Watch: Georgia’s 1980 national champions

Everyone is looking forward to Monday night’s national championship game between Georgia and Alabama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

But that is still a few days away so there’s time to look back at the Bulldogs’ last national title team, the beloved 1980 squad that finished 12-0.

That team beat Notre Dame in the championship game in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 1981.

Check out the video above and click here for photos from the championship game too.

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