There are a lot of games on Georgia football's schedule this season that present a significant challenge for the Bulldogs. However, Georgia is reportedly expected to be favored to win each game this season.
But just because Georgia is predicted to win every game doesn't mean they actually will. In fact, even most Georgia fans don't think UGA will go undefeated this year. So where could Georgia's first loss of the season come this season?
According to CBS Sports analyst Brad Crawford, he has Georgia beating a few juggernauts before dropping their first game of the season to rival Auburn.
"This would rattle the SEC at midseason, right? The Bulldogs have won 11 of their last 12 against the Tigers, including eight straight, but this is a different Auburn team with Georgia coming to Jordan-Hare unbeaten (based on our projections)," Brad Crawford shared via cbssports.com. "The Tigers have a critical open date ahead of this matchup, which could prove beneficial for Freeze and Co."
Georgia predicted to lose to Auburn this season
As mentioned, Georgia has a lot of difficult games on their schedule this season. Many of those games (like Tennessee and Alabama) come early in the season this year, so there is a chance Georgia suffers their first loss of the season earlier than normal. But Crawford does not see Georgia losing to Tennessee or Alabama this season.
He does however see the Bulldogs dropping their sixth game of the season at Auburn.
This loss would be devastating based simply on the fact that it's Auburn. Georgia has won the last eight meetings against Auburn, and no UGA fan wants that streak to end. So losing to the Tigers would be difficult to overcome for that reason alone.
On top of that, losing to Auburn would make winning the SEC much more difficult to accomplish. Sure Georgia would still control their own destiny to make it to the SEC Championship game even if they lost to Auburn, but games against Ole Miss, Florida and Texas would feel like must wins after the Auburn loss.
If Georgia is going to lose a game this season the hope is that it isn't to Auburn. No Georgia fan wants to lose any game this year, but if they had to pick a team to lose to, Auburn may be the last choice for most Georgia fans.