- Auburn is 55-55-8 against Georgia.
- “The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” has been played 118 times, fifth-most in college football history. The only rivalries that have seen more meetings are Minnesota-Wisconsin (124), Miami (OH)-Cincinnati and Kansas-Missouri (120 each), and North Carolina-Virginia (119).
- Auburn played its first football game February 20, 1892 against Georgia. The Tigers won 10-0 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta.
- This will mark only the third time in 24 years that Auburn and Georgia meet as unranked teams. Georgia is 2-0 in such games, beating Auburn 37-27 in 1991 and 31-24 in 2009. Both games were in Athens.
- Auburn is 11-15-2 against Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Bulldogs are the only SEC team besides newly-added Texas A&M that has a winning record when visiting Auburn.
- Georgia has won seven of the last nine meetings against Auburn. The Tigers’ wins came in 2010 and 2013, seasons in which they made the BCS National Championship Game.
- Mark Richt has a career record of 9-5 against Auburn, including a 4-3 record at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
- This game will be Auburn’s fourth 11 a.m. kickoff this season, the most for the Tigers in a single season since 2012.
- Auburn held Texas A&M to 10 points in a dominant road win. The 10 points allowed is the fewest for Auburn in a road win since September 13, 2008, when the Tigers beat Mississippi State 3-2.
- Auburn’s 16-point win at Texas A&M is the largest road win for the Tigers since 2013, when Auburn defeated Tennessee 55-23.
- Auburn rushed for 311 yards against Texas A&M, the most in a game for the Tigers this season. Auburn is 11-1 under Gus Malzahn when rushing for at least 300 yards.
- This will be the fourth time since 2006 that Auburn enters a home game against Georgia with a winning record. The Tigers are 2-1 in the first three occasions, losing in 2006 and winning in 2010 and 2013.
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