Every Georgia game vs the No. 1 team in the country
By James Morgan,
9 hours ago
The No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs face No. 1 Texas Longhorns in a clash for SEC supremacy. The Georgia-Texas game is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 and will be televised for a national audience on ABC.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is in town for the Georgia-Texas game. Georgia is underdogs for the first time in a since the 2021 national championship game against Alabama. The Bulldogs may use their underdog status as fuel. Georgia, who already has a loss this season, may be a little more motivated to perform than Texas, who is undefeated.
However, Georgia will face a huge challenge on the road. Texas is a well-rounded team with no apparent weaknesses.
UGA football is 3-5 in school history against the No. 1 ranked team in the country, but Georgia is 2-1 against the No. 1 team under Kirby Smart.
How has Georgia performed against the best team in the country over the years?
Pitt beat Georgia in the 1977 Sugar Bowl to win its most recent national championship.
Nov. 9, 1985: No. 17 Georgia 24, No. 1 Florida 3
Georgia’s win over Florida prevented the Gators from having a chance to win a national championship even though Florida was on probation (no SEC championship, no television, and no bowl game).
Nov. 2, 1996: No. 1 Florida 47, Georgia 7
Quarterback Danny Wuerffel and Florida crushed Georgia en route to winning a SEC championship and national championship.
Oct. 31, 2009: No. 1 Florida 41, Georgia 17
Quarterback Tim Tebow and Florida dominated Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida. Florida went on to lose to Alabama in the 2009 SEC championship game.
Dec. 3, 2011: No. 1 LSU 42, No. 12 Georgia 10
Mark Richt and Georgia built a 10-0 first quarter lead and held a 10-7 halftime lead in the 2011 SEC championship game against the LSU Tigers. However, it was all Tyrann Mathieu and LSU in the second half.
Dec. 1, 2018: No. 1 Alabama 35, No. 4 Georgia 28
Alabama defeated Georgia in the 2018 SEC championship game, which was a rematch of the previous year’s national championship. This time, Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was the savior as the Crimson Tide won the SEC after facing two 14-point deficits against Georgia.
UGA missed out on the College Football Playoff as a result of losing to Alabama.
Jan. 10, 2022: No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
Georgia avenged its 2021 SEC championship game loss with a win over Alabama in the national championship. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett had a monster fourth quarter as UGA won its first national title since 1980.
Nov 5, 2022: No. 3 Georgia 27, No. 1 Tennessee 13
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and the Bulldogs jumped out to 24-6 first half lead and never had below a 90% chance of winning after the first quarter against No. 1 Tennessee. A ruckus environment in Sanford Stadium helped propel the Bulldogs to a strong start.
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