Category: UGA Football

Game & Broadcast Info

Ninth-ranked Georgia will face eighth-ranked Cincinnati in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 1, 2021 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Bulldogs went 7-2 in SEC action while the Bearcats (9-0, 6-0 AAC) hail from the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats won the AAC title, beating No. 23 Tulsa 27-24 in the league championship game.

The Bulldogs have the longest active bowl game streak in the nation now at 24. Virginia Tech (5-6) had gone to 27 straight before opting out of this bowl season. Overall, the Bulldogs rank among the nation’s top post-season teams as they will be making their 57th all-time appearance. Georgia owns a 32-21-3 record in post-season games. Last season, Georgia advanced to the Sugar Bowl for the second year in a row and downed No. 7 Baylor 26-14 in New Orleans. UC has won its last two bowl games – 2018 Military Bowl (35-31 over Va. Tech) and 2019 Birmingham Bowl (38-6 over Boston College). Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl History For The Bulldogs

This will mark the sixth trip to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for the Bulldogs and first since 2006. Georgia owns a 3-2 record, including victories its last two matchups. In 2006, unranked Georgia topped No. 14 Virginia Tech 31-24. On the final day of 1998, the No. 19 Bulldogs beat No. 14 Virginia 35-33.

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ATHENS — The University of Georgia will play Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl scheduled for Jan. 1, 2021, in Atlanta, the College Football Playoff committee announced Sunday.

Kickoff for the game between the ninth-ranked Bulldogs (7-2) and the eighth-ranked Bearcats (9-0) is scheduled for 12 noon ET and be televised on ESPN. This will be the third all-time meeting between the programs.  The Bulldogs won both previous contests: 35-13 in Cincinnati in 1942 and 31-17 in Athens in 1976.

“The challenges of this season have been many for every team and I’m certainly excited for our team and especially our seniors to have the opportunity to play in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl which is annually one of the premier New Year’s Six games during the holiday season,” said UGA head coach Kirby Smart.  “This is close to home and a venue we are very familiar with; however, none of our players and only a couple of our coaches have had the opportunity to participate in this game.  We’re also looking forward to the challenge of playing a quality opponent in Cincinnati. Coach Fickell has done a remarkable job with two 11-win seasons the last two years and a perfect season this year.”

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