Dawgs Stay Undefeated:
With today’s 24-10 victory over South Carolina, Georgia improves to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the SEC. This marks the first time since 1982 that the Dawgs are 9-0 and the seventh time in school history. The Dawgs have a 50-18-2 advantage in the series history over USC.
Scoring Defense:
Scoring Defense:
Georgia came in third nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 11.9 points a game. Today, the Dawgs held USC to 10 points. Senior ILB Roquan Smith led Georgia with nine stops, including 1.5 sacks, while senior ILB Reggie Carter had seven tackles and a half sack. USC ran 53 plays and tallied 270 total yards (227-passing, 43-rushing). The Dawgs finished with 438 yards of total offense (242-rushing, 196-passing).
Balanced & Methodical Attack:
Balanced & Methodical Attack:
Coming into Saturday’s matchup, Georgia had posted only four drives that measured 10 or more plays in its 38 touchdown drives. Today, the Dawgs’ first three scoring drives were all 10 or more plays and went 69, 75 and 75 yards. Georgia also had a season-long 15-play scoring drive that resulted in a 20-yard field goal by redshirt sophomore PK Rodrigo Blankenship. Seven different Dawgs carried the ball and eight Georgia players caught passes.
Senior TB Sony Michel scored his ninth touchdown of the season out of the “Wild Dog” alignment on an 8-yard scoring run in the first quarter to put UGA up 7-0. Freshman QB Jake Fromm, who connected with sophomore WR Riley Ridley on a seven-yard strike to put Georgia at the 8-yard line, made the final block that freed up Michel into the end zone. The scoring drive was 11 plays, which matched a season best, 69 yards and lasted 5:30. Earlier in the drive, the Dawgs were on the USC 34 yard line with a 4th-and-1 situation. Senior FB Christian Payne took the handoff and went four yards for a first down. Georgia is now 4-of-7 on fourth downs this season. The Dawgs have now outscored their opponents 97-17 in the first quarter this year.
Senior TB Nick Chubb notched his 22nd career game with at least 100 yards rushing as he ended up with 102 on 20 carries plus had his first reception (a 9-yarder) since the road win versus the Irish. For his career, Chubb ranks 5th among all SEC rushers with 4,291 yards. Michel finished with 81 yards on 16 carries.
Success Through The Air:
Senior TB Sony Michel scored his ninth touchdown of the season out of the “Wild Dog” alignment on an 8-yard scoring run in the first quarter to put UGA up 7-0. Freshman QB Jake Fromm, who connected with sophomore WR Riley Ridley on a seven-yard strike to put Georgia at the 8-yard line, made the final block that freed up Michel into the end zone. The scoring drive was 11 plays, which matched a season best, 69 yards and lasted 5:30. Earlier in the drive, the Dawgs were on the USC 34 yard line with a 4th-and-1 situation. Senior FB Christian Payne took the handoff and went four yards for a first down. Georgia is now 4-of-7 on fourth downs this season. The Dawgs have now outscored their opponents 97-17 in the first quarter this year.
Senior TB Nick Chubb notched his 22nd career game with at least 100 yards rushing as he ended up with 102 on 20 carries plus had his first reception (a 9-yarder) since the road win versus the Irish. For his career, Chubb ranks 5th among all SEC rushers with 4,291 yards. Michel finished with 81 yards on 16 carries.
Success Through The Air:
Georgia got it done in the air as well. Jake Fromm went 16-for-22 for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Senior WR Javon Wims caught his fourth touchdown catch of the season (fifth of his career) on a 10 yarder at the 9:27 mark in the second quarter to give Georgia a 14-7 edge. Wims matched his career high with five catches for 46 yards, all coming in the first half. In the third quarter, sophomore WR Mecole Hardman hauled in a 20-yard touchdown, the third of his career, to put Georgia up 21-7. Hardman completed the game with three catches for 41 yards.
Turnovers:
Turnovers:
Georgia is +3 in Turnover Margin this season and was +1 on the day. South Carolina is now +7 on the year. Senior WR Terry Godwin caught his second pass of the game but fumbled on the USC 4 yard line in the first quarter. This broke the Dawgs streak of a perfect 31 straight Red Zone conversions, which led the nation. The Gamecocks were forced to punt three plays later. In the final seconds of the half, redshirt sophomore DB J.R. Reed caught his second interception of the year. Georgia had time to run one play and it finished as an incomplete pass. With 1:49 left in the contest. Senior Malkom Parrish notched an interception, the fifth of his career. The Dawgs ran out the clock. Opponents have forced 11 turnovers and turned them into 31 points while the Dawgs have forced 14 turnovers and registered 48 points.
Starters:
Starters:
Senior OT Aulden Bynum got the nod at tight end for his first start of the year and fourth of his career. Senior OG Dyshon Sims lined up wearing #45 and gave the Dawgs six starting linemen in their opening play of the game. Sims had already started three games this year.
Next Up:
Next Up:
The Dawgs (9-0, 6-0 SEC) travel to #14 Auburn (6-2, 5-1) to face the Tigers next Saturday. CBS or ESPN will televise the matchup at either 3:30 or 7 p.m.
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