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georgia football 13 SEC Titles: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005, 2017 Two Consensus National Championships: 1942, 1980 the matchup #5 georgIa (11-1, 7-1 SEC) vs. #1 Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC) UGA 2018 UA (CFP ranking) ^40.1 Scoring Offense ^49.0 Dec. 1, 2018, 4 p.m. ET - CBS *17.2 Scoring Defense *13.8 Mercedes-Benz (73,000) +3 Turnover Margin +10 480.8 Total Offense 538.0 Atlanta, Ga. 259.8 Rushing Offense 205.9 georgiadogs.com 221.0 Passing Offense 332.1 17.5 Punt Returns 13.8 Another SEC Championship Game Appearance 24.1 Kickoff Returns 23.5 ^13th/2nd nationally; *10th/3rd nationally With the 34-17 victory over No. 9 Kentucky in Lexington on Nov. 3, Georgia clinched the Eastern Division. The Bulldogs (11-1, 7-1 SEC) now face top-ranked Alabama (12-0, aiming for cfp SPOT 8-0 SEC) in the 2018 SEC Championship Game (SECCG) on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in Atlanta in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on CBS. The 2018 seniors are 42-11, and the 42 wins are tied For the second straight season, Geor- for third in school history with the 2004 team. gia will be aiming for a spot in the College The Bulldogs will be making their seventh appearance in the game, and they are 3-3 Football Playoff (CFP). In 2017, No. 6 UGA including winning the 2017 title over No. 2 Auburn. The Bulldogs have won or shared the topped No. 2 Auburn 28-7 in the SEC title SEC Eastern Division title nine times (1992, 2002, ’03, ’05, ’07, ’11, ’12, ’17, ’18). In 1992, game. The Bulldogs advanced to the Rose UF won the tiebreaker over UGA to represent the East in the SECCG and the same went Bowl Game as the No. 3 seed where they for UT in 2007. Alabama will be making its 12th SEC Championship Game appearance beat No. 2 Oklahoma and then fell in the and is 7-4 all-time in the conference title game. CFP National Championship to No. 4 Ala- The Bulldogs will be aiming for their 14th SEC title in school history and first back-to- bama. back crowns since winning three straight from 1980-82. Georgia’s SEC titles have come on the call in 1942-46-48-59-66-68-76-80-81-82-02-05-17. In the league, Georgia’s 13 SEC titles trails only Alabama’s 26. TELEVISION: CBS - Brad Nessler (PxP), Gary Alabama leads the series history over Georgia 39-25-4. The last meeting also took Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The teams met in that venue in last season’s College NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One Sports Football Playoff National Championship as the No. 4 Crimson Tide won 26-23 in over- - Ryan Radtke (PxP); Derek Rackley (color time. analyst); Ross Tucker (sideline) Georgia and Alabama last squared off for an SEC title in 2012, and then the No. 2 SEC RADIO: Dave Neal (PxP); Dave Archer Crimson Tide held on for a 32-28 decision over No. 3 Georgia. That game also was de- (color analyst); Stephen Hartzell (sideline) cided on the last play as Georgia ran out of time at the Alabama 5-yard line. The 2012 LOCAL RADIO: Georgia Bulldog Sports SEC Championship Game marked the only time the Bulldogs have faced the Crimson Network (IMG) - Scott Howard Tide in an SECCG. The 2012 SEC Championship Game also was played on Dec. 1. (play-by-play); Eric Zeier (color analyst); Georgia’s last win over Alabama came in 2007 with a 26-23 overtime thriller in Tus- Chuck Dowdle (sideline) caloosa. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 16 at the time while Alabama was No. 22. Since SiriusXM RADIO: 146/190 (Georgia broad- then, the Crimson Tide have won four in a row in the series (2008: 41-30 in Athens; 2012 cast); Internet - 961; National - 127/191/962 SEC Championship: 32-28 in Atlanta; 2015: 38-10 in Athens; 2018 National Champion- sid contacts ship Game: 26-23 in OT in Atlanta). For the second time this season, ESPN College GameDay and SEC Nation will be on GEORGIA - Claude Felton site when the Bulldogs play. The shows were in Jacksonville when Georgia defeated No. (706) 542-1621; [email protected] 9 Florida 36-17 at ITAA Bank Field on Oct. 27. ALABAMA - Josh Maxson (205) 348-3600; [email protected] Bulldogs Versus Top 10 Teams Under Smart The Bulldogs are 5-2 against top 10 teams under third-year coach Kirby Smart 2018 Bulldog schedule and only one of those games has been in Athens. Nov. 12, 2016: Unranked GEORGIA def. #9 Auburn 13-7 in Athens, Ga. Sept. 1 Austin Peay (ESPN) W, 45-0 Sept. 8 at #24 *S. Carolina (CBS) W, 41-17 Nov. 11, 2017: #10 Auburn def. #1 GEORGIA 40-17 in Auburn, Ala. Sept. 15 MTSU (ESPNnews) W, 49-7 Dec. 2, 2017: #6 GEORGIA def. #2 Auburn 28-7 in SECCG in Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 22 at *Missouri (ESPN) W, 43-29 Jan. 1, 2018: #3 GEORGIA def. #2 Oklahoma 54-48 in 2OT in the CFP Semifinal: Rose Sept. 29 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 38-12 Bowl Game in Pasadena, Calif. Oct. 6 *Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 41-13 Jan. 8, 2018: 4 Alabama def. #3 GEORGIA 26-23 in OT in the CFP National Champion- Oct. 13 at #13 *LSU (CBS) L, 36-16 ship Game in Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 27 vs. #9 ^*Florida (CBS) W, 36-17 Oct. 27, 2018: #7 GEORGIA def. #9 Florida 36-17 in Jacksonville, Fla. Nov. 3 at #9 *Kentucky (CBS) W, 34-17 Nov. 10 #24 *Auburn (ESPN) W, 27-10 Nov. 3, 2018: #6 GEORGIA def. #9 Kentucky 34-17 in Lexington, Ky. Nov. 17 Massachusetts (SECN) W, 66-27 Nov. 24 Georgia Tech (SECN) W, 45-21 Georgia Versus No. 1 Ranked Teams Dec. 1 #1 !Alabama (CBS) 4 p.m. The Bulldogs are 1-4 all-time against a top-ranked team and all five games have *SEC games; ^TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); been at neutral sites. !SECCG - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 1, 1977: #1 Pittsburgh def. #5 GEORGIA 27-3 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La. Nov. 9, 1985: #17 GEORGIA def. #1 Florida 24-3 in Jacksonville, Fla. Nov. 2, 1996: #1 Florida def. Unranked GEORGIA 47-7 in Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 31, 2009: #1 Florida def. Unranked GEORGIA 41-17 in Jacksonville, Fla. UGAAthletics GeorgiaBulldogs UGAAthletics Dec. 3, 2011: #1 LSU def. #12 GEORGIA 42-10 in SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga. SECCG Kirby smart Head Football Coach victory over TCU in the Liberty Inside the Numbers Under Smart Bowl. In 2017, Smart directed UGA Record (SEC) ........................................................... 32-8 (*19-7) to a 13-2 record, an SEC title, Home/Away/Neutral .............................................. 16-3/10-3/6-2 a win at The Rose Bowl Game Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N) ............................. 3-1/3-3/4-2 during the CFP semifinal and a Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N) ............................... 1-0/1-1/3-1 spot in the National Champion- Day/Night .................................................................... 22-7/10-1 ship. He was named the Max- After Bye Week ............................................................2-1 well Football Club’s George SEC East/West/Non-Conf. .................................... 16-3/*3-4/13-1 Conference Record (H/A/*N) ............................... 8-2/8-3/*3-2 Munger National Coach of Score First/Opp. Scores First ............................. 25-4/6-5 the Year. Before 2017, the Bull- Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half .............................. 27-2/5-5/0-1 dogs last SEC title was 2005. Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Qtr ............................ 26-4/4-4/2-0 He has also made an immedi- In Overtime ...................................................................1-1 ate impact in recruiting, posting Scoring < 20 Pts./20+ Pts. ..................................... 1-5/31-3 the nation’s top-ranked class in Allowing less than 20 Pts. .....................................21-1 When Georgia looked for a 2018 and the third-ranked class Allowing 20-29/30-39/40+ Pts. .......................... 10-3/0-2/2-2 new head coach after the 2015 in 2017. In addition to coaching, Rushing for less than 100 yards .............................0-3 season, the arrows pointed to Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Rushing for over 100 yards ....................................32-5 Kirby Smart, longtime Alabama Family Foundation, which is fo- Rushing for 200+ yards ...........................................26-2 defensive coordinator and for- cused on being champions in Passing for less than 100 yards ..............................2-0 mer UGA player and assistant. the community by supporting Passing for 300+ yards ..............................................4-0 The 2017 Associated Press SEC and giving back to needy chil- Totaling less than 300 yards ....................................0-2 Coach of the Year has not disap- dren and families. 400+ yards of Total Offense ...................................24-2 pointed. Smart officially came home Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing ...................12-1 In his first year leading the to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015. But Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off. ................19-2 Bulldogs in 2016, Georgia ex- he still had unfinished business Allowing 400+ yds. total offense ...........................3-3 tended its school record to 20 at Alabama, which was chasing Having 100-yard rusher ...........................................19-1 consecutive bowl appearances a national title. He juggled two Opp. have 100-yard rusher .......................................3-2 and posted five fourth-quarter jobs for a month until January No Turnovers / No Takeaways ............... ............... 6-2/7-3 comebacks including wins over 11, 2016, when the Tide won its In Sept./Oct./Nov./Dec./Jan.