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SEC Eastern Division Champions: With today’s 34-17 victory, defending SEC Champion Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) has clinched another trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game (SECG). The Dawgs 3-3 including winning the 2017 SEC title over Auburn last year. The Dawgs now have won or shared the SEC Eastern Division crown nine times (1992, 2002, ’03, ’05, ’07, ’11, ’12, ’17 and ’18). In 1992, UF won the tiebreaker over UGA to represent the East in the SECG and the same went for UT in 2007.
Today marked the end of a three-game road stretch versus ranked opponents as the Dawgs return home for their final three games of the regular season at Sanford Stadium. Georgia went 2-1 over its last three games, falling 36-17 at #13 LSU, beat #9 Florida 36-17 in Jacksonville and defeated #9 UK 34-17 in Lexington.
Perfect Versus The East Again: For the second straight season, Georgia has gone 6-0 against the SEC East. Last year marked the first time the Dawgs had done that since the league split into divisions in 1992. With today’s 34-17 win,Georgia now leads the series with UK 58-12-2 including winning the last nine meetings.
Scoring Defense: Georgia held UK to 17 points as the Wildcats ran 64 plays for 310 total yards. Georgia carried a 14-3 lead to halftime. In the first half, UK ran 36 plays for 133 yards and had the football for 18:08. Coming in, Georgia ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense (16.3 points per game) while the Wildcats ranked No. 1 nationally allowing only 13.0 points per game and had not allowed more than 20 points in a game. UK was forced to punt on it's first two possessions of the game, and Georgia forced a turnover on its third. Also, freshman OLB Brenton Cox notched his first career sack. He saw extended playing time when senior D’Andre Walker went out early in the first quarter with a shin injury. Walker returned in the 2nd quarter. True freshman LB ILB Channing Tindall also picked up his first sack. Juwan Taylor forced a fumble, and it was recovered by freshman Tyson Campbell at the UGA 48. It did not lead to any points but rather a turnover. After the Dawgs went up 28-3 in the 3rd quarter, UK responded with a 9-play, 75-yard TD drive in 4:11. With a 31-10 lead in the 4th quarter, UK answered with a 7-play, 75-yard TD drive to cut it to 31-17 with 9:01 left. Georgia’s leading tacklers were sophomores Monty Rice with eight including a sack, one of four by the Dawgs today.
Career Day For Swift & Holyfield: Sophomore D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 156 yards on 16 carries and two TDs. In the 2nd quarter, he had a 20-yard rushing TD to make it 14-3 following the PAT. It capped a 14-play, 75-yard drive in 5:55. Swift’s TD came on a 2nd-and-17 play. In the third quarter, Swift raced 83 yards for a TD on a 2nd-and 8 play to make it 28-3. It was the longest rushing TD by a Dawg since Nick Chubb went 83 yards for a score against Alabama in 2015. Sophomore Elijah Holyfield added a career-high 115 yards on 18 carries. Georgia opened the second half with a nine-play, 78-yard TD drive in 4:36 to go up 21-3. It was capped by a four-yard TD run by Holyfield. The duo came in today averaging 6.1 yards a carry, tallying 1,025 yards on 168 carries with nine TDs. Georgia finished with a season-high in rushing yards, the most since 381 on 44 attempts versus UK last year.
Fromm Directs Offense: Sophomore QB JakeFromm completed 14-for-20 for 113 yards and 1 touchdown. Georgia built a 14-3 edge by halftime and eventually won 34-17. He is now 20-3 as a starter including 7-3 versus top 25 teams. Sophomore Jeremiah Holloman was the leading receiver with four for 39 yards, all in the first half.
Blankenship’s Afternoon: Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship made two field goals (23 and 38-yarder, had 4 PATs and six touchbacks on seven kickoffs. For the year, Blankenship is now 15-for-17 in field goals, 40-for-40 in PATs and has 59 touchbacks in 66 kickoffs.
Hardman On Special Teams: Georgia’s first TD-drive was set up by a 65-yard punt return by junior Mecole Hardman. It gave the Dawgs the ball on the UK 23. Four plays later, they led 7-0 after a 4-yard TD pass from Fromm to Issac Nauta. Hardman came in today leading the SEC in punt return average at 22.4 yards.
Points off Turnovers: Georgia scored no points off two Kentucky turnovers while the Wildcats recovered two Dawg fumbles and turned them in to 3 points. Juwan Taylor forced a fumble that was recovered by freshman Tyson Campbell at the UGA 48. It led to a fumble on a high snap by back up center Trey Hill at the UK 34. For the year, Georgia is +5 in Turnover Margin, scoring 48 points off 13 turnovers on the year. UK is now +1 turnover margin. Opponents have scored 16 points off nine Dawg turnovers this year.
For Starters: Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 37th straight game while on defense, the team leader in starts is senior DB Deandre Baker now with 30 including a streak of 12 with junior RS J.R. Reed the most consecutive on defense with 24. Meanwhile, freshman DL Jordan Davis made his second consecutive career starts. Gaillard only saw action in the first quarter and then left with a knee injury.
Captains: Today’s captains were seniors Lamont Gaillard, Jonathan Ledbetter and D’Andre Walker.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Dawgs Skin Cats Win East
UGA Sports Communications
For the second year in a row, Georgia captured the Southeastern Conference East Division Championship after the No. 6 Dawgs defeated the No. 11 Kentucky Wildcats, 34-17, Saturday afternoon at Kroger Field.
The Dawgs (8-1, 6-1 SEC) remain undefeated against SEC East foes for the second straight season en route to collecting their ninth SEC East Title. The SEC Championship is set for Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The SEC West Division Champion will be determined Saturday night in the matchup between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Entering Saturday, Kentucky (7-2, 5-2) represented the nation’s top defense yielding just 13 points per game and SEC’s third-toughest run defense giving up just 107.5 yards per game, while also averaging 214 rushing yards of their own. Georgia flipped the script by tallying the most points on the Wildcats this season, accumulating a season-high 331 yards on the ground, and limiting UK to 84 yards on the ground.
“Good backs, good recruiting, and toughness,” is what Georgia head coach Kirby Smart attributed to the game. “Our kids are tough, resilient, and they fight. I want to give a lot of credit to Mark Stoops and his team, they have a bunch of seniors and they played really hard. Our guys played extremely physical today and answered the bell.”
Leading the Dawgs’ ground attack, sophomore running back D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 156 rushing yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. The Philadelphia native added 18 receiving yards for a total of 174 all-purpose yards, 99 of which came in the second half. Also having a career day was junior Elijah Holyfield with a personal best 115 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown.
In the passing game, sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm went 14-of-20 for 113 yards and a touchdown. Fromm’s top target in the afternoon was sophomore Jeremiah Holloman with four catches for 39 yards. True freshman quarterback Justin Fields tacked on four rushing first downs none more important than a fourth quarter pick up that enabled Georgia to continue to run clock with less than six minutes to play.
“This year’s team has had to answer a lot of questions,” Smart added. “They’ve had to battle and it hasn’t come easy. We didn’t make it easy today – it never comes easy. I want to give a lot of credit to those two quarterbacks on our team. Justin Fields comes into the game and makes some huge plays for our team. He continues to get better, he just had one of his best weeks of practice and he did that without even playing in the game last week. Jake played well out there as well.”
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Monty Rice amassed team-high eight tackles with a sack, while Jonathan Ledbetter, Channing Tindall, and Brenton Cox all recorded sacks too. Senior linebacker Juwan Taylor and Ledbetter forced fumbles which freshman cornerback Tyson Campbell and junior lineman Tyler Clark recovered, respectively.
Georgia led 14-3 at the half with the defense and special teams setting a strong early tone for the Dawgs. A quick four plays on the game’s opening possession forced Kentucky to punt, which junior Mecole Hardman returned 65 yards to the 25-yard line. The offense did its job by cashing in on the short field with a touchdown, a 4-yard pass from Fromm to junior tight end Isaac Nauta. The score represented the only first quarter points.
Kentucky’s fourth drive of the game started in the first quarter and spilled into the second, but the Georgia defense stalled it in the red zone, prompting a 34-yard field goal. Georgia matched UK’s 15-play scoring drive with a 14-play scoring drive that ended in a 20-yard TD scamper by Swift to put it at the halftime score. The run came on 2nd-and-17 and featured two separate cuts by Swift that sent three total Wildcats flying by and then another two hanging onto Swift as he entered the end zone. Within the drive, Georgia faced two third downs – one picked up by Swift on an 8-yard half back draw and another on a 4-yard catch from Holloman.
Coming out in the second half, Georgia made up for its red zone turnover at the end of the first half by taking the opening possession down the field for a touchdown and a 21-3 lead. The drive lasted nine plays and spanned 78 yards, ending with a gritty 4-yard touchdown run by Holyfield who took a would-be tackler into the end zone. The play before the score featured Fromm obtaining a first down with his legs on the drive’s only third down.
After the Dawgs forced a 3-and-out for a Kentucky punt, Swift struck for Georgia’s longest rushing score of the year. Untouched, Swift got through the line and it was daylight as he went 83 yards – the longest run by a Dawg since Nick Chubb in 2015 – to give Georgia the commanding 28-3 advantage.
Kentucky’s Benny Snell capped a 75-yard drive with a nine-yard TD run to make it 28-10. Snell entered the game leading the conference in rushing with an average of 116.9 yards a game, however the Georgia defense bottled the junior up for 73 yards on 20 carries.
Answering back with points was Georgia on a 13-play, 57-yard drive that resulted in a Rodrigo Blankenship 23-yard field goal at the 11:44 mark in the fourth quarter. Wildcats’ receiver Asim Rose curtailed a juggling catch and run of 31 yards, making it a 31-17 game with 9:01 on the game clock.
Georgia burned five and a half minutes off the clock on the ensuing drive. Among the rushes was a career first carry for senior wide receiver Jayson Stanley that went for 34 yards on an end around. Blankenship connected on a 38-yard field goal to tack put it at its final score of 34-17.
Georgia finishes its regular season schedule out at home, starting with the Auburn Tigers next Saturday, Nov. 10 with time to be announced.
For the second year in a row, Georgia captured the Southeastern Conference East Division Championship after the No. 6 Dawgs defeated the No. 11 Kentucky Wildcats, 34-17, Saturday afternoon at Kroger Field.
The Dawgs (8-1, 6-1 SEC) remain undefeated against SEC East foes for the second straight season en route to collecting their ninth SEC East Title. The SEC Championship is set for Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The SEC West Division Champion will be determined Saturday night in the matchup between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Entering Saturday, Kentucky (7-2, 5-2) represented the nation’s top defense yielding just 13 points per game and SEC’s third-toughest run defense giving up just 107.5 yards per game, while also averaging 214 rushing yards of their own. Georgia flipped the script by tallying the most points on the Wildcats this season, accumulating a season-high 331 yards on the ground, and limiting UK to 84 yards on the ground.
“Good backs, good recruiting, and toughness,” is what Georgia head coach Kirby Smart attributed to the game. “Our kids are tough, resilient, and they fight. I want to give a lot of credit to Mark Stoops and his team, they have a bunch of seniors and they played really hard. Our guys played extremely physical today and answered the bell.”
Leading the Dawgs’ ground attack, sophomore running back D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 156 rushing yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. The Philadelphia native added 18 receiving yards for a total of 174 all-purpose yards, 99 of which came in the second half. Also having a career day was junior Elijah Holyfield with a personal best 115 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown.
In the passing game, sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm went 14-of-20 for 113 yards and a touchdown. Fromm’s top target in the afternoon was sophomore Jeremiah Holloman with four catches for 39 yards. True freshman quarterback Justin Fields tacked on four rushing first downs none more important than a fourth quarter pick up that enabled Georgia to continue to run clock with less than six minutes to play.
“This year’s team has had to answer a lot of questions,” Smart added. “They’ve had to battle and it hasn’t come easy. We didn’t make it easy today – it never comes easy. I want to give a lot of credit to those two quarterbacks on our team. Justin Fields comes into the game and makes some huge plays for our team. He continues to get better, he just had one of his best weeks of practice and he did that without even playing in the game last week. Jake played well out there as well.”
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Monty Rice amassed team-high eight tackles with a sack, while Jonathan Ledbetter, Channing Tindall, and Brenton Cox all recorded sacks too. Senior linebacker Juwan Taylor and Ledbetter forced fumbles which freshman cornerback Tyson Campbell and junior lineman Tyler Clark recovered, respectively.
Georgia led 14-3 at the half with the defense and special teams setting a strong early tone for the Dawgs. A quick four plays on the game’s opening possession forced Kentucky to punt, which junior Mecole Hardman returned 65 yards to the 25-yard line. The offense did its job by cashing in on the short field with a touchdown, a 4-yard pass from Fromm to junior tight end Isaac Nauta. The score represented the only first quarter points.
Kentucky’s fourth drive of the game started in the first quarter and spilled into the second, but the Georgia defense stalled it in the red zone, prompting a 34-yard field goal. Georgia matched UK’s 15-play scoring drive with a 14-play scoring drive that ended in a 20-yard TD scamper by Swift to put it at the halftime score. The run came on 2nd-and-17 and featured two separate cuts by Swift that sent three total Wildcats flying by and then another two hanging onto Swift as he entered the end zone. Within the drive, Georgia faced two third downs – one picked up by Swift on an 8-yard half back draw and another on a 4-yard catch from Holloman.
Coming out in the second half, Georgia made up for its red zone turnover at the end of the first half by taking the opening possession down the field for a touchdown and a 21-3 lead. The drive lasted nine plays and spanned 78 yards, ending with a gritty 4-yard touchdown run by Holyfield who took a would-be tackler into the end zone. The play before the score featured Fromm obtaining a first down with his legs on the drive’s only third down.
After the Dawgs forced a 3-and-out for a Kentucky punt, Swift struck for Georgia’s longest rushing score of the year. Untouched, Swift got through the line and it was daylight as he went 83 yards – the longest run by a Dawg since Nick Chubb in 2015 – to give Georgia the commanding 28-3 advantage.
Kentucky’s Benny Snell capped a 75-yard drive with a nine-yard TD run to make it 28-10. Snell entered the game leading the conference in rushing with an average of 116.9 yards a game, however the Georgia defense bottled the junior up for 73 yards on 20 carries.
Answering back with points was Georgia on a 13-play, 57-yard drive that resulted in a Rodrigo Blankenship 23-yard field goal at the 11:44 mark in the fourth quarter. Wildcats’ receiver Asim Rose curtailed a juggling catch and run of 31 yards, making it a 31-17 game with 9:01 on the game clock.
Georgia burned five and a half minutes off the clock on the ensuing drive. Among the rushes was a career first carry for senior wide receiver Jayson Stanley that went for 34 yards on an end around. Blankenship connected on a 38-yard field goal to tack put it at its final score of 34-17.
Georgia finishes its regular season schedule out at home, starting with the Auburn Tigers next Saturday, Nov. 10 with time to be announced.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Post Game Quotes
UGA Sports Communications
Head Coach Kirby Smart
On today’s win …
“They have a physical team, and so do we. I am just really proud of our guys. They have worked so hard and dealt with a lot of criticism. They just kept working and played their tails off today in a very physical game against a good Florida team.”
On if it was hard to have two weeks off and listen to criticism …
“Yeah. It’s tough. You have to sit there and listen to that. Kids have to listen to that. Our guys just kept fighting and played really hard.”
On Florida’s quick strike to start the second half …
“We came out, gave up a good a kick return and gave up two plays and they have the lead. It was tough to come back from that, but it shows the resiliency our team has. We have to come out better to start the second half, and that is something we will work on.”
On playing through injuries …
“Andrew Thomas came back in and Cade Mays played through some pain and he was just a warrior for us. Kendall Baker played really hard and played through it. I am so proud of these guys and the resilience they showed today.”
On Isaac Nauta’s performance and the stretch of catches at the end of the first half …
“Well, it helped that he was wide open (laughing). Jake Fromm did a great job getting him the ball. They do a good job in two minute. In practice, it makes it hard on our defense sometimes, so we know how well those guys click. That was a big possession right there before the half.”
On goal-line situations …
“It’s very frustrating and disappointing. We are going to get that fixed. We have to be physical to get a yard when we have to and we did not do that today. It’s absolutely uncalled for and we are going to correct that.”
On WR Jeremiah Holloman …
“He played great made big plays. All that kid does is work . He doesn’t complain, he works hard and does what we ask him. He goes out there and plays on special teams and does what we need to do win. Very proud of his performance.”
Jake Fromm, Soph., Quarterback
On difference from last year’s win…
Terry Godwin, Sr., Wide Receiver
On what the win means…
“It says that we have guys that are twos and threes that can go out there when their number is called. This time of game you never know when your number is going to get called so you have to be ready. So that’s why I went over to the offensive line and told them that they have to be ready, because you never know when you get called upon.”
On quarterback Jake Fromm…
“Fromm is an amazing quarterback. He is like a coach out there on the field. He is going to tell you who to block, what defense they are in and what we are going to check to. It is great to have a quarterback like that, because he is going to put you in the right position to make the right plays.”
On team’s potential…
“It is what we have been saying all year. The potential is there. We have the talent and the effort, we just have to put it all together like we did tonight.”
Tyrique McGhee, Jr., Defensive Back
On fumble forced and turnovers in general…
“The quarterback really fell into me and I just reached it and plugged it out. Coach Smart always emphasizes turnovers and getting the ball off the man so anytime that we can get a turnover early in the game it is important. Also if you can get one when they are backed up, it gives the offense a great opportunity. That was huge. It doesn’t matter what team you face, you need those turnovers.”
On last two weeks…
“It was really just getting back to work. It wasn’t doing anything different like drawing up new plays or anything, but just getting back to what we do best. We needed to just get back to playing grown man football and physical football and I believe we did that tonight."
Opening Statement…
Head Coach Kirby Smart
On today’s win …
“They have a physical team, and so do we. I am just really proud of our guys. They have worked so hard and dealt with a lot of criticism. They just kept working and played their tails off today in a very physical game against a good Florida team.”
On if it was hard to have two weeks off and listen to criticism …
“Yeah. It’s tough. You have to sit there and listen to that. Kids have to listen to that. Our guys just kept fighting and played really hard.”
On Florida’s quick strike to start the second half …
“We came out, gave up a good a kick return and gave up two plays and they have the lead. It was tough to come back from that, but it shows the resiliency our team has. We have to come out better to start the second half, and that is something we will work on.”
On playing through injuries …
“Andrew Thomas came back in and Cade Mays played through some pain and he was just a warrior for us. Kendall Baker played really hard and played through it. I am so proud of these guys and the resilience they showed today.”
On Isaac Nauta’s performance and the stretch of catches at the end of the first half …
“Well, it helped that he was wide open (laughing). Jake Fromm did a great job getting him the ball. They do a good job in two minute. In practice, it makes it hard on our defense sometimes, so we know how well those guys click. That was a big possession right there before the half.”
On goal-line situations …
“It’s very frustrating and disappointing. We are going to get that fixed. We have to be physical to get a yard when we have to and we did not do that today. It’s absolutely uncalled for and we are going to correct that.”
On WR Jeremiah Holloman …
“He played great made big plays. All that kid does is work . He doesn’t complain, he works hard and does what we ask him. He goes out there and plays on special teams and does what we need to do win. Very proud of his performance.”
Jake Fromm, Soph., Quarterback
On difference from last year’s win…
“Definitely. It was an actually fourth quarter fight. It feels more special. It paid off at the end. Last year was weird because it seemed like we were never on the field, because it went so quick. We were putting points on the board so you can’t really complain. This year it was a fight. We were able to enjoy it and respect it a lot more."
On Florida’s defense…
“They played both. They put guys in the box and in coverage. They did a really good job mixing it up. However, the guys on the outside made plays when they needed to make plays and the guys up front did as well. Our running backs as well. All around our guys were very focused on their skills and what they needed to do to win the game."
On plays to Isaac Nauta before the half…
“They were playing two-deep zone there there was that match-up on that linebacker and obviously Isaac is a really good player. He was winning that match-up so I kept feeding him. It really worked out for us on that drive.”
Monty Rice, Soph., Inside Linebacker
On changes from last week and if there were changes in the second half…
“We practiced in the bye week after LSU to really stop the run and be more physical than the other team. We were able to do that today. We always makes adjustments in the second half, but we just talked about striking the guy in front of you and don’t go one-on-one and we will be alright.”
On winning the turnover battle…
“Jake Fromm came in here and did what he needed to do. The offense protected the football which is the number one thing. Florida was top in the nation in turnovers so we had an emphasis on protecting the ball. Whenever you win the turnover battle, you usually win the game and that is what we did.”
On Florida’s defense…
“They played both. They put guys in the box and in coverage. They did a really good job mixing it up. However, the guys on the outside made plays when they needed to make plays and the guys up front did as well. Our running backs as well. All around our guys were very focused on their skills and what they needed to do to win the game."
On plays to Isaac Nauta before the half…
“They were playing two-deep zone there there was that match-up on that linebacker and obviously Isaac is a really good player. He was winning that match-up so I kept feeding him. It really worked out for us on that drive.”
Monty Rice, Soph., Inside Linebacker
On changes from last week and if there were changes in the second half…
“We practiced in the bye week after LSU to really stop the run and be more physical than the other team. We were able to do that today. We always makes adjustments in the second half, but we just talked about striking the guy in front of you and don’t go one-on-one and we will be alright.”
On winning the turnover battle…
“Jake Fromm came in here and did what he needed to do. The offense protected the football which is the number one thing. Florida was top in the nation in turnovers so we had an emphasis on protecting the ball. Whenever you win the turnover battle, you usually win the game and that is what we did.”
Terry Godwin, Sr., Wide Receiver
On what the win means…
“It says that we have guys that are twos and threes that can go out there when their number is called. This time of game you never know when your number is going to get called so you have to be ready. So that’s why I went over to the offensive line and told them that they have to be ready, because you never know when you get called upon.”
On quarterback Jake Fromm…
“Fromm is an amazing quarterback. He is like a coach out there on the field. He is going to tell you who to block, what defense they are in and what we are going to check to. It is great to have a quarterback like that, because he is going to put you in the right position to make the right plays.”
On team’s potential…
“It is what we have been saying all year. The potential is there. We have the talent and the effort, we just have to put it all together like we did tonight.”
Tyrique McGhee, Jr., Defensive Back
On fumble forced and turnovers in general…
“The quarterback really fell into me and I just reached it and plugged it out. Coach Smart always emphasizes turnovers and getting the ball off the man so anytime that we can get a turnover early in the game it is important. Also if you can get one when they are backed up, it gives the offense a great opportunity. That was huge. It doesn’t matter what team you face, you need those turnovers.”
On last two weeks…
“It was really just getting back to work. It wasn’t doing anything different like drawing up new plays or anything, but just getting back to what we do best. We needed to just get back to playing grown man football and physical football and I believe we did that tonight."
Florida Head Coach Dan Mullen
“I don’t think we played very well at all. It probably was our worst execution performance of the year and I am really disappointed in that. We will learn as a team on how to play. You get into some big game situations and we have to execute. If you look at what we did in the game, we turned the ball over, we were minus-three in the turnover ratio with two of them coming inside our own 10 yard line. You can’t do that offensively and you aren’t going to win many games doing that. They scored four touchdowns on third down and two of them we had blown coverages on. We had poor execution and as a team, we have to be much cleaner and execute cleaner. If we can do that, we will have the opportunity to become the team we want to become.
We have a big challenge ahead of us and we will see how our guys respond. We responded to adversity before and responded in a positive manner. We have homecoming next week and three straight games in The Swamp coming up. A lot of football is still left to play for this team and I want to see our guys attack the week with the right attitude, continue to clean up on the mistakes we made in the course of the game and hopefully continue to execute and grow and be a better football team.”
On secondary depth…
On secondary depth…
“Two of the best players on our team are our two corners (C.J. Henderson, Marco Wilson). We like to play man coverage, they were both out, and that’s a struggle. All year, we’ve had guys banged up and injured. Next guy has got to step up and go make plays. There are opportunities for people to go do that. We are extremely thin in the secondary being down six or seven guys on the total roster makes it a challenge. We have to look and find people who are ready to take advantage of that opportunity.”
On the goal-line stand…
On the goal-line stand…
“I told the team that there were a lot of things in the course of this game that showed that we could be an excellent football team. We were executing on offense but then we turn the ball over three times or we have missed assignments and we just cannot do that in some of those situations. There were times in the game that we played like the Florida Gators and how we expect to play. The goal-line stand where they had six opportunities to score inside the one yard line and they don’t; That’s what we expect to be. We made some plays but then in other situations we weren’t as clean as we needed to be.”
On losing control of the game late…
On losing control of the game late…
“We had poor execution on our part, which is a huge deal. They have some good players but if we don’t cover a wide-out or fit the gaps or align on the wrong side of the field it hurts us.”
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Georgia - Kentucky Kickoff Set
UGA Sports Communications
The Saturday, November 3rd, Southeastern Conference Eastern Division showdown between Georgia and Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and be televised by CBS.
This will be the Dawgs’ fifth appearance on CBS this season.
Georgia’s all-time record on CBS is 56-40-1.
The Saturday, November 3rd, Southeastern Conference Eastern Division showdown between Georgia and Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and be televised by CBS.
This will be the Dawgs’ fifth appearance on CBS this season.
Georgia’s all-time record on CBS is 56-40-1.
Post Game Notes
UGA Sports Communications
Series History/Ranked Matchup: Georgia’s 36-17 win over No. 9 Florida gave the Dawgs their second straight win in the series and now they are 3-3 all—time when both teams are ranked in the top 10. Today was the first top 10 matchup since 2008. The Dawgs, currently ranked No.7, lead the all-time series 52-43-2.
Responding To Deficit: Florida took a 14-13 lead to start the 2nd half with a three-play, 48-yard drive in 1:14. It was capped by a 36-yard TD pass from Feleipe Franks to Freddie Swain with 13:35 left. Georgia responded with a seven-play, 72-yard TD drive capped by a Jake Fromm-to-Jeremiah Holloman12-yard TD completion. It put Georgia back on top 20-14 with 10:33 left in the 3rd quarter. Then after both teams punted on their next possession, Georgia forced its third turnover and turned it into a field goal and a 23-14 lead with 0:07 left in the 3rd quarter.
Scoring Defense: Georgia carried a 13-7 lead to halftime and finished with a 36-17 win. In the first half, Florida ran 34 plays for 159 yards and was held to seven points. UF’s lone TD drive covered 76 yards on 14 plays in 7:04. The Dawgs forced turnovers on Florida’s first two possessions, and they led to seven points. UF finished the game with 275 yards on 58 plays. Georgia’s leading tackler was sophomore WLB Monty Rice who finished with a career-high 11. Rice already tied his career-high with eight in the first half and had a forced fumble. Coming in, Georgia ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense (16.3 points per game).
Fromm Directs Offense: Sophomore QB Jake Fromm finished 17-for-24 for 240 yards and 3 TDs. In the first half, he went 8-for-11 for 97 yards as Georgia built a 13-7 edge. He converted a 3rd-and-13 with a 16-yard TD pass to Jeremiah Holloman for a 10-0 lead with 6:07 left in the 1st quarter. On the final possession of the first half, Fromm threw four straight completions to junior tight end Issac Nauta for 66 yards. Ultimately on that drive, Fromm was 5-for-6 for 75 yards and culminated with a 22-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship and a 13-7 halftime edge.
In the fourth quarter, on a 3rd-and-9, he tossed a 24-yard TD pass to senior Terry Godwin. Then it went for a 2-point conversion, and it failed. Georgia led 29-17 with 8:39 left in the contest. The three TD passes by Fromm ties the Dawg mark in the UF series in the modern era, also done by Aaron Murray (2010), Matt Stafford (2007) and Buck Belue (1980). Georgia came in today averaging 39 points a game while UF was allowing just 16.6.
Rushing Leader Gets The Win Again: For the 13th straight year in the series, the team with the most rushing yards got the victory as Georgia out-gained UF 189 to 170. Junior Elijah Holyfield had a career-high 20 carries for 71 yards while sophomore D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 104 yards on just 12 carries for an 8.7 average. Swift’s 33-yard TD runs put the game out of reach with 4:29 left as the score made it 36-17.
Blankenship’s Day: Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship finished 3-for-3 on field goals (good from 19, 21 and 22 yards) and had 3 PATs and six touch-backs on eight kickoffs. He now has 53 touch-backs on the year, trailing only his record 67 set last season. His final kickoff of the first half was a squib as time expired. Blankenship is now 13-for-15 in field goals this year.
All-Purpose Hardman: Junior Mecole Hardman accounted for 87 all-purpose yards with 10 receiving, 26 punt return yards and 51 kickoff return yards. Also, he downed a punt on the one yard line with 4:11 left in the 3rd quarter.
Points off Turnovers: Georgia scored 10 points off 3 Gator turnovers, while the Gators did not force any Dawg miscues.Georgia is now +5 in Turnover Margin, scoring 48 points off 12 turnovers on the year. UF ranked among the national leaders with a +9 turnover margin and did not force any today.
Sophomore WLB Monty Rice caused a fumble on UF’s first possession, and it was recovered by sophomore RS Richard LeConte and returned 32 yards to the UF 13. It led to a TD as Jake Fromm connected with Jeremiah Holloman on a 16-yard TD on 3rd-and 13 for a 10-0 lead. Then on UF’s 2nd possession, junior Tyrique McGhee notched his 1st interception of the year (2nd of his career) at the UGA 29. It led to a punt. Also, McGhee forced a fumble at the UF 1, and it led to an 18-yard field goal and a 23-14 edge.
For Starters: Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 36th straight game while on defense, the team leader in starts is senior DB Deandre Baker now with 29 including a streak of 11 with junior RS J.R. Reed the most consecutive on defense with 23. Sophomore WR Jeremiah Holloman made his first career start as did freshman DL Jordan Davis. Holloman had a career-high two TD receptions.
Captains: The captains were junior WR Riley Ridley and seniors DE Jonathan Ledbetter and C Lamont Gaillard.
Series History/Ranked Matchup: Georgia’s 36-17 win over No. 9 Florida gave the Dawgs their second straight win in the series and now they are 3-3 all—time when both teams are ranked in the top 10. Today was the first top 10 matchup since 2008. The Dawgs, currently ranked No.7, lead the all-time series 52-43-2.
Responding To Deficit: Florida took a 14-13 lead to start the 2nd half with a three-play, 48-yard drive in 1:14. It was capped by a 36-yard TD pass from Feleipe Franks to Freddie Swain with 13:35 left. Georgia responded with a seven-play, 72-yard TD drive capped by a Jake Fromm-to-Jeremiah Holloman12-yard TD completion. It put Georgia back on top 20-14 with 10:33 left in the 3rd quarter. Then after both teams punted on their next possession, Georgia forced its third turnover and turned it into a field goal and a 23-14 lead with 0:07 left in the 3rd quarter.
Scoring Defense: Georgia carried a 13-7 lead to halftime and finished with a 36-17 win. In the first half, Florida ran 34 plays for 159 yards and was held to seven points. UF’s lone TD drive covered 76 yards on 14 plays in 7:04. The Dawgs forced turnovers on Florida’s first two possessions, and they led to seven points. UF finished the game with 275 yards on 58 plays. Georgia’s leading tackler was sophomore WLB Monty Rice who finished with a career-high 11. Rice already tied his career-high with eight in the first half and had a forced fumble. Coming in, Georgia ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense (16.3 points per game).
Fromm Directs Offense: Sophomore QB Jake Fromm finished 17-for-24 for 240 yards and 3 TDs. In the first half, he went 8-for-11 for 97 yards as Georgia built a 13-7 edge. He converted a 3rd-and-13 with a 16-yard TD pass to Jeremiah Holloman for a 10-0 lead with 6:07 left in the 1st quarter. On the final possession of the first half, Fromm threw four straight completions to junior tight end Issac Nauta for 66 yards. Ultimately on that drive, Fromm was 5-for-6 for 75 yards and culminated with a 22-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship and a 13-7 halftime edge.
In the fourth quarter, on a 3rd-and-9, he tossed a 24-yard TD pass to senior Terry Godwin. Then it went for a 2-point conversion, and it failed. Georgia led 29-17 with 8:39 left in the contest. The three TD passes by Fromm ties the Dawg mark in the UF series in the modern era, also done by Aaron Murray (2010), Matt Stafford (2007) and Buck Belue (1980). Georgia came in today averaging 39 points a game while UF was allowing just 16.6.
Rushing Leader Gets The Win Again: For the 13th straight year in the series, the team with the most rushing yards got the victory as Georgia out-gained UF 189 to 170. Junior Elijah Holyfield had a career-high 20 carries for 71 yards while sophomore D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 104 yards on just 12 carries for an 8.7 average. Swift’s 33-yard TD runs put the game out of reach with 4:29 left as the score made it 36-17.
Blankenship’s Day: Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship finished 3-for-3 on field goals (good from 19, 21 and 22 yards) and had 3 PATs and six touch-backs on eight kickoffs. He now has 53 touch-backs on the year, trailing only his record 67 set last season. His final kickoff of the first half was a squib as time expired. Blankenship is now 13-for-15 in field goals this year.
All-Purpose Hardman: Junior Mecole Hardman accounted for 87 all-purpose yards with 10 receiving, 26 punt return yards and 51 kickoff return yards. Also, he downed a punt on the one yard line with 4:11 left in the 3rd quarter.
Points off Turnovers: Georgia scored 10 points off 3 Gator turnovers, while the Gators did not force any Dawg miscues.Georgia is now +5 in Turnover Margin, scoring 48 points off 12 turnovers on the year. UF ranked among the national leaders with a +9 turnover margin and did not force any today.
Sophomore WLB Monty Rice caused a fumble on UF’s first possession, and it was recovered by sophomore RS Richard LeConte and returned 32 yards to the UF 13. It led to a TD as Jake Fromm connected with Jeremiah Holloman on a 16-yard TD on 3rd-and 13 for a 10-0 lead. Then on UF’s 2nd possession, junior Tyrique McGhee notched his 1st interception of the year (2nd of his career) at the UGA 29. It led to a punt. Also, McGhee forced a fumble at the UF 1, and it led to an 18-yard field goal and a 23-14 edge.
For Starters: Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 36th straight game while on defense, the team leader in starts is senior DB Deandre Baker now with 29 including a streak of 11 with junior RS J.R. Reed the most consecutive on defense with 23. Sophomore WR Jeremiah Holloman made his first career start as did freshman DL Jordan Davis. Holloman had a career-high two TD receptions.
Captains: The captains were junior WR Riley Ridley and seniors DE Jonathan Ledbetter and C Lamont Gaillard.
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