Field Street Forum

Kirby Smart is in his eighth year directing the Bulldogs who are 89-15 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 rank third all-time at 20 weeks, and this is the longest streak in the College Football Playoff era.

33 Southern California, 12/8/03 to 12/4/05
21 Miami (FL), 10/14/01 to 10/28/02
20 GEORGIA, 10/9/22 – current

1. 49-5 (2022)
T2. 45-3 (2023)
T2. 45-8 (2021)

Saturday will mark the 13th all-time meeting with Missouri, and the Bulldogs hold an 11-1 advantage including 3-1 when it’s a top 25 matchup. The teams first met in Miami at the 1960 Orange Bowl where No. 6 Georgia posted a 14-0 victory over No. 18 Missouri. The teams have squared off every year since 2012 when the Tigers joined the SEC. Georgia has won nine in a row in the series. The Tigers lone win came in 2013 in Athens when then No. 25 Missouri upset No. 7 Georgia 41-26. Last year, top-ranked Georgia rallied for a 26-22 win in Columbia.

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