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Where does Georgia’s defense rank in the SEC in points allowed?

Georgia defenders Aaron Davis, Natrez Patrick and Lorenzo Carter try to stop Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson during the second half in a NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Auburn. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Georgia defenders Aaron Davis, Natrez Patrick and Lorenzo Carter try to stop Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson during the second half in a NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Auburn. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Nov 14, 2017

Even after allowing 40 points and suffering a loss to Auburn on Saturday, Georgia still has something to brag about.

The Bulldogs’ defense is allowing opponents the second fewest points scored per game out of all SEC teams— 14.5 points per game.

Below is a list of every SEC school and how many points their defenses are allowing per game on average:

  1. Alabama- 11.2 ppg
  2. Georgia- 14.5 ppg
  3. Auburn- 16.9 ppg
  4. Mississippi State- 19.3 ppg
  5. LSU- 19.4 ppg
  6. South Carolina- 20.6 ppg
  7. Kentucky- 25.7 ppg
  8. Texas A&M- 27.5 ppg
  9. Tennessee- 27.7 ppg
  10. Florida- 28.3 ppg
  11. Vanderbilt- 30.7 ppg
  12. Missouri- 31.9 ppg
  13. Mississippi- 35.6 ppg
  14. Arkansas- 35.8 ppg

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