Georgia’s annual meeting with Auburn is set for Oct. 17, and the latest edition of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be played in Athens with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET at Sanford Stadium.
The Bulldogs will have the comfort of home field, and the source material says they’re also chasing a 10th straight win over the Tigers. Auburn comes in after a bye week, which could help the Tigers as they try to slow down Georgia in one of the season’s marquee matchups.
For fans looking to get inside Sanford Stadium, tickets are already on sale through StubHub. The current get-in price is $165, with lower level seats starting at $215 and club level seats listed at $350.
Georgia has already rolled through its 2026 schedule so far, opening with a 63-3 win over Tennessee State on Sept. 5, then beating Western Kentucky 70-20, Arkansas 45-17, Oklahoma 41-13 and Vanderbilt 38-14. The Bulldogs’ next listed game before Auburn is a road trip to Alabama on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
After Auburn, Georgia is scheduled to face Florida on Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m., then head to Ole Miss on Nov. 7, host Missouri on Nov. 14, travel to South Carolina on Nov. 21 and close the regular season against Georgia Tech on Nov. 28.
Auburn’s path to Athens has been a mixed one. The Tigers opened with a 17-16 win over Baylor and followed that with a 43-8 victory over Southern Miss, but then dropped a 44-39 game to Florida and fell 24-14 to Tennessee after beating Vanderbilt 21-15. Their next game after Georgia is a home date with LSU on Oct. 24 at noon.
The Tigers’ remaining slate also includes Ole Miss on Oct. 31, Arkansas on Nov.
7, Mississippi State on Nov. 14, Samford on Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m., and Alabama on Nov.
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