Georgia defeats TCU handily to win a second consecutive national championship in the CFP final game.
The College Football Playoff title game saw Georgia defeat TCU 65-7, granting the team its first unblemished campaign since 1980 and cementing its status as back-to-back national champions in history. The Bulldogs potentially replace Alabama as the dominant team in the Bowl Subdivision by defeating the Horned Frogs as about two-touchdown favourites. Georgia established a dynasty that shows no signs of slowing down under coach Kirby Smart by becoming the first programme in the playoff era to win two titles in a row.
The Bulldogs’ advantage in speed and depth was evident from the game’s opening plays as they became the first team in playoff history to score 17 points in the first quarter and led 38-7 at the half. Georgia scored on its first six possessions, accumulated 354 passing yards in the first half, and didn’t punt until the third quarter. The offence went sideline to sideline and created space for quarterback Stetson Bennett after watching Michigan try and fail to run directly at the TCU defence in the Fiesta Bowl. Bennett finished 18 of 25 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns and was named the MVP in his final game for his collegiate career.
The Bulldogs’ defence was stymied by Max Duggan and the Horned Frogs, giving up only 188 yards on 3.7 yards per play with three interceptions despite being torched by LSU in the SEC title game and Ohio State in the Peach Bowl. The list of programs with back-to-back unshared national championships since 1957 has a new member: Nebraska in 1994-95, Alabama in 2011-12 and now Georgia in 2021-22.
And unlike those Cornhuskers and Crimson Tide, the Bulldogs did so under the playoff format, requiring wins against two of the best teams in the country in just over a one-week span. There may be no end date for this young dynasty. After skillfully replacing a sizable number of starters from last year’s squad, including many of the key contributors on the defensive side, this bunch answered concerns about Georgia’s durability.
As the third team in the playoff era to go 15-0, Georgia defeated five ranked opponents, beginning with a 49-3 thrashing of Oregon in the season opener that set the tone for a dominant regular season Georgia won just two games by single-digits, against Missouri (26-22) on October 1 and Ohio State (42-41). Even if 2019 LSU or 2020 Alabama are considered to be the best individual teams in the playoff system, the Bulldogs’ accomplishments over the last two seasons cannot be understated or overlooked. The squad from the next season is likely to start the year atop the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and be the early favourite to advance to this point and claim the national title. Georgia won’t be leaving as this is history in the making.
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