UGA Football: Bulldogs, Gators Return To Jacksonville For Another Clash

Kirby Smart is in his eighth year directing the Bulldogs who are 88-15 in this span including back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. This offseason, Georgia took a deep dive on the New Zealand All Blacks, the world’s most successful rugby team, or quite frankly, any sports team in history. Most Consecutive Weeks At No. 1 Georgia has established an SEC record for

Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs rank third all-time at 19 weeks, and this is the longest streak in the College Football Playoff era.

33 Southern California, 12/8/03 to 12/4/05
21 Miami (FL), 10/14/01 to 10/28/02
19 GEORGIA, 10/9/22 – current

1. 49-5 (2022)
2. 45-8 (2021)
T3. 44-3 (2023)
T3. 44-9 (2020)
T3. 44-9 (2005)
T3. 44-12 (2019)

Georgia has matched up with Florida 101 times since 1904 and the Bulldogs hold a 55-44-2 edge. The teams have met in Jacksonville annually since 1933 except for the 1994 and 1995 seasons during the renovation of the stadium now known as EverBank Stadium. The Bulldogs are 48-41-1 in Jacksonville. The annual Georgia-Florida matchup is under contract through the 2025 season to be played in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs under head coach Kirby Smart are 5-2 against UF. Georgia is the visiting team this year.

This will mark the third consecutive year that a No. 1 ranked Georgia squad will face an unranked Florida team. Other than the shortened 2020 season, the Bulldogs have had an off week prior to their SEC Eastern Division matchup with the Gators every year since 2013. Georgia is 10-6 all-time against Florida following a bye week while the Gators, who also were off last weekend, have a record of 18-11 against the Bulldogs after a week off. For more on the Georgia-Florida rivalry, see pg. 4.

In last year’s triumph over the Gators, the Bulldogs tallied 555 yards of total offense, the most-ever against Florida in the history of the series. Georgia posted a 28-3 halftime advantage on its way to another victory. Daijun Edwards ran for a career-high 106 yards and 2 TDs while the tight ends were the top targets for Stetson Bennett. Brock Bowers (5 for career-high 154 yards, 1 TD) had the most-ever receiving yards by a Bulldog against UF. Florida was limited to 100 yards rushing on 34 attempts (2.9 yards/carry) after entering leading the FBS at 6.4 yards/carry. Georgia collected three sacks on the Gators who came in having allowed an SEC-low five overall, which ranked fifth in FBS. Chris Smith, Chaz Chambliss and Mykel Williams registered sacks. Like the 2022 matchup, SEC Nation will be here again in 2023.

One of the keys to Georgia’s success is its third down defense. The Bulldogs lead the country with opponents converting just 23.6 percent of the time. In the past three SEC games, Georgia opponents are a combined 6-for-32 on third downs (19 percent). The Bulldogs are second nationally in converting third downs (57.1 percent).

Florida (5-2, 3-1 SEC) is coming off a 41-39 road win over South Carolina, which featured a 10-point fourth quarter comeback. QB Graham Mertz, who ranks third nationally with a 76.2 completion percentage, threw for a career-high 423 yards and three touchdowns in the win. The Gators are averaging 29.1 points/game and are giving up 20.0 points/game. They are -2 in turnover margin. UF Football SID: Rick Hurtado; Email: RickH@gators.ufl.edu

Since the arrival of Kirby Smart in 2016, the Bulldogs have featured talented defenses and twice led the nation in Scoring Defense. This season, Georgia is ranked seventh nationally allowing 14.0 points/ game. The Bulldogs return 12 players who have starting experience from a group that ranked fifth nationally in 2022 allowing opponents only 14.3 points per contest.

Year	Pts./Game	NCAA Rank	Record	Shutouts
2016	24.0	35th	8-5	0
2017	16.4	6th	13-2	1
2018	19.2	15th	11-3	1
2019	12.6	1st	12-2	3
2020	20.0	16th	8-2	0
2021	10.2	1st	14-1	3
2022	14.3	5th	15-0	2
2023	14.0	7th	7-0	0

Georgia is on a school record 24-game winning streak that began with a 34-11 win over Michigan in the 2021 CFP semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Georgia is enjoying a school record streak of 34 consecutive regular season victories that dates to a 31-24 home triumph over Mississippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. That’s the longest streak in the FBS.

Georgia has won 23 regular season SEC games in a row dating to a 31-24 win over Mississippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. This matches the school record for consecutive SEC wins, which was also done during a stretch from 1980 to 1983.

The Bulldogs are 36-1 in their last 37 games including back-to-back national championships.

The 2023 Bulldogs: Averaging 40.1 points/game (7th nationally)

Outscored their opponents 281-98, including 147-52 in the opening half

Own a +183 point differential; 36-for-40 in the Red Zone with 25 TDs, 11 FGs

The 2022 Bulldogs: Averaged 41.1 points/game (5th nationally)

Outscored their opponents 616-214, including 341-105 in the opening half

Second consecutive year led the nation in point differential at +402

81 of 83 in the Red Zone (98% led nation) with 57 TDs and 24 FGs

The 2021 Bulldogs: Averaged 38.6 points/game (9th nationally)

Outscored their opponents 579-153, including 358-65 in the opening half

Led the nation in point differential at +426

59 of 69 in the Red Zone (86% ranked 50th) with 42 TDs and 17 FGs

All-American and 2022 Mackey Award winner junior Brock Bowers is one of the nation’s top talents.

Bowers had surgery on Oct. 16 and is currently out after sustaining an ankle injury during the road win over Vanderbilt.

He ranks second in Bulldog history in Touchdown Catches (24), fifth in Receiving Yards (2,391) and sixth in Receptions (160).

The Napa, Ca., native posted a third straight 100-yard game (a combined 24 rec., 410 yds., 4 TDs) with a seven catch, 132-yard performance against #20 Kentucky that included a touchdown. He was the first Bulldog to have three 100-yard receiving performances in a row since Terrence Edwards in 2002.

Tallied eight receptions for a career-high 157 yards and a score in the road win over Auburn. Bowers was named the Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following that performance.

19 rushes for 193 yards and five TDs in his career

Two receiving scores and a rushing score in the same game twice (At South Carolina in 2022 and at Vanderbilt in 2021)

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

Georgia’s offensive line has been named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for the seventh consecutive season. The unit enjoyed another productive night in the win over No. 20 Kentucky. The Bulldogs racked up a season-high 608 yards of total offense, including 173 yards on the ground against the Wildcats. Georgia followed that up at Vanderbilt to post a season-high 291 yards rushing on 39 carries (7.5 avg.).

The Bulldogs had 189 rushing yards in the 24-14 win against South Carolina. Against USC, junior starting RT Amarius Mims went down with an ankle injury, and the unit was already without junior utility lineman Austin Blaske. Senior Xavier Truss moved from LG to RT and redshirt sophomore Dylan Fairchild came in at LG. Fairchild has started the last four games at that spot. RSo. Micah Morris has also seen time at LG. True freshman Monroe Freeling filled in for Truss the majority of the Vanderbilt game at RT after Truss went down with an ankle injury.

Junior C Sedrick Van Pran has a team-best 37 consecutive starts. He was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week versus South Carolina. Redshirt sophomore RG Tate Ratledge, who like Truss started 15 contests in 2022, and redshirt freshman LT Earnest Greene make up Georgia’s other OL starters.

The team tragically lost OL Devin Willock (Wil-LOCK) in a car accident this past January. Willock played in all 15 games last year with two starts. To honor him, a different OL will wear Willock’s #77 jersey each game this year.

Senior Daijun Edwards is coming off a career performance in the road win at Vanderbilt as he carried the ball 20 times for 146 yards (7.3 avg.) and one score. His day featured a career-long 62-yard scamper in the fourth quarter that led to Georgia’s final touchdown. He accounted for all 75 yards rushing on the five-play TD drive against the Commodores.

Edwards made his first career start in the win over South Carolina after appearing in 39 games.

In the win over No. 20 Kentucky, he showed his pass catching ability with a career-high six receptions for 51 yards.

The veterans in the backfield are Edwards and senior Kendall Milton. Both missed time during preseason camp due to injuries. Freshman Roderick Robinson played in the first two games and then was injured in the contest versus South Carolina. He has 89 yards and two touchdowns in 2023 and tracked to return this month.

Sophomore Branson Robinson is out due to a season-ending knee injury that occurred in late August.

With all the injuries at running back, sophomore WR Dillon Bell has seen action in the backfield (21 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs).

Against Ball State, he finished with three carries for 28 yards, and on his second career carry, he scored on a 21-yard scamper.

In the USC game, he had a career-high seven rushes for 23 yards including a three-yard TD for the go-ahead score. His lone catch against the Gamecocks was good for 16 yards on a 3rd-and-5 play.

For the year, he has 12 catches for 106 yards. Bell has two kick returns for 45 yards in 2023.

Georgia features an array of experienced pass catchers and 19 different Bulldogs have a reception this year. Junior Ladd McConkey did not play in the first four games because of a back injury. He made his season debut at Auburn and since then has nine catches for 107 yards.

McConkey earned a spot on the 2023 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his dedication to the community and is a Campbell Trophy semifinalist.

Transfer Dominic Lovett (Missouri) ranks second on the team with 31 catches for 282 yards and one touchdown. He had 82 for 1,019 yards and three TDs in two years at UM.

Senior Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint is third on the team with 18 catches for 333 yards and two touchdowns. Against No. 20 Kentucky, he had a career-high 99 yards on four catches, including a 40-yard score to open the game.

Junior transfer (Mississippi State) Rara Thomas collected his first TD at Georgia (13th of his career) during a five catch, 63-yard performance versus No. 20 Kentucky. His acrobatic score was a 15 yarder in the corner of the end zone.

Georgia has had 34 players drafted over the past three seasons including 19 on defense and eight of those defenders have gone in the first round. Georgia continues to reload and develop elite talent.

The defense allowed its first points in the third quarter in week five at Auburn. UGA has outscored opponents 76-13 in the third quarter and 144-46 in the second half.

Junior Jamon Dumas-Johnson, a 2022 Butkus Award finalist, directs the linebackers. He made four tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in the win over No. 20 Kentucky. Junior ILB Smael Mondon was the team leader with 76 stops last year. Mondon leads the team again with 32 stops this year and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after his 11-tackle performance at Auburn.

Senior Star Tykee Smith is second on the team with 27 tackles, 4.0 TFL, a sack and a team-high four interceptions. Smith is tied for third nationally with four picks. He also had four picks with West Virginia before transferring.

Sophomore safety Malaki Starks ranks third on the team with 25 tackles and has two interceptions, the last one coming at Auburn to clinch the victory.

Sophomore DL Mykel Williams, who led the squad with 4.5 sacks in 2022, picked up his first sack in 2023 in the season opener. He is part of an experienced front that features seniors Zion Logue, Warren Brinson, Tramel Walthour and Nazir Stackhouse. The Bulldogs have a young duo gaining experience up front in Christen Miller and Jordan Hall.

Junior DB/safety Javon Bullard left the Ball State game in the first quarter with an ankle injury and missed two games. He returned at Auburn and had a career-high 10 tackles.

The Bulldogs are even in Turnover Margin, including nine interceptions. Last year, the Bulldogs had 12 picks in 15 games. The Bulldogs had a three INT game against Ball State this year. Freshman DB Kyron Jones also took a tipped ball back for an INT score in the 2023 season opener. Did You Know? Georgia has yet to recover an opponent’s fumble this season. Opponents have fumbled three times and the Bulldogs have only forced one of them.

Junior Carson Beck, a 6-4, 220-pound native of Jacksonville, Fla., is in his first year as the starting quarterback with a 7-0 record.

Beck is on a record pace for Completion Percentage at 73.61, which is ranked sixth nationally. The school record was set last year by Stetson Bennett at 68.28. The SEC record for a season is 77.4 by Alabama’s Mac Jones in 2020.

Became the first Bulldog QB since 2013 (Aaron Murray) to have three straight games of at least 300 yards passing after he went 28-for-35 for 389 yards for four touchdowns (all career highs) in the win over No. 20 Kentucky. He completed his first 13 passes (158 yards, 2 TDs), which ranks third in school history. Beck was named the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 list thanks to his showing.

During Georgia’s last three possessions against Auburn, Beck was 12-for-15 for 201 yards and one TD. He directed three scoring drives that covered 98, 71 and 75 yards during his first SEC road contest that resulted in a 27-20 win over the Tigers.

Beck was named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 list following his career-high 338 passing yards (22-of-32) and three touchdowns against UAB.

Led Bulldogs to a 24-14 win over USC in the 2023 SEC opener after trailing 14-3 at halftime; posted a then career-high 27-for-35 for 269 yards.

In his first career start, went 21-for-31 for 294 yards a touchdown in three quarters while guiding the Bulldogs to a 48-7 season-opening win over UT Martin. 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 nine games in his career, including going 5-for-7 versus the Wildcats for 46 yards and touchdown

Passing Yards	389 Vs. #20 UK, 2023
Completions	28 Vs #20 UK, 2023
Attempts	35 Vs. USC, Vs. #20 UK, 2023
TD Passes	4 Vs. #20 UK, 2023
Long Pass Completion	54 Yards Vs. UT Martin, 2023
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
2023	6/6	144	196	73.5	1886	3	11	169.8	54TD UTM
Total	18/6	180	254	70.9	2,372	5	17	167.46	54TD UTM

Game	Cmp.	Att.	Pct.	Yds.	INT	TD	SK	EFF	LG
2020
MZ	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	—
2021
UAB	4	10	40.0	88	1	1	0	126.9	32
@VU	1	3	33.3	11	0	0	0	64.1	11
CS	5	10	50.0	77	1	1	0	127.7	30
@GT	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	—
2022
#11 ORE	5	6	83.3	71	0	1	0	237.7	23
SAM	5	7	71.4	52	0	0	0	133.8	16
@SC	5	6	83.3	55	0	1	0	215.3	28
AU	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	—
VU	8	11	72.7	98	0	2	0	207.6	24
GT	1	2	50.0	3	0	0	0	62.6	3
#3 TCU	2	3	66.7	31	0	0	0	153.5	20
2023
UTM(W)	21	31	67.7	294	0	1	0	158.1	54
BSU (W)	23	30	76.7	283	1	2	0	171.2	41
USC (W)	27	35	77.1	269	0	0	2	141.7	36
UAB (W)	22	32	68.8	338	0	3	1	188.4	50
@ AU (W)	23	33	69.7	313	1	1	0	153.3	40
#20 UK (W)	28	35	80.0	389	1	4	0	205.4	49
@ VU (W)	29	39	73.4	261	1	1	2	133.9	31
Career Total	209	293	71.3	2,633	6	18	5	162.9	54

Game	Georgia	Opp.	Final
UT Martin	15 (3R, 12P)	4 (1R, 3P)	#1 Georgia 48-7
BSU	12 (4R, 8P)	3 (1R, 2P)	#1 Georgia, 45-3
USC	8 (5R, 3P)	8 (1R, 7P)	#1 Georgia, 24-14
UAB	12 (3R, 9P)	7 (2R, 5P)	#1 Georgia, 49-21
@AU	12 (4R, 8P)	8 (7R, 1P)	#1 Georgia, 27-20
#20 UK	13 (4R, 9P)	3 (3P)	#1 Georgia, 51-13
@ VU	9 (6R, 3P)	3 (3P)	#1 Georgia, 37-20

Longest Rush by Georgia: 62-yd by D. Edwards (@ VU)
Longest Rush by Opp.: 61-yd by P. Thorne (@ AU)
Longest Completion by Georgia: 56 yds vs. UTM (Vandagriff to Thomas)
Longest Completion by Opp.: 49 yd TD by VU (Seals to Humphreys)

Australian punter Brett Thorson, who earned All-SEC Freshman honors in 2022, has a 43.8 average on 17 punts this year, including 11 that resulted in fair catches. Thorson was named to the Ray Guy Award’s Ray’s 8 following his performance versus UT Martin. Georgia did not punt at Vanderbilt for the first time since the 2022 Kent State game.

Did You Know? Georgia is the only team in the FBS that has not allowed a punt return this season. The Bulldogs are tied for fifth nationally in Punt Return Yards at 0.0 (four schools that have allowed negative punt return yards).

Freshman Peyton Woodring has attempted all field goals and PATs this season. Woodring has a team-high 71 points going 12-for-15 on field goals and 35-for- 35 on PATs. Woodring has earned SEC Freshman of the Week following the Bulldogs’ last three games (@AU, #20 UK, @VU). He had a season high 15 points in the win over No. 20 Kentucky, including a then career-long 42 yarder, and was named one of the Lou Groza Award’s Stars of the Week.

Woodring connected on both of his two field goals, including a 38 yarder, and three PATs in the win at Auburn. *Woodring tallied three field goals, including a career-long 44 yarder, and was 4-for-4 on PATs during a windy victory at Vanderbilt.

Woodring became the first true freshman Bulldog PK to start a season opener since Marshall Morgan in 2012. Did You Know? Woodring’s 12 points was the most by a Georgia true freshman kicker in a season opener since Kevin Butler set a school-record with 14 points in a 44-0 rout of Tennessee in Athens to open the 1981 season.

Senior William Mote handles the snapping duties on special teams.

Entering 2023, junior Jared Zirkel was 1-for-1 in career field goals (21-yarder at USC last year) and had nine career kickoffs. This year, Zirkel has handled all 45 kickoffs with 29 touchbacks and two going out of bounds.

Career Placekicking For Peyton Woodring
Year	PAT	Pct.	FG	Pct.	LG	Pts
2023	35-35	1.000	12-15	.800	44	71
Field Goal History For Peyton Woodring
Year	I20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	LG
2023	0-0	1-3	9-9	2-3	0-0	44

Career Highs For Woodring
Points: 15 (UK23)
PATs: 6 (UTM23, BSU23, UK23)
FGA: 3 (USC23, UK23, @VU23)
FGM: 3 (UK23, @VU23)
LG: LG: 44 (@VU23)

Career Punting For Brett Thorson
Year	Punts	Yards	Avg.	I20	50+	60+	FC	BL	LG
2022	36	1620	45.0	19	9	1	18	0	75 UT
2023	17	744	43.8	8	4	0	11	0	53 UTM
Total	53	2,364	44.6	27	13	1	29	0	75 UT

Career Highs For Thorson
Punts: 5 (UTM23, AU22)
*Avg.: 50.2 on four punts (UT22)
Long: 75 (UT22)
*at least two punts

KO History For Jared Zirkel
Year	No.	Yds.	TB	OB
2021	3	195	3	0
2022	6	390	5	0
2023	53	3350	31	2
Total	62	3935	39	2

63.5 yard Avg. on Kickoffs

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.

At 7-0, the Bulldogs are in the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25.

In fact, the Bulldogs have the longest active run of top-10 rankings now with 42.

Georgia was the No. 1 ranked team in the 2023 AP preseason Top 25. The Bulldogs became the first team besides Alabama or Clemson to be preseason ranked No. 1 since Ohio State in 2015. The only other time the Bulldogs have been preseason ranked No. 1 in the AP poll came in 2008.

The Bulldogs’ 19-week streak of No. 1 ranked appearances is third best all-time in NCAA history.

Georgia started the 2021 season ranked No. 5 and went on to win its first national title since 1980. The Bulldogs followed up with a perfect season in 2022 after starting in the No. 3 spot in the preseason poll.

Since the AP preseason poll started in 1950, there have been 11 teams that started No. 1 that also finished No. 1. However, only two of those have occurred since 2000: Southern California (2004) and Alabama (2017). And in case you haven’t heard, no team has won three straight national titles during the AP poll era (dating to 1936). Minnesota’s 1934 and 1935 squads went 8-0 and were named the best team in the nation by eight different organizations. Then, the 1936 club went 7-1 and was crowned the first official AP champion plus seven other organizations declared them national champions too.

Overall, Georgia has been ranked in the AP top 25 for 107 consecutive weeks and that ranks third among active streaks.

UGA remains No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and also the FWAA Super 16 Poll where it began 2023.

Former Georgia All-SEC wideout Terrence Edwards and former head coach Mark Richt (also Class of 2023 College Football Hall of Fame) will be inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.

The induction ceremony and luncheon will be held on Friday, Oct. 27, inside the East Club at EverBank Stadium as part of the Georgia-Florida Weekend. Florida’s Joe Haden (CB) and Earnest Graham (RB) will also be inducted at the 27th annual Luncheon.

Edwards led the Bulldogs in receiving for four consecutive seasons and still ranks as the Georgia record holder in career receptions (204), single season receiving yards (1,004 in 2002), career receiving yards (3,093) and career touchdown catches (30). Edwards played in the NFL and CFL, and in 2017, he was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame. Terrence’s older brother, Robert, a DB/WR for the Bulldogs from 1993-97, was inducted in 2001.

Richt led Georgia from 2001-15, posting a record of 145-51 (.738) and twice was named SEC Coach of the Year (2002, ’05). The Bulldogs claimed a pair of SEC titles, made five appearances in the SEC Championship Game and went 10-5 in bowl games. Richt’s impact extends beyond the field as a motivational speaker, philanthropist, and author.

Created in 1995, the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame honors and recognizes the memorable players, coaches, and administrators involved in the long-standing rivalry. In the history of the Hall of Fame, there have been more than 110 people inducted.

Rushing Attempts
47 – Herschel Walker, 1981 (192 yards); 37 – Herschel Walker, 1980 (238 yards)
Rushing Yards
239 – Charlie Trippi, 1945 (25 carries); 238 – Herschel Walker, 1980 (37 carries)
Rushing TDs
4 – Robert Edwards, 1997 (26-124 yards); 3 – multiple, last by Knowshon Moreno, 2007 (33-188 yards)
Longest Rushing TD
89 – Tim Worley, 1985 (school record); 80 – Frank Harvey, 1992
Receptions
15 – Shannon Mitchell, 1993 (140 yards); 9 – Tony Small, 1998 (138 yards)
Receiving Yards
154 – Brock Bowers, 2022 (5 rec.); 140 – Shannon Mitchell, 1993 (15 rec.); 138 – Tony Small, 1998 (9 rec.)
Receiving TDs
2 – Jeremiah Holloman, 2018 (4-48 yards), Leonard Pope, 2004 (3-90); Herschel Walker, 1980 (4-55 yards); Ulysses Norris, 1976 (2-14 yards)
Passing Attempts
65 – Eric Zeier, 1993 (36 comp.); 49 – Quincy Carter, 1998 (33 comp.)
Passing Completions
36 – Eric Zeier, 1993, (65 attt.); 33 – Quincy Carter, 1998 (49 att.)
Passing Yards
386 – Eric Zeier, 1993 (36-for-65); 368 – Quincy Carter, 1998 (33-for-49)
Passing TDs
3 – Jake Fromm, 2018; Aaron Murray, 2010; Matt Stafford, 2007; Buck Belue, 1979
Longest Passing TD
93 – Buck Belue to Lindsay Scott, 1980; 84 – M. Stafford to M. Massaquoi, 2007
TD Responsibility
5 – Ray Goff, 1976 (3-Rushing, 2-Passing); 4 – Robert Edwards, 1997 (4-R);
Herschel Walker, 1981 (2-R, 2-P)

Team Records
Rushing Att.: 79 in 1976
Rushing Yards: 432 in 1976
Passing Yards: 386 in 1993
Total Yards: 555 in 2022 (239-rush, 316-pass)
Most Points: 75 in 1942
Fewest Points Allowed: 0 (15 times)
Longest Winning Streak: 7 (1904-27; 1941-48)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 (1990-96)

Did You Know? The team with the most rushing yards had won 14 straight meetings, but that streak was snapped in 2020 when Georgia outgained UF 165- 97 and lost 44-28. A new streak began in 2021 as #1 UGA won 42-20 (UGA- 239 rush to UF’s 100 yards).

More Did You Know? In the 101-game history of Georgia-Florida, 58 different QBs have started for the Bulldogs. A total of 15 have started at least three games versus the Gators, and the best record belongs to: Johnny Rauch who went 4-0 from 1945-48. Meanwhile Buck Belue (3-0 from 1979-81), Aaron Murray (3-1 from 2010-13) and Jake Fromm (3-0 from 2017-19) all won at least three games.

Junior QB Carson Beck – SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/9); Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (10/9, 9/25); Manning Award Stars of the Week (10/9)

Junior TE Brock Bowers – John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week (10/2); Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (10/17); ESPN Midseason All-American (10/17); CBS Sports Midseason All-American (10/17); AP Midseason All-American (10/18); The Athletic Midseason All-American (10/19)

Junior ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson – Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (10/17)

Junior WR Ladd McConkey – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team (9/12); Campbell Trophy semifinalist (9/27)

Junior OT Amarius Mims – Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (10/17)

Junior ILB Smael Mondon – SEC Defensive Player of the Week (10/2)

Offensive Line – Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll (10/17)

Redshirt sophomore OG Tate Ratledge – Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (10/17)

Sophomore S Malaki Starks – Sporting News Midseason All-American (10/17); ESPN Midseason All-American (10/17); CBS Sports Midseason All-American (10/17); AP Midseason All-American (10/18); The Athletic Midseason All-American (10/19)

Senior C Sedrick Van Pran – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/18); Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (10/17); ESPN Midseason All-American (10/17)

Freshman PK Peyton Woodring – SEC Freshman of the Week (10/16, 10/9, 10/2); Lou Groza Stars of the Week (10/10)

WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint attended St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) along with Florida DL Tyreak Sapp and LB Derek Wingo.

OL Aliou Bah, DB Daylen Everette, ILB Terrell Foster, OLB Gabe Harris and ILB Xavian Sorey attended IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) along with Florida’s S Kamari Wilson.

P Brett Thorson attended ProKick Australia along with Florida P Jeremy Crawshaw.

ILB Troy Bowles attended Jesuit HS (Tampa, Fla.) along with Florida TE Jonathan Odom and DL Andre Morris.

DB JaCorey Thomas attended Boone HS (Orlando, Fla.) along with Florida WR Aidan Mizell.

ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson attended St. Frances Academy (Md.) along with Florida OL Micah Mazzcua.

Home: 1-2; Away: 4-2; Neutral: 3-3 {Bowl Game/CFP: 3-2}

(SEC games: 3-4; Includes CFP National Championship)

The Bulldogs are 1-2 in overtime games under Kirby Smart.

Jan. 1, 2018: #3 Georgia beat #2 Oklahoma 54-48 (2OT) in Pasadena, Calif. (CFP Semifinal: Rose Bowl Game)
Jan. 8. 2018: #4 Alabama beat #3 Georgia 26-23 in Atlanta, Ga. (CFP National Championship, Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
Oct. 12, 2019: South Carolina beat #3 Georgia 20-17 (2OT) in Athens, Ga.

The Bulldogs had eight first-time starters in their opener versus UT Martin: WR Arian Smith, QB Carson Beck, TE Oscar Delp, LT Earnest Greene, WR Mekhi Mews, ILB Xavian Sorey, OLB Chaz Chambliss, DB Daylen Everette plus true freshman PK Peyton Woodring; BSU: None; USC: RB Daijun Edwards and DB David Daniel-Sisavanh; UAB: OG Dylan Fairchild, DL Warren Brinson

The Bulldogs had 17 true freshmen make their debut in the 2023 season opener and have had 21 true freshmen overall play this season.

UT Martin:Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Sedrick Van Pran, Javon Bullard, Brock Bowers
Ball State:Zion Logue, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, Tykee Smith, Tate Ratledge
South Carolina: T. Walthour, K. Lassiter, S. Van Pran, C. Beck
UAB: Bowers, C. Chambliss, M. Starks, D. Edwards
Auburn: S. Van Pran, M. Rosemy-Jacksaint, J. Dumas-Johnson, K. Lassiter
Kentucky: S. Mondon, M. Williams, M. Rosemy-Jacksaint, C. Beck
Vanderbilt: T. Ratledge, K. Milton, Z. Logue, M. Starks
Florida:
Missouri:
Ole Miss:
Tennessee:
Georgia Tech:

Georgia is +1 in turnover margin. *The Bulldogs have 30 points (does not include the PATs) off 8 turnovers. *Opponents have 24 points off 7 turnovers.

UTM: UGA got 6 pts. off 1 TOs; UGA had no TOs
BSU: UGA 18 pts. off 3 TOs; BSU no pts. off 1 TO
USC: UGA got no points off 2 TOs; UGA had no TOs
UAB: UGA 6 pts. off 1 TO; UAB 6 points off 3 TOs
AU: UGA no points off 1 TO; AU 12 points off 2 TOs
UK: UK had no TOs; UK 6 points off 1 TO
VU: UGA 6 pts. off 1 TO; VU 6 pts. off 2 TOs
UF:
MIZ:
OM:
UT:
GT:

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

Team – Games
Florida 443 (1988-present)
TCU 387 (1991-present)
Georgia 366 (1995-present)

UGA has 37 plays of 25 yards or more while its opponents have 15.

GAME 1 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 9 (56-yd pass, Vandagriff to Thomas)
UTM: 1 (26-yd rush, Dent)
GAME 2 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 5 (69-yd PR-TD, Mews)
BSU: 1 (45-yd INT Ret., Malory)
GAME 3 (Longest):
UGA: 2 (36-yd pass, Beck to Thomas)
SC: 2 (41-yd pass, Rattler to Blake)
GAME 4 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 5 (50-yd pass Beck to Rosemy-Jacksaint)
UAB: 3 (32-yd pass Zeno to Farrier)
GAME 5 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 6 (41-yd KOR Mews)
AUB: 3 (61-yd run Thorne)
GAME 6 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 4 (49-yd pass Beck to Bowers)
#20 UK: 3 (48-yd INT Ret., Hairston)
GAME 7 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 6 (62-yd rush Edwards)
VAN: 2 (49-yd TD pass Seals to Humphreys)
GAME 8 (Longest):
UGA:
UF:
GAME 9 (Longest):
UGA:
MIZZOU:
GAME 10 (Longest):
UGA:
OM:
GAME 11 (Longest):
UGA:
UT:
GAME 12 (Longest):
UGA:
GT:

• 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	7	0	1.000	4-0
Total	88	15	.854	#55-13

#3-4 ((includes 2017-19, ’21, ’22 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
2023	@ Auburn	Tied 17-17, Tied 20-20 With 6:21 Left	27-20

%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 29 scores on defense and special teams. The Dogs are 26-1 (loss came versus #8 UF in 2020) when they register a non-offensive score under Smart. This year, freshman DB Kyrun Jones returned an INT versus UT Martin 26 yards for a score and redshirt sophomore Mekhi Mews took a punt return 69 yards for a touchdown against Ball State. 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/CFP National Championship Game).

{106 Points on 16 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
2023: 6 points in one game (Pick-Six)

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.).
2023: 6 points in 1 game (PR)

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