This Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers will write another chapter in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry when they square off at 3:30 PM in Jordan Hare Stadium.
The Dawgs are coming off an expected trouncing of the Missouri Tigers, 27-0, while Auburn will be fresh off of a bye week.
This game figures to be won in the trenches, as the Dawgs have one of the nation’s best offensive lines and the Tigers have one of the elite defensive lines.
With this in mind, let’s take a look at how the teams stack up statistically.
OFFENSE
SCORING OFFENSE
- The Dawgs ranked 36th at just over 33 points per game
- Auburn is right behind, averaging 32.7 points per game
RUSHING OFFENSE
- Led by D’Andre Swift, UGA is 24th in the nation at 215.89 rushing yards per game
- Auburn is surprisingly slightly ahead of the Dawgs, ranking 20th and averaging 2019 rushing yards per game
PASSING OFFENSE
- Led by Jake Fromm, UGA’s aerial attack isn’t quite as potent as its running game, as they average 232.6 passing yards per contest
- Freshman Bo Nix has led the Tigers to 205.8 passing yards per game, 90th in the nation
TOTAL OFFENSE
- The Dawgs rank 32nd in the nation with just around 448 yards of offense per game
- UGA has the significant advantage here, as the Tigers check in at 50th with 425.1 offensive yards per game
FIRST DOWNS
- Georgia ranks 39th in the country in this department with 22.4 first downs per game
- Auburn is exactly one first down behind the Dawgs, averaging 21.4 per game
PENALTIES
- The Dawgs are a relatively disciplined team, averaging 55.6 yards from penalties per game, 69th nationally
- Auburn isn’t as good in this area, ranking 82nd with 59.8 yards from penalties given up
TURNOVER MAGIN
- Georgia is in the middle of the pack in the turnover department at .22, 50th nationally
- Auburn ties Georgia in this area, also at .22
SACKS ALLOWED
- This is one of the areas in which the Dawgs are truly elite, ranking second with .56 sacks given up per game
- Auburn is average here, giving up 1.56 sacks per game
DEFENSE
SCORING DEFENSE
- The Dawgs also rank second in the nation here, giving up just over 10 points a game
- Auburn is quite a ways behind the Dawgs, giving up over 17 a game, 13th nationally
RUSHING DEFENSE
- The Dawgs rushing defense is no less than elite, giving up just 74.5 rushing yards per game, good for fourth nationally
- Auburn is solid in this department, giving up 112.67 rushing yards per game, 21st in the nation
PASSING DEFENSE
- Georgia’s passing defense is another one of its strengths, giving up 185 passing yards per game, which is 17th nationally
- Auburn is not so good here, giving up 221.4 yards per game through the air, all the way down at 59th nationally
TOTAL DEFENSE
- Not surprisingly, the Dawgs’ are also near the top in total defense, ranking fifth by giving up 260 yards per game
- Auburn is above average here, ranking 28th with 334.1 yards per game given up
SACKS
- This is the one weaker part of the Dawgs’ defense, as they get 2.22 sacks per game, 61st nationally
- Auburn is slightly better in this department, getting 2.56 sacks per game, 43rd nationally
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNT RETURNS
- Georgia is solid at returning punts, averaging 23.3 return yards per game, 24th nationally
- Auburn is around the same, gaining 22.1 punt return yards per game
KICK RETURNS
- The Dawgs are frankly terrible in this department, ranking 121st wit 17.9 return yards per game
- The Tigers are not much better, gaining 30.3 return yards per game, 60th in the nation
KICKING
- Led by Rodrigo Blankenship, the Dawgs have cashed in on 86.4 of their field goal attempts, 25th in the nation
- Auburn is not very good here, making just 70 percent of their attempts, 74th in the nation
