Ranking all 12 of Georgia football's opponents based on difficulty

Georgia once again faces a very difficult schedule this season.
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Georgia football is only eight weeks away from the beginning of their 2025 season. It likely won't surprise anyone to find out that UGA once again has one of the more difficult schedules not only in the SEC, but in the entire country.

But how difficult will it be?

Let's take a look at all 12 games for Kirby Smart and Georgia this season and rank them by how easy or difficult they will be.

Guaranteed Wins

Georgia's 2025 non-conference schedule is much easier than it typically is this season. Most years the Bulldogs have two difficult non-conference games, but that is not the case this year.

It essentially will be impossible for UGA to lost three of their four non-conference games, so they all deserve to be put in the "guaranteed wins" category. There are a few SEC games this season Georgia will be massive favorites in as well, but they will fall in the next category as anything is possible on any given day in the SEC.

1. Austin Peay Governors

2. Charlotte 49ers

3. Marshall Thundering Herd

High Chance of Winning

As mentioned, there are a couple SEC games that Georgia will be huge favorites in. Georgia will be such big favorites in the below two games that it once again would be shocking for this game to even be close.

4. Kentucky Wildcats

5. @ Mississippi State Bulldogs

Typically once every season there is a game that Georgia should win easily but they end up finding themselves in a tough battle. Last year that occurred when Georgia barely scraped by Kentucky on the road 13-12. So there is a good shot that happens in one of these games, but there is a greater than 90 percent change Georgia walks away with a win in both of these games.

Games Georgia Should Win

Next up are four games that Georgia will be favorites in, but they very easily could lose them.

6. Ole Miss Rebels

7. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlanta)

8. Florida Gators (Jacksonville)

9. @ Auburn Tigers

Ole Miss will once again have a solid team, potentially a little better than Georgia Tech, but UGA will be looking for revenge against the Rebels after their loss last season. So out of these four games, this is the one Georgia most likely will win.

Georgia Tech is a scary game for the Bulldogs this season because they arguably should have lost to Tech last season in Athens. Thankfully this game will be at a neutral site this season so that will make Georgia's life a little easier, but UGA will be in danger of being upset against the Yellow Jackets.

Lastly there is Florida and Auburn who will do anything they possible can to finally get a win over Georgia. UGA will be favored against both teams, but both the Gators and Tigers will be better than last season and can definitely win this game.

Toss Ups

Last but not least are the three games that will define Georgia's season. More likely than not Georgia will win the previous nine games mentioned, so these final three matchups will determine if UGA makes it to Atlanta to play for an SEC Championship and how they are positioned in the College Football Playoff.

10. @ Tennessee Volunteers

11. Alabama Crimson Tide

12. Texas Longhorns

Tennessee losing star quarterback Nico Iamaleave will really hurt them this year, but the Vols still have plenty of talent all over the field. Sure Georgia has found a lot of success against Tennessee over the last decade, but no UGA fan will be able to say their matchup week three in Knoxville will be easy.

Georgia also has to worry about Alabama and Texas coming to Athens this season as well. Georgia is fortunate that they get to play their two most difficult opponents at home, but that doesn't mean it will be easy. In fact, both Alabama and Texas could potentially be favored when they make their trip to Athens this season.

Georgia fans should be over the moon if UGA can find a way to win two of these three games. If that occurs then Georgia likely will be playing for an SEC Championship while also earning one of the top seeds in the College Football Playoff.