With a win at Georgia, Texas can shift modern program perception

It isn't every year that a college football program wins a National Championship or a conference title. In fact, it may not even happen every two decades.

For the Longhorns, the program has clinched a handful of Big 12 titles since the turn of the century, but they've only reached ultimate glory at the end of one season, when Vince Young ran the ball in for the game-winning touchdown over USC in the 2006 BCS National Championship.

However, there are a few programs that seem to come by these accomplishments at the drop of a hat. The Georgia Bulldogs are a prime example.

Georgia has outpaced Texas at nearly every mile-marker

Since Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took over the program in 2016, he has led the Bulldogs to two National Championships and three SEC titles. Before he took over, the Dawgs also clinched a conference title in 2005, the same year the Horns went on to win it all.

So, over the last 20 years, Georgia has earned two national titles, four conference titles, and has had a resounding 217 wins, including two victories over the Longhorns themselves.

Meanwhile, Texas has the single National Championship from 2005, has won just three conference titles (all Big 12), and has only won 181 games (36 fewer wins than the Bulldogs have earned).

The numbers speak for themselves; the Georgia Bulldogs have been the far superior college football program over the last two decades, but Texas could change how everyone views the stats in just one game.

The No. 10 Longhorns are set to visit the No. 5 Bulldogs on Saturday, taking on a Georgia team that has gone 37-1 at home over the last 38 games in Athens. If Texas, led by head coach Steve Sarkisian, can upset the Dawgs on their own turf, people would return a little respect to the Horns, something they've been missing (especially when they face Georgia) for nearly two decades.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, Texas and Georgia are scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast on ABC. Currently, the Bulldogs are favored to win by 5.5 points.