UGA Football: Bulldogs Blitz Tide 28-7 for SEC Championship

ATLANTA — The third-ranked Georgia football team captured its second straight SEC championship and got a bit of revenge against No. 9 Alabama on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 77,247 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. After losing 24-21 to the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide in Athens back in September, the Bulldogs dominated for long stretches of their 28-7 win to clinch the program’s 16th SEC crown.

Georgia (12-1) held the Crimson Tide (10-3) scoreless through the first three quarters, didn’t allow the Tide to top 100 yards until the final play of the third, and also made big plays in all three phases of the game. A blocked punt in the first quarter was the first key play, setting up the Bulldogs’ first score. The Bulldogs, playing in their fifth straight SEC Championship Game, tying Florida (1992-96) for the most ever, earned back-to-back SEC titles for the first time since winning three in a row from 1980-82.

The Bulldogs were 0-4 against Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and 1-7 against the Tide under head coach Kirby Smart. But none of the previous games mattered when the teams took the field Saturday in front of a spirited crowd that was split about evenly between Bulldog and Tide fans.  Georgia’s fans had a lot more to cheer about.

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UGA Football: SEC Championship – Georgia vs Alabama Post Game Notes

Record-Tying 5th Straight SEC Championship Game And 16th Overall SEC Title
Georgia now has won the SECG six times including back-to-back titles to give the Bulldogs their 16th SEC crown in school history. Under Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs now have won the SEC four times (2017, 2022, 2024, 2025). With tonight’s appearance, Georgia joined Florida (1992-96) as the only teams to ever make a record five consecutive SEC Championship Games. Overall, Georgia made its 13th appearance, tying Florida for 2nd most in SEC history.
Dominating Dawgs Win SEC Crown
With today’s 28-7 win, the third-ranked Bulldogs move to 12-1, and the Senior Class improves to 51-5. The Bulldogs have won nine straight. The 51 wins by this senior class is the second most in school history, trailing only the 2024 group that went 53-5.

Now in his 10th season, Smart’s record is 117-20, which is the most FBS wins by a coach in his first 10 seasons in the modern era. Georgia now has six seasons with at least 12 wins in the Smart era plus four SEC titles (2017. 2022, 2024, 2025). Georgia is 4-0 in rematches during a season under Smart. The Bulldogs have won back-to-back SEC titles for the first time since a three-year run from 1980-82.

Up Next
Third-ranked and SEC Champion Georgia (12-1, 7-1 SEC) advances to another CFP quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl. It will learn Sunday where it lands in the CFP bracket and who it will face after the first round of the playoffs. Kickoff in New Orelans will be at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 1.
A Look At The Defense
Third-ranked Georgia limited No. 9 UA to just seven points and 209 total yards (212 passing and minus three yards). The minus three rushing yards was the lowest in the Kirby Smart era, the previous low was -2 by Texas A&M in 2019 on 20 attempts in a 19-13 win.

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