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Georgia football: The 5 most epic neutral-site victories since 2000

By Savannah Leigh

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Kenny McIntosh #6 of the Georgia Bulldogs hurdles Malcolm Greene #21 of the Clemson Tigers during the second half of the Duke's Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium on September 04, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Kenny McIntosh #6 of the Georgia Bulldogs hurdles Malcolm Greene #21 of the Clemson Tigers during the second half of the Duke's Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium on September 04, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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4. 2017 Georgia football SEC Championship title

The No. 4 game on this list has to be the 2017 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta when the Dawgs took a bite out of Auburn to earn their first playoff berth. Georgia fell to Auburn just a few weeks earlier to ruin an undefeated season, but head coach Kirby Smart had his guys ready for that showdown in Atlanta.

After former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said we beat the dog breaks off them in the first game, it was evident that revenge was coming, and Auburn wouldn’t know what hit them. Georgia beat the Tigers 28-7 to win its first SEC Championship since 2005.

Auburn struck first with a six-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham to Nate Craig-Myers, but after that, it was all Dawg the remaining three quarters.

At halftime, Georgia led 10-7 as Rodrigo Blankenship broke the tie with a 27-yard field goal. He kicked a 35-yarder in the third quarter to give Georgia a 13-7 lead, and then the offense finally got going.

Starting quarterback Jake Fromm threw for 16-of-22 for 183 yards and two touchdowns. His second touchdown was a seven-yard pass to Terry Godwin to put the Dawgs up by two scores.

Then the play that put D’Andre Swift on the map was his 64-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.

Winning your first SEC title in 12 years is huge, and shutting out an opponent for three quarters is definitely epic.

This game makes the cut because it was such a huge moment in Smart’s early career as the head coach to get revenge over a team that had their number just a few weeks prior.

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