Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: SEC Championship Game Review – No. 8 Alabama Tops No. 1 Bulldogs For SEC Title

ATLANTA — A week after setting the record for the longest winning streak in conference history with its 29th straight victory, the top-ranked Georgia football team’s incredible run of success came to an end in the SEC Championship Game.

Facing No. 8 Alabama for the conference title and a probable spot in the College Football Playoff, the Bulldogs came up short, 27-24, inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night.

It was Georgia’s first loss since falling to the Crimson Tide in the 2021 SEC Championship Game. In between those defeats, the Bulldogs won an SEC-record 29 games in a row, two CFP national championships, and an SEC title last year. Georgia (12-1) has won 45 of its last 47 games.

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UGA Football: SEC Championship Postgame Notes – Georgia vs. Alabama

Streak Snapped:

With today’s 27-24 loss, Georgia (12-1) saw its school and SEC record for consecutive victories snap at 29. Before today, the last loss came on Dec. 4, 2021 here in the SEC Championship Game.

Georgia’s winning streak began during the 2021 season (Dec. 31) when the Bulldogs beat #2 Michigan 34-11 in a CFP semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl and ended tonight in the SEC Championshp Game (Dec. 2) versus No. 8 Alabama (12-1). The Bulldogs won back-to-back national championships during this stretch, the first to do that in the CFP era.

The Bulldogs are now 45-2 in their last 47 games with both losses coming to Alabama in an SEC Championship Game (SEC CG).

The Bulldogs under Kirby Smart are 93-16 overall and 2-4 in the SEC CG while the Bulldogs overall are 4-7 in the SEC CG.

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