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Saturday’s Georgia game could be the hottest home opener on record

By Courtney Martinez, WSBTV.com
Kentucky v Georgia ATHENS, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 4: Georgia Bulldogs mascot UGA XI is seen on the sidelines of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on October 4, 2025 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
By Courtney Martinez, WSBTV.com

ATHENS, Ga. — Fans going to Georgia football’s opening game on Saturday will want to prepare now for the heat.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Ashley Kramlich says Saturday could be the hottest home opener on record.

The temperature is expected to be 97 degrees when Georgia and Tennessee State kick off at 3 p.m. If it gets that high, it would break the record of 96 degrees set during the 1911 and 1933 home openers.

Here is the current top 5:

  1. Sept. 30, 1911: 96 degrees
  2. Sept. 30, 1933: 96 degrees
  3. Sept. 3, 2019: 95 degrees
  4. Sept. 10, 2016: 94 degrees
  5. Sept. 1, 2018: 94 degrees

UGA's Hottest Home Openers

The heat will stay with us throughout the week with highs in the mid-90s with a brief break on Labor Day with showers and storms moving in. But the heat returns right back in the middle of next week.

Channel 2 is your home for SEC football this season. Join us each Saturday for an all-new GameDay on 2 at 11 a.m. as our GameDay insiders give their keys to the week’s biggest games.

And every Saturday night on Channel 2, SEC GameDay on 2 will break down Georgia’s game and other highlights from around the SEC. It airs following the primetime SEC on ABC game.

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