Georgia coach Kirby Smart established a brand new SEC record for most victories through 100 occupation games on Saturday because the No. 1 Bulldogs defeated UAB 49-21. The victory introduced Smart’s record to 85-15 in his 8th season since taking on the UGA program following a nine-year run on Nick Saban’s workforce at Alabama.
Smart in fact surpassed Saban’s mark of 84 victories through his first 100 games at Alabama. Saban completed his 8th season at Alabama with 3 nationwide titles beneath his belt, a tally which Smart can fit this season if the Bulldogs are ready to drag off the first nationwide championship three-peat in college football since Minnesota did it within the pre-World War Two generation.
The Bulldogs are 38-1 over their ultimate 39 games beneath Smart, who started his tenure with an 8-5 season in 2016 earlier than attaining the College Football Playoff National Championship in his 2nd season. In the identify recreation that 12 months, the Bulldogs fell to Saban and the Crimson Tide. In truth, Smart misplaced 4 consecutive games to his former boss — together with two SEC identify games — earlier than in the end breaking through and beating Alabama to win his first nationwide identify to conclude the 2021 season.
Saturday’s record additional solidifies how Smart, 47, is construction a program and training legacy that would at some point examine with that of Saban, who has seven overall nationwide titles. Smart’s 85-15 mark additionally surpasses the win totals posted via SEC legends and nationwide identify winners akin to Florida’s Steve Spurrier (83), Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer (83) and Alabama’s Bear Bryant (81) through their first 100 games.