Alabama at Georgia
Saturday, September 18, 1965 Share
Georgia beat No. 5 Alabama 18–17. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 28–18–3.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 67°FAttendance 41,500
On the newsreel
- GEORGIA UPSETS ALABAMA 18 to 17:Old Man Upset goes right into action as the National Champ Alabama opens the season against Georgia.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Alabama 59% to win. Georgia pulled the upset.
The series
Every Alabama–Georgia gameAlabama leads 45–27–3 in 75 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.
| 2026 | Georgia 20, Alabama 17 | |
| 2025 | Georgia 28, Alabama 7 | SEC Championship |
| 2025 | Alabama 24, Georgia 21 | |
| 2024 | Alabama 41, Georgia 34 | |
| 2023 | Alabama 27, Georgia 24 | SEC Championship |
| 2021 | Georgia 33, Alabama 18 | CFP National Championship |
Around this game
Alabama
- Next gamevs. TulaneSept. 25, 1965
- SeasonAlabama in 1965
- ProgramAlabama history and records
Georgia
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltSept. 25, 1965
- SeasonGeorgia in 1965
- ProgramGeorgia history and records