Jan. 1, 2016 — Mississippi 48, Oklahoma St. 20 Jan. 1, 2003 — Georgia 26, Florida St. 13 Jan. 1, 1998 — Florida St. 31, Ohio St. 14 Jan. 2, 1997 — Florida 52, Florida St. 20

The winner moves on to a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in the first year of the expanded 12-team format. Georgia had a bye into the quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl, the very bowl at which the 1980 Bulldogs won a national title by beating none other than Notre Dame.