Category: UGA Football

UGA Fotoball: Dawgs In The NFL

How the Bulldogs in the NFL fared in Week 13:

Rams 37, Jaguars 7
    Leonard Floyd, OLB: Floyd rolled up three tackles, including half a sack, for the Rams.
    Sony Michel, RB: Michel rushed 24 times for a season-best 121 yards (the third-best total of his career) and a touchdown and he caught three passes for eight yards for Los Angeles.
    Matthew Stafford, QB: Stafford went 26-of-38 for 295 yards and three touchdowns for the Rams. He stands second in the NFL with 30 touchdown passes and third with 3,611 passing yards.
    Tyson Campbell, DB: Campbell had four tackles for Jacksonville.

    Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
    Deandre Baker, DB: Baker had four tackles and defended a pass for the Chiefs. Sunday’s game marked Baker’s first action since Week 6.
    Mecole Hardman, WR: Hardman hauled in a 12-yard pass for Kansas City.

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UGA Football: CFP Semifinal Features Georgia and Michigan in Capital One Orange Bowl

ATHENS — The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are in the College Football Playoff for the second time and will play second-ranked Michigan in the Capital One Orange Bowl semi-final game on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinal game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, between the third-ranked Bulldogs (12-1) and the Big Ten champion Wolverines (12-1).   It will be televised on ESPN and broadcast on the ESPN Radio Network.

Georgia and Michigan have only met twice before with both meetings taking place in Ann Arbor: 1957 (Michigan 26, Georgia 0); and 1965 (Georgia 15, Michigan 7).

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UGA Football: Nakobe Dean Wins Butkus Award As Nation’s Top Linebacker

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia junior Nakobe Dean has become the second Bulldog to win the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s best collegiate linebacker.

Dean, a native of Horn Lake, Miss., garnered 34 percent of the weighted vote and 52 percent of the first-place votes to secure the award.  He was chosen from the other finalists consisting of Utah’s Devin Lloyd, Wisconsin’s Leo Chenal, LSU’s Damone Clark, Cincinnati’s Darrian Beavers and Wyoming’s Chad Muma, according to an announcement from the Butkus Foundation.

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UGA Football: Crimson Tide Hand Bulldogs First Loss in SEC Title Clash

24
Georgia 12-1 , 8-0
41
 Alabama 12-1 , 7-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
Georgia 3 14 0 7 24
Alabama 0 24 7 10 41

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats UGA ALA
Total Yards 449 536
Pass Yards 340 421
Rushing Yards 109 115
Penalty Yards 6-45 7-85
1st Downs 30 25
3rd Downs 3-12 7-14
4th Downs 2-4 0-0
TOP 34:13 25:47

ATLANTA — The top-ranked Georgia football team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night, falling 41-24 to No. 4 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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UGA Football: Postgame Notes – Georgia vs. Alabama

SEC Championship History: With today’s 41-24 loss to third-ranked UA, the top-ranked Bulldogs drop to 3-6 in SEC Championship games including 1-3 in the Kirby Smart era and now 0-2 against UA who leads the all-time series 42-25-4. Georgia saw its FBS-leading 16-game winning streak end including a school record nine-game winning streak in road games. The 16-game streak was the second longest in school history. Georgia’s run as the unanimous top-ranked team will end at eight weeks, also a school record. The Bulldogs had been the No. 1 team in the CFP rankings all season.

Bulldogs Allow Season-High 41 Points: Top-ranked Georgia came in as the national leader in Scoring Defense (6.9 ppg) and then saw UA tally 24 points in the second quarter and 41 for the game on 536 yards of total offense on 70 plays. Alabama was averaging 42.7 ppg. Coming in, Georgia had allowed only seven points total in the second quarter, and the previous most total points allowed in a game this year was 17 by UT in Knoxville. Before today, Georgia’s first 12 opponents had scored just 83 points.

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UGA Football: Game Notes – Georgia Faces Alabama for SEC Championship

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, December 4 – 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (73,000) | Atlanta, Ga.
  • 2021 Records: Georgia 12-0 (8-0 SEC), Alabama 11-1 (7-1 SEC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Alabama All-Time Series Results: UA 41-25-4
  • Rankings: Georgia #1, Alabama #4/2
  • TV: CBS – Brad Nessler (PxP), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
  • Video Stream: CBSSports.com
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: SiriusXM/Internet: 81/81/81
  • Web Stats: SEC Sports
  • Twitter: #BAMAvsUGA, #SECCG
  • ReBroadcast: SEC Network: TBA

 

Georgia 2021 Averages Alabama
40.7 Scoring Offense 42.7
6.9 Scoring Defense 19.9
+2 Turnover Margin +8
441.9 Total Offense 492.2
201.7 Rushing Offense 150.3
240.2 Passing Offense 341.8
10.2 Punt Returns 9.9
18.5 Kickoff Returns 25.9

Georgia Returns To The SEC Championship Game

The Bulldogs will be making their ninth appearance in the game, and they are 3-5 including winning the 2017 title over No. 4 Auburn. The Bulldogs have won or shared the SEC Eastern Division title 11 times (1992, 2002, ’03, ’05, ’07, ’11, ’12, ’17, ’18, 19, ’21). In 1992, UF won the tiebreaker over UGA to represent the East in the SECCG and the same went for UT in 2007. The Bulldogs will be aiming for their 14th SEC title in school history. Georgia’s SEC titles have come 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 28.

Georgia’s Record In SEC Championship Games: 3-5 (Atlanta, Ga.)

2002: #4 Georgia d. #22 Arkansas 30-3 (Ga. Dome)
2003: #3 LSU d. #5 Georgia 34-13 (Ga. Dome)
2005: #13 Georgia def. #3 LSU 34-14 (Ga. Dome)
2011: #1 LSU d. #12 Georgia 42-10 (Ga. Dome)
2012: #2 Alabama d. #3 Georgia 32-28 (Ga. Dome)
2017: #6 Georgia d. #4 Auburn 28-7 (Mercedes-Benz)
2018: #1 Alabama d. #4 Georgia 35-28 (Mercedes-Benz)
2019: #2 LSU d. #4 Georgia 37-10 (Mercedes-Benz)
MVPs: David Greene, QB, ’02; D.J. Shockley, QB, ’05; Roquan Smith, ILB, ’17

Series History

Alabama leads the all-time series with Georgia 41-25-4. Georgia won the first meeting, coming in 1895, with a 30-6 triumph in Columbus. The Crimson Tide have won the past six meetings, including last year’s regular season matchup in Tuscaloosa. This marks the third time the teams have met in the SEC Championship Game.

Dogs Atop The Polls

For a school record eighth straight week, Georgia is the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP and Coaches polls. Currently, Georgia is ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff poll. The fifth 2021 CFP ranking will be released on Tuesday. Georgia is 4-0 versus ranked teams, including a pair of top-10 wins.

Aiming For An Elite Finish

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