This series began in 1922. The Yellow Jackets were a longtime rival of the Fighting Irish and the two teams met periodically on an annual basis over the years, particularly from 1963 to 1981 when both schools were independents following Tech 's departure from the Southeastern Conference. The 1975 Georgia Tech - Notre Dame game marked the sole appearance in an Irish uniform of Rudy Ruettiger, the subject of the film Rudy. When Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in 1982, they were forced to end the series after 1981 because of scheduling difficulties. Consequently, the two teams have met very infrequently since then. Georgia Tech was the opponent in the inaugural game in the newly expanded Notre Dame Stadium in 1997, then a year later they met again in the Gator Bowl. The Fighting Irish and Yellow Jackets met in the 2006 and 2007 season openers and split both games. Notre Dame leads the series 29 -- 6 -- 1. The rivalry resumed in 2015 with a 30 -- 22 Irish win in South Bend, and will continue on a semi-regular basis thereafter, due to Notre Dame 's current commitment to scheduling several ACC opponents each season.
when's the last time notre dame played georgia
2015