{"id":7031192,"date":"2026-08-07T01:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/2026-alabama-football-foes-georgia-bulldogs-game-by-game-predictions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:51:21","slug":"2026-alabama-football-foes-georgia-bulldogs-game-by-game-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031192","title":{"rendered":"2026 Alabama Football Foes: Georgia Bulldogs Game-By-Game Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Installment number six takes us to NHRA territory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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GAME 6, OCT 10: at GEORGIA BULLDOGS<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Coach:<\/strong> Kirby Smart (starting season 11: 117\u201321 overall, 69\u201312 SEC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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FUN FACT: Kirby is 1-3 in Sugar Bowls and 2-7 against Alabama.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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2025 UGA record:<\/strong> 12-2 (7-1 SEC, 2nd in SEC, but won SECCG, lost 1st game of CFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CB 2025 Prediction:<\/strong> 11-1<\/a>; I actually got this one exactly right but, it wasn\u2019t that difficult considering the light schedule UGA had. #StackingTheDeck<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Well, that was a dumb kickoff return.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looking back:<\/strong> After a couple of cupcake games, UGA went to overtime to beat Tennessee. That was followed by yet another loss to Bama in Athens. The Bulldogs would then win out the rest of the regular season including victories over Ole Miss and Texas. The other wins were rather ho-hum (UK, @Aub, Fla, @MSU, Charlotte, Ga Tech). The Georgia post-season was made up of re-matches. In the SEC Championship Game, the Dwags got revenge on the Crimson Tide. The second meeting with Ole Miss was in the first round of the CFP and resulted in a season-ending loss in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Returning starters:<\/strong> 7 on offense, 6 on defense, kicker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Key losses:<\/strong> T Monroe Freeling (1st round, Panthers), DT Christen Miller (2nd round, Saints), LB CJ Allen (2nd round, Colts), TE Oscar Delp (3rd round, Saints), leading receiver WR Zachariah Branch (3rd round, Falcons), CB Daylen Everette (3rd round, Steelers), 2nd leading receiver WR Colbie Young (4th round, Bengals), G Micah Morris (6th round, Eagles), leading tackler LB CJ Allen (UDFA), WR Dillon Bell (UDFA), P Brett Thorson (UDFA), WR Noah Thomas (UDFA), CB Dominick Kelly (transfer to Ohio $tate – Les Wexler<\/a> money)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top returnees:<\/strong> QB Karl Childers<\/s> Gunner Stockton, RB Nate Frazier (947 yds, 6 TD), RB Chauncey Bowens (526 yds, 6 TD), WR London Humphreys (276 yds, 3 TD), OL Earnest Greene, TE Lawson Luckie, OL Dontrell Glover, DB KJ Bolden, DB Ellis Robinson, DB Khalil Barnes, DL Elijah Griffin, LB Raylen Wilson, DL Gabe Harris, C Drew Bobo, RT Juan Gaston, PK Peyton Woodring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Drug charges were eventually dropped. Imagine that.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top newcomers: <\/strong>SAF Ja\u2019Marley Riddle (from East Carolina; 3 INT, 6 PD), SAF Khalil Barnes (Clemson), WR Isiah Canion (Georgia Tech; 480 yds, 4 TD), IOL Zykie Helton (potential starter as a 3-star frosh), TE Kaiden Prothro (high 4-star frosh), DL Valdin Sone (5-star frosh), RB Dante Dowdell* (Ore>Nebr>UK; 560 yds, 3 TD), EDGE Amaris Williams (AUB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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* Dowdell is out indefinitely after suffering major injuries in an ATV accident.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Strengths:<\/strong> The schedule\u2026 Every year it seems UGA has this huckleberry game manager at QB who just seems to win games. Stockton is the poster boy for that\u2026 Frazier has 1,000 yards rushing potential. Bowens is a more than capable No.2\u2026 Strong left side of the OL\u2026 Defensive front seven should be good\u2026 Among the projected 22 starters, only four were not on the team last year\u2026 Several regular substitutes were also Bulldogs last season\u2026 Ellis Robinson and KJ Bolden are excellent in the secondary but\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Weaknesses:<\/strong> Beyond Robinson and Bolden, the secondary is questionable\u2026 The defense had only 13 takeaways in 2025 (109th in the nation per game)\u2026 UGA had only 20 sacks last season (107th in nation, last in the SEC) with most of the same personnel back\u2026 Also last in the SEC in tackles for loss per game\u2026 Center Bobo, offensive tackles Greene and Gaston are back to anchor the line but they are all a bit injury prone\u2026 Starter at right guard is a big question mark\u2026 Not much OL depth\u2026 WR corps is wanting\u2026 OC Mike Bobo\u2019s offense can be a little too conservative at times – not may shots downfield\u2026 For the first time in a long while, UGA does not have an All-SEC kicker or punter on the three teams list. It doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re bad, just not among the elite\u2026 Starting quarterback likes french fried pertaters, mm-hmm\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Outlook:<\/strong> In the last two seasons, Georgia has won SEC Championship Games but lost in the first round of the CFP to lower seeded teams – despite having rosters strong enough to win it all. Kirby Smart has had a great run in Athens and has another strong team this year. However, there seems to be some staleness around the program. It feel like the Bulldogs will lose a game they should not this fall, but I can\u2019t put my finger on which one it might be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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