UGA Football: Game Notes – Bulldogs Look to Defend SEC Championship vs. Alabama
- Kickoff: Saturday, December 2 – 4:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (74,810) | Atlanta, Ga.
- 2023 Records: GEORGIA (12-0, 8-0 SEC), ALABAMA (11-1, 8-0 SEC)
- 2023 Rankings: Georgia #1/1/1, Alabama #8/8/8
- TV: CBS – Brad Nessler (PxP), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
- Video Stream: CBSSports.com
- Radio: 95.5 FM WSB – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
- Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
- Satellite: TBA
- Web Stats: georgiadogs.com
- Twitter: #SECChampionship
- SECN ReBroadcast: TBA
- History: Georgia vs. Alabama All-Time Series Results: UA 42-26-4
- Last Meeting: W, 33-18 in Indianapolis (2022)
- Tickets: SeatGeek
Kirby Smart is in his eighth year directing the Bulldogs who are 93-15 in this span including back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. This offseason, Georgia took a deep dive on the New Zealand All Blacks, the world’s most successful rugby team, or quite frankly, any sports team in history.
Georgia has established an SEC record for Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs are second all-time at 24 weeks, and this is the longest streak in the College Football Playoff era.
33 Southern California, 12/8/03 to 12/4/05
24 GEORGIA, 10/9/22 – current
The Bulldog senior class collected its 49th win by beating Georgia Tech to cap a perfect regular season. Also, these Bulldogs went 22-0 at home.
1. 49-3 (2023)
1. 49-5 (2022)
Top-ranked Georgia (12-0, 8-0 SEC) will be looking to capture its 15th SEC title and second straight when it meets No. 8 Alabama (11-1, 8-0 SEC) Saturday in Atlanta. The Bulldogs completed their third consecutive perfect regular season, which is a school record. Also, the 2023 senior class has tied the school mark for victories as they enter the postseason now 49-3. The 2022 class went 49-5.
The Bulldogs are making their 11th appearance in the SEC Championship Game (SECCG) where they are 4-6. Georgia claimed the 2022 SEC crown when it beat LSU while the others came in 2002 (Arkansas), 2005 (LSU) and 2017 (Auburn). Georgia is making its sixth appearance in the SECCG in the Kirby Smart era where it’s 2-3. The Bulldogs are the visiting team this year
Georgia’s 14 conference titles rank the second most in the SEC. Georgia will be aiming for its first win over Alabama in an SECCG after falling in 2012, 2018 and 2021. In the all-time series, Alabama leads 42-26-4. The Bulldogs won the last meeting, posting a 33-18 triumph in the 2022 CFP National Championship Game in Indianapolis, Ind.
The 2023 team features 14 Bulldogs who have started at least one SECCG and two (Sedrick Van Pran-C and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint-WR) who have started the past two championship games.
Offense (6): Sedrick Van Pran (C/21-22), Brock Bowers (TE/21), Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (WR/21-22), Ladd McConkey (WR/22), Tate Ratledge (RG/22), Xavier Truss (LG/22)
Defense (8): Dan Jackson (SS/21), Jamon Dumas-Johnson (LB/22), Kamari Lassiter (DB/22), Smael Mondon (LB/22), Tykee Smith (STAR/22), Nazir Stackhouse (DL/22), Malaki Starks (SS/22), Tramel Walthour (DE/22)