UGA Football: Georgia Football Opens Season Against TSU Saturday

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Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, September 5 – 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (93,033) | Athens, Ga.
  • 2026 Records: Georgia (0-0, 0-0), Tennessee State (0-1, 0-0)
  • 2026 Rankings: Georgia #3, Tennessee State NR
  • TV: SECN+: Clay Matvick (PxP), Rocky Boiman (Analyst), Laura Stickells (Sideline)
  • Video Stream: SECN+
  • Radio: 95.5 FM WSB – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Learfield): Jeff Dantzler (PxP), Jon Stinchcomb (Analyst), D.J. Shockley (Sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: SiriusXM 180 or 230 and the app
  • Web Stats: georgiadogs.com
  • Twitter: #TSUvsUGA
  • SECN ReBroadcast: Wed., Sept. 9th, 12:30-3pm ET
  • GameCenter: View
  • History: Georgia vs. TSU All-Time Series Results: First Meeting
  • Tickets: SeatGeek
Georgia-TSU Quick Comparison
Georgia ’25 Tennessee State ’26
Scoring Offense/Game: 32.1 24.0
Rushing Offense/Game: 182.1 89.0
Passing Offense/Game: 220.2 265.0
Total Offense/Game: 402.4 354.0
Scoring Defense/Game: 17.6 26.0
Rushing Defense/Game: 81.5 180.0
Passing Defense/Game: 216.5 222.0
Turnover Margin: Even Even
Storylines On The 2026 Bulldogs

The Bulldogs are preseason ranked No. 3 (AP) and among the teams with designs on advancing to the College Football Playoff and challenging for another title. Georgia will feature seven returning starters on offense including fifth-year All-SEC quarterback Gunner Stockton and All-SEC junior tailbacks Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens. Eight starters return on defense including All-American juniors KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV and veteran starters in seniors Raylen Wilson, Jordan Hall and Gabe Harris Jr., plus junior Quintavius Johnson. Also, the special teams unit is headlined by senior All-SEC placekicker Peyton Woodring. In 2025, the Bulldogs were one of the youngest teams in the country with 54 percent of the roster consisting of players in their first or second season in Athens. In 2026, the Bulldogs brought in only nine scholarship transfers, the fewest in the SEC.

Selflessness: In the offseason, the Bulldogs studied the 2025 NBA Champion OKC Thunder and noted how they led the league in eight major defensive and team statistical categories and most importantly, “seflessness,” according to Coach Kirby Smart. He aims for the 2026 Bulldogs to showcase that trait.

Going For Three In A Row: The Bulldogs won their 16th SEC title after a 28-7 rout of No. 9 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. This marked the first time Georgia won two straight SEC titles since it claimed three in a row from 1980-82. Georgia enters its 11th season under Smart, who has a record of 117-21 with two national titles and four SEC crowns in that span.

Georgia’s scoring defense in 2025 ranked 10th nationally at 17.6 ppg while the scoring offense averaged 32.1 ppg, good for 28th nationally. In rushing defense, the Bulldogs were fourth nationally at 81.5 yards per game. In rushing offense, Georgia finished 35th nationally at 182.1 ypg.

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