— Zachariah “ease” Branch (@zachariahb03) January 5, 2025
Zachariah Branch told ESPN: “I chose Georgia because I felt like the culture was something special . They have a great coaching staff, the brotherhood within the program, their will to win, being prepared for the next level and being as successful as possible on and off the field…
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 5, 2025
ATLANTA — The fourth-ranked Georgia football team never got much going offensively Friday against No. 23 Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the Bulldogs in all phases of the game did enough to earn the team its record eighth straight win over the Yellow Jackets, 16-9.
Georgia had seven-game win streaks against its rivals a couple of times over the years, but Friday’s grind-it-out win made it eight in a row for the first time in a series that began back in 1893. The game was technically a home contest for the Yellow Jackets, but the crowd in the Benz for what was called the Invesco QQQ Gridiron Classic was about 60% Georgia fans, who could exhale when the Bulldog defense stopped a Hail Mary pass on the game’s final play.
Georgia won its record eighth straight over Tech and lead the overall series 73-39-5 dating to 1893.
Under Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs improve to 43-3 against non-conference teams.
Now in his 10th season, Smart’s record is 116-20, which is the most FBS wins by a coach in his first 10 seasons in the modern era. Under Smart, Georgia now has eight seasons with at least 11 wins, the two exceptions are his first year (2016, 8-5) and the 2020 COVID-shortened season (8-2).
