Tale of the Tape: Georgia vs. TCU

Before the Bulldogs and Horned Frogs battle for college football’s biggest prize, a closer look at how the two schools compare.

Georgia and Texas Christian play for the college football national championship Monday. It’s a meeting of two schools and football programs that don’t have much in common, other than excellent teams this season. In the old-school format of a boxing tale of the tape, Sports Illustrated put together a 50-item chart that compares and contrasts the two College Football Playoff finalists.

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TCU’s Max Duggan and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett face off in a battle of Heisman Trophy finalists :: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports (Duggan); Brett Davis/USA TODAY Sports (Bennett)

	Georgia	TCU
Record	14–0	13–1
Points Per Game	39.4	41.1
Points Allowed	14.8	26.4
Preseason Ranking	No. 3	Unranked
All-Time Record	867-428-54	679-567-57
Winning Percentage	.663	.543
Head-to-Head Record	4–0	0–4
Claimed National Titles	Three	Two
Last Title	2021	1938
Heisman Trophies	Two (1942, ’82)	One (‘38)
2022 Heisman Finalist	Stetson Bennett	Max Duggan
Stadium Capacity	92,746	45,000
Conference Affiliation	SEC	Big 12
Conferences in Last 30 Years	One	Six* (*Includes reneged commitment to Big East)
Head Coach	Kirby Smart, son of H.S. coach	Sonny Dykes, son of college coach
Coach’s Mentor	Nick Saban	Mike Leach
Coach’s Forte	Defense	Offense
Historic Nemesis	Alabama	Texas
League Rival	Auburn	Baylor
Non-League Rival	Georgia Tech	SMU
Program Patriarch	Wally Butts	Dutch Meyer
Best Coach	Vince Dooley	Gary Patterson
Heyday	Now	1930s
Low Ebb	1950s	Most of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s
Stadium Namesake	Steadman V. Sanford	Amon G. Carter
Stadium Nickname	Between The Hedges	Hell’s Half Acre
Rallying Cry	Hunker down	Fight ‘em until Hell freezes over, then fight ‘em on the ice
One-Name RB Hero	Herschel	LaDainian
Famed Player Nicknames	Champ and Boss	Slingin’ Sammy and Red Rifle
Beloved Short QB	Stetson Bennett	Davey O’Brien
Don’t Mention	Second-and-26	2014 CFP selection committee
Do Mention	Kelee RIngo pick-six	Tank Carder batted pass
Favorite Field Goal	Noah Ruggles’ miss	“Bazooka Kick” vs. Baylor
Weird Fan Cheer	Barking.	Riff, Ram, Bah, Zoo Lickety, Lickety, Zoo, Zoo Who, Wah, Wah, Who Give ‘em Hell, TCU
Iconic Pants	Silver britches	Gary Patterson hiking up his khakis
Undergrad Enrollment	30,166	10,523
U.S. News National Rank	49th	89th
Mascot	Live bulldog	Human dressed as a horned frog
Mascot Excretion	Slobbers at the mouth	Shoots blood from the eyes
Spellbinding Leader	Kirby Smart	Hypnotoad
Wisecracking Wordsmith	Lewis Grizzard	Dan Jenkins
Actor	Kim Basinger	Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (Animated character on “The Simpsons” went to TCU, per show script)
Famous Homeboys	REM	The Fort Worth Five outlaw gang (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid among them)
News Anchor Alum	Deborah Norville	Bob Schieffer
Location	Athens (population 127,000)	Fort Worth (population 936,000)
Town Built On	Cotton	Cows
Town Famous for	Live music	Live rodeo
Town Overshadowed by	Atlanta	Dallas
Music Venue	40-Watt Club	Ridgelea Theater
Campus Landmark	The Arch	Frog Fountain

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