No. 2 Georgia visits No. 12 Ole Miss after Florida win
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The gist
No. 2 Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) plays No. 12 Ole Miss (6-2, 4-2 SEC) in Oxford on Nov.
A Georgia win keeps its SEC title and playoff path on track after an Auburn loss.
Background
Georgia is the University of Georgia's football team, ranked No. 2 in the AP and Coaches polls at 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) under head coach Kirby Smart, whose record is listed at 124-22. Ole Miss, ranked No. 12 in both polls, hosts the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Georgia's only loss came at Auburn on Oct. 17, and it arrives after a 27-8 win over Florida on Oct. 31. The matchup is trending as Georgia's next test in conference play.
How it unfolded
- Sep 5, 2026No. 3 Georgia beat Tennessee State 63-3 in the season opener.
- Sep 12, 2026No. 2 Georgia beat Western Kentucky 70-20.
- Sep 26, 2026Georgia beat Oklahoma 41-13.
- Oct 3, 2026Georgia beat Vanderbilt 38-14.
- Oct 17, 2026Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24.
- Oct 31, 2026No. 3 Georgia beat No. 17 Florida 27-8 in Atlanta, forcing four turnovers that turned into 17 points before a sellout crowd of 72,541 — Georgia's sixth straight win in the series.
- Nov 2, 2026Georgia released game notes previewing its trip to Ole Miss.
- Nov 6, 2026Georgia released a video trailer for the Ole Miss game titled "Frequency," narrated by AJ Green.
- Nov 7, 2026Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) is set to play Ole Miss (6-2, 4-2 SEC) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., at 7:30pm ET on ABC and the ESPN app.
Key terms
- SEC
- An annual preseason media event for the Southeastern Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference based in Birmingham, Alabama.
- AP and Coaches polls
- A weekly ranking of the top 25 American college teams in football or basketball, voted on by sportswriters and broadcasters.
- turnovers
- In football, a turnover is when the team with the ball loses possession via a fumble or interception.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Georgia's game notes preview the Ole Miss trip, and the program released a "Frequency" trailer narrated by AJ Green ahead of the matchup.