In a headline that has become all too familiar for Georgia fans, the Bulldogs once again emerged victorious against Auburn Saturday night. The Bulldogs absorbed multiple blows from Auburn early in this game, but once they finally found their footing late in the first half they were no match for Auburn as they went on to win 20-10.
This win for Georgia is as significant as it gets. It not only was a massive result for this season alone as it keeps Georgia's hopes to make the SEC Championship an College Football Playoff alive, but it was also a win that will be talked about for as long as football is played in Athens. But this win means so much more than even that because it set the record for the longest win streak in the history of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
Georgia re-writes the history books during win vs Auburn
Georgia now holds a 66-56-8 all time record against Auburn in this rivalry. Both Georgia and Auburn have dominated this rivalry at times throughout the years, but it is Georgia who hold the record for the longest win streak in the history of this rivalry.
Georgia's win on Saturday makes it nine straight wins over Auburn which is tied for the longest streak in the history of this rivalry.
Georgia also won nine games in a row from 1923 to 1931, but it's hard to hold any value to games that took place 100 years ago. College football is in the modern era now, so wins from that long ago don't mean as much as they used to. That is why Georgia's win Saturday night was so significant because it shows that Georgia not only dominated Auburn 100 years ago, but they are dominating the Tigers in the present time as well.
Georgia will host Auburn in Athens next season with a chance to make 10 straight victories agianst the Tigers. Regardless of what happens next season though, this win will be remembered forever because of how dramatic it was and how it added a new chapter to the history books in one of the greatest rivalries in college football.