South Carolina welcomes top-ranked and defending national champion Georgia to Williams-Brice Stadium for a noon kickoff on Saturday.

It will be the 6th time in Gamecocks’ history that they will tangle with the Associated Press’ highest-ranked team.

Or, in this case, the top dawg.

The Gamecocks (1-1) are coming off a 44-30 loss at then-No. 16 Arkansas last Saturday, in which they trailed throughout and closed within 35-24 with 6 minutes left. But a costly fumble and subsequent touchdown sealed the win for the Razorbacks.

Georgia (2-0) begins SEC play after an opening 49-3 thumping of then-No. 11 Oregon in the opener, followed by a 33-0 victory over FCS foe Samford last week.

South Carolina’s history in showdowns against No. 1 teams dates to 1955, when it dropped a 27-0 decision at Maryland.

Overall, the Gamecocks have a 1-5 mark in meetings with top-ranked teams.

Their lone toppling of a No. 1 team came on Oct. 9, 2010, against an undefeated Alabama squad in a 35-21 triumph at Williams-Brice.

In that game, South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia completed 17 of 20 passes for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alshon Jeffery caught 2 of those touchdowns and had 7 catches overall for 127 yards.

South Carolina, which was ranked 19th at the time, took a 14-3 lead that day and never looked back.

Marcus Lattimore rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and he finished with 93 yards on 23 carries.

The last time the Gamecocks hosted a No. 1 team was against Clemson on Nov. 28, 2015. In that game, Tigers quarterback DeShaun Watson threw for 279 yards and a touchdown and ran for 114 yards and scored 3 more times to lead Clemson to a 37-32 victory.

South Carolina, which was 3-8 at the time, was led by quarterback Perry Orth, who threw for 219 yards and 3 touchdowns. Running back Lorenzo Nunez had a team-high 75 yards on 10 carries, and wide receiver Deebo Samuel had a team-high 5 catches for 104 yards.

South Carolina’s other meetings against No. 1 teams were a 38-10 loss at Florida State on Nov. 9, 1991; a 52-25 loss at Florida on Nov. 16, 1996; and a 24-14 home loss against Florida on Nov. 14, 2009.