UGA Recruiting: Dawg Commit Named Region Player of the Year
| Georgia (SEC) | Missouri (SEC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 41.1 (1st) | 30.2 (9th) |
| Rushing Offense | 210.7 (2nd) | 158.2 (8th) |
| Passing Offense | 243.6 (7th) | 256.7 (3rd) |
| Total Offense | 454.2 (2nd) | 414.8 (5th) |
| Scoring Defense | 14.0 (1st) | 20.1 (7th) |
| Rushing Defense | 83.8 (1st) | 95.8 (3rd) |
| Passing Defense | 186.6 (5th) | 234.7 (12th) |
| Turnover Margin | +8 (4th) | +9 (2nd) |
Top-ranked and SEC-leader Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) plays host to Missouri Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (ABC) in the final SEC regular season game on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. Last Saturday, Georgia blasted #10 Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford while then No. 18 Missouri fell 34-20 to No. 7 Texas in Columbia.
Georgia holds a 12-1 edge over Missouri in a series that dates to 1960. The Bulldogs have won 10 straight in the series.
During head coach Kirby Smart‘s tenure, Georgia is 80-19 against SEC teams in regular season, SEC title games and CFP matchups including 33-5 at home.
In the Smart era against the Tigers, the Bulldogs are 8-0 overall including 4-0 in Athens. Missouri’s lone win came in Athens in 2013 by a score of 41-26.
The Bulldogs lead the SEC and rank fifth nationally in Scoring Offense at 41.1 points per game (ppg) and lead the SEC and rank seventh nationally in Scoring Defense at 14.0 ppg.
Georgia and Notre Dame are the only two FBS teams to rank in the top 10 nationally in both Scoring Offense and Defense. Georgia is 5th and 7th while the Irish are 9th in both.
Since being upset by Auburn 27-24 on Oct. 17, the Bulldogs are 2-0 and have outscored their opponents 69-15, surrendering just a pair of fourth-quarter TDs after having leads of 24-0 on #17 UF and 35-0 over #10 OM. UF and OM were averaging 39.6 and 37.1 points per game.
Georgia’s 35-point win last Saturday over a top 10 opponent in their stadium was the largest in Georgia history. The Rebels were ranked fourth nationally in fewest sacks allowed and hadn’t surrendered one in three games before the Bulldogs collected five on the night.
Only one team has scored more than 20 points this season on the Bulldogs, and that’s the best since the 2021 national championship team as they did not allow more than 17 points in a game during the regular season. Georgia’s defense has scored three TDs.
This season, Georgia is outscoring its opponents 108-14 in the first quarter and 230-57 in the first half. Overall, the Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 370-26.