{"id":25916,"date":"2025-10-30T00:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25916\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T00:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:12:17","slug":"can-florida-crack-the-kirby-smart-code-saturday-vs-georgia-wruf-98-1-fm-850-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25916\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Florida Crack the Kirby Smart Code Saturday vs. Georgia? – WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no secret: Florida has had issues with Georgia,<\/a> specifically Kirby Smart-led teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Georgia leads the all-time series 56-44-2 and is riding in on a four-game winning streak<\/a> over the Gators. From 1990 to 2010, the Gators dominated this game, winning 18 times during that span. Since then, EverBank Field in Jacksonville has turned into a house of horrors, with Georgia winning 10 out of the last 14 meetings.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Gators have yet to solve the \u201cSmart code.\u201d Under Smart, Georgia is 7-2 overall, with its only losses coming during his first year in 2016 and 2020. Aside from those two defeats, Smart has owned the Gators by an average margin of 21 points. His overall record against UF is the highest winning percentage (77%) of any UGA coach, with legendary coach Vince Dooley right behind him at 74%.<\/p>\n

Smart has proved to be the thorn in multiple SEC teams\u2019 sides for years now, including Tennessee (9-1), Auburn (10-1), Kentucky (10-0) and South Carolina (7-1).<\/p>\n

Historically,Smart-led teams find success behind his stout defenses. Most of Georgia\u2019s defensive units under him rank among the best in college football each year, continuing the success he achieved as a defensive coordinator at Alabama and LSU. The opposition rarely matches its physicality and wherewithal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey play with a ton of energy, they\u2019re disciplined, they run around, they\u2019re fired up. The biggest thing for us to prepare for with Coach Smart\u2019s team, they play fantastic,\u201d Gators interim coach Billy Gonzales said Monday. \u2029\u201dThey do a great job. Like I said, lots of energy, a lot of excitement on their side of the ball, they run, they hit, they tackle well.\u201d<\/p>\n

An UGA alumnus, Smart brings a little more juice to games like Saturday\u2019s, knowing firsthand about the stakes. Smart played for Georgia from 1995-1998, where he went 1-3 against Florida, including losses at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1994) and Sanford Stadium (1995), when the Gator Bowl was under renovations.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of memories because it seems like I\u2019ve coached every Georgia-Florida game that I\u2019ve been involved in has been there. It\u2019s been some really good battles, some great games,\u201d Smart said Monday. \u201cThen played there three or four times, not sure how many times because we had one here. But I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything that really sticks out. Some great wins and some tough losses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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