re: 55-55-8...The Deep South's oldest rivalry is a true rivalry

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I remember seeing a stat during a game several years ago where CBS or whomever was broadcasting the game showed the cumulative score for each team over the course of the rivalry. They were almost dead even as well. Truly a game I always try to watch.

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After the last several blowouts, Georgia now leads the points race 1964-1828.

As tight as the series is, its not rare for the winning team to win by a large margin.

Of Georgia's 55 wins in the series, only 23 were decided by 7 points or less. Twenty of Georgia's wins over Auburn have been by more than two touchdowns.

Of Auburn's 55 wins in the series, only 20 were decided by 7 points or less. And 18 were decided by more than two touchdowns.

When Georgia wins, we average winning by a little more than 14 points. When Auburn wins, they win by a little more than 12 points on average.

So while the tight contests might be the most memorable (and there have been a lot of those), those are actually not the norm in this series.