UGA Football: Game Notes – Bulldogs Face Undefeated Bearcats in Peach Bowl

Game & Broadcast Info

  • Kickoff: January 1, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Ga.
  • 2020 Records: Georgia Bulldogs 7-2 (7-2 SEC), Cincinnati Bearcats 9-0 (6-0 ACC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Cincinnati All-Time Series Results: UGA 2-0
  • Rankings: Georgia #9/#11/#9, Cincinnati #8/#6/#6
  • TV: ESPN – Mark Jones (PxP), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), Chuck Dowdle (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: ESPN Radio
  • Satellite: SiriusXM: TBA
  • Web Stats: View
  • Twitter: #CFAPeachBowl

 

Georgia 2020 Averages Cincinnati
33.2 Scoring Offense/td> 39.3
19.9 Scoring Defense/td> 16.0
-1 Turnover Margin/td> +4
421.3 Total Offense/td> 467.2
188.6 Rushing Offense/td> 225.0
232.8 Passing Offense/td> 242.2
8.2 Punt Returns/td> 8.1
31.3 Kickoff Returns/td> 28.0

 

Bulldogs Extend The Nation’s Longest Active Bowl Streak To 24 Games

Ninth-ranked Georgia will face eighth-ranked Cincinnati in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 1, 2021 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Bulldogs went 7-2 in SEC action while the Bearcats (9-0, 6-0 AAC) hail from the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats won the AAC title, beating No. 23 Tulsa 27-24 in the league championship game.

The Bulldogs have the longest active bowl game streak in the nation now at 24. Virginia Tech (5-6) had gone to 27 straight before opting out of this bowl season. Overall, the Bulldogs rank among the nation’s top post-season teams as they will be making their 57th all-time appearance. Georgia owns a 32-21-3 record in post-season games. Last season, Georgia advanced to the Sugar Bowl for the second year in a row and downed No. 7 Baylor 26-14 in New Orleans. UC has won its last two bowl games – 2018 Military Bowl (35-31 over Va. Tech) and 2019 Birmingham Bowl (38-6 over Boston College). Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl History For The Bulldogs

This will mark the sixth trip to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for the Bulldogs and first since 2006. Georgia owns a 3-2 record, including victories its last two matchups. In 2006, unranked Georgia topped No. 14 Virginia Tech 31-24. On the final day of 1998, the No. 19 Bulldogs beat No. 14 Virginia 35-33.

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