Interesting tidbit from my story on Matthew Stafford's success against Auburn in today's Telegraph: Did you know that if Georgia wins this week, Stafford will become the first Georgia QB to beat Auburn in three straight years since Johnny Rauch from 1945-1948.Overall, the last time Georgia won three in a row vs. the Tigers was '80-'82 on the way to three SEC titles and two national title games. Prior to that, we did it in '66-'68 on the way to two SEC titles, and '50-52 on the way to a big bowl of nothing.
In case you were wondering, our longest all-time winning streak against the Tigers from 1923-1931. Our longest losing streak was six in a row from '53-'58. Proving once again, that the '50s (aside from 1959) were the single darkest hour in Georgia history.
See Also:
-- Inside the numbers: Georgia vs. Auburn - Blutarsky
-- Georgia vs. Auburn Tickets - Lower Level Tickets Starting at $64.*
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*As of the time of this post.
9 comments:
I have always been kinda meh on the Georgia-Auburn rivalry. These stats make me think I have seriously underrated it.
Here's hoping the Dawgs make it 3 in a row against everybody's backup school.
How can we blame this on the coaching staff?
DAMN YOU WILLIE MARTINEZ!!
Go Staff!
Any word on early signings today?
GATA Matt!!
Heard today we have not won 5 vs Auburn in a "named" decade since the 40s....hard to believe.
Maybe Rod Smith should have circled a few more games and they would be doing a little better.
Hey PWD,
How could losing to Auburn six years in a row (eg: 1953-1958) be seen as the darkest "hour" in Georgia history? My UGA degree tells me it would be the darkest 6 years in Georgia history.
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