Excited to attend Georgia’s game vs. Clemson‼️ #GoDawgs @KirbySmartUGA @CoachMikeBobo@DHill39 @KeenanH_UGA @GeorgiaFootball@MDfootball @qbhitlist @SWiltfong_ @adamgorney @BrandonHuffman @latsondheimer @ChadSimmons_ @GregBiggins @RivalsFriedman pic.twitter.com/Ysb0yW9OGT
— Furian Inferrera (@FurianInferrera) August 29, 2024
For the 13th time in school history, Georgia opens a season with a top 25 matchup. Top-ranked Georgia faces No. 14 Clemson on Aug. 31 in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Georgia great and College Football Hall of Fame kicker Kevin Butler will serve as an honorary captain for the game.
The Bulldogs are 9-3 in ranked matchups to start a campaign including winning their past four (2014, ’16, ’21 & ’22). This span includes a 10-3 win over No. 3 Clemson in Charlotte in 2021 when Georgia was No. 5. The last defeat came in 2013 when No. 8 Clemson upset No. 5 Georgia 38-35 in Clemson. The Bulldogs are 3-1 against the Tigers in these matchups.
Georgia is 100-27-3 in season openers including 8-0 in the Kirby Smart era. The Bulldogs have won 10 straight openers, the last defeat coming in the aformentioned road game with Clemson in 2013.
The Bulldogs open the season ranked No. 1 in the AP and US LBM Coaches poll for the third time in school history (2008, 2023). Georgia has the longest active streak of being ranked in the AP top 10 (50 straight polls). Georgia is the only team to have finished in the top seven of the final AP poll in each of the past seven seasons. The last team to begin and finish a season at No. 1 in the AP poll was Alabama in 2017.
𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 vs. Clemson 🫡@MykelWilliams_ @carsonbeck01 @tateratledge22 @JalonWlaker #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/Q1pkY6EQGs
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) August 31, 2024
Dawgs on site 📍#AflacKickoff | #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/hQ9KKZ1q0U
— Aflac Kickoff Game (@AflacKickoff) August 30, 2024
