UGA Football: Game Notes – Georgia Football Opens Season Against UT Martin

Georgia begins its 132nd season of football with Kirby Smart starting his eighth year at the helm. Smart’s Bulldogs are 81-15 during this time with national championships in 2021 and 2022. The Bulldogs rank ninth all-time in victories with 868.

Due to the cancelation of a previously scheduled matchup at Oklahoma (who now will join the SEC in 2024), Georgia plays host to four consecutive games to start the campaign and seven total in 2023. The last time the Bulldogs played four straight contests in Sanford Stadium was in 2004, topping Marshall, LSU and Vanderbilt before falling to Tennessee in those showdowns.

The last schedule that featured four home games to start a season was in 1999. That year, the Bulldogs went 4-0, beating Utah State, USC, UCF and LSU.

Two of Georgia’s first non-conference opponents, UT Martin and Ball State, the Bulldogs have never faced. Georgia has played UAB twice, winning both, including a 56-7 rout in 2021.

Georgia’s final home game is versus Ole Miss. The Rebels will be the Western Division crossover and will be making their first trip to Athens since 2012. The Bulldogs ran away with that contest, 37- 10. The most recent meeting with the Rebels came in 2016 in Oxford where Ole Miss claimed a victory.

The Bulldogs return nine players with starting experience on offense, including junior C Sedrick Van Pran and All-American and John Mackey Award winner junior TE Brock Bowers, who was the 2021 and 2022 leader in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns. Georgia ranked fifth nationally averaging 41.1 points per game last season. Junior QB Carson Beck has earned the starting job after playing behind Heisman Trophy finalist Stetson Bennett who is now with the Los Angeles Rams. Redshirt sophomore Brock Vandagriff and redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton will look to gain experience directing the offense during the 2023 campaign as well.

Georgia’s offensive line is slated to return three of five starters from a year ago. For the past two years, the offensive line has been a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, which has gone to the University of Michigan. The Bulldogs must replace Warren McClendon and Broderick Jones as the duo combined for 56 career starts before moving on to the NFL. The Bulldogs welcome back junior C Sedrick Van Pran, who has a team-best 30 consecutive starts, plus redshirt sophomore guard Tate Ratledge and senior guard Xavier Truss, who each started 14 contests in 2022. Junior Amarius Mims filled in for McClendon after a knee injury sidelined him during the College Football Playoff. Mims will be in the starting unit. The team tragically lost OL Devin Willock in a car accident this past January. Willock played in all 15 games last year, starting a pair of contests.

The Bulldogs return 12 players who have starting experience from a corps that ranked fifth nationally last season allowing opponents only 14.3 points per contest. Starting up front, Nazir Stackhouse, Zion Logue and Tramel Walthour had 34 starts between them last year and will work to fill the void left by NFL first round pick and All-American Jalen Carter. The team’s two leading tacklers from last season, inside backers Smael Mondon and Jamon Dumas-Johnson, also return to stabilize the middle of the defense. On the outside, the Bulldogs are aiming to replace captain and NFL first round pick Nolan Smith and veteran Robert Beal, Jr. with Chaz Chambliss and rising sophomore Jalon Walker, among others. Reigning Defensive MVP in both the CFP Semifinal and National Championship Javon Bullard is back alongside Kamari Lassiter, who started all 15 games at DB last season, in the secondary along with National Freshman of the Year finalist Malaki Starks. In addition, last year’s leader in sacks, Mykel Williams, is expected to play a larger role in his second year while Dan Jackson will be returning at safety following an injury that cost him the final eight games of 2022. Dumas-Johnson, Lassiter and Stackhouse have the longest active starting streaks on defense at 15 games.

Australia native Brett Thorson, who earned All-SEC Freshman honors in 2022, posted a 45.0 average on 36 punts last year. Thorson will benefit from having snapper William Mote back in the fold. Mote has been the Bulldogs’ primary snapper on punts the past two years and is expected to snap on field goals and PATs this season. Georgia will have to replace Jack Podlesny who anchored down the place-kicker spot the last three years. In 2022, Podlesny was 26-of-31 on field goals and drilled 73-of-74 PATs. Jared Zirkel, who is 1-for-1 in career field goals (21-yarder at USC last year) plus has nine career kickoffs, battled the nation’s No. 1 prep kicker, Peyton Woodring, during preseason camp for the placekicking job as well as handling kickoffs.

The Skyhawks are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are the two-time defending champions of the Oho Valley Conference. FCS teams can have a maximum of 63 scholarships and split them up however they want. The Skyhawks went 7-4 last season and fell 65-24 at No. 3 Tennessee. They are coached by Jason Simpson who is in his 18th season at the helm with a record of 107-84 (.560).

Did You Know? Simpson gave Bulldog defensive line coach Tray Scott his first full-time job when he hired him to coach UT-Martin’s defensive line in 2013. Simpson began his collegiate career as a football/baseball player at Mississippi State and concluded his career playing baseball at Southern Miss.

The Bulldogs are 29-1 in their last 30 games including winning back-to-back national championships. Georgia enters the 2023 season on a 17-game winning streak, which is tied for the school record. The Bulldogs won 17 in a row from 1945-47 while the current stretch of success began with a 34-11 win over Michigan in the 2021 CFP semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Georgia has won 27 consecutive regular season games dating back to a 31-24 home victory over Mississippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. The school record is 28 in a row from 1981-83.

Georgia’s longest home winning streak is 24 set from 1980-83. Currently, the Bulldogs have won 18 straight at home. The current streak began with a 21-0 win over Kentucky on Oct. 19, 2019.

The 2022 Georgia Bulldogs had one of their finest seasons statistically:

SCORING OFFENSE: 41.1 ppg (Trailed only the record 2014 season of 41.3)
YARDS PER PLAY: ^7.17
TOTAL OFFENSE: ^501.1 ypg
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE: ^68.3
RED ZONE DEFENSE: 67.6% (Trailed only record *62.5% in 2021 (15 games)

*Led NCAA; ^School Record

The Bulldogs will feature a new offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach this season after Todd Monken left to accept a similar spot with the Baltimore Ravens. However, Mike Bobo is no stranger to Georgia. Bobo, a native of Thomasville, Ga., who played quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, had served in the role as a quality control analyst for the Georgia offense since January 2022. He had a 14-year stint with the Bulldogs from 2001-14 under Mark Richt (QB coach and then OC).

Bobo played four seasons with head coach Kirby Smart at Georgia and coached alongside him in 2005 when Smart was running backs coach.

The 2022 Bulldogs averaged 41.1 points/game, which was fifth nationally.

Georgia outscored its opponents 616-214 in 2022, including 341-105 in the opening half.

For the second consecutive year, Georgia led the nation in point differential. In 2022, it was plus-402 after posting a plus-426 in 2021.

The Bulldogs were 81 of 83 in the Red Zone (a national leading 98 percent) in 2022 with 57 touchdowns and 24 field goals.

All-American and 2022 Mackey Award winner junior Brock Bowers returns as one of the nation’s top talents. While Darnell Washington is off to the NFL, Georgia welcomes back sophomore Oscar Delp and freshmen Lawson Luckie and Pearce Spurlin III. Luckie was sidelined with an injury towards the end of camp. Bowers, who was also a Rotary Lombardi Award finalist, was the team’s 2022 leader with 63 catches (school record mark by a UGA TE) for a team high 942 yards and seven TDs.

In his career, Bowers has 119 receptions for 1,824 yards and 20 TD catches. The school record for TD receptions is 30 by Terrence Edwards. Also, Bowers has 13 rushes for 165 yards and four TDs.

Twice in his career Bowers has had two receiving scores and a rushing score in the same game. He did it during the road win at South Carolina in 2022 and also at Vanderbilt in 2021.

Bowers has seven 100-yard receiving games in his career; three of his career TD catches have covered 75+ yards; his first career TD catch covered 89 yards against UAB.

Georgia’s veterans returning in the backfield are seniors Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards. Sophomore Branson Robinson is out for the year after a season- ending knee injury in late August. Edwards saw the most action in camp while Milton battled a hamstring injury. This provided an opportunity for an extended look at redshirt freshman Andrew Paul, who missed all of last season due to a knee injury, along with redshirt sophomore Cash Jones, freshman Roderick Robinson, senior Sevaughn Clark and junior Len’Neth Whitehead.

Edwards ranked second on the team with 769 yards for a 5.5 average and had seven touchdowns. During the win over Auburn, he became the first Bulldog RB since Sony Michel in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game to have three rushing TDs in a game. Edwards provided the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter of the 26-22 win at Missouri on a one-yard rush.

Milton scored both a rushing and a receiving touchdown against No. 11 Oregon for the first time in his career. During the SECCG, Milton went for a career-high 113 yards on only eight carries (14. 1 avg.) to highlight a 255-yard rushing day for Georgia. In 2022, he has 592 rushing yards and eight TDs.

Georgia features an array of experienced pass catchers starting with senior Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, juniors Ladd McConkey and Arian Smith, sophomore Dillon Bell plus transfers Dominic Lovett (Missouri) and Rara Thomas (Miss. State). Rosemy-Jacksaint had 29 receptions for 337 yards and two TDs last year. McConkey finished second on the team with 58 catches for 762 yards and seven scores. Also, he was the primary punt returner with 16 for 197 yards, including a career-long 39 yarder versus Georgia Tech. Smith finished last year with seven catches for 198 yards and one TD. In the win over No. 4 Ohio State, he had career highs of three catches for 129 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown catch. In his rookie campaign, Bell tallied 20 catches for 180 yards and three scores.

In two seasons with the Tigers, Lovett had 82 catches for 1,019 yards and three TDs while Thomas registered 62 catches for 878 yards and 12 TDs for MSU.

* The 2022 Bulldogs ranked fifth nationally in Scoring Defense, giving up just 14.3 points per contest. The defense posted 29 scoreless quarters, including holding five teams scoreless in the opening half.

* Last season, Georgia held seven teams to a season low in points, including No. 1 Tennessee (13), No. 11 Oregon (3) and No. 3 TCU (7) in the National Championship Game.

* Georgia shut down No. 1 Tennessee to the tune of 13 points after the Vols came in averaging a national best 49.4 points per contest. The 13 points was the lowest scored under head coach Josh Heupel. The Vols did not get a touchdown until 4:15 left in the contest. UT was just 2-of-14 on third downs (14 percent).

* Georgia posted its second shutout of the year with a 55-0 win over VU. This marked the 10th shutout in the Kirby Smart era (since 2016), the FBS’ most during that span.

* Georgia allowed teams to convert on third downs only 27 percent of the time and that ranked second nationally.

* The 2022 Bulldog defense kept No. 11 Oregon to only a field goal in the season opener. This marked the first time Oregon had failed to score a touchdown in a game since 2017. Late in the fourth quarter, Georgia had an impressive goal line stand late that ended at the two yard line following a 19-play, 87-yard drive that lasted 8:47.

* Georgia’s first touchdown allowed in 2022 came at South Carolina in game three with 53 seconds remaining in the game.

* The Bulldogs allowed only seven rushing TDs in 2022.

* Georgia has had 34 players drafted over the past three seasons including 19 on defense and eight of those defenders going in the first round.

* Junior Jamon Dumas-Johnson, a 2022 Butkus Award finalist, returns to direct the linebackers. He finished second on the 2022 team with 70 tackles, including nine TFL and four sacks. Junior ILB Smael Mondon was the team leader with 76 stops although he has been limited in camp while recovering from a foot injury. Junor OLB Chaz Chambliss has assumed a larger leadership role in 2023.

* Junior DB/safety Javon Bullard has bulked up to 195 pounds after playing last year at 180. He earned CFP Defensive MVP honors in both the Semifinal Chickfil- A Peach Bowl (three tackles, sack) and the National Championship Game (a tackle, two interceptions, a fumble recovery).

* Sophomore safety Malaki Starks finished third on the team with 68 tackles and had two interceptions last year, starting 14 of the 15 games.

* Junior DB Kamari Lassiter is poised to have a breakout year after tallying 38 tackles a year ago in starting all 15 games. Sophomores Daylen Everette and Nyland Green along with redshirt freshman Julian Humphrey have been among a host of Bulldogs competing for playing time at the other corner spot. Senior DB/Star Tykee Smith looks to make an impact this year as well.

* Sophomore DL Mykel Williams returns after leading the squad with 4.5 sacks in 2022 as he joins a host of seniors in Zion Logue, Warren Brinson and Tramel Walthour and Nazir Stackhouse to headline the Bulldog front.

* Georgia had 12 picks on the year and recovered seven fumbles to finish +2 in turnover margin.

Junior Carson Beck, a 6-4, 220-pound native of Jacksonville, Fla., is in his first season as the starting quarterback. He enters the 2023 season having appeared in 12 games over the past three years and is 36-for-58 (62.1%) for 486 yards with six TDs and two INTs. In the National Championship Game rout of TCU, he played the entire fourth quarter after Georgia built a 52-7 lead en route to the 65-7 triumph, completing two of three passes for 31 yards.

Along with Beck, Georgia’s quarterbacks include 6-3, 210-pound redshirt sophomore Brock Vandagriff of Bogart, Ga., and 6-1, 215-pound redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton of Tiger, Ga. Vandagriff has appeared in five games in his career, and he’s 0-for-3 in passing plus had one rush for 7 yards against Samford last year.

Passing Yards	98 Vs. Vanderbilt, 2022
Completions	8 Vs. Vanderbilt, 2022
Attempts	11 Vs. Vanderbilt, 2022
TD Passes	2 Vs. Vanderbilt, 2022
Long Pass Completion	32 Yards Vs. UAB, 2021
Long Rush	20 Vs. USC, 2022

Year	G/GS	Cmp.	Att.	Pct.	Yds.	INT	TD	Eff.	LG
2020	1/0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	—
2021	4/0	10	23	43.5	176	2	2	119.06	32 UAB
2022	7/0	26	35	74.3	310	0	4	186.40	28 SC
Total	12/0	36	58	62.1	486	2	6	152.73	32 UAB

Game	Cmp.	Att.	Pct.	Yds.	INT	TD	SK	LG
2020
MZ	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
2021
UAB	4	10	40.0	88	1	1	0	32
@VU	1	3	33.3	11	0	0	0	11
CS	5	10	50.0	77	1	1	0	30
@GT	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
2022
Vs #11 ORE	5	6	83.3	71	0	1	0	23
SAM	5	7	71.4	52	0	0	0	16
@SC	5	6	83.3	55	0	1	0	28
AU	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
VU	8	11	72.7	98	0	2	0	24
GT	1	2	50.0	3	0	0	0	3
Vs #3 TCU	2	3	66.7	31	0	0	0	20
Total	36	58	62.1	486	2	4	0	32

The 2023 senior class already has a pair of national championships and can take aim at setting the career victory mark too. The 2022 Bulldog seniors established the school record by posting a 49-5 mark and that included just nine regular season games and a bowl triumph during the COVID-shortened season of 2020. The 2023 seniors embarked on their career in 2020. They begin this year with a 37-3 record.

Currently, there are three Bulldogs who have blocked a kick/punt in their Georgia career. In 2022, DL Nazir Stackhouse blocked a field goal that was returned 96 yards for a touchdown by teammate Chris Smith in the opening quarter of the SEC Championship Game versus No. 14 LSU. In addition, OLB Jalon Walker blocked a punt that resulted in a safety versus Kent State. S Dan Jackson blocked a punt against No. 8 Arkansas in 2021.

Following the retirement of Uga X, 10-month-old puppy “Boom” assumed the vaunted role of Georgia’s on-field mascot during the annual “G Day” spring game last April. During a pre-game ceremony, University of Georgia president Jere W. Morehead joined J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks and his son, Davis, in the ceremonial collaring of Boom.

Boom is the 11th solid white English Bulldog to serve as Georgia’s mascot since the line began in 1956 courtesy of the Seiler family of Savannah, Ga. Uga X, a.k.a. “Que” served from 2015-22 and posted a record of 91-18, retiring as the winningest mascot in program history.

RUSHING
Daijun Edwards, RB 769 yards, 140 att., 5.5 avg., 7 TD, 28 long
Kendall Milton, RB 592 yards, 85 att., 7.0 avg., 8 TD, 51 long

PASSING
Carson Beck, QB 26 comp., 35 att., 310 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, 28 long

RECEIVING
Brock Bowers, TE 63 rec., 942 yards, 15.0 avg., 7 TD, 78 long
Ladd McConkey, WR 58 rec., 762 yards, 13.1 avg., 7 TD, 37 long
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, WR 29 rec., 337 yards, 11.6 avg., 2 TD, 28 long
Dillon Bell, WR 20 rec., 180 yards, 9.0 avg., 3 TD, 24 long
Arian Smith, WR 7 rec., 198 yards, 28.3 avg., 1 TD, 76 long

TACKLES
Smael Mondon, ILB 76 total tackles, 49 solo, 27 assists, 1 sack, 8 TFL
Jamon Dumas-Johnson, ILB 70 total tackles, 45 solo, 25 assists, 4 sacks, 9 TFL
Malaki Starks, DB 68 total tackles, 44 solo, 24 assists, 1.5 TFL
Javon Bullard, DB 46 total tackles, 33 solo, 13 assists, 3.5 sacks, 7 TFL

The Bulldogs have had a school record-tying 64 consecutive sellouts. During this stretch, Georgia drew a record 93,246 for the win over Notre Dame in 2019. Capacity is 92,746, which ranks as the ninth largest on-campus stadium. The current streak began Sept 15, 2012 versus Fla. Atlantic. The Bulldogs’ home facility has been undergoing a two-phase $65.8 million improvement. Phase one features new locations for Gate 1 and Gate 9, addition of Grab & Go concession options at Gate 6 and Gate 9, the concourse from Gate 6 to Gate 9 has more than doubled in width, family bathrooms, additional restrooms plus a Sensory Room now at Section 128. Phase two in 2024 will feature additional 200- and 300-level restrooms and suites plus a new press box.

• Georgia’s 25 players drafted in the NFL the past two seasons is the most by a single school in consecutive drafts in the modern era (since 1967).
• Georgia had a record 15 players selected in the 2022 draft including five in the first round starting with the No. 1 overall pick, Travon Walker, DL (Jacksonville).
• Ten Bulldogs were selected in the 2023 NFL draft with three in the first round.
• In the Kirby Smart era, 55 Bulldogs have been selected in the NFL Draft.
• Georgia has had five Bulldogs elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Charley Trippi (1968), Fran Tarkenton (1986), Terrell Davis (2017), Champ Bailey (2019) and Richard Seymour (2022).
• Georgia has had at least one former player in the Super Bowl for 22 consecutive years. During that time, 39 different Bulldogs have made a total of 49 trips to the game.

Bulldogs On 2023 NFL Teams

David Andrews OC New England
Robert Beal Jr. DE San Francisco
Stetson Bennett QB L.A. Rams
Lawrence Cager TE N.Y. Giants
Jake Camarda PT Tampa Bay
Tyson Campbell CB Jacksonville
Jalen Carter DT Philadelphia
Lorenzo Carter OLB Atlanta
Nick Chubb RB Cleveland
Lewis Cine S Minnesota
Ben Cleveland OG Baltimore
Chris Conley WR San Francisco
James Cook RB Buffalo
Tae Crowder ILB L.A. Chargers
Jordan Davis NT Philadelphia
Nakobe Dean ILB Philadelphia
John FitzPatrick TE Atlanta
Leonard Floyd DE Buffalo
Jake Fromm QB Washington
Mecole Hardman Jr. WR N.Y. Jets
Malik Herring DE Kansas City
Trey Hill OC Cincinnati
Justin Houston OLB Carolina
Kearis Jackson WR Tennessee
John Jenkins NT Las Vegas
Broderick Jones OT Pittsburgh
Derion Kendrick CB L.A. Rams
Richard LeCounte S Tampa Bay
Jonathan Ledbetter DE Arizona
Warren McClendon Jr. OT L.A. Rams
Kenny McIntosh RB Seattle
Isaiah McKenzie WR Indianapolis
Tre’ McKitty TE LA Chargers
Nick Moore LS Baltimore
Azeez Ojulari OLB N.Y. Giants
George Pickens WR Pittsburgh
Monty Rice ILB Tennessee
Kelee Ringo CB Philadelphia
Jamaree Salyer OT/OG LA Chargers
Justin Shaffer OG Atlanta
Christopher Smith II S Las Vegas
Nolan Smith OLB Philadelphia
Roquan Smith ILB Baltimore
Matthew Stafford QB L.A. Rams
Eric Stokes CB Green Bay
D’Andre Swift RB Philadelphia
Andrew Thomas OT N.Y. Giants
Channing Tindall ILB Miami
Quay Walker ILB Green Bay
Travon Walker OLB Jacksonville
Darnell Washington TE Pittsburgh
Mark Webb Jr. S LA Chargers
Zamir White RB Las Vegas
Javon Wims WR Carolina
Charlie Woerner TE San Francisco
Devonte Wyatt DE Green Bay
Isaiah Wynn OT/OG Miami

As of Aug. 27, 2023

The Bulldogs had six first-time starters on defense in their opener versus No. 11 Oregon: So. ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Fr. DE Mykel Williams, So. ILB Smael Mondon, So. DB Javon Bullard, So. DB Kamari Lassiter, Jr. N Nazir Stackhouse. Williams became just the ninth true freshman starter to make his debut in a season opener in the Kirby Smart era.

Samford: Fr. S Malaki Starks;
South Carolina: Fr. WR Dillon Bell, Jr. DL Zion Logue, Sr. DL Tramel Walthour;
Missouri: Jr. DB Tykee Smith (first start of his Bulldog career, 18th start of his career after transferring from West Virginia);
Auburn: Jr. ILB Rian Davis;
#1 Tennessee: RSo. OG Devin Willock;
#4 Ohio State: So. OT Amarius Mims

Georgia featured 12 true freshmen in its 2022 opener against No. 11 Oregon after having an NCAA record 15 players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. A total of 21 true freshmen played during the 2022 campaign. In 2021, 24 true freshmen played for the Bulldogs.

#11 Oregon:Nolan Smith, Kenny McIntosh, Chris Smith, Sedrick Van Pran
Samford:Zion Logue, Warren Ericson, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
S. Carolina:Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kearis Jackson, Warren McClendon
Kent State: N. Smith, Van Pran, Darnell Washington, C. Smith
Missouri:Brock Bowers, J. Dumas-Johnson, M. Rosemy-Jacksaint, Dan Jackson
Auburn: J. Dumas-Johnson, K. McIntosh, D. Washington, N. Smith
Vanderbilt: B. Bowers, Z. Logue, W. McClendon, J. Podlesny
Florida:Stetson Bennett, J. Dumas-Johnson, N. Smith, K. McIntosh
#1 Tennessee: J. Dumas-Johnson, K. McIntosh, S. Van Pran, C. Smith
Miss. State:Kamari Lassiter, J. Dumas-Johnson, W. McClendon, L. McConkey
Kentucky: K. Jackson, S. Van Pran, Nazir Stackhouse, Jalen Carter
Georgia Tech: W. McClendon, K. McIntosh, S. Bennett, C. Smith
SECCG – #14 LSU: C. Smith, W. McClendon, S. Van Pran, J. Dumas-Johnson
CFP Semi – #4 Ohio State: N. Smith, C. Smith, S. Bennett, S. Van Pran
CFP Championship Game – #3 TCU: N. Smith, C. Smith, S. Bennett, S. Van Pran

Georgia finished +2 in turnover margin.
The Bulldogs had 71 points off 19 turnovers.
Opponents had 57 points off 17 turnovers.

#11 Oregon: UGA got 14 pts. off 2 TOs; UGA no TOs;
Samford: UGA got 3 pts. off 1 TO; UGA no TOs.
S. Carolina: UGA got 14 pts. off 3 TOs; UGA no TOs.
Kent State: UGA got no pts. off 1 TO; KSU got 3 pts. off 3 TOs.
Missouri: UGA got no TOs; MU got 3 pts. off 2 TOs.
Auburn: UGA got no pts. off 1 TO; AU got 3 pts. off 1 TO
Vanderbilt: UGA got 7 off 1 TO; UGA no TOs.
Florida: UGA got no TOs; UF got 10 pts. on 3 TOs
#1 Tennessee: UGA got 3 pts off 2 TOs; UT got 3 pts off 2 TOs
Miss. State: UGA got no TOs; MSU got 7 pts of 2 TOs
Kentucky: UGA got 3 pts off 1 TO; UK got no pts. off 1 TO
Georgia Tech: UGA got 3 pts off 1 TO; GT got 7 pts off 1 TO
#14 LSU (SECCG): UGA 7 pts off 3 TOs; LSU got 7 pts off 1 TO
#4 OSU (CFP Semi): UGA got no TOs; OSU got 7 pts off 1 TO
#3 TCU (CFP Championship Game): UGA got 17 pts off 3 TOs; TCU got no TOs

Georgia ranks fifth in NCAA history for consecutive games scoring and third among schools with active streaks:

Team – Games
Florida – 436 (1988-present)
TCU – 381 (1991-present)
Michigan – 365 (1984-2014)
BYU – 361 (1975-2003)
Georgia – 359 (1995-present)

UGA had 73 plays of 25 yards or more while its opponents had 47.

GAME ONE:
#3 UGA: 7 (Longest: 38-yd pass, Bennett to McIntosh)
#11 ORE: none
GAME TWO:
#2 UGA: 4 (Longest: 37-yd pass, Bennett to McConkey)
SAM: 1 (36-yd pass, Crittendon to King)
GAME THREE:
#1 UGA: 4 (Longest: 78-yd TD pass, Bennett to Bowers)
S.C.: 3 (Longest: 46-yd pass, Rattler to Bell)
GAME FOUR:
#1 UGA: 3 (Longest: 75-yd TD run, Bowers)
KENT ST.: 3 (Longest: 56-yd TD pass, Schlee to Walker)
GAME FIVE:
#1 UGA: 6 (Longest: 35-yd rush, Milton)
MIZ: 5 (Longest: 63-yd rush, Schrader)
GAME SIX:
#2 UGA: 4 (Longest: 64-yd TD rush, Bennett)
AUB: 1 (62-yd TD pass, Ashford to Hunter)
GAME SEVEN:
#1 UGA: 6 (Longest: 36-yd TD rush, Jones)
VAN: none
GAME EIGHT:
#1 UGA: 4 (Longest: 73-yd TD pass, Bennett to Bowers)
UF: 5 (Longest: 78-yd TD pass, Richardson to Henderson)
GAME NINE:
#3 UGA: 3 (Longest: 52-yd pass, Bennett to Smith)
#1 TENN: 1 (Longest: 28-yd pass, Hooker to Hyatt)
GAME 10:
#1 UGA: 6 (Longest: 70-yd rushing TD, McConkey)
MSU: 5 (Longest: 63-yd punt return TD, Thomas)
GAME 11:
#1 UGA: 3 (Longest: 45-yd INT ret., Ringo)
UK: 4 (Longest: 47-yd pass, Levis to Brown)
GAME 12:
#1 UGA: 5 (Longest: 83-yd pass, Bennett to McIntosh
GT: 3 (Longest: 41-yd pass, Gibson to Jenkins)
GAME 13 (SECCG):
#1 UGA: 4 (Longest: 96-yd BFG, C. Smith)
#14 LSU: 7 (Longest: 59-yd pass, Nussmeier to Nabers)
GAME 14 (CFP Semi):
#1 UGA: 8 (Longest: 76-yd TD pass, Bennett to A. Smith)
#4 OSU: 5 (Longest: 37-yd TD pass, Stroud to Johnson)
GAME 15 (CFP Championship Game):
#1 UGA: 6 (Longest: 37-yd TD pass, Bennett to McConkey)
#3 TCU: 4 (Longest: 60-yd pass, Duggan to Davis)

• Eighth season as Georgia coach • 81-15 Career Record • 2021 & 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
• 2017 CFP national runner-up • 2017, 2022 SEC Champions • SEC Eastern Division Champs 2017-19 & 21-22
• 2017 George Munger award (National Coach of the Year by Maxwell Club) • SEC Coach of the Year, 2017, 2021-22
• Bulldogs have won two Butkus Awards • One Outland Trophy, Bednarik Award, Thorpe Award, Groza Award, Mackey Award, Manning Award & Burlsworth Trophy
• One Heisman Trophy finalist • 17 1st-team All-Americans
• 15 1st Round NFL Draft picks • 55 NFL Draft Picks
• A total of 199 players on SEC Academic Honor Rolls, including a high of 35 on the 2021 national championship team

Year	W	L	Pct.	SEC	Bowl
2016	8	5	.615	4-4	Liberty
2017	13	2	.867	8-2*	CFP Rose/NCG
2018	11	3	.786	7-2*	Sugar
2019	12	2	.857	7-2*	Sugar
2020	8	2	.800	7-2	Chick-Fil-A
2021	14	1	.933	9-1*	CFP Orange/NCG
2022	15	0	1.000	8-0
2023	0	0	.000	0-0
Total	81	15	.844	*52-13

*2-4 (includes 2017-19, ’21 SECCGs, 2018 & 2022 CFPNC)

SEASON	OPPONENT	START OF 4TH QUARTER OR DEFICIT	FINAL
2016	% #22 UNC	Trailed 24-23	33-24
2016	@ Missouri	Trailed 27-21	28-27
2016	@ Kentucky	Trailed 21-16	27-24
2016	#8 Auburn	Tied 7-7	13-7
2016	^TCU	Trailed Trailed 23-21	31-23
2017	@ #24 Notre Dame	Trailed 17-16, Trailed 19-17 With 10:21 Left	20-19
2017	$ #2 Oklahoma	Tied 31-31, Trailed 45-38 With 0:55 Left	54-48 2ot
2020	~ #8 Cincinnati	Trailed 21-10, Trailed 21-19 With :03 Left	24-21
2022	! #1 Alabama	Trailed 18-13 With 10:14 Left	33-18
2022	@ Missouri	Trailed 19-12, Trailed 22-12 With 14:09 Left	26-22
2022	~ #4 Ohio State (CFP Semi)	Trailed 38-24, Trailed 41-35 With 2:43 Left	42-41

%Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic; ^Liberty Bowl; $Rose Bowl Game; ~Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; !CFP National Championship

Rushing Yards: 222, Nick Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16);
Rushing TDs: 3, Sony Michel UK (11/18/17); vs. #2 Oklahoma (1/1/18); Daijun Edwards AU (10/8/22);
Longest Rush: 83-TD, D’Andre Swift @ #9 UK (11/3/18);
Passing Yards: 401, JT Daniels MSU (11/21/20);
Passing TDs: 5, Stetson Bennett UAB (9/11/21);
Receiving Yards: 197 (8 rec.), Jermaine Burton MSU (11/21/20)
Receiving TDs: 2, by 8 different Bulldogs multiple times;
Longest Pass/TD Pass: 89-TD, S. Bennett to Brock Bowers UAB (9/11/21);
Tackles: 15, Nakobe Dean vs. #8 UF (11/7/20);
Sacks: 3, Trenton Thompson vs. TCU (12/30/16); Azeez Ojulari vs. #8 UC (1/1/21); Channing Tindall @ UT (11/13/21);
TFL: 3, Azeez Ojulari #7 AU (10/3/20); Thompson vs. Nicholls (9/10/16); Azeez Ojulari vs. #8 UC (1/1/21); Channing Tindall @ UT (11/13/21)

Under Kirby Smart, Georgia has registered 27 scores on defense and special teams. The Dogs are 24-1 (loss came versus #8 UF in 2020) when they register a non-offensive score under Smart. In 2022, the Bulldogs had a safety on a blocked punt versus Kent State and Chris Smith ran a blocked field goal back 96 yards for a touchdown versus No. 14 LSU. In 2021, Georgia had six of these scores: Smith’s 74-yd INT return (#3 CU); Jamon Dumas-Johnson’s 20-yd INT return (UAB); Safety (SC); Zamir White 0-yd return of blocked punt (#8 ARK); Nakobe Dean’s 50-yd INT return (UF); Safety (UM); Kelee Ringo’s 79-yd INT return (UA-2).

{100 Points on 15 TDs, 5 Safeties}

2016: 14 points in 3 different games (Pick-Six, Fumble Ret., Safety);
2017: 6 points in one game (Fumble Ret.);
2018: 12 points in 2 different games (Pick-Six, Fumble Ret.);
2019: 18 points in 3 different games (2 Fumble Ret., 1 Fumble Rec.);
2020: 22 points in 4 different games (2 Pick-Sixes 1 Fumble Ret., 2 Safeties);
2021: 28 points in 6 different games (4 Pick-Sixes, 2 Safeties);
2022: none

2016: 12 points in 2 games (KOR, PR);
2017: none;
2018: 12 points in 2 games (PR, Blocked Punt Ret.);
2019: none;
2020: none;
2021: 8 points in 2 games (Blocked Punt Ret.; Safety/Blocked Punt);
2022: 8 points in 2 games (Safety/Blocked Punt; Blocked FG Ret.).

“Kirby Smart All Access” – This half-hour program will air Monday nights at 7 p.m. throughout the football season and offer viewers a behind-the-scenes look through the practice and preparation ahead of each game, from exclusive interviews with coaches and players, to features showcasing what it takes to build and maintain a championship program.

“Bulldogs Final” – This short wrap-up program will air on Saturday nights of UGA football games, with a repeat Sunday mornings, and will include highlights, analysis, and exclusive content from that week’s game.

“Bulldogs Now” – This weekly, half-hour program on Saturdays at 8 a.m. debuts this summer and will deliver exclusive access and the latest updates on the Georgia Bulldogs all year round. Outside of football season, the show will feature the latest news, in-depth features and updates on all 21 UGA sports programs.