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Georgia, Auburn resume "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" in Athens

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:32 AM No. 18 Auburn (7-3) at No. 10 Georgia (7-2) 3:30 pm EST

ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- For whatever reason, Georgia has not had much success of late against Southeastern Conference rival Auburn at Sanford Stadium.

The 10th-ranked Bulldogs hope to end their home woes against the 18th-ranked Tigers when the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" resumes on Saturday.

Georgia is just 9-18 all-time against Auburn in Athens and has won just one of the last seven matchups here.

Last year, the Bulldogs ended a two-game skid in the rivalry with a 37-15 rout in Auburn.

Georgia (7-2, 4-2 SEC East) holds a half-game lead over Tennessee atop the division, but the Volunteers have a game in hand and control their own destiny by having won their head-to-head matchup.

The Bulldogs have won three consecutive contests since their 35-14 setback at Tennessee on October 6, including a 44-34 non-conference victory over Troy here last week.

Freshman tailback Knowshown Moreno, who starred in a win over Florida the previous week, paced the Bulldog attack with 196 rushing yards and three touchdowns to become the first Georgia freshman to run for 1,000 yards since Herschel Walker in 1980.

Auburn (7-3, 4-2 West) is tied with Alabama in second place in their division, a game behind Louisiana State with two to play.

But Auburn lost to LSU and would need to win out and have the Bayou Bengals to lose their final two conference games in order win the West.

Last week, Auburn pounded Football Championship Subdivision Tennessee Tech, 35-3, as Brandon Cox completed 9-of-11 passes for 167 yards and a score.