.1 Alabama (one week after the Crimson Tide had beaten Georgia). Vandy also picked up wins vs Kentucky and Auburn, as well as having close losses to Texas and LSU.

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt were conference-mates for 48 years – in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1916-21), Southern Conference (1922-32) and Southeastern Conference (1933-63). Their rivalry spawned a traveling trophy – a cow bell – that has been awarded to the winning team since 1924. Tech has had possession of the bell since its 13-0 win over Vandy in 1948

This season, Tech and Vanderbilt are among the 14 unranked teams that have knocked off top-10 opponents, with the Jackets beating No. 10 Florida State on Aug. 24 and No. 4 Miami (Fla.) on Nov. 9, and the Commodores taking down No. 1 Alabama on Oct. 5.

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1st Quarter

Vandy is first on the board this afternoon. Pavia finds Cole Spence for the TD and the Commodores lead 7-0 with 2:26 left in the first quarter.

Eight play, 87 yard drive for Vandy.

Vandy leads 7-0 after the 1st quarter

2nd Quarter

Touchdown Georgia Tech! King finds Ryland Goede for the Yellow Jackets first score of the game and ties it 7-7.

15 play, 74-yard, 7:20 off the clock. Very nice drive

Touchdown Pavia, this time on the ground. Vandy goes 79 yards in 13 plays and takes 7:40 off the clock to take a 14-7 lead over Georgia Tech.

1:55 left in the half, Vandy gets the ball after the half

Birr nails the 43-yard field goal and Georgia Tech cuts the lead to 14-10 going into the half.

3rd Quarter

Birr 33-yard field goal makes it 14-13 Vandy. Eight play, 46 yard drive that took 3:51 off the clock.

After a barrage of penalties, Pavia finds a receiver for a touchdown and puts Vandy ahead 21-13.

After a King interception, Pavia runs it in the end zone and extends Vandy's lead to 28-13.

After the Rutherford fumble, Pavia runs into the end zone for his fifth touchdown of the day and putting Vandy ahead 35-13.

The game is currently in a lightning delay.

Update: Play is set to resume at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

They are expecting to have an all-clear at 6:20 CT and a restart 10 minutes after that.
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Haynes King finds Jamal Haynes for a touchdown and trims the lead to 35-20 with 5:03 left in the game