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SEC / SEC · 2026

Alabama vs Georgia

A sourced 2026 comparison of Alabama and Georgia. Readable numbers, no betting predictions.

Metrics use completed games only. Missing source fields are shown as unavailable. Stored CFBD games data for Alabama (2026), fetched 2026-11-03T12:02:30.079Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD games data for Georgia (2026), fetched 2026-11-03T23:13:51.510Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD player-season data for Alabama (2026), fetched 2026-10-28T15:10:12.743Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD player-season data for Georgia (2026), fetched 2026-10-28T15:10:12.945Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD FBS games fetched 2026-11-03T22:44:14.596Z; refresh pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD FBS membership fetched 2026-11-03T22:44:14.586Z; refresh pending or unavailable.Source: CollegeFootballData API. Per-game averages use completed games with reported values; yards/play = total yards / (rushing + passing attempts); turnover margin = opponent turnovers minus team turnovers; third-down and red-zone rates = conversions / attempts when reported. Possession comparisons pair each offense with the opposing defense, not a predicted winner. Historical meetings cover the current and previous three seasons.Fetched 2026-10-02T17:22:02.611Z

Program A · SEC

Alabama

6-2
VS
Program B · SEC

Georgia

7-1

Team comparison

Alabama and Georgia, 2026 season
MetricAlabamaGeorgia
Record wins67
Points Per Game PPG38.341
Points Allowed Per Game PPG21.314.9
Total Offense yds/g411.9450.9
Total Defense yds/g330.4273.4
Passing Yards/Game yds/g260250.8
Rushing Yards/Game yds/g151.9200.1
Third Down % %43.251.6
Red Zone % %Not availableNot available
Turnover Margin +/-76
Sacks total2026
Yards Per Play yds6.587.32

Highlighted values are the better side for that metric where a direction applies. Not available means no value was returned.

Unit against unit

Alabama offense against Georgia defense
MeasureOffenseDefense
Scoring vs points allowed pts/g38.314.9
Offensive yards vs yards allowed yds/g411.9273.4
Offensive yards/play vs yards/play allowed yds/play6.584.31
Georgia offense against Alabama defense
MeasureOffenseDefense
Scoring vs points allowed pts/g4121.3
Offensive yards vs yards allowed yds/g450.9330.4
Offensive yards/play vs yards/play allowed yds/play7.325.22

Common opponents

Common opponents

Not available — no shared opponents were returned this season.

Recent results and games

Alabama recent completed games
OpponentDateLocationResultScore
Texas A&MOct 24, 2026HomeW31–20
TennesseeOct 17, 2026AwayL10–26
GeorgiaOct 10, 2026HomeL17–20
Mississippi StateOct 3, 2026AwayW56–23
South CarolinaSep 26, 2026HomeW49–18
Georgia recent completed games
OpponentDateLocationResultScore
FloridaOct 31, 2026NeutralW27–8
AuburnOct 17, 2026HomeL24–27
AlabamaOct 10, 2026AwayW20–17
VanderbiltOct 3, 2026HomeW38–14
OklahomaSep 26, 2026HomeW41–13

Head to head

Meetings recorded by CFBD and returned for this page
DateAlabama resultScore (Alabama–Georgia)Location
Oct 10, 2026L17–20Home
Dec 6, 2025L7–28Neutral
Sep 27, 2025W24–21Away
Sep 28, 2024W41–34Home
Dec 2, 2023W27–24Neutral

Limited to the meetings CFBD recorded and returned here. This is not an official all-time series record.

Team strength

Alabama strength ratings, 2026
MeasureValue
Opponent Strength (Elo Rating), completed schedule1,693.9
Remaining schedule strength1,701.3
Full schedule strength1,695.9
Conference Strength (Elo Rating)1,750.8
Opponent-adjusted offense (point-differential units)19.9
Opponent-adjusted defense (point-differential units)16.8
Opponent win pct79.6%
Opponent points for39.7
Opponent points against17
Home opponent strength1,725
Away opponent strength1,642
Neutral opponent strengthNot available

Coverage: 8 of 8 completed games rated; 3 of 4 remaining rated. 11 FBS and 1 FCS opponents. Coverage is partial; unrated opponents are not given estimated ratings. Values are Elo-scale ratings and point-differential units, not national ranks or forecasts.

Georgia strength ratings, 2026
MeasureValue
Opponent Strength (Elo Rating), completed schedule1,661.9
Remaining schedule strength1,719
Full schedule strength1,682.6
Conference Strength (Elo Rating)1,750.8
Opponent-adjusted offense (point-differential units)12.5
Opponent-adjusted defense (point-differential units)12.5
Opponent win pct60.4%
Opponent points for29.1
Opponent points against25.3
Home opponent strength1,627.3
Away opponent strength1,740.5
Neutral opponent strength1,643

Coverage: 7 of 8 completed games rated; 4 of 4 remaining rated. 11 FBS and 1 FCS opponents. Coverage is partial; unrated opponents are not given estimated ratings. Values are Elo-scale ratings and point-differential units, not national ranks or forecasts.

Strength methodology

Elo is a team-strength rating named after its creator, Arpad Elo. Higher ratings generally indicate stronger teams.

As of2026-11-04T00:22:34.055Z
Season2026
SourceCollegeFootballData API
CFBD FBS games and FBS membership feed only; SP ratings are not used. A game is completed only when CFBD marks it completed, both scores are present, and kickoff plus an 8-hour safety buffer is strictly before the as-of time. Games starting at or after as-of are remaining; games in the safety window are excluded from both groups. Completed schedule strength averages each FBS opponent's pregame Elo for that matchup. Remaining schedule strength uses each scheduled FBS opponent's latest postgame Elo from an eligible completed game before as-of. Full schedule strength is the mean of rated completed and remaining FBS slots; ratedCompleted/ratedRemaining and FBS/FCS opponent counts expose partial coverage. FCS opponents are counted but never assigned Elo. Opponent record and points are computed from that opponent's completed schedule games before each encounter, excluding the encounter itself. Opponent-adjusted offense is team points minus opponent prior mean points allowed; opponent-adjusted defense is opponent prior mean points scored minus team points allowed. Conference strength is the mean latest eligible postgame Elo for conference members with such a rating; missing Elo is never imputed. Conference nonconference records count each completed FBS-vs-FBS cross-conference game once for each conference. Early-season/preseason CFBD Elo can reflect initialization rather than meaningful season results.

What the sourced data shows

  • Descriptive statistical lean: Georgia (moderate evidence; not a game-outcome prediction; CollegeFootballData API, 2026).
  • Points Per Game: Alabama 38.3 PPG; Georgia 41 PPG (CollegeFootballData API, 2026).
  • Yards Per Play: Alabama 6.58 yds; Georgia 7.32 yds (CollegeFootballData API, 2026).
  • Points Allowed Per Game: Alabama 21.3 PPG; Georgia 14.9 PPG (CollegeFootballData API, 2026).
  • Yards per play allowed: Alabama 5.22 yds/play; Georgia 4.31 yds/play (CollegeFootballData API, 2026).
  • Turnover margin per game: Alabama 0.875 +/- per game; Georgia 0.75 +/- per game (CollegeFootballData API, 2026).

Statements above come only from the returned data on this page. They are descriptive, not a prediction.

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