How Georgia football and TAMU match up: Statistical breakdown

See how Georgia football and Texas AM football matchup in our weekly head-to-head statistical breakdown ahead of Saturdays game.

SCORING DEFENSE

This is another category that the Bulldogs pride themselves in, ranking 2nd in the country and allowing an average of only 10.5 points per game.

Texas A&M comes in at 23rd in this statistic, allowing opponents to score an average of 20.3 points per game.

RUSHING DEFENSE

Georgia’s defense has been playing off the charts this season.  They currently rank 3rd in rushing defense and are allowing just 75.5 rushing yards per game.

A&M ranks 36th in the category, giving up 132.4 rushing yard per game.

PASSING DEFENSE

The two teams’ passing defense are pretty similar. Georgia sits at 20th in the country, giving up 191.7 passing yards per game.

Texas A&M sits at 27th, allowing teams to put up 195.2 passing yards per game.

TOTAL DEFENSE

UGA’s overall defense ranks 6th with the Dawgs allowing 267.2 total yards per game, giving them the defensive edge over the Aggies who are 25th, allowing 327.6 total yards per game.

SACKS

Neither teams have gotten to the quarterback exceptionally well in the 2019 season.

Georgia comes in at 60th, tallying 2.2 sacks per game.

Texas A&M ranks 78th with 1.9 sacks per game.

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