Alabama–Georgia football rivalry

Alabama–Georgia football rivalry

First contested	November 2, 1895 Georgia 30, Alabama 6
Number of meetings	69
Most recent meeting	December 1, 2018 Alabama 35, Georgia 28
Next meeting	September 19, 2020
All-time series	Alabama leads, 40–25–4
Largest victory	Alabama, 36–0 (1905, 1923)
Longest win streak	Alabama, 5 (1922–26, 1949–53, 1960–64, 2008–present) Georgia, 5 (1910–16)
Current streak	Alabama, 5 (2008–present)

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The Alabama–Georgia football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama and the Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.

History

The two southern schools first met in 1895 in Columbus, Georgia. Georgia defeated Alabama by a score of 30–6. After another Georgia win along with a tie and two Alabama victories, the teams tied in both 1907 and 1908. Georgia embarked upon the first of the rivalry's five five-game win streaks, defeating the Tide every year from 1910–1913 and again in 1916. Alabama had its own five-game winning streak against the Bulldogs in the 1920s, winning every contest from 1922–1926. Both schools were charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1933. The third five-game winning streak occurred from 1949–1953, with the Tide winning all five contests. The fourth and final tie in the series occurred in 1954, with both teams locked at 0. The rivalry's fifth and final five-game win streak occurred from 2008–Present, again with Alabama winning all contests.

Since the SEC split into two divisions in 1992, Alabama and Georgia have only faced off intermittently, with Alabama (of the West division) playing Tennessee of the East division every year and Georgia (of the East division) facing off against Auburn of the West division annually. Since the SEC's scheduling format allows each team one permanent cross-divisional opponent and one rotating cross-divisional opponent every year, the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs only see each other in the regular season every several years. Since 1992, Alabama holds a 7–3 record over Georgia. The teams squared off in the 2012 SEC Championship Game on December 1, 2012 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, with the winner likely to play for the national championship. In a thrilling game, Alabama defeated Georgia by a score of 32–28. Another high-stakes matchup between the squads occurred on January 8, 2018. In the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Alabama overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat Georgia by a score of 26–23 in an overtime classic to clinch its 17th national championship in the program's long and storied history. The following season, in the 2018 SEC Championship Game, Georgia led 28–14 with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter, only to see Alabama once again rally to win 35–28.

Game results

Alabama victories

Georgia victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	November 2, 1895	Columbus, GA	Georgia	30	Alabama	6
2	November 9, 1901	Montgomery, AL	Tie	0	Tie	0
3	November 1, 1902	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	5	Alabama	0
4	November 5, 1904	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama	16	Georgia	5
5	November 4, 1905	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	36	Georgia	0
6	October 25, 1907	Montgomery, AL	Tie	0	Tie	0
7	November 14, 1908	Birmingham, AL	Tie	6	Tie	6
8	October 30, 1909	Atlanta, GA	Alabama	14	Georgia	0
9	October 15, 1910	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	22	Alabama	0
10	October 14, 1911	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	11	Alabama	3
11	October 26, 1912	Columbus, GA	Georgia	13	Alabama	9
12	October 18, 1913	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	20	Alabama	0
13	November 30, 1916	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	23	Alabama	0
14	November 22, 1919	Atlanta, GA	Alabama	6	Georgia	0
15	November 20, 1920	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	21	Alabama	14
16	November 19, 1921	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	22	Alabama	0
17	November 25, 1922	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	10	Georgia	6
18	November 24, 1923	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	36	Georgia	0
19	November 27, 1924	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	33	Georgia	0
20	November 26, 1925	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	27	Georgia	0
21	November 25, 1926	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	33	Georgia	6
22	November 24, 1927	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	20	Alabama	6
23	November 29, 1928	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	19	Georgia	0
24	November 28, 1929	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	12	Alabama	0
25	November 27, 1930	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	13	Georgia	0
26	October 27, 1934	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	26	Georgia	6
27	October 26, 1935	Athens, GA	Alabama	17	Georgia	7
28	October 25, 1941	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	27	Georgia	14
29	October 31, 1942	Atlanta, GA	#2 Georgia	21	#3 Alabama	10
30	November 4, 1944	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	14	#19 Alabama	7
31	October 27, 1945	Birmingham, AL	#6 Alabama	28	Georgia	14
32	November 2, 1946	Athens, GA	#5 Georgia	14	#15 Alabama	0
33	October 25, 1947	Athens, GA	Alabama	17	Georgia	7
34	October 30, 1948	Birmingham, AL	#18 Georgia	35	Alabama	0
35	October 29, 1949	Athens, GA	Alabama	14	Georgia	7

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
36	November 4, 1950	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	14	Georgia	7
37	November 3, 1951	Athens, GA	Alabama	16	Georgia	14
38	November 1, 1952	Birmingham, AL	#19 Alabama	34	Georgia	19
39	October 31, 1953	Athens, GA	Alabama	33	Georgia	12
40	October 30, 1954	Birmingham, AL	Tie	0	Tie	0
41	October 29, 1955	Athens, GA	Georgia	35	Alabama	14
42	November 3, 1956	Birmingham, AL	Georgia	16	Alabama	13
43	November 2, 1957	Athens, GA	Alabama	14	Georgia	13
44	November 1, 1958	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama	12	Georgia	0
45	September 19, 1959	Athens, GA	Georgia	17	Alabama	3
46	September 17, 1960	Birmingham, AL	Alabama	21	#13 Georgia	6
47	September 23, 1961	Athens, GA	#3 Alabama	32	Georgia	6
48	September 22, 1962	Birmingham, AL	#3 Alabama	35	Georgia	0
49	September 21, 1963	Athens, GA	#3 Alabama	32	Georgia	7
50	September 19, 1964	Tuscaloosa, AL	#6 Alabama	31	Georgia	3
51	September 18, 1965	Athens, GA	Georgia	18	#5 Alabama	17
52	October 7, 1972	Athens, GA	#4 Alabama	25	Georgia	7
53	October 6, 1973	Tuscaloosa, AL	#3 Alabama	28	Georgia	14
54	October 2, 1976	Athens, GA	#6 Georgia	21	#10 Alabama	0
55	October 1, 1977	Tuscaloosa, AL	#10 Alabama	18	Georgia	10
56	October 6, 1984	Birmingham, AL	#20 Georgia	24	Alabama	14
57	September 2, 1985	Athens, GA	Alabama	20	Georgia	16
58	September 22, 1990	Athens, GA	Georgia	17	Alabama	16
59	September 21, 1991	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama	10	#25 Georgia	0
60	October 1, 1994	Tuscaloosa, AL	#11 Alabama	29	Georgia	28
61	September 30, 1995	Athens, GA	#20 Alabama	31	Georgia	0
62	October 5, 2002	Tuscaloosa, AL	#7 Georgia	27	#22 Alabama	25
63	October 4, 2003	Athens, GA	#11 Georgia	37	Alabama	23
64	September 22, 2007	Tuscaloosa, AL	#22 Georgia	26	#16 Alabama	23OT
65	September 27, 2008	Athens, GA	#8 Alabama	41	#3 Georgia	30
66	December 1, 2012	Atlanta, GA	#2 Alabama	32	#3 Georgia	28
67	October 3, 2015	Athens, GA	#13 Alabama	38	#8 Georgia	10
68	December 1, 2018	Atlanta, GA	#1 Alabama	35	#4 Georgia	28
69	January 8, 2018	Atlanta, GA	#4 Alabama	26	#3 Georgia	23OT
Series: Alabama leads 40–25–4

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games