Georgia Beats Alabama 28-7 to Win the SEC Championship

Georgia answered its regular-season loss to Alabama with a 28-7 win in the 2025 SEC Championship Game. The verified box score gives the story its shape: Georgia outgained Alabama 297-209, won the rushing column 141 to -3, and did not commit a turnover.

Georgia's Defense Controlled the Game

Alabama finished with 16 rushing attempts for -3 yards, including sacks and lost-yardage plays charged to the team rushing total. That number is severe enough without adding unsupported "modern era" claims. The safest historical framing is that it was an extreme low point for Alabama's run game and the decisive statistical feature of the game.

Ty Simpson completed 19 of 39 passes for 212 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Alabama's only touchdown came after Georgia had already built a multi-score lead.

Stockton's Efficient Night

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton completed 20 of 26 passes for 156 yards and three touchdowns, added 39 rushing yards, and was named the game's MVP by contemporary accounts. An earlier version of this article included a longer postgame quote that could not be verified; it has been removed.

CFP Context

At publication time on December 7, the final CFP bracket placed Georgia as the No. 3 seed with a first-round bye and Alabama as the No. 9 seed in a first-round road game at No. 8 Oklahoma. That later bracket context is more precise than the earlier version's projection language.

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Methodology

Updated May 13, 2026: Removed an unsupported postgame quote, corrected possession time from the ESPN team stats, and changed projection language to verified CFP bracket context.

• ESPN: Georgia 28, Alabama 7 box score

  Used for individual and team statistics.

• ESPN/AP: Georgia beats Alabama 28-7

  Used for result, rankings context, and AP recap details.

• College Football Playoff bracket coverage

  Used for the later Alabama-Oklahoma first-round and Georgia bye context.