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Georgia Coach Kirby Smart Set a Head-Turning Record Versus Texas

The Bulldogs coach reached his 100th win in his 117th game, faster than Nick Saban and Steve Spurrier.
Georgia Coach Kirby Smart Set a Head-Turning Record Versus Texas
Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts during the third quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin on Oct. 19. Alex Slitz/Getty Images
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart didn’t just prove doubters wrong when his formerly sixth-ranked Bulldogs football team took down former No. 1 Texas on Oct. 19.

Smart became the fastest head coach to reach 100 wins in SEC history with the 30–15 victory over the now No. 5 Longhorns (6–1). He needed 117 games, fewer than former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who needed 118, and former Florida head coach Steve Spurrier’s 120.

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