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ATHENS, Ga. — With pride and intra-squad bragging rights on the line, the Georgia football team’s Red and Black squads played a back-and-forth, entertaining G-Day Game to wrap up spring practice Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium

Balls were flying all over Dooley Field as both teams passed often, particularly in the first half and the fourth quarter, leading to some big completions and key defensive stops. Late in the game, quarterback Carson Beck led the Red squad 70 yards for a game-tying touchdown with 27 seconds remaining. In the end, the scrimmage ended in a 20-20 tie after Liam Badger’s 54-yard field-goal attempt as time expired came up just short for the Black squad.

The Red offense led by Beck amassed 390 yards of offense, while the Black gained 264. With the first-team offense (Red) going against the first-team defense (Black), and the respective second units also going against one another, the Bulldogs’ present and future were on display. It was the first action in a Georgia uniform for several offseason transfers, many of whom made an immediate impact.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football is adding James Coley as wide receivers coach and Josh Crawford as run game coordinator/running backs coach, according to an announcement from head coach Kirby Smart Monday.

Coley is replacing Bryan McClendon, who is now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach, and Crawford is filling the spot vacated by Dell McGee, who is Georgia State’s new head coach.

“We are excited to have Coley and his family back in Athens,” Smart said.  “He is a tremendous teacher and leader of young men. His previous experience on our staff will make this a seamless transition. As for Josh, I’ve had the pleasure of observing his career unfold over the years and have been consistently impressed. His hard work and the significant impact he’s had coaching football in our state have earned him this opportunity.”

Prior to accepting a similar position with South Carolina in January 2024, Coley was hired in 2020 as the Texas A&M tight ends coach.  He was named the Aggies’ co-offensive coordinator in 2022 and also worked with receivers while in College Station.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football has hired former Alabama assistant Travaris Robinson as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach.

“We are pleased to announce Travaris Robinson as our new Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach,” said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. “Travaris has 17 years of college coaching experience, including over a decade in the SEC mentoring some of the top defenses statistically in the NCAA.”

Join us in welcoming the newest member of our staff, Travaris Robinson.

Welcome to the Classic City, @Coach_TRob!#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/GefwQHgDcz

— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) January 13, 2024

Former Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach, Will Muschamp, and his family have made decision to transition to a Defensive Analyst position in order to spend more time with his family.  Will’s son, Whit, will be a freshman football player at Vanderbilt.

“We are excited about the addition of Coach Robinson and his family to the University of Georgia, while having the opportunity to retain Coach Muschamp and his family on our staff,” said Smart.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The No. 6-ranked Georgia football team wrapped up its season with a dominant performance against No. 5 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. The Bulldogs amassed 673 yards of offense, scored touchdowns on nine consecutive drives at one point, and rolled to a 63-3 win. It’s the largest margin of victory in bowl history, topping the Bulldogs’ 58-point win over TCU in last season’s National Championship Game.

Playing in its 27th consecutive bowl game, the longest streak in the nation. Georgia (13-1) led 7-0 after the first quarter. In the second, the Bulldogs turned the game into a rout, outscoring FSU 35-3 thanks to explosive plays on offense, strong defense and three takeaways, including one on special teams.

With the victory, the 2023 senior class improved to 50-4, the most wins ever by a class in school history. Georgia is now 38-21-3 all-time in bowl games, including seven wins in a row.

Georgia amassed 383 yards of offense in the first half, including 180 rushing yards, and averaged 11.3 yards per play. The 42-3 lead was the largest halftime advantage in Orange Bowl history. For the game, the Bulldogs rushed for 372 yards on 47 carries, and out-gained the Seminoles 673-209.

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Kirby Smart is in his eighth year directing the Bulldogs who are 93-16 in this span including back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. This offseason, Georgia took a deep dive on the New Zealand All Blacks, the world’s most successful rugby team, or quite frankly, any sports team in history.

This season, Georgia established an SEC record for Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs spent 24 weeks at No. 1 and this ranked second all-time in the College Football Playoff era.

33 Southern California, 12/8/03 to 12/4/05
24 GEORGIA, 10/9/22 – 11/26/23

The Bulldog senior class has a chance to collect its record 50th win in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Also, these Bulldogs went 22-0 at home.

T1. 49-4 (2023); 49-5 (2022)

Sixth-ranked Georgia (12-1) is making its 27th consecutive bowl appearance, which is the nation’s longest streak and dates to 1997. The Bulldogs will face fifth-ranked Florida State (13-0) in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. This will be Georgia’s 62nd bowl game (second most of any team in the country), and the Bulldogs are looking to win their seventh consecutive bowl game. Georgia’s all-time record in bowls is 37-21-3. Also, the 2023 Georgia senior class has tied the school mark for victories with a 49-4 record. The 2022 class went 49-5.

The Bulldogs hold a 6-4-1 advantage in the series with FSU who enters the bowl game on a 19-game winning streak (second-longest active streak in the FBS). These teams last met in the 2003 Sugar Bowl when Georgia picked up a 26-13 victory in New Orleans to finish 13-1 and No. 3 in the final polls. This will be the Bulldogs’ fifth appearance in the Capital One Orange Bowl where they are 3-1. Georgia won its last appearance here, a 34-11 rout of No. 2 Michigan in a 2021 College Football Playoff semifinal. The victory over UM started a school record 29-game winning streak. This year, Georgia completed its third straight undefeated regular season to become the first program to do that in the Associated Press poll era that began in 1936.

The Bulldogs are one of only two teams in the country who are ranked in the top 10 in both Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense. The Bulldogs rank ninth in Scoring Defense at 16.6 ppg and ninth in Scoring Offense at 38.4 ppg. The other team is Notre Dame as they are eighth in both categories (16.6 ppg/39.1 ppg.). Meanwhile, FSU is sixth in Scoring Defense (15.9) and 13th in Scoring Offense (37.0).

One of the keys to Georgia’s success is its third down defense. The Bulldogs lead the country with opponents converting just 26 percent of the time. In SEC action, Georgia opponents were a combined 28-for-95 on t h ird downs (29 percent). The Bulldogs are second nationally in converting third downs (55 percent).

Since the arrival of Kirby Smart in 2016, the Bulldogs have featured talented defenses and twice led the nation in Scoring Defense. This season, Georgia is ranked ninth nationally allowing 16.6 points/game.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia junior tight end Brock Bowers earned unanimous consensus All-America honors for the first time and became just the third Bulldog in school history to be a three-time First Team All-American, according to announcements over the last week.

Bowers, who is the first two-time winner of the Mackey Award (2022-23), joins David Pollack (2002-04) and Herschel Walker (1980-82) as the school’s only three-time First Team All-Americans to headline Georgia’s group of 2023 All-Americans.

Bowers was named a First Team All-American by Walter Camp, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), AP, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), CBS Sports,  Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sporting News and The Athletic.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Next year’s Georgia football schedule was released on the 2024 Southeastern Conference Football Schedule Reveal show on ESPN and the SEC Network on Wednesday night.

Georgia’s schedule is highlighted by the first trip to Austin since 1958 as Bulldogs will face Texas on Oct. 19.  This will mark the first season for both Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC as the league expands to 16 teams.

In addition to its SEC opener against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 14, Georgia returns to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to face Alabama on Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.  The Bulldogs’ first home conference game will arrive on Oct. 5 against Auburn.  Georgia is slated to conclude its SEC regular season schedule at Ole Miss on Nov. 9, marking the team’s first trip to Oxford, Miss., since 2016.

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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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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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Kirby Smart is in his eighth year directing the Bulldogs who are 93-15 in this span including back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. This offseason, Georgia took a deep dive on the New Zealand All Blacks, the world’s most successful rugby team, or quite frankly, any sports team in history.

Georgia has established an SEC record for Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs are second all-time at 24 weeks, and this is the longest streak in the College Football Playoff era.

33 Southern California, 12/8/03 to 12/4/05
24 GEORGIA, 10/9/22 – current

The Bulldog senior class collected its 49th win by beating Georgia Tech to cap a perfect regular season. Also, these Bulldogs went 22-0 at home.

1. 49-3 (2023)
1. 49-5 (2022)

Top-ranked Georgia (12-0, 8-0 SEC) will be looking to capture its 15th SEC title and second straight when it meets No. 8 Alabama (11-1, 8-0 SEC) Saturday in Atlanta. The Bulldogs completed their third consecutive perfect regular season, which is a school record. Also, the 2023 senior class has tied the school mark for victories as they enter the postseason now 49-3. The 2022 class went 49-5.

The Bulldogs are making their 11th appearance in the SEC Championship Game (SECCG) where they are 4-6. Georgia claimed the 2022 SEC crown when it beat LSU while the others came in 2002 (Arkansas), 2005 (LSU) and 2017 (Auburn). Georgia is making its sixth appearance in the SECCG in the Kirby Smart era where it’s 2-3. The Bulldogs are the visiting team this year

Georgia’s 14 conference titles rank the second most in the SEC. Georgia will be aiming for its first win over Alabama in an SECCG after falling in 2012, 2018 and 2021. In the all-time series, Alabama leads 42-26-4. The Bulldogs won the last meeting, posting a 33-18 triumph in the 2022 CFP National Championship Game in Indianapolis, Ind.

The 2023 team features 14 Bulldogs who have started at least one SECCG and two (Sedrick Van Pran-C and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint-WR) who have started the past two championship games.

Offense (6): Sedrick Van Pran (C/21-22), Brock Bowers (TE/21), Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (WR/21-22), Ladd McConkey (WR/22), Tate Ratledge (RG/22), Xavier Truss (LG/22)

Defense (8): Dan Jackson (SS/21), Jamon Dumas-Johnson (LB/22), Kamari Lassiter (DB/22), Smael Mondon (LB/22), Tykee Smith (STAR/22), Nazir Stackhouse (DL/22), Malaki Starks (SS/22), Tramel Walthour (DE/22)

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