Inside The Numbers: Kirby Smart's Dominance In Neyland Stadium

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ATHENS - 207 points in just five games.

Those are the numbers that Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have put up on offense in Neyland Stadium since 2017.

If you aren’t great at math that’s 41.4 points per game.

Tennessee’s iconic stadium has an incredible SEC environment, culture, and at times can make your ears bleed. However, the Neyland Stadium crowd has made zero impact on the Georgia Bulldog offense in the Kirby Smart era.

In last year’s thrilling 44-41 overtime victory Gunner Stockton and the Bulldogs tallied 502 total yards, running for just under 200 yards on the ground. You could call it a big day for the Bulldog offense.

In 2023, Carson Beck carved up the Tennessee defense all day long while leading the Dawgs to a comfortable 38-10 victory. Once again, the Bulldog offense had no problem with the crowd noise, compiling 472 total yards with 156 of them coming on the ground.

During their 2021 national championship season, the Bulldogs put up 487 total yards on the Tennessee defense, running wild for 274 yards during the easy 41-17 blowout victory in Knoxville. 

In 2019, Junior Jake Fromm led the Bulldog offense to a dominant performance during Georgia’s 43-14 win in Knoxville. The Dawgs had 526 total yards that night, rushing for an eye-opening 238. Once again, the Georgia offense had their way with Tennessee on the road.

Of course there’s the 41-0 blowout win in 2027. Georgia’s rushing attack led the way with 294 rushing yards that day. In total, the Bulldogs had 378 total yards, treating the Vols like they were Tennessee State. Or Georgia State. Or Hawaii State. You get the point.

This isn’t to simply laugh at the Tennessee football program. You certainly can if you want, but that’s not the general point here. The point is that under Kirby Smart, the Georgia Bulldogs have been terrific on the road.

Not only do they dominate in Knoxville, but they also play consistent, winning football at several other locations.

In case you forgot, the Bulldog offense also dominates at Bobby-Dodd Stadium. In four games there in the Kirby Smart era the Bulldogs have scored 166 points, averaging 41.5 points per game. 

The Dawgs have no problem scoring in Nashville, either. In four games against Vanderbilt on the road the Bulldogs have scored 174 points for an average of 43.5 points. 

In four games against Missouri in Middle Earth the Dawgs have scored a combined 146 points with an average of 36.5 points per game.

In four games at Williams-Brice Stadium, Georgia’s offense under Smart has scored 162 total points for an average of 40.5 points per game.

Unfortunately, the opposite can be said for Lexington and Auburn. While the Dawgs still leave town victorious, the offense tends to struggle there compared to when they play up in Knoxville.

In five games at Jordan-Hare Stadium, the Georgia offense has scored just 119 points. That averages out to just under 24 points per game. However, that’s still better than what they’ve done in Lexington over the last decade. The Dawgs have scored just 104 points against the Cats on the road for an average of just under 21 points per game in the Smart era.

So there you have it. Kirby and the Dawgs have no problem lighting up the scoreboard on the road in Knoxville, both Columbia’s, Atlanta, and Nashville.

The problem is that Georgia will only play in one of those stadiums in 2026 (Williams-Brice).

That leads to tbe big questions. Can the Georgia offense score enough this fall in Tuscaloosa, Oxford, Fayetteville, and Columbia?

It won’t be easy, but that’s the task for Gunner Stockton and the Bulldog offense in 2026.