It has been a busy few weeks for the Georgia Bulldogs.
On Nov. 12, Georgia got revenge on Auburn for last year’s loss on the Plains. In a 45-7 win, the Dawgs looked dominant for the first time all year against an SEC team. The following week, Mark Richt’s team clinched the SEC Eastern Division and a trip to the Georgia Dome for the SEC championship game. And finally, last week, the Dawgs won the Governor’s Cup with their 10th win in 11 meetings with arch rival Georgia Tech.
Now it’s on to No. 1 LSU at the Georgia Dome. The Dawgs have faced American’s top-ranked team only five times in their illustrious history with just one win- a 24-3 shellacking of Florida in 1985.
It is Georgia’s fourth appearance in the SEC championship game, and its third meeting with LSU in the Dome. Georgia is 2-1 in previous games and 1-1 against the Tigers. In fact, the last time the Dawgs were in the big game, they upset No. 3 LSU 34-14 in 2005.
Georgia will have to hope for another upset this time around, as the Tigers are a 14-point favorite. Both defenses rank among the top-ranked units in America, as LSU is No. 2 in total defense while UGA is No. 5. Both teams are especially tough against the run as the Tigers rank No. 4 against the rush while the Dawgs check in at No. 6. Georgia’s biggest advantage is in passing offense, where the Bulldogs rank No. 47 to LSU’s No. 100.
HOOP HOUNDS …
Mark Fox’s basketball squad began the season 4-3, but has lost three of its last four. However, the Dawgs did avenge a loss to Notre Dame last season when they defeated the Irish 61-57 in the third-place game of the CBE Classic in Kansas City. Georgia had lost earlier in the tournament 70-46 to No. 23 California.
The Bulldogs followed up the win over Notre Dame with losses to No. 12 Xavier and Colorado, which has not lost in 26 consecutive non-conference games at home.
Georgia now moves on to a game with Georgia Tech in Athens on Wednesday. The Dawgs have not lost to Tech in Athens since the rivalry moved to the campuses in 1994.
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