Auburn, Georgia look to bounce back in Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry: How to watch + complete in-state Week 6 schedule
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The drama of the Alabama-Georgia game took most of the spotlight for Week 5 of the college football season but there’s still a lot of football to be played.
The Bulldogs are hoping to bounce back when they host Auburn in a game know as The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. The Crimson Tide also hit the road, traveling to Nashville, while Troy gets the in-state slate of games started Thursday night.
Keep reading to find out more about the Auburn-Georgia rivalry + see the full schedule for in-state teams with TV listings and kickoff times.
Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry
This will be the 129th all-time meeting between Auburn and Georgia. The two teams first met in 1892 and have played every season since 1944.
Here’s some key numbers heading into Saturday:
- 128: Georgia leads series, 64-56-8
- 7: Bulldogs have won seven straight games in the series and 16 of the last 19
- 27-20: #1 Georgia survived a trip to Auburn last year
The Tigers and Bulldogs will meet at Sanford Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 2:30PM on ABC.
Week 6 schedule
There are two weekday games featuring in-state teams this week and both will be on national TV, beginning Thursday night. Here’s a full look of the schedule:
- Thursday, Oct. 3
- Texas State at Troy, 6 PM | ESPN2
- Friday, Oct. 4
- Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State, 6PM | CBSSN
- Saturday, Oct. 5
- Tulane at UAB, 12PM | ESPN+
- Morehouse at Tuskegee, 1PM | ESPN+
- Florida A&M at Alabama State, 2PM | ESPN+
- VMI at Samford, 2PM | ESPN+
- Erskine at West Alabama, 2PM | FloSports
- Auburn at Georgia, 2:30PM | ABC
- Alabama at Vanderbilt, 3:15PM | SEC Network
- Alabama A&M at Jackson State, 4PM | ESPN+
- Utah Tech at North Alabama, 4PM | ESPN+
- Central State at Miles, 4PM
- South Alabama at Arkansas State, 6PM | ESPN+
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