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Georgia to host Florida Oct. 31, 2026 in Atlanta

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Georgia (No. 3) will host Florida (No. 20) in Atlanta on Oct. 31, 2026.
Georgia is a 12-point favorite with an 82.1% win probability per ESPN.
Florida quarterbacks Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones are listed as questionable.
The game moves to Atlanta because EverBank Stadium is undergoing a $1.4 billion renovation.
Each school receives $9 million—$7.5 million from the venue and $1.5 million from Jacksonville.

History

The Georgia Dome, opened in 1992 for $214 million and later replaced by the $1.6 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017, showed how Atlanta’s public-funded arenas drive revenue and recruiting. That precedent underlies Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion EverBank Stadium renovation for the 2026 Georgia-Florida game, a move echoing the SEC’s long-standing stadium-upgrade trend and scheduling.

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The Georgia Dome, opened in 1992 for $214 million and later replaced by the $1.6 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017, showed how Atlanta’s public-funded arenas drive revenue and recruiting. That precedent underlies Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion EverBank Stadium renovation for the 2026 Georgia-Florida game, a move echoing the SEC’s long-standing stadium-upgrade trend and scheduling.

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