Georgia has won 11 consecutive games, the nation's second-longest winning streak. ... Georgia has won the past three meetings. ... Alabama leads the series 11-7 in Athens. ... The meeting will be the third with both teams ranked in the top 10. The first two came in 1942 and 1976. ... Neither team has allowed a point in the first quarter this season. ... Alabama has not given up a rushing TD this season. ... Georgia leads the SEC with 11 rushing TDs. ... Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno and Alabama RB Glen Coffee are two of the three SEC players averaging at least 100 rushing yards per game this season. ... Only two players in the nation have scored more TDs than Moreno's nine this season. ... Coffee's 16.2-yards-per-carry average against Arkansas last week was a school single-game record for a minimum of 10 carries. ... Alabama has a 29-18-1 record vs. the SEC East. Georgia is 32-15-1 vs. the SEC West. ... Alabama's 49 points against Arkansas last week were the most for the Tide in an SEC game since it scored 59 against Vanderbilt in 1990. ... QB John Parker Wilson became Alabama's career leader in TD passes with his 42nd last week. ... Wilson needs 190 passing yards to become the school career leader. ... Georgia QB Matthew Stafford threw for a career-high 285 yards last week. ... Georgia WR A.J. Green is the SEC Freshman of the Week. ... Green leads the SEC in receiving yards. ... Georgia's average of 10.74 penalties per game is tied with Texas Tech for the worst mark in the nation. ... ESPN's "College GameDay" will be in Athens. Alabama has a 4-7 record in "GameDay" games.
Alabama Football Notes for Saturday's Game against Georgia
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