Georgia football hopes to be playing well into January when teams who advance in the 12-team playoff bracket will determine a national champion.
The No. 4 Bulldogs are sitting tied for first in the SEC with Kentucky with a 4-1 conference record but are coming off their first loss of the season, a 27-24 upset by Auburn on Oct. 17 in Athens.
Georgia (6-1) will have to wait until Oct. 31 to get back on the winning track.
"It doesn't shock me at all, guys, that we did not play our best,” coach Kirby Smart said after the Auburn loss. “But it should not happen. And everybody wants to say, well, it was ‘cause of this. It was ‘cause of that, ‘cause of their off week, ‘cause of Alabama. Hey, at the end of the day, we ain't played our best game yet. And that's what we're in search of. That's my job to try to get them to do it."
Does Georgia football play this week?
No. Georgia has an open date on its schedule and is off on Saturday Oct. 24.
When do the Georgia Bulldogs next play?
Georgia will play Florida on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The game will be on ABC.
How many open dates does Georgia have on its schedule this season?
This week is the only week that Georgia does not have a game. It has five straight games next and could play in the SEC Championship game on Dec. 5 in Atlanta
Who is Florida playing before the Georgia game?
The Gators also have an open date this week. Both teams in recent years have been off from games before the annual rivalry game.
Georgia football schedule
Here is the entire 2026 Georgia football schedule.
- Week 1: Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3
- Week 2: Georgia 70, Western Kentucky 20
- Week 3: Georgia45, Arkansas 17
- Week 4:Georgia 41, Oklahoma 13
- Week 5:Georgia 38, Vanderbilt 14
- Week 6: Georgia 20, Alabama 17
- Week 7: Auburn 27, Georgia 24
- Week 8: OFF
- Week 9: Georgia vs. Florida, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
- Week 10: Georgia at Ole Miss
- Week 11: Georgia vs. Missouri
- Week 12: Georgia at South Carolina
- Week 13: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech
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