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#3Georgia Bulldogs

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WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

What Georgia fans should root for in Week 1

Georgia’s Week 1 rooting guide: what to watch in the opener and which four long-shot upsets would help most.

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Sanford Stadium filled with Georgia fans for a 2025 home game.
Georgia hosts Marshall at Sanford Stadium in 2025.
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Your game

Tennessee State at Georgia
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SECN+
Final
Tennessee State
Final · Tennessee State 3–63 GeorgiaWish granted ✓
Georgia

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Georgia wanted
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ESPN
Impact 1
Rooted for
Texas State
at
Texas
Final · Texas State 7–59 TexasWent the other way ✗
Projected 3.5-point playoff boost

Texas won instead, so Georgia did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection69% if Texas State won65% with the other result3.5-point differenceGeorgia playoff chance
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FOX
Impact 2
Rooted for
Fresno State
at
USC
Final · Fresno State 0–39 USCWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.2-point playoff boost

USC won instead, so Georgia did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection67% if Fresno State won65% with the other result2.2-point differenceGeorgia playoff chance
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ABC
Impact 3
Rooted for
Louisville
at
Ole Miss
Final · Louisville 38–41 Ole MissWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.2-point title-game boost

Ole Miss won instead, so Georgia did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection35% if Louisville won32% with the other result2.2-point differenceGeorgia SEC title-game chance
40 other games had little impact
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Georgia, then Texas State, Fresno State, Louisville.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.