Wk 5 · 2026

Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia Bulldogs — Sat, Oct 3

Sat, Oct 3 · Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA · SEC Network FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC · 3-3

12:45pET

UGA -25.5 · total 49.5 DraftKings opened -23.5 · 2 toward UGA

Ratings differential UGA by 26.2

#2 Georgia Bulldogs

SEC · 6-0

What is at stake

A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Georgia is ranked #2 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Vanderbilt: +2.7#61

Efficiency margin

Georgia: +26.5#4

Vanderbilt: 31.5

Offense (pts/100)

Georgia: 44.8

Vanderbilt: 19.8

Defense (pts/100)

Georgia: 9.3

Vanderbilt: 65.0

Pace (plays/g)

Georgia: 60.5

Vanderbilt: 5.36

Yards / play

Georgia: 7.85

Vanderbilt: 5.55

Yards / play allowed

Georgia: 4.20

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Vanderbilt: 24.0

Points / game

Georgia: 46.2

Vanderbilt: 29.5

Points allowed

Georgia: 14.0

Vanderbilt: 348

Yards / game

Georgia: 475

Vanderbilt: 354

Yards allowed

Georgia: 262

Vanderbilt: 214

Pass yds allowed

Georgia: 187

Vanderbilt: 140

Rush yds allowed

Georgia: 75

Vanderbilt: 1.67

Turnovers / game

Georgia: 0.83

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Vanderbilt form

L 17-52vs MISSL 14-38at UGAL 15-21at AUBW 35-31vs NCSUW 35-26vs DEL

2026 season

Georgia form

W 20-17at ALAW 38-14vs VANW 41-13vs OUW 45-17at ARKW 70-20vs WKU

2026 season

Vanderbilt this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)

Georgia this season

Straight up6-0 · 100% (6 games)

Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)

Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

Opponent	Vanderbilt	Georgia
Auburn SEC	at L 15-21 preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Ole Miss SEC	vs L 17-52 preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Arkansas SEC	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview	at W 45-17 preview
Alabama SEC	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview	at W 20-17 preview
Florida SEC	at Wk 12 · scheduled preview	N Wk 9 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Georgia leads 15–3 · Georgia has won the last 7

18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 22.7 points toward Georgia

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2026	2026-10-03	Vanderbilt 14 — 38 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2023	2023-10-14	Georgia 37 — 20 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2022	2022-10-15	Vanderbilt 0 — 55 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2021	2021-09-25	Georgia 62 — 0 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2019	2019-08-31	Georgia 30 — 6 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2018	2018-10-06	Vanderbilt 13 — 41 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2017	2017-10-07	Georgia 45 — 14 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2016	2016-10-15	Vanderbilt 17 — 16 Georgia	at UGA	Vanderbilt
2015	2015-09-12	Georgia 31 — 14 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2014	2014-10-04	Vanderbilt 17 — 44 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2013	2013-10-19	Georgia 27 — 31 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Vanderbilt
2012	2012-09-22	Vanderbilt 3 — 48 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2011	2011-10-15	Georgia 33 — 28 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2010	2010-10-16	Vanderbilt 0 — 43 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2009	2009-10-17	Georgia 34 — 10 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2008	2008-10-18	Vanderbilt 14 — 24 Georgia	at UGA	Georgia
2007	2007-10-13	Georgia 20 — 17 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Georgia
2006	2006-10-14	Vanderbilt 24 — 22 Georgia	at UGA	Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Jared Curtis QB #2	63/98, 746 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Blaze Berlowitz QB #1	26/48, 368 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Sedrick Alexander RB #28	45 CAR, 200 YDS, 4 TD
	Makhilyn Young RB #22	34 CAR, 134 YDS, 1 TD
	Jared Curtis QB #2	41 CAR, 133 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Junior Sherrill WR #0	28 REC, 474 YDS, 3 TD
	Tristen Brown WR #5	9 REC, 130 YDS
	Jayvontay Conner TE #8	11 REC, 126 YDS
	Ja'Cory Thomas WR #6	6 REC, 78 YDS

Defense

Tackles	CJ Heard S #8	40
	Bryan Longwell LB #11	31
	Nick Rinaldi LB #24	26
Sacks	Nick Rinaldi LB #24	3.5
	CJ Heard S #8	3
	Issa Ouattara DL #5	2
Interceptions	Miles Capers EDGE #29	1
	Bryce Cowan LB #22	1
	Martel Hight CB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

Georgia leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Gunner Stockton QB #14	77/102, 1049 YDS, 13 TD, 1 INT
	Ryan Puglisi QB #12	17/28, 197 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing	Nate Frazier RB #3	26 CAR, 211 YDS, 5 TD
	Dwight Phillips Jr. RB #20	20 CAR, 160 YDS, 1 TD
	Bo Walker RB #24	20 CAR, 134 YDS
Receiving	Craig Dandridge WR #81	9 REC, 177 YDS, 1 TD
	Talyn Taylor WR #1	12 REC, 176 YDS, 3 TD
	Sacovie White-Helton WR #0	10 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD
	Chauncey Bowens RB #5	10 REC, 132 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Raylen Wilson LB #5	27
	Chris Cole LB #9	22
	Rasean Dinkins S #14	18
Sacks	Raylen Wilson LB #5	3
	Gabe Harris Jr. LB #0	2
	Justin Williams LB #19	2
Interceptions	KJ Bolden DB #4	1
	Ellis Robinson IV DB #1	1
	Demello Jones DB #8	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.