Georgia Football: Three possible scenarios for UGA to win the SEC East

Scenario 2: UGA goes 7-1 in SEC play

If UGA drops just one conference game in 2017, chances are it will be to either Florida or Auburn. The Dawgs have fallen to the Gators the past three seasons, and while they hope to end the streak, it will still be a tough game to win. Florida will bring another solid team to the field this year, whether it’s Malik Zaire or Feleipe Franks taking the snaps.

If Georgia beats all their SEC opponents except for Florida, the Gators would have to lose at least two of their SEC match-ups for the Dawgs to edge them out. This could very well happen as Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Texas A&M and South Carolina are all candidates to beat them this season.

However, If Georgia does win the Georgia-Florida game, but drops one of their other SEC matchups (most likely to Auburn), then Florida wouldn’t have to lose any other SEC games for Georgia to beat them out, due to the head-to-head advantage UGA would have.

So basically, to sum up the second scenario, a loss to Florida would require the Gators to lose two other SEC games, but a win would put the Dawgs in the driver’s seat to take the division. Please keep in mind that scenario 2 (and 3) is based off the assumption that the SEC east will be a battle between primarily Georgia and Florida, as most predict.