On November 25, 2000, George Godsey led the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to a 27-15 win in Athens -- the third straight win for Georgia Tech in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. It was the last game that Jim Donnan would ever coach in, and the win drew Georgia Tech’s deficit to 52-38-5 in the all-time series against georgia.
Less than 48 hours later, it was announced that Florida State’s 41-year-old offensive coordinator with no prior head coaching experience would be taking the reins in Athens.
That rookie head coach ended up sticking around for 15 years, putting up a 145-51 (83-37) overall record, including a 13-2 record against Georgia Tech to extend georgia’s lead in the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate series to 65-40-5.