Georgia vs. Miami
Georgia and Miami have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1937; Georgia leads the series 7–4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia 6–3. Share
- Georgia wins
- 7
- Miami wins
- 4
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1937
- Longest streak
- 4 Georgia
- Current streak
- 1 Miami
- Last 10 meetings
- Georgia 6–3
- Most recent
- 1966
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–2 |
- Average margin
- 13.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Miami
- 4–7–1 Miami’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Georgia’s biggest win1937: Georgia 26, Miami 0by 26 points
- Miami’s biggest win1961: Miami 32, Georgia 7by 25 points
- Upset1949: Miami 13, Georgia 9Miami had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgia | Series | Miami |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–1945 | Wallace Butts | 3–0 | Jack Harding |
| 1948–1956 | Wallace Butts | 2–1–1 | Andy Gustafson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia’s side (Butts 3–0 against Harding). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 11, 1937

1938 · The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], Dec 3, 1938

1940 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 7, 1940

1945 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 6, 1945

1952 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 6, 1952
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 14, 1966 | Miami 7, Georgia 6 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 18, 1963 | Georgia 31, Miami 14 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 3, 1961 | Miami 32, Georgia 7 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 19, 1956 | 11Miami 7, Georgia 7 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 5, 1952 | Georgia 35, Miami 13 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 21, 1949 | Miami 13, Georgia 9 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 22, 1948 | Georgia 42, Miami 21 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 5, 1945 | Georgia 27, Miami 21 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 6, 1940 | Georgia 28, Miami 7 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 8, 1939 | Georgia 13, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 2, 1938 | Miami 13, Georgia 7 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 10, 1937 | Georgia 26, Miami 0 | at Miami |
Every game is listed as played on the field.