Alabama Tops Georgia 24-21 in Week 5 Matchup
Alabama defeated Georgia 24-21 in Week 5 behind a strong first-half offensive performance. The Crimson Tide scored 7 points in the first quarter and 17 in the second to build an early advantage, while Georgia's offense found its rhythm later in the contest.
Alabama's Ty Simpson connected with Germie Bernard for a touchdown pass in the opening quarter to set the tone. Georgia responded with offensive drives in the second half, including a 43-yard run by Dillon Bell in the third quarter, but couldn't overcome the deficit.
Jamarion Miller led Alabama's ground game with 46 rushing yards, while Georgia's London Humphreys was the receiving leader with 9 catches. Gunner Stockton's touchdown pass to Colbie Young in the second quarter highlighted Georgia's offensive moments.
The game finished under the 54-point over-under and Alabama covered the 2-point spread. The contest was decided in the fourth quarter, where Alabama's defense made a crucial stop on a Cash Jones run, sealing the victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 12, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
 Georgia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Alabama | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 25-39 | 13-20 |
| Pass Yards | 280 | 130 |
| Rush Yards | 117 | 227 |
| Total Yards | 397 | 357 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 13-19 | 2-8 |
| Penalties | 4-16 | 6-68 |
| Possession | 35:36 | 24:24 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Nate Frazier run for 2 yds to the UGA 27
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Colbie Young
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Brett Thorson punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Cole Adams at the ALA 26
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the ALA 28
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Isaiah Horton
Ty Simpson run for 10 yds to the ALA 38 for a 1ST down
Jam Miller run for no gain to the ALA 38
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Ryan Williams
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 10 yds to the ALA 48 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Isaiah Horton
Kevin Riley run for 5 yds to the UGA 47
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 24 yds to the UGA 23 for a 1ST down
Alabama Penalty, False Start (Jam Miller) to the UGA 28
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the UGA 26
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 18 yds to the UGA 8 for a 1ST down
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the UGA 6
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Isaiah Horton
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 6 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
Conor Talty kickoff for 60 yds , Zachariah Branch return for 10 yds to the UGA 15
Stockton, Gunner pass complete to Young, Colbie for 8 yards to the UGA23, PENALTY UGA ineligible downfield on pass (Hughley, Bo) 5 yards to the UGA10, NO PLAY.
Nate Frazier run for 24 yds to the UGA 34 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Henry Delp
Chauncey Bowens run for 5 yds to the UGA 39
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Brett Thorson punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cole Adams at the ALA 17
Jam Miller run for 3 yds to the ALA 20
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Germie Bernard
Ty Simpson pass complete to Josh Cuevas for 12 yds to the ALA 32 for a 1ST down
Germie Bernard sacked by Chris Cole for a loss of 6 yards to the ALA 26
Ty Simpson pass complete to Kevin Riley for 10 yds to the ALA 36
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 7 yds to the ALA 43 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 5 yds to the ALA 48
Jam Miller run for 3 yds to the UGA 49
Germie Bernard run for 11 yds to the UGA 38 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Lotzeir Brooks for 19 yds to the UGA 19 for a 1ST down
Kevin Riley run for 4 yds to the UGA 15
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the UGA 13
Jam Miller run for 7 yds to the UGA 6 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 6 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 8 yds to the UGA 33
Chauncey Bowens run for 29 yds to the ALA 38 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 38 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Ty Simpson pass complete to Kevin Riley for 27 yds to the UGA 48 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 2 yds to the UGA 46
Kevin Riley run for 1 yd to the UGA 45
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Rico Scott
Blake Doud punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 7
Nate Frazier run for 2 yds to the UGA 9
Nate Frazier run for 2 yds to the UGA 11 Nate Frazier fumbled, forced by Bray Hubbard, recovered by ALA Deontae Lawson
Jam Miller run for 3 yds to the UGA 8
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the UGA 6
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Germie Bernard
Conor Talty 24 yd FG GOOD
Zachariah Branch run for a loss of 6 yards to the UGA 19
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 17 yds to the UGA 36 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 4 yds to the UGA 40
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 9 yds to the UGA 49 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton sacked by Edric Hill and LT Overton for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 47
Chauncey Bowens run for 43 yds to the ALA 10 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 5 yds to the ALA 5
Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the ALA 2
Josh McCray run for no gain to the ALA 2
Stockton, Gunner pass complete to Bowens, Chauncey for 1 yard to the ALA1, PENALTY ALA holding 1 yards to the ALA1, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN UGA.
Chauncey Bowens run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALA 2
Chauncey Bowens run for 2 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Kevin Riley run for 2 yds to the ALA 27
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 7 yds to the ALA 34
Germie Bernard pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 4 yds to the ALA 38 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 18 yds to the UGA 44 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Ryan Williams
Ty Simpson pass complete to Lotzeir Brooks for 21 yds to the UGA 23 for a 1ST down
Simpson, Ty pass complete to Bernard, Germie for 4 yards to the UGA19, PENALTY UGA holding (Everette, Daylen) 10 yards to the UGA13, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ALA.
Kadyn Proctor run for 11 yds to the UGA 2 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson run for 2 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
Georgia Penalty, Personal Foul (Xzavier McLeod) to the 50 yard line
Conor Talty kickoff for 46 yds , Zachariah Branch return for 9 yds to the UGA 13
Chauncey Bowens run for 10 yds to the UGA 23 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 2 yds to the UGA 25
End of 2nd Quarter
Ty Simpson pass complete to Jam Miller for 14 yds to the ALA 39 for a 1ST down
Jam Miller run for 4 yds to the ALA 43
Germie Bernard run for 8 yds to the UGA 49 for a 1ST down
Kevin Riley run for 4 yds to the UGA 45
Kevin Riley run for 3 yds to the UGA 42
Ty Simpson pass complete to Kaleb Edwards for 17 yds to the UGA 25 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Jam Miller for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 27
Germie Bernard run for 1 yd to the UGA 26
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Josh Cuevas
Conor Talty 43 yd FG MISSED
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 6 yds to the UGA 32
Dillon Bell run for 43 yds to the ALA 25 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 14 yds to the ALA 11 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 1 yd to the ALA 10 for a 1ST down Alabama Penalty, Personal Foul (LT Overton) to the ALA 5 for a 1ST down
Josh McCray run for 4 yds to the ALA 1
Josh McCray run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 4 yds to the ALA 29
Riley, Kevin rush for 1 yard to the ALA30, PENALTY UGA personal foul (Johnson, Quintavius) 15 yards to the ALA44, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ALA.
Kevin Riley run for 5 yds to the ALA 49
Kevin Riley run for 4 yds to the UGA 47
Kevin Riley run for no gain to the UGA 47
Ty Simpson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 49
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Talyn Taylor
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Brett Thorson punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Cole Adams at the ALA 8
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Germie Bernard
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Rico Scott
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Ryan Williams
Blake Doud punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 46
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 3 yds to the UGA 49
Gunner Stockton run for 3 yds to the ALA 48
Gunner Stockton run for 21 yds to the ALA 27 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 4 yds to the ALA 23
Chauncey Bowens run for 6 yds to the ALA 17 for a 1ST down
Josh McCray run for 7 yds to the ALA 10
Josh McCray run for no gain to the ALA 10
Gunner Stockton run for 2 yds to the ALA 8
Cash Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the ALA 11
Kevin Riley run for 2 yds to the ALA 13
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Germie Bernard
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 9 yds to the ALA 22 for a 1ST down
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the ALA 24
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 21 yds to the ALA 45 for a 1ST down
Ty Simpson pass complete to Josh Cuevas for 12 yds to the UGA 43 for a 1ST down
Alabama Penalty, False Start (Geno VanDeMark) to the UGA 48
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 2 yds to the UGA 46
Germie Bernard run for 6 yds to the UGA 40
Ty Simpson pass incomplete to Isaiah Horton
Blake Doud punt for 35 yds, downed at the UGA 5
Zachariah Branch run for 10 yds to the UGA 15 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 2 yds to the UGA 17 Georgia Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bo Hughley) to the UGA 9
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 7 yds to the UGA 16
Gunner Stockton run for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 14
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 22 yds to the UGA 36 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Sacovie White-Helton for 5 yds to the UGA 41
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 7 yds to the UGA 48 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 1 yd to the UGA 49
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Cash Jones run for a loss of 4 yards to the UGA 45
Brett Thorson punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Cole Adams at the ALA 12
Jam Miller run for 7 yds to the ALA 19
Jam Miller run for 2 yds to the ALA 21
Ty Simpson run for 2 yds to the ALA 23 for a 1ST down Georgia Penalty, Personal Foul (Ellis Robinson IV) to the ALA 38 for a 1ST down
Jam Miller run for 6 yds to the ALA 44
Jam Miller run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALA 43
Ty Simpson pass complete to Jam Miller for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALA 49
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALA 48