1980
The 41-year wait
From the 1980 title to 2021, the defining institutional memory for two generations of Dawgs
Wound
Georgia – Florida
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party 105 meetings since 1904 See the whole history →No fan reading for this rivalry yet this week. The heat trend and each side’s mood appear when fans start talking about it.
The last 5 · year-by-year
- W 2026 Win 27-8
- W 2025 Win 24-20
- W 2024 Win 34-20
- W 2023 Win 43-20
- W 2022 Win 42-20
Program outlook
Program outlook
Georgia went 12-2, won back-to-back SEC titles, and lost the Sugar Bowl to Ole Miss. Three straight seasons without a national championship. The program that spent 41 years waiting for the first one has now spent three years wondering when the third arrives.
Since Oct 28: W 27-8 vs Florida. 7-1 this season.
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The standard at Georgia is not the same thing as the standard at Alabama. Alabama's standard is birthright — six Saban titles, the assumption of dominance written into the recruiting pitch. Georgia's standard is earned: a 41-year wait between titles that defined two generations of Bulldog fans, then back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022 under Kirby Smart that rewrote the program's identity from 'the team that can't close it' to the team that did it twice in a row. The difference matters. Georgia speaks about success as the product of discipline. Between the Hedges and Uga and the traveling base that shows up everywhere — that's the program's operating system, and Smart built it, not inherited it.
Three January misfires have reopened the question. The 2025 season went 12-2 — Gunner Stockton in his first year as starter, back-to-back SEC championships, the machine working exactly as designed — and then a 39-34 Sugar Bowl loss to Ole Miss ended it again before the final stage. Smart has retooled the secondary with transfers and kept RB Nate Frazier. The roster depth is real; the recruiting has stayed top-tier. The internal fracture is clean: one faction calls a 12-2 SEC champion a success and remembers the 41 years; the other says the dynasty frame requires January, and three seasons without it is the relevant data.
The 2026 season is Smart's clearest measurement. Not whether Georgia is good — they will be, the talent base is among the sport's two or three deepest — but whether the program's finishing problem is variance or pattern. Gunner Stockton is the quarterback, the SEC is the crucible, and Indiana is the defending champion. The question 2026 answers: is the Smart dynasty a two-title peak, or is this the season that opens a new window?
Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Georgia is 6-1. Its one loss, 27-24 to Auburn on Oct. 17, came as a 19.5-point favorite.
On the field
Kirby Smart's process football: run it, stop the run, recruit the deepest roster in the sport, and win through discipline rather than birthright. The offensive identity is balanced — outside zone, gap schemes, Stockton as a mobile distributor who doesn't ask too much from the arm — built on an offensive line that Smart treats as the program's most important position group. Defensively, Georgia runs a multiple-front system that rotates NFL-caliber talent year over year; the secondary turnover in 2026 is the position to watch.
Georgia has won 3 national titles since 1936
1980, 2021, 2022
How titles are counted
The final AP poll from 1936 and the Coaches poll from 1950 through 2005, then the winner of the BCS and College Football Playoff title games. A program may claim others, named by selectors we do not count.
- 1980: AP poll and Coaches poll
- 2021: playoff title game
- 2022: playoff title game
Georgia has won 66% of its games since 1902 — 75% at home, 54% on the road.
885-412-50 all-time · 123 seasons · 1902–2026
Home
537-149-28
Away
288-227-19
Neutral
60-36-3
38%
1900s
61%
1910s
63%
1920s
58%
1930s
72%
1940s
49%
1950s
56%
1960s
65%
1970s
74%
1980s
62%
1990s
76%
2000s
74%
2010s
89%
2020s
The CFP era
2 titles, 5 CFP appearances across 13 seasons — the era the program defined.
Trajectory · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program quality
AP rank (inverted)
CFP appearance
Swipe left for earlier seasons
Georgia’s 2014–2026 record is 144-28, with 5 playoff appearances and 2 national titles.
Kirby Smart
Kirby Smart is in year 11, longer than most head coaches stay at one school.
Era Kirby Smart · 2016–presentPrev: Mark Richt (2001–2015)OC: Mike BoboPrev OC: Todd Monken (2020–2022)DC: Glenn Schumann / Travaris Robinson (co)Prev DC: Glenn Schumann (co) / Will Muschamp (co) (2022–2023)
11
years · era
Georgia and Florida, meeting by meeting
Georgia leads the series 59-44-2 (since 1904); Georgia has won the last 6
2026: Georgia won 27-8. After this game, Georgia led 59-44-2.
Last 25 meetings: ▲ Georgia won, ▼ Florida won, by how much
Each step is one meeting: up when Georgia wins, down when Florida wins, flat for a tie. Counts every game in our records since 1904. Tap the line for any season.
Georgia in History
- Georgia beats Alabama for the national title, and its coach says he told the team they had burned the boatsGame · Jan 10, 2022
- Oregon hires Georgia's Dan Lanning to replace Mario CristobalCoach change · Dec 11, 2021
- South Carolina upsets Georgia in double overtime, and Georgia's coach says his team did not play physicalGame · Oct 12, 2019
- Alabama beats Georgia in overtime for the national title, and its coach says he thought the team had to throw the ballGame · Jan 8, 2018
Moments in Georgia history
- Georgia beats Oklahoma in double overtime in the Rose Bowl, and Oklahoma's coach says no one play lost itGame · Jan 1, 2018
- Georgia hires Alabama's Kirby Smart, and Nick Saban calls him as good an assistant as he has hadCoach change · Dec 6, 2015
- Georgia 63, Florida State 3Capital One Orange Bowl · Dec 30, 2023
On this date, Nov 4, 2023: Georgia 30, Missouri 21
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
The 2021 title (over Alabama)
Georgia beats Alabama for its first national title in 41 years
The 2022 repeat
Back-to-back titles — the first in the sport since 2011-12 Alabama
Moment of the year · 2026
Won 41-13 vs Oklahoma
Week 4 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
2022–2026
Georgia has sent 54 players to the NFL Draft since 2022 — 14 of them in the first round.
Elite. Top recruit destination + development pipeline.
54
picks · 14 in round 1
#1
Travon Walker
Defensive End · 2022 · 
Jacksonville Jaguars · #49/370 final season
Jacksonville Jaguars · #49/370 final season
#9
Jalen Carter
Defensive Tackle · 2023 · 
Philadelphia Eagles · #239/387 final season
Philadelphia Eagles · #239/387 final season
#11
Mykel Williams
Defensive Edge · 2025 · 
San Francisco 49ers · #148/426 final season
San Francisco 49ers · #148/426 final season
#9 all-time · 52 first-round picksthe talent factory →
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Program facts
Program résumé
4Nat'l titles
15Conf. titles
2Heismans
5CFP apps
58Bowl apps
1892Founded
Ladder finish
Season standing · 2026 · 7-1 · CFP #2 / AP #2
Season standing · 2026 · 7-1 · CFP #2 / AP #2Georgia is 2nd in the CFP poll at 7-1 — a CFP contender.
Top 5 / CFP-contender. A real championship case is on the table.
CFP contender
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Conference
SEC standing · 2026
1st in the SEC
Georgia sits at the top of the SEC at 5-1. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5-1 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 5-1 |
| 3 | Alabama | 4-2 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 4-2 |
| 5 | LSU | 3-2 |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-2 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3-2 |
| 8 | Texas | 3-2 |
| 9 | Florida | 3-3 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 3-3 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 2-3 |
| 12 | Auburn | 2-4 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 2-4 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 1-4 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 1-4 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 0-5 |
Coaching history
Coaching history
- Hired Kirby Smart
- Mark Richt departs
- Hired Mark Richt
- Jim Donnan departs
- Hired Jim Donnan
- Ray Goff departs
- Hired Ray Goff
- Vince Dooley departs
Coordinator lineage
Georgia’s offense and defense, by coordinator
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2026), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
Offense2014–2026
2014 · Mike Bobo2015 · Brian Schottenheimer2016–2018 · James Coley (co) / Jim Chaney2019 · James Coley2020–2022 · Todd Monken2023–2026 · Mike Bobo
Defense2014–2026
2014–2015 · Jeremy Pruitt2016–2018 · Mel Tucker2019–2021 · Dan Lanning (co) / Glenn Schumann (co)2022–2023 · Glenn Schumann (co) / Will Muschamp (co)2024–2026 · Glenn Schumann / Travaris Robinson (co)
Elite (≥70th pct)AveragePoor (≤30th pct)
Gameday customs
Rituals
Things this fanbase does every Saturday — none of them invented in the last decade.
Uga (the live mascot)
since 1956
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The white English bulldog with the red jersey patrols Sanford Stadium's sideline. Each Uga descends from the same lineage (UGA XI 'Boom' is current). The 1997 ESPN ranking of Uga as the #1 mascot in college football was a recognition of decades of accumulated cultural weight. Tradition includes the dog house — air-conditioned, just for him.
Calling the Dawgs (Glory Glory)
since 1909
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Fans bark — actual barking — through the stadium, especially after defensive stops. 'Glory Glory to Old Georgia' (set to 'Battle Hymn of the Republic') follows touchdowns. The bark/song combination is uniquely Georgia; no other SEC fanbase has the same audio signature.
Between the Hedges
since 1929
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Sanford Stadium's playing field is literally enclosed by hedges. 'Between the Hedges' is the venue phrase, the brand, the metaphor. The hedges were temporarily removed for the 1996 Olympic soccer matches; their reinstallation was front-page Athens news. They're a living architectural feature most programs would kill for.
Dawg Walk
since 1980s
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Players walk through fans to the stadium. Less theatrical than Auburn's Tiger Walk; more communal — the route winds through actual tailgates, not a corridor. Vince Dooley codified it; Kirby Smart reinforced its centrality.
Trumpeting the Hairy Dawg
since 1981
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The costumed Hairy Dawg mascot's halftime performance — paired with the Redcoat Band's signature 'Krypton Fanfare' from Superman. The band itself is a tradition; the Hairy Dawg interlude turned it into an event. 'How 'bout them Dawgs?' is the call-and-response cue.
Cultural identity
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