The No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs face No. 1 Texas Longhorns in a clash for SEC supremacy. The Georgia-Texas game is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 and will be televised for a national audience on ABC.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is in town for the Georgia-Texas game. Georgia is underdogs for the first time in a since the 2021 national championship game against Alabama. The Bulldogs may use their underdog status as fuel. Georgia, who already has a loss this season, may be a little more motivated to perform than Texas, who is undefeated.
However, Georgia will face a huge challenge on the road. Texas is a well-rounded team with no apparent weaknesses.
UGA football is 3-5 in school history against the No. 1 ranked team in the country, but Georgia is 2-1 against the No. 1 team under Kirby Smart.
How has Georgia performed against the best team in the country over the years?
Jan. 1, 1977: No. 1 Pittsburgh 27, No. 5 Georgia 3
Pitt beat Georgia in the 1977 Sugar Bowl to win its most recent national championship.
Nov. 9, 1985: No. 17 Georgia 24, No. 1 Florida 3
Georgia’s win over Florida prevented the Gators from having a chance to win a national championship even though Florida was on probation (no SEC championship, no television, and no bowl game).
Nov. 2, 1996: No. 1 Florida 47, Georgia 7
Quarterback Danny Wuerffel and Florida crushed Georgia en route to winning a SEC championship and national championship.
Oct. 31, 2009: No. 1 Florida 41, Georgia 17
Quarterback Tim Tebow and Florida dominated Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida. Florida went on to lose to Alabama in the 2009 SEC championship game.
Dec. 3, 2011: No. 1 LSU 42, No. 12 Georgia 10
Mark Richt and Georgia built a 10-0 first quarter lead and held a 10-7 halftime lead in the 2011 SEC championship game against the LSU Tigers. However, it was all Tyrann Mathieu and LSU in the second half.
Dec. 1, 2018: No. 1 Alabama 35, No. 4 Georgia 28
Alabama defeated Georgia in the 2018 SEC championship game, which was a rematch of the previous year’s national championship. This time, Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was the savior as the Crimson Tide won the SEC after facing two 14-point deficits against Georgia.
UGA missed out on the College Football Playoff as a result of losing to Alabama.
Jan. 10, 2022: No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
Georgia avenged its 2021 SEC championship game loss with a win over Alabama in the national championship. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett had a monster fourth quarter as UGA won its first national title since 1980.
Nov 5, 2022: No. 3 Georgia 27, No. 1 Tennessee 13
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and the Bulldogs jumped out to 24-6 first half lead and never had below a 90% chance of winning after the first quarter against No. 1 Tennessee. A ruckus environment in Sanford Stadium helped propel the Bulldogs to a strong start.