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Georgia beats Alabama 20-17 for first regular-season win there since 2007
Georgia beat Alabama 20-17 in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night.
It was Georgia’s first regular-season win at Alabama since 2007, and the Bulldogs improved to 6-0.
Georgia ran for 206 yards despite missing its leading rusher, Nate Frazier.
Quarterback Gunnar Stockton threw and ran for one touchdown each.
A late disputed play and a penalty helped Georgia keep the ball and run out the clock.
Georgia could rise to No.
1 in the AP Top 25 after previously top-ranked Texas lost to Oklahoma.
Georgia hosts Auburn next Saturday, while Alabama visits Tennessee.
Georgia beat Alabama 20-17 on Saturday night, earning its first regular-season win there since 2007.
The second-ranked Bulldogs improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Southeastern Conference.
Gunnar Stockton accounted for both Georgia touchdowns, while Dwight Phillips Jr. rushed for 120 yards.
The game was decided in the final minutes after officials did not call an apparent pass-interference penalty on Georgia.
Alabama fell to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
- Who
- Georgia defeated Alabama.
- What
- Georgia won 20-17, earning its first regular-season win at Alabama since 2007.
- When
- Saturday night; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Bryant-Denny Stadium in Alabama.
- Why
- Georgia won the game; the sources do not state a broader reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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Hurricane Isaias came ashore.
Georgia beat Alabama 20-17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
- Final score
- Georgia 20, Alabama 17
- Georgia record
- 6-0 overall, 4-0 in the SEC
- Alabama record
- 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the SEC
- Dwight Phillips Jr.
- 120 rushing yards
- Gunnar Stockton
- One passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown
Sources
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