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James Morgan

Georgia football schedule: Is UGA playing today?

Will the Georgia play on Saturday Dec. 21 of the college football season?

After winning the SEC championship, the No. 2 seed Georgia Bulldogs earned bye week in the first round of the College Football Playoff and won’t play on Dec. 20 or Dec. 21.

Georgia will return to the field in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET and will plays the winner of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus Indiana Hoosiers game in the New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl, which is the last game of the playoff quarterfinals and will be televised on ESPN.

Georgia is 11-2 overall and 7-2 in SEC games. Georgia made the playoff in the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff era.

Georgia has been preparing for the Sugar Bowl without quarterback Carson Beck, who expected to miss the game. The Bulldogs are practicing with Gunner Stockton as their starting quarterback.

On Dec. 21, Tennessee plays Ohio State (8:00 p.m. ET), SMU plays Penn State (noon ET), and Texas plays Clemson (4:00 p.m. ET).

Georgia 2024 schedule with results

Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs and players celebrate after defeating the Texas Longhorns 22-19 in overtime of the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
  • Aug. 31: vs. Clemson (W, 34-3)
  • Sept. 7: vs. Tennessee Tech (W, 48-3)
  • Sept. 14: vs. Kentucky (W, 13-12)
  • Sept. 28: at Alabama (L, 41-34)
  • Oct. 5: vs. Auburn (W, 31-13)
  • Oct.12: vs. Miss. State (W, 41-31)
  • Oct. 19: at Texas (W, 30-15)
  • Nov. 2: vs. Florida (W, 34-20)
  • Nov. 9: at Ole Miss (L, 28-10)
  • Nov. 16: vs. Tennessee (W, 31-17)
  • Nov. 23: vs. UMass (W, 59-21)
  • Nov. 29: vs. Georgia Tech (W, 44-42 (8OT))
  • Dec. 7: vs. Texas (W, 22-19 (OT) SEC championship)
  • Jan. 1: vs. Indiana/Notre Dame winner (Sugar Bowl)
  • Record: 11-2

Georgia 2024 potential remaining schedule

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  • Jan. 1: vs. Notre Dame/Indiana (Sugar Bowl)
  • Jan. 10: CFP semifinals (Cotton Bowl)
  • Jan. 20: National championship (Atlanta, Georgia)

Georgia football’s full 2025 schedule has also been released.

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