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Tale of the Tape: Georgia vs. Alabama

Georgia's Kirby Smart and Alabama's Nick Saban prior to the 2018 SEC Championship game in Atlanta.

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Georgia's Kirby Smart and Alabama's Nick Saban prior to the 2018 SEC Championship game in Atlanta.
By Chris Vivlamore
Dec 1, 2023

Georgia and Alabama will meet for the SEC championship Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Here’s how they match up – on and off the field.

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Georgia

Record: 12-8, 8-0 SEC

Consecutive wins: 29

SEC Championship game appearances: 11

SEC championships: 4

Record vs. Alabama in SEC Championship games: 0-3

National championships: 4

Mascot: Bulldog

Enrollment: 40,118

School motto: “To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.”

Five notable athletes: Herschel Walker, Fran Tarkenton, Dominique Wilkins, Champ Bailey, Teresa Edwards

Five notable non-athletes: Kyle Chandler, Ryan Seacrest, Deborah Norville, Alton Brown, Zell Miller

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Alabama

Record: 11-1, 8-0 SEC

Consecutive wins: 10

SEC Championship game appearances: 15

SEC championships: 10

Record vs. Georgia in SEC Championship games: 3-0

National championships: 18

Mascot: Elephant

Enrollment: 39,623

School motto: “The Capstone of Higher Education”

Five notable athletes: Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Julio Jones, Derrick Thomas, Justin Thomas

Five notable non-athletes: Harper Lee, Jim Nabors, Richard Shelby, Sela Ward, Hugo Black

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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