Wk 7 · 2026
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
· ESPN
Weather at kickoff
57°F partly cloudy
5% chance of precipitation · wind 17 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
SEC · 3-2
at
3:30pET
UGA -18.5 · total 49.5 DraftKings opened -16.5 · 2 toward UGA
Ratings differential UGA by 19.7
SEC · 6-0
What is at stake
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. First played in 1892 — older than every other rivalry in the region — and it is back as an annual game because the SEC moved to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026. A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Georgia is ranked #2 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Auburn form
L 14-24at TENNW 21-15vs VANL 39-44vs FLAW 43-8vs USMW 17-16vs BAY
2026 season
Georgia form
W 20-17at ALAW 38-14vs VANW 41-13vs OUW 45-17at ARKW 70-20vs WKU
2026 season
Auburn this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Georgia this season
Straight up6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Auburn | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Florida SEC | vs L 39-44 preview | N Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Vanderbilt SEC | vs W 21-15 preview | vs W 38-14 preview |
| Ole Miss SEC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Arkansas SEC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at W 45-17 preview |
| Alabama SEC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at W 20-17 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Georgia leads 18–3 · Georgia has won the last 9
21 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
13.6 points toward Georgia
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Georgia 20 — 10 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2024 | 2024-10-05 | Auburn 13 — 31 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | Georgia 27 — 20 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2022 | 2022-10-08 | Auburn 10 — 42 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2021 | 2021-10-09 | Georgia 34 — 10 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2020 | 2020-10-03 | Auburn 6 — 27 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2019 | 2019-11-16 | Georgia 21 — 14 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Auburn 10 — 27 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2017 | 2017-12-02 | Georgia 28 — 7 Auburn | neutral | Georgia |
| 2017 | 2017-11-11 | Georgia 17 — 40 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | Auburn 7 — 13 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2015 | 2015-11-14 | Georgia 20 — 13 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2014 | 2014-11-15 | Auburn 7 — 34 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2013 | 2013-11-16 | Georgia 38 — 43 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2012 | 2012-11-10 | Georgia 38 — 0 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Auburn 7 — 45 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2010 | 2010-11-13 | Georgia 31 — 49 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Auburn 24 — 31 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2008 | 2008-11-15 | Georgia 17 — 13 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
| 2007 | 2007-11-10 | Auburn 20 — 45 Georgia | at UGA | Georgia |
| 2006 | 2006-11-11 | Georgia 37 — 15 Auburn | at AUB | Georgia |
Auburn leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Byrum Brown QB #17 | 104/159, 1055 YDS, 7 TD, 7 INT |
| Tristan Ti'a QB #10 | 2/4, 39 YDS | |
| Rushing | Byrum Brown QB #17 | 81 CAR, 344 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jeremiah Cobb RB #23 | 45 CAR, 245 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Omar Mabson II RB #29 | 32 CAR, 213 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Keshaun Singleton WR #11 | 29 REC, 322 YDS, 1 TD |
| Chas Nimrod WR #5 | 25 REC, 273 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jeremiah Koger WR #4 | 11 REC, 182 YDS | |
| DeShawn Spencer WR #9 | 5 REC, 44 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Elijah Melendez LB #9 | 43 |
| Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 37 | |
| Eric Winters S #5 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 3 |
| Elijah Melendez LB #9 | 3 | |
| Da'Shawn Womack EDGE #15 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Andre Jordan Jr. CB #22 | 2 |
| Sylvester Smith-Reed S #0 | 1 | |
| Da'Shawn Womack EDGE #15 | 1 |
Georgia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Gunner Stockton QB #14 | 77/102, 1049 YDS, 13 TD, 1 INT |
| Ryan Puglisi QB #12 | 17/28, 197 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Nate Frazier RB #3 | 26 CAR, 211 YDS, 5 TD |
| Dwight Phillips Jr. RB #20 | 20 CAR, 160 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bo Walker RB #24 | 20 CAR, 134 YDS | |
| Receiving | Craig Dandridge WR #81 | 9 REC, 177 YDS, 1 TD |
| Talyn Taylor WR #1 | 12 REC, 176 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sacovie White-Helton WR #0 | 10 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Chauncey Bowens RB #5 | 10 REC, 132 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Raylen Wilson LB #5 | 27 |
| Chris Cole LB #9 | 22 | |
| Rasean Dinkins S #14 | 18 | |
| Sacks | Raylen Wilson LB #5 | 3 |
| Gabe Harris Jr. LB #0 | 2 | |
| Justin Williams LB #19 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | KJ Bolden DB #4 | 1 |
| Ellis Robinson IV DB #1 | 1 | |
| Demello Jones DB #8 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.