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College Football Playoff

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 8 p.m. ET No. 6 Seed Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Seed Georgia Caesars Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana
No. 3 seed Georgia will face No. 6 seed Ole Miss on Thursday, January 1 at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.

Georgia is making its second straight appearance in the College Football Playoff and fourth in the past five seasons (sixth overall), after the Bulldogs captured the 2022 and 2023 national titles. Ole Miss advanced to the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 41-10 first-round victory in the Rebels' CFP debut vs. No. 11 Tulane.

Georgia leads the series 35-13-1 overall, winning this year's SEC meeting, 43-35.
FOLLOW THE ACTION!


NO. 6 SEED OLE MISS

NO. 3 SEED GEORGIA


ABOUT THE REBELS
2025-26 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Aug. 30 Georgia State W 63-7
Sept. 6 at Kentucky W 30-23
Sept. 13 Arkansas W 41-35
Sept. 20 Tulane W 45-10
Sept. 27 LSU W 24-19
Oct. 11 Washington State W 24-21
Oct. 18 at Georgia L 35-43
Oct. 25 at Oklahoma W 34-26
Nov. 1 South Carolina W 30-14
Nov. 8 The Citadel W 49-0
Nov. 15 Florida W 34-24
Nov. 28 at Mississippi State W 38-19
Dec. 20 vs. Tulane W 41-10
Jan. 1 vs. Georgia TBD
MEDIA COVERAGE
OLE MISS IN THE POSTSEASON (27-15)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1936 Orange Catholic U L 19-20
Jan. 1, 1948 Delta TCU W 13-9
Jan. 1, 1953 Sugar Georgia Tech L 7-24
Jan. 1, 1955 Sugar Navy L 0-21
Jan. 2, 1956 Cotton TCU W 14-13
Jan. 1, 1958 Sugar Texas W 39-7
Dec. 27, 1958 Gator Florida W 7-3
Jan. 1, 1960 Sugar LSU W 21-0
Jan. 2, 1961 Sugar Rice W 14-6
Jan. 1, 1962 Cotton Texas L 7-12
Jan. 1, 1963 Sugar Arkansas W 17-13
Jan. 1, 1964 Sugar Alabama L 7-12
Dec. 19, 1964 Bluebonnet Tulsa L 7-14
Dec. 18, 1965 Liberty Auburn W 13-7
Dec. 17, 1966 Bluebonnet Texas L 0-19
Dec. 30, 1967 Sun UTEP L 7-14
Dec. 14, 1968 Liberty Virginia Tech W 34-17
Jan. 1, 1970 Sugar Arkansas W 27-22
Jan. 2, 1971 Gator Auburn L 28-35
Dec. 30, 1971 Peach Georgia Tech W 41-18
Dec. 10, 1983 Independence Air Force L 3-9
Dec. 20, 1986 Independence Texas Tech W 20-17
Dec. 28, 1989 Liberty Air Force W 42-29
Jan. 1, 1991 Gator Michigan L 3-35
Dec. 31, 1992 Liberty Air Force W 13-0
Dec. 26, 1997 Motor City Marshall W 34-31
Dec. 31, 1998 Independence Texas Tech W 35-18
Dec. 31, 1999 Independence Oklahoma W 27-25
Dec. 28, 2000 Music City West Virginia L 38-49
Dec. 27, 2002 Independence Nebraska W 27-23
Jan. 2, 2004 Cotton Oklahoma State W 31-28
Jan. 2, 2009 Cotton Texas Tech W 47-34
Jan. 2, 2010 Cotton Oklahoma State W 21-7
Jan. 5, 2013 BBVA Compass* Pittsburgh W 38-17
Dec. 30, 2013 Music City Georgia Tech W 25-17
Dec. 31, 2014 Peach TCU L 3-42
Jan. 1, 2016 Sugar Oklahoma State W 48-20
Jan. 2, 2021 Outback Indiana W 26-20
Jan. 1, 2022 Sugar Baylor L 7-21
Dec. 28, 2022 Texas Texas Tech L 25-42
Dec. 30, 2023 Peach Penn State W 38-25
Jan. 2, 2025 Gator Duke W 52-20
Dec. 20, 2025 CFP First Round Tulane W 41-10
Jan. 1, 2026 Playoff Quarterfinal at the Sugar vs. Georgia TBD
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
2025-26 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Aug. 30 Marshall W 45-7
Sept. 6 Austin Peay W 28-6
Sept. 13 at Tennessee W 44-41 (OT)
Sept. 27 Alabama L 21-24
Oct. 4 Kentucky W 35-14
Oct. 11 at Auburn W 20-10
Oct. 18 Ole Miss W 43-35
Nov. vs. Florida W 24-20
Nov. 8 at Mississippi State W 41-21
Nov. 15 Texas W 35-10
Nov. 22 Charlotte W 35-3
Nov. 28 vs. Georgia Tech W 16-9
Dec. 6 vs. Alabama W 28-7
Jan. 1 vs. Ole Miss TBD
MEDIA COVERAGE
GEORGIA IN THE POSTSEASON (38-21-3)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1942 Orange TCU W 40-26
Jan. 1, 1943 Rose UCLA W 9-0
Jan. 1, 1946 Oil Tulsa W 20-6
Jan. 1, 1947 Sugar North Carolina W 20-10
Jan. 1, 1948 Gator Maryland T 20-20
Jan. 1, 1949 Orange Texas L 28-41
Dec. 9, 1950 Pres. Cup Texas A&M L 20-40
Jan. 1, 1960 Orange Missouri W 14-0
Dec. 26, 1964 Sun Texas Tech W 7-0
Dec. 31, 1966 Cotton SMU W 24-9
Dec. 16, 1967 Liberty NC State L 7-14
Jan. 1, 1969 Sugar Arkansas L 2-16
Dec. 20, 1969 Sun Nebraska L 6-45
Dec. 31, 1971 Gator North Carolina W 7-3
Dec. 28, 1973 Peach Maryland W 17-16
Dec. 21, 1974 Tangerine Miami (Ohio) L 10-21
Jan. 1, 1976 Cotton Arkansas L 10-31
Jan. 1, 1977 Suga Pittsburgh L 3-27
Dec. 31, 1978 Bluebonnet Stanford L 22-25
Jan. 1, 1981 Sugar Notre Dame W 17-10
Jan. 1, 1982 Sugar Pittsburgh L 20-24
Jan. 1, 1983 Sugar Penn State L 23-27
Jan. 2, 1984 Cotton Texas W 10-9
Dec. 22, 1984 Citrus Florida State T 17-17
Dec. 28, 1985 Sun Arizona T 13-13
Dec. 23, 1986 Hall of Fame Boston College L 24-27
Dec. 29, 1987 Liberty Arkansas W 20-17
Jan. 1, 1989 Gator Michigan State W 34-27
Dec. 30, 1989 Peach Syracuse L 18-19
Dec. 29, 1991 Independence Arkansas W 24-15
Jan. 1, 1993 Florida Citrus Ohio State W 21-14
Dec. 30, 1995 Peach Virginia L 27-34-27
Jan. 1, 1998 Outback Wisconsin W 33-6
Dec. 31, 1998 Peach Virginia W 35-33
Jan. 1, 2000 Outback Purdue W 28-25 (OT)
Dec. 24, 2000 Oahu Virginia W 37-14
Dec. 28, 2001 Music City Boston College L 16-20
Jan. 1, 2003 Sugar Florida State W 26-13
Jan. 1, 2004 Capital One Purdue W 34-27 (OT)
Jan. 1, 2005 Outback Wisconsin W 24-21
Jan. 3, 2006 Sugar West Virginia L 35-38
Dec. 30, 2006 Chick-fil-A Virginia Tech W 31-24
Jan. 1, 2008 Sugar Hawaiii W 41-10
Jan. 1, 2009 Capital One Michigan State W 24-12
Dec. 28, 2009 Independence Texas A&M W 44-20
Dec. 31, 2010 Liberty UCF L 6-10
Jan. 2, 2012 Outback Michigan State L 30-33 (3OT)
Jan. 1, 2013 Capital One Nebraska W 45-31
Jan. 1, 2014 Gator Nebraska L 19-24
Dec. 30, 2014 Belk Louisville W 37-14
Jan. 2, 2016 TaxSlayer Penn State W 24-17
Dec. 30, 2016 Liberty TCU W 31-23
Jan. 1, 2018 Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Oklahoma W 54-48 (2OT)
Jan. 8, 2018 CFP National Championship Alabama L 23-26 (OT)
Jan. 1, 2019 Sugar Texas L 21-28
Jan. 1, 2020 Sugar Baylor W 26-14
Jan. 1, 2021 Peach Cincinnati W 24-21
Dec. 31, 2021 Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Michigan W 34-11
Jan. 10, 2022 CFP National Championship Alabama W 33-18
Dec. 31, 2022 Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Ohio State W 42-41
Jan. 9, 2023 CFP National Championship TCU W 65-7
Dec. 30, 2023 Orange Florida State W 63-3
Jan 2, 2025 Playoff Quarterfinal at the Sugar Notre Dame L 10-23
Jan 1, 2026 Playoff Quarterfinal at the Sugar vs. Ole Miss TBD

ALL-TIME SUGAR BOWL RESULTS

DATE SCORE ATTENDANCE PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME
January 2, 2025^ Notre Dame 23
Georgia 10		 57,267 Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
January 1, 2024~ Washington 37
Texas 31		 68,791 Michael Penix, Washington
Bralen Trice, Washington
December 31, 2022 Alabama 45
Kansas State 20		 60,437 Bryce Young, Alabama
January 1, 2022 Baylor 21
Ole Miss 7		 66,479 Terrel Bernard, Baylor
January 1, 2021~ Ohio State 49
Clemson 28		 3,000 Justin Fields, Ohio State
Tuf Borland, Ohio State
January 1, 2020 Georgia 26
Baylor 14		 55,211 George Pickens, Georgia
January 1, 2019 Texas 28
Georgia 21		 71,449 Sam Ehlinger, Texas
January 1, 2018~ Alabama 24
Clemson 6		 72,360 Jalen Hurts, Alabama
Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
January 2, 2017 Auburn 19
Oklahoma 35		 54,077 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
January 1, 2016 Oklahoma State 20
Ole Miss 48		 72,117 Chad Kelly, Ole Miss
January 1, 2015~ Ohio State 42
Alabama 35		 74,682 Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
Darron Lee, Ohio State
January 2, 2014 Oklahoma 45
Alabama 31		 70,473 Trevor Knight, Oklahoma
January 2, 2013 Louisville 33
Florida 23		 54,178 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
January 9, 2012 Alabama 21
LSU 0		 78,237 A.J. McCarron, Alabama
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
January 3, 2012 Michigan 23
Virginia Tech 20		 64,512 Junior Hemingway, Michigan
January 4, 2011 Ohio State 31
Arkansas 26		 73,879 Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
January 1, 2010 Florida 51
Cincinnati 24		 65,207 Tim Tebow, Florida
January 2, 2009 Utah 31
Alabama 17		 71,872 Brian Johnson, Utah
January 7, 2008 LSU 38
Ohio State 24		 79,651 Matt Flynn, LSU
Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
January 1, 2008 Georgia 41
Hawai‘i 10		 74,383 Marcus Howard, Georgia
January 3, 2007 LSU 41
Notre Dame 14		 77,781 JaMarcus Russell, LSU
January 2, 2006% West Virginia 38
Georgia 35		 74,458 Steve Slaton, West Virginia
January 3, 2005 Virginia Tech 13
Auburn 16		 77,349 Jason Campbell, Auburn
January 4, 2004# LSU 21
Oklahoma 14		 79,342 Justin Vincent, LSU
January 1, 2003 Georgia 26
Florida State 13		 74,269 Musa Smith, Georgia
January 1, 2002 LSU 47
Illinois 34		 77,688 Rohan Davey, LSU
January 2, 2001 Miami 37
Florida 20		 64,407 Ken Dorsey, Miami
January 4, 2000# Florida State 46
Virginia Tech 29		 79,280 Peter Warrick, Florida State
January 1, 1999 Ohio State 24
Texas A&M 14		 76,503 David Boston, Ohio State
January 1, 1998 Florida State 31
Ohio State 14		 67,289 E.G. Green, Florida State
January 2, 1997 Florida 52
Florida State 20		 78,344 Danny Wuerffel, Florida
December 31, 1995 Virginia Tech 28
Texas 10		 70,283 Bryan Still, Virginia Tech
January 2, 1995 Florida State 23
Florida 17		 76,224 Warrick Dunn, Florida State
January 1, 1994 Florida 41
West Virginia 7		 75,437 Errict Rhett, Florida
January 1, 1993 Alabama 34
Miami 13		 76,789 Derrick Lassic, Alabama
January 1, 1992 Notre Dame 39
Florida 28		 76,447 Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame
January 1, 1991 Tennessee 23
Virginia 22		 75,132 Andy Kelly, Tennessee
January 1, 1990 Miami 33
Alabama 25		 77,452 Craig Erickson, Miami
January 2, 1989 Florida State 13
Auburn 7		 75,098 Sammie Smith, Florida State
January 1, 1988 Syracuse 16
Auburn 16		 76,495 Don McPherson, Syracuse
January 1, 1987 Nebraska 30
LSU 15		 76,234 Steve Taylor, Nebraska
January 1, 1986 Tennessee 35
Miami 7		 77,423 Daryl Dickey, Tennessee
January 1, 1985 Nebraska 28
LSU 10		 75,608 Craig Sundberg, Nebraska
January 2, 1984 Auburn 9
Michigan 7		 77,893 Bo Jackson, Auburn
January 1, 1983 Penn State 27
Georgia 23		 78,124 Todd Blackledge, Penn State
January 1, 1982 Pittsburgh 24
Georgia 20		 77,224 Dan Marino, Pittsburgh
January 1, 1981 Georgia 17
Notre Dame 10		 77,895 Herschel Walker, Georgia
January 1, 1980 Alabama 24
Arkansas 9		 77,486 Major Ogilvie, Alabama
January 1, 1979 Alabama 14
Penn State 7		 76,824 Barry Krauss, Alabama
January 2, 1978 Alabama 35
Ohio State 6		 76,811 Jeff Rutledge, Alabama
January 1, 1977 Pittsburgh 27
Georgia 3		 76,117 Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh
December 31, 1975 Alabama 13
Penn State 6		 75,212 Richard Todd, Alabama
December 31, 1974 Nebraska 13
Florida 10		 67,890 Tony Davis, Nebraska
December 31, 1973 Notre Dame 24
Alabama 23		 85,161 Tom Clements, Notre Dame
December 31, 1972 Oklahoma 14
Penn State 0		 80,123 Tinker Owens, Oklahoma
January 1, 1972 Oklahoma 40
Auburn 22		 84,031 Jack Mildren, Oklahoma
January 1, 1971 Tennessee 34
Air Force 13		 78,685 Bobby Scott, Tennessee
January 1, 1970 Ole Miss 27
Arkansas 22		 82,500 Archie Manning, Ole Miss
January 1, 1969 Arkansas 16
Georgia 2		 82,113 Chuck Dicus, Arkansas
January 1, 1968 LSU 20
Wyoming 13		 78,963 Glenn Smith, LSU
January 2, 1967 Alabama 34
Nebraska 7		 82,000 Kenny Stabler, Alabama
January 1, 1966 Missouri 20
Florida 18		 67,421 Steve Spurrier, Florida
January 1, 1965 LSU 13
Syracuse 10		 65,000 Doug Moreau, LSU
January 1, 1964 Alabama 12
Ole Miss 7		 80,785 Tim Davis, Alabama
January 1, 1963 Ole Miss 17
Arkansas 13		 82,900 Glynn Griffing, Ole Miss
January 1, 1962 Alabama 10
Arkansas 3		 82,910 Mike Fracchia, Alabama
January 2, 1961 Ole Miss 14
Rice 6		 82,851 Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss
January 1, 1960 Ole Miss 21
LSU 0		 81,141 Bobby Franklin, Ole Miss
January 1, 1959 LSU 7
Clemson 0		 80,331 Billy Cannon, LSU
January 1, 1958 Ole Miss 39
Texas 7		 77,484 Raymond Brown, Ole Miss
January 1, 1957 Baylor 13
Tennessee 7		 78,084 Delbert Shofner, Baylor
January 2, 1956 Georgia Tech 7
Pittsburgh 0		 76,535 Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech
January 1, 1955 Navy 21
Ole Miss 0		 80,190 Joe Gattuso, Navy
January 1, 1954 Georgia Tech 42
West Virginia 19		 71,666 Pepper Rodgers, Georgia Tech
January 1, 1953 Georgia Tech 24
Ole Miss 7		 80,205 Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
January 1, 1952 Maryland 28
Tennessee 13		 80,187 Ed Modzelewski, Maryland
January 1, 1951 Kentucky 13
Oklahoma 7		 80,206 Walt Yowarsky, Kentucky
January 2, 1950 Oklahoma 35
LSU 0		 82,000 Leon Heath, Oklahoma
January 1, 1949 Oklahoma 14
North Carolina 6		 80,383 Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma
January 1, 1948 Texas 27
Alabama 7		 73,000 Bobby Layne, Texas
January 1, 1947 Georgia 20
North Carolina 10		 68,936  
January 1, 1946 Oklahoma A&M 33
St. Mary’s 13		 75,000  
January 1, 1945 Duke 29
Alabama 26		 66,822  
January 1, 1944 Georgia Tech 20
Tulsa 18		 69,134  
January 1, 1943 Tennessee 14
Tulsa 7		 58,361  
January 1, 1942 Fordham 2
Missouri 0		 68,154  
January 1, 1941 Boston College 19
Tennessee 13		 68,486  
January 1, 1940 Texas A&M 14
Tulane 13		 73,000  
January 2, 1939 TCU 15
Carnegie Mellon 7		 44,308  
January 1, 1938 Santa Clara 6
LSU 0		 40,000  
January 1, 1937 Santa Clara 21
LSU 14		 38,483  
January 1, 1936 TCU 3
LSU 2		 35,000  
January 1, 1935 Tulane 20
Temple 14		 28,000  

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