A new, riveting chapter unfolds every time Georgia and Alabama collide on the football field.
The two Southeastern Conference powerhouses open every season with national championship expectations. So when they meet, such as in the 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2023 SEC title games or in the 2018 and 2022 College Football Playoff national championship games, the stakes are usually high.
Here's a tale of the tape between the two heavyweights ahead of their showdown in Tuscaloosa.
Georgia
Head coach: Kirby Smart (ninth season)
All-time wins: 884 (11th in FBS)
Bowl record: 38-21-3 (.637)
CFP appearances: Three (2017, 2021, 2022)
CFP record: 5-1
SEC championships: 14 (1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2022)
National championships: Three (1980, 2021, 2022)
Heisman Trophy winners: Two (Frank Sinkwich - 1942, Herschel Walker - 1982)
All-time vs. Alabama: 26-43-4
Alabama
Head coach: Kalen DeBoer (first season)
All-time wins: 968 (second in FBS)
Bowl record: 46-28-3 (.617)
CFP appearances: Eight (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)
CFP record: 9-5
SEC championships: 30 (1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)
National championships: 16 (1925, 1926, 1930, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020)
Heisman Trophy winners: Four (Mark Ingram - 2009, Derrick Henry - 2015, DeVonta Smith - 2020, Bryce Young - 2021)
All-time vs. Georgia: 43-26-4
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