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

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:

Alabama- 11.2 ppg
Georgia- 14.5 ppg
Auburn- 16.9 ppg
Mississippi State- 19.3 ppg
LSU- 19.4 ppg
South Carolina- 20.6 ppg
Kentucky- 25.7 ppg
Texas A&M- 27.5 ppg
Tennessee- 27.7 ppg
Florida- 28.3 ppg
Vanderbilt- 30.7 ppg
Missouri- 31.9 ppg
Mississippi- 35.6 ppg
Arkansas- 35.8 ppg

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