Defensive Highlights

At halftime, #17 UF was shut out for the first time this season. UF had 115 yards of offense (39-rush, 76-pass) on 26 plays

On its first drive, UF turned the ball over after six plays and 17 yards as Ellis Robinson IV notched his second INT and sixth of his career.

On UF’s second drive, it went three-and-out for zero yards. The third drive resulted in an INT by Demello Jones and returned to the UF 33. It was the second INT of the season and second of his career for Jones. The Bulldogs have six INTs on the year.

Junior Chris Cole had a 66-yard fumble return for a TD, his second of the year after taking one 85 yards against Oklahoma this year. Today’s return maked it 24-0 with 29 seconds left in the 1st half. It marked Georgia’s third defensive TD this year. They have recovered eight fumbles.

At halftime, the leading tacklers for Georgia were Raylen Wilson and Chris Cole with three each.

Georgia got sacks from Elijah Griffin (2nd on the year) and Quintavius Johnson (3rd of year).

Offensive Review

In the 1st half, Georgia led 24-0. It compiled 175 yards of total offense (113-rush, 62-passing) on 37 plays.

In the 1st half, fifth-year QB Gunner Stockton was 8-for-14, 62 yards and was the leading rusher with 40 yards on eight carries.

Georgia has scored in 28 of 30 quarters this season, the exceptions were the 2nd and 3rd quarters against Auburn.

Georgia led 7-0 after the 1st quarter today, and overall this season, the Bulldogs are outscoring teams 94-14 in the 1st quarter.

Georgia opened the game and went 50 yards on 13 plays on its first drive before missing a 43-yard field goal. They converted a 4th-and-1 at the UGA 34 (Frazier 3-yard rush) to improve to 3-for-4 on the year on 4th Down.

Nate Frazier’s 1-yard plunge made it 7-0 with 1:50 left in the 1st, capping an eight play, 41-yard drive in 4:12. It was Frazier’s 6 TD this year.

A 28-yard FG by Peyton Woodring following a pick by Demello Jones made it 10-0 with 8:55 left in the 1st half.

Georgia took a 17-0 lead with 1:55 left in the 1st half as Bo Walker scored on a one-yard run to cap a 10 play, 81-yard drive in 4:17.

Coming in today, the Bulldogs led the SEC in Scoring Offense (43.0) and Scoring Defense (15.9) while UF is 3rd in Scoring (39.6) and 15th in Scoring Defense (28.3). In the past two games, Georgia is 1-1 and has averaged 22 points per game while allowing 22 points per game.

Receiving Leaders

At halftime, seven different Bulldogs caught a pass out of eight completions. Freshman Craig Dandridge Jr had a team-high two catches for seven yards. Tight end Jaden Reddell had the longest catch covering 17 yards.

Rushing Numbers

At halftime, Georgia had 113 rushing yards on 23 attempts for a 4.9 average. Junior Nate Frazier had 33 yards and one TD on seven carries while the leading rusher was QB Gunner Stockton with 40 yards on eight carries. Bo Walker had 15 yards and one score.

Special Teams Summary

At the half, senior PK Peyton Woodring had six points, making three PATs and a 28-yard FG plus he took care of the kickoffs. Woodring is now 8-for-11 in FG attempts this year, and in his career, he is 67-for-78 after going 1-for-2 in FG in the 1st half.

Woodring now has 415 career points and that ranks second in UGA history, trailing only the 440 by Rodrigo Blankenship (2016-19).

Junior punter Drew Miller had just one punt for 38 yards.

Junior Sacovie White-Helton had a 30-yard punt return to start the 2nd quarter to set up Georgia at its own 41.

Captains, Starters, Availability

Georgia’s captains were Earnest Greene III, Gunner Stockton, Chris Cole and Quintavius Johnson.

UF won the coin toss and elected to defer the football until the 2nd half. Coming in today, Georgia is 4-0 when it wins the toss this year, 2-1 when it doesn’t. Every team that has won the toss this season in a Georgia game has elected to kick off.

Junior FS KJ Bolden returned to his starting role after missing the last game.