Category: UGA Football

Bulldogs Notch Another Win:

Second-ranked Georgia improves to 6-0 (3-0 SEC) with a 42-10 home victory over Auburn.

Georgia now has won six in a row in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry and leads the AU series 63-56-8.

Head coach Kirby Smart is 7-1 against the Tigers including 4-0 in Athens. Overall, the Bulldogs are 34-4 at home under Smart.

Defense Dominates Again:

The Bulldog defense limited the Tigers to only 10 points with 258 yards of offense on 63 plays.

Georgia entered the game ranked fourth nationally in Scoring Defense, surrendering just 10.8 points a game.

For the third time this season, the Bulldogs blanked a team in the first half (Samford and @South Carolina).

The Tigers recovered a fumble at the UGA 19, and Georgia held Auburn to a field goal to make it a 14-3 game in the 3rd quarter.

Auburn’s lone touchdown came on a 62-yard TD pass to running back Jarquez Hunter that made it 35-10 with 9:51 left in the game.

The leading tackler today was sophomore linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson with five stops to give him a team-leading 29.

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Georgia vs. Auburn

Second-ranked Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) returns to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Saturday to play host to the Auburn Tigers (3-2, 1-1 SEC). Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised by CBS. Saturday will mark the 126th playing of the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. The Bulldogs hold a 62-56-8 advantage in the series including winning the past five meetings. This will be Auburn’s first road game of 2022 after playing its first five at home.

Last Saturday, the Bulldogs rallied past Missouri 26-22 in Columbia while LSU erased an early 17-0 deficit to beat Auburn 21-17. Auburn opened the year with wins over Mercer and San Jose State before No. 22 Penn State posted a 41-12 victory. The Tigers bounced back with a 17-14 win in overtime over Missouri and then closed out the five-game home stand with LSU. Saturday will be Auburn’s latest road opener since 2016 when it faced Mississippi State on Oct. 8.

Georgia is averaging 39.0 points a game this season (third in the SEC) while the Tigers are averaging 22.4 points a game. In Scoring Defense, Georgia leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally, allowing just 10.8 points a game. The Tigers are allowing 21.6 points a game. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 195-54 this year, but in the last two games, the Bulldogs have surrendered 22 apiece after Georgia’s first three foes combined to tally just 10 points.

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Georgia vs. Auburn

Second-ranked Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) returns to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Saturday to play host to the Auburn Tigers (3-2, 1-1 SEC). Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised by CBS. Saturday will mark the 126th playing of the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. The Bulldogs hold a 62-56-8 advantage in the series including winning the past five meetings. This will be Auburn’s first road game of 2022 after playing its first five at home.

Last Saturday, the Bulldogs rallied past Missouri 26-22 in Columbia while LSU erased an early 17-0 deficit to beat Auburn 21-17. Auburn opened the year with wins over Mercer and San Jose State before No. 22 Penn State posted a 41-12 victory. The Tigers bounced back with a 17-14 win in overtime over Missouri and then closed out the five-game home stand with LSU. Saturday will be Auburn’s latest road opener since 2016 when it faced Mississippi State on Oct. 8.

Georgia is averaging 39.0 points a game this season (third in the SEC) while the Tigers are averaging 22.4 points a game. In Scoring Defense, Georgia leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally, allowing just 10.8 points a game. The Tigers are allowing 21.6 points a game. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 195-54 this year, but in the last two games, the Bulldogs have surrendered 22 apiece after Georgia’s first three foes combined to tally just 10 points.

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Second-ranked Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) returns to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Saturday to play host to the Auburn Tigers (3-2, 1-1 SEC). Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised by CBS. Saturday will mark the 126th playing of the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. The Bulldogs hold a 62-56-8 advantage in the series including winning the past five meetings. This will be Auburn’s first road game of 2022 after playing its first five at home.

Last Saturday, the Bulldogs rallied past Missouri 26-22 in Columbia while LSU erased an early 17-0 deficit to beat Auburn 21-17. Auburn opened the year with wins over Mercer and San Jose State before No. 22 Penn State posted a 41-12 victory. The Tigers bounced back with a 17-14 win in overtime over Missouri and then closed out the five-game home stand with LSU. Saturday will be Auburn’s latest road opener since 2016 when it faced Mississippi State on Oct. 8.

Georgia is averaging 39.0 points a game this season (third in the SEC) while the Tigers are averaging 22.4 points a game. In Scoring Defense, Georgia leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally, allowing just 10.8 points a game. The Tigers are allowing 21.6 points a game. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 195-54 this year, but in the last two games, the Bulldogs have surrendered 22 apiece after Georgia’s first three foes combined to tally just 10 points.

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