UGA Football: Bulldogs Visit Oxford to Face Off with Ole Miss

This Saturday’s road game with the Rebels marks just the 17th trip to Oxford and the first since 2016. Overall, Georgia leads the series 33-13-1 including 10-6 in Oxford. The teams first met in 1940 in Athens, a 28-14 Rebel victory. Over the years, the teams have squared off in Memphis, Jackson and Atlanta along with the on campus contests.

Lately, it’s the Bulldogs with the upperhand as they have won 12 of the past 13 meetings. Georgia is 1-1 against Ole Miss under Kirby Smart. After a 3-0 start in 2016, the Rebels handed Smart and the Bulldogs their first loss, 45-14. It would be seven years before they met again. Last year, second-ranked Georgia whipped then ninth-ranked Ole Miss 52-17 on Senior Night Between the Hedges.

Georgia Versus Ole Miss Since 2016
2016 in Oxford: #23 Ole Miss d. #12 Georgia 45-14
2023 in Athens: #2 Georgia d. #9 Ole Miss 52-17

The Bulldog offense produced a season-high 611 yards on just 61 plays, extending a 28-14 halftime advantage into a 52-17 victory. Ole Miss struck first on its opening drive with a TD. The Bulldogs answered with a pair of first quarter scores for a 14-7 edge. The Rebels reached the end zone just once more in the second quarter before being held to a field goal in the second half.

Georgia’s Carson Beck finished 18-for-25 for 306 yards and two TDs while Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart went 10-for-17 for 112 yards and no TDs. The Bulldogs piled up 300 rushing yards on 35 attempts and were led by Kendall Milton (9-for-127, 2 TDs). Bulldog freshman CJ Allen led all tacklers with nine stops. Georgia’s senior class finished with a perfect 22-0 career record on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.

Second-ranked Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) has its final road game of the regular season this Saturday at No. 16/12 Ole Miss before finishing with three games Between The Hedges. The Bulldogs have played an SEC-low three home games at this point of the season where they are 3-0. Georgia is 2-1 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites (Atlanta & Jacksonville) this year. Also of note, the traveling SEC road show “SEC Nation” will be in Oxford for this Saturday’s matchup. In their last true road game coming on Oct. 19, the Bulldogs knocked off top-ranked Texas 30-15 in front of a record crowd of 105,215 in Austin. Georgia entered the Texas game with 11 sacks on the season and tallied seven against the Longhorns plus had three fumble recoveries to give them five on the year.

After an open date, Georgia outlasted Florida 34-20 in Jacksonville this past Saturday. The Bulldogs trailed 13-6 at the half, and it was 20-all with 7:29 left in the contest when Georgia pulled away. The go-ahead scoring drive covered 75 yards in seven plays including two third down conversions, the last a 10-yard TD strike from Carson Beck to Dominic Lovett. The final score came after an impressive CJ Allen interception, the first of his career, set the Bulldogs up at the Gator 7.

Meanwhile, Ole Miss blasted Arkansas 63-31 in Fayetteville last Saturday to tie a school mark for most points ever against an SEC opponent, matching a 63-28 triumph over Vanderbilt in 1979. The Rebels tallied 694 yards of offense against Arkansas including a school record 562 passing yards by Jaxson Dart. His top target, Jordan Watkins, set school marks with 254 yards and five TDs on just eight catches. He scored twice from 62 yards and once from 66.

On Tuesday, the first set of College Football Playoff rankings will be announced. Georgia’s best debut has been No. 1 in 2017 and 2021 when it had an 8-0 mark at that point. Last year, the Bulldogs began at No. 2 with an 8-0 record and made it to No. 1 for three weeks before finishing at No. 6 after the SEC Championship Game loss dropped them to 12-1 on the year.

The Bulldogs opened the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the AP and US LBM Coaches poll for the third time in school history (2008, 2023). Georgia dropped to No. 2 in the AP poll after its 13-12 road win over Kentucky on Sept. 14 and remained there for another week before falling to No. 4 Alabama on Sept 28. Georgia checked in at No. 5 in the AP poll for the next three weeks until climbing to No. 2 on Oct. 21 after its road win over top-ranked Texas. Georgia was No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches poll until its first loss when it dropped to No. 5 and then moved up a spot to No. 4 for a couple of weeks before going up to No. 2.

Currently, the Bulldogs are at No. 2 in both polls for the third straight week. The Bulldogs have the longest active streak of being ranked in the AP top 10 (60 straight polls).

Georgia is 53-3 in its last 56 games. A school record streak of 42 consecutive regular season victories ended Sept. 28 this year with a 41-34 defeat at No. 4 Alabama. Also, Georgia had an SEC and school record streak of 28 consecutive SEC regular season wins snap that night.

Georgia’s 2024 Senior Class is an FBS-leading 49-3 (43-1 in the regular season) since 2021. The next best in this span belongs to Michigan (45-7) and Alabama (42-8). Georgia’s only three losses since 2021 have come to Alabama. Georgia’s 2023 Senior Class set the school record at 50-4 with two national titles, an SEC crown plus went 6-0 in bowl/CFP games.

Georgia is the only team to have finished in the top 7 of the final AP poll in each of the past 7 seasons.

Head coach Kirby Smart is unbeaten against all active head coaches over the past five years except Kalen DeBoer (Alabama). Georgia is 69-7 in that span. The coaches no longer active who have wins over Georgia during this stretch: Nick Saban (3) along with Will Muschamp, Ed Orgeron and Dan Mullen.

Georgia is riding a school record 28-game home winning streak dating to 2019, which leads in FBS.

Georgia owns the nation’s longest active bowl streak at 27 seasons and has won its last seven matchups.

In the Smart era, the Georgia defense has ended the year ranked in the top five nationally in Scoring Defense five times including leading the nation twice (2019 at 12.6 ppg & 2021 at 10.2 ppg). Also, Georgia has been ranked in the final top 10 in Scoring Offense from 2021-23.

Averaging 33.1 points/game (35th nationally)

32-for-35 (91 percent) in the Red Zone with 24 TDs, 8 FGs, 3 TOs

Averaging 6.4 yards per play and 431.3 yards per game

Fifth-year senior Carson Beck, a 6-4, 220-pound native of Jacksonville, Fla., owns a 20-2 record as a starter. Led Georgia to 13-1 mark in ’23.

Among the 10 candidates for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

7-2 versus top-20 opponents with a 67.6 Completion Percentage (198-293) for 2,585 yards, 18 TDs, 8 INTs in those contests.

Tied school record with 36 comp. in win over MSU, career-high 459 yards ranks 3rd in school history, most since Eric Zeier had 485 vs. USC in ’94

Set then Career Highs in 41-34 road loss at #4 Alabama, 50 att., 439 yards, 3 INTs; Was 8-of-17 for 100 yards, 2 INTs in 1st Half and trailed 30-7; then went 19-33 for 339 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT in the 2nd Half and led briefly 34-33

439 passing yards @ #4 UA ranked 4th most in school history

SEC Offensive Player of the Week after 34-3 win over #14 Clemson

Georgia’s quarterback room also has Gunner Stockton, Ryan Puglisi and transfer Jaden Rashada (Ariz. State). Stockton saw action in four games last year and completed 63% of his passes (12-for-19) for 148 yards and two TDs. This year, Stockton is 10-for-12 for 90 yards with all that coming against TTU.

Passing Yards	389 vs. #20 UK, 2023
Completions	29 @ VU, 2023
Attempts	50 @ #4 UA, ’24
TD Passes	5 vs. TT, 2024
Passing Yards	439 @ #4 UA, ’24
Longest Pass & TD Pass	67 yds @ #4 UA, ’24
Long Rush	20 vs. USC, 2022
Interceptions	3, 3x last vs. UF ’24

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	14/14	302	417	72.4	3,941	6	24	167.9	55 UF
2024	8/8	190	290	65.5	2,302	11	17	144.0	67TD UA
Total	34/22	528	765	69.0	6,729	19	47	158.2	67TD UA

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
vs. UF (W)	19	28	67.9	315	0	2	0	185.9	55
#12 MIZ (W)	21	32	65.6	254	0	2	3	152.93	34
#9 OM (W)	18	25	72.0	306	1	2	0	193.2	44
@ #18 UT (W)	24	30	80.0	298	0	2	0	196.4	34
@ GT (W)	13	20	65.0	175	1	1	0	145.0	29
SECCG: #8 UA (L)	21	29	72.4	243	0	0	2	142.8	51
%#5 FSU (W)	13	18	72.2	203	0	2	1	203.6	35
2024
#14CU (W)	22	33	66.7	278	0	2	1	160.5	40
TT (W)	18	25	72.0	242	0	5	0	219.3	50
@UK (W)	15	24	62.5	160	0	0	0	118.5	33
@ #4 UA (L)	27	50	54.0	439	3	3	3	135.6	67TD
AU (W)	23	29	79.3	240	0	2	2	171.6	33
*vs. UF (W)	25	40	62.5	309	3	2	2	128.9	34
Total	528	765	69.0	6,729	19	47	20	158.2	67TD

• Averaging 32.0 points/game (52nd nationally)
• Outscored opponents 160-72 (54-39 in 1st Half & 106-33 in 2nd Half)
• 20-for-21 (95 percent) in the Red Zone with 15 TDs, 5 FGs, 1 TO
• Averaging 6.6 yards per play and 421.4 yards per game
• The 2023 Georgia offense set a school record averaging 7.3 yards per play while the 496.5 yards per game average ranked second all-time.

Game	Georgia	Opp.	Final
vs. #14 CU	10 (4R, 6P)	3 (0R, 3P)	#1 Georgia, 34-3
vs. TT	7 (3R, 4P)	2 (2R)	#1 Georgia 48-3
@ UK	5 (2R, 3P)	4 (3R, 1P)	#1 Georgia 13-12
@ #4 UA	9 (1R, 8P)	11 (4R, 7P)	#4 UA 41-34
vs. AU	8 (3R, 5P)	8 (3R, 5P)	#5 Georgia 31-13
vs. MSU	14 (2R, 12P)	7 (2R, 5P)	#5 Georgia 41-31
@ #1 Texas	7 (3R, 4P)	7 (1R, 6P)	#5 Georgia 30-15
vs. UF	9 (1R, 8P)	5 (2R, 3P)	#2 Georgia 34-20

Longest Rush by Georgia: 45-yd by Trevor Etienne vs. TT)
Longest Rush by Opp.: 38-yd TD by Jarquez Hunter (AU)
Longest Completion by Georgia: 67-yd TD (Beck to Bell @ #4 UA)
Longest Completion by Opp.: 75-yd TD (Milroe to Williams, @ #4 UA)

Georgia’s top running backs are Trevor Etienne, Branson Robinson, who was sidelined in 2023 due to a knee injury, Cash Jones and freshman Nate Frazier. Etienne has a team-high 453 yards (5.1 avg.) and 7 TDs. The longest Bulldog rush belongs to wideout Anthony Evans III (52 vs. MSU).

After the AU game, Georgia coach Kirby Smart complimented Etienne, saying “the touchdowns are great, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s about the hard yards. It’s about the 3rd-and-10 catch that he gets and makes it 4th-and-1. It’s about the 4th-and-1 play that he gets it and makes one.”

At #1 Texas, Etienne had a team-best 87 yards and 3 TDs including one on 4th-and-goal from the 1. He tallied 55 rushing yards and one TD on 12 carries plus two catches for 11 yards at #4 UA. He had 124 all-purpose yards in the win over AU (88-rushing and 2 TDs, 36-rec. on six catches).

Frazier had a a career-high 19 carries for 82 yards and a TD in the win over UF. In the season-opening win over #14 CU, Frazier registered 83 yards on 11 carries including a 40-yard scamper and his first TD. For the year, he has 286 yards on 60 carries (4.8 avg.) with a pair of TDs.

Then there’s freshman Dwight Phillips Jr., who had a memorable first carry. It resulted in a four-yard TD versus UF to make it 34-20.

Redshirt junior running back Cash Jones has served as a game captain twice this year and his contributions have been aplenty. His lone carry against #14 Clemson was a 15-yard TD that featured an impressive stiff arm. A key member on special teams, Jones also has 10 catches for 121 yards including a 22-yard TD against UF. He had a career-high three catches for 37 yards in the win over the Gators. With sophomore WR/KOR Anthony Evans out against UF, he served as the KOR but did not have a return.

Georgia is starting to return to full strength on the offensive line. Against UF, senior Tate Ratledge saw his first action after missing four games due to ankle/knee injuries. Earlier this year, the line was down two starters when Ratledge and junior center Jared Wilson were out. RS-junior Micah Morris filled in for Ratledge during that time. At #1 Texas, Wilson returned and the line surrendered just one sack. Georgia has allowed 10 sacks, which ranks second in the SEC. The Rebel defense has an SEC-best 41 sacks. The rest of the starters features RS-sophomore Earnest Greene III (LT), RS-junior Dylan Fairchild (LG) and RS-senior Xavier Truss (RT). RS-sophomore Drew Bobo (C) and sophomore Monroe Freeling (T/G) are in the rotation.

Senior QB Carson Beck’s top targets have been senior Dominic Lovett (38-for-389 yards, 3 TDs), senior Arian Smith (31-for-503 yards, 3 TDs) and junior Dillon Bell (30-for-360 yards, 4 TDs). Also, Bell has 92 yards rushing on six attempts including a 3-yarder for a score at #4 UA.

Lovett snagged a 10-yard TD for the go-ahead score in the win over UF.

Smith came through with a 21-yard catch on 3rd-and-10 from the UGA 11 early in the 4th quarter at #1 Texas. It was part of an 11 play, 89-yard TD drive to make it 30-15. He had a career-high 134 yards on five catches versus MSU.

In the thriller at #4 UA, Georgia had a pair of receivers with 100 yards for the first time since 2013 when Chris Conley and Tavarres King did it against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl. Smith had a career-high 132 yards on six catches and a score while Bell had five for 100 yards including a 67-yard TD. Bell’s bomb put the Bulldogs ahead 34-33 with 2:31 left before the Tide answered. Earlier against the Crimson Tide, he had his third career rushing TD to become the first Bulldog to score rushing and receiving in the same game since 2022 (Ladd McConkey at Miss. State).

Nine Bulldogs registered a reception in the win over #14 Clemson including a career-high five by Smith for 56 yards.

Sophomore Lawson Luckie and junior Oscar Delp headline the tight ends. Luckie leads the room with 183 yards receiving on 13 catches (14.1 avg.) and three TDs. After #1 Texas had trimmed Georgia’s lead to 23-15 in the 4th quarter, Delp hauled in a 43-yard reception as part of a TD-answering drive that covered 89 yards on 11 plays in 5:03 to make it 30-15. Luckie is a second generation Bulldog as his father Mike (LB) was part of Bulldog triplets from 1996-98 with uncles Dustin (LB) and Miles (OL).

Georgia saw its school and SEC record streak of 28 consecutive regular season wins in league play end this year at #4 UA. In the all-SEC 2020 schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs won their final three SEC regular season games and then went on a run that ended Sept. 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa.

In 2021, Georgia posted its first perfect 8-0 mark in league play in school history. (The SEC went to eight games when it split into divisions in 1992). UA upset Georgia in the SECCG and then Georgia knocked off UA for the CFP title.

The 2022 Bulldogs followed it up with another 8-0 SEC mark, and the average margin of victory in those games was 25.5. They claimed the SEC title.

The 2023 Bulldogs made it three straight 8-0 league seasons (the only SEC school ever to accomplish that feat). It was the 10th undefeated league season in school history. UA defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

The 2024 Bulldogs are co-leaders in the SEC at 5-1. They won their first league game by edging UK in Lexington, fell at #4 UA, bounced back with home wins over AU and MSU, then beat #1 Texas 30-15 in Austin in front of the largest crowd ever at DKR-Memorial Stadium (105, 215). Recently, Georgia outlasted Florida in Jacksonville. Up next, Georgia faces #16 Ole Miss in Oxford and closes out conference play with #7 Tennessee Nov. 16 in Athens.

In the Kirby Smart era, the Bulldogs have a 64% success rate on 4th Down (74-for-115) with 12 TDs. This year, the Bulldogs rank tied for 2nd nationally in 4th Down Conversions with an SEC best 85% (11-for-13 with 2 TDs).

Faced with a 30-7 halftime deficit at No. 4 Alabama, Georgia attacked every drive in the second half with a four-down mentality. After going 1-for-1 on 4th down in the first half, Georgia went 4-for-4 in the second half to finish 5-for-5, the best ever under Smart. The Bulldogs came into the game 1-for-2.

Georgia was 2-for-2 on 4th Downs against AU and MSU.

Georgia was 1-2 with a TD at #1 Texas, and the score by Trevor Etienne capped an 11 play, 89-yard drive in the 4th quarter to make it 30-15.

Georgia has had 42 players drafted over the past four seasons, including 23 on defense and eight of those defenders have gone in the first round.

The 2024 unit ranks T13th nationally in Scoring Defense (17.3 ppg).

Did not allow a TD until the fourth game of the year.

Posted first half shutouts versus #14 Clemson, TTU and at #1 Texas

The 2023 unit ranked fifth nationally in Scoring Defense (15.6 ppg).

With an Agribusiness degree in hand, graduate Dan Jackson, a native of nearby Gainesville, Ga., is enjoying his most productive year. A walk-on, he redshirted in 2019, “made the bus” and played on the scout team in 2020, started four games in 2021, is now third in tackles (39). He had an interception at #4 Alabama, a fumble return versus Tenn. Tech and blocked a field goal against Auburn this year. Jackson led the team with a career-high 10 stops at #4 UA. He logged six solo stops at #1 Texas.

The defensive backfield is led by All-America safety Malaki Starks and the emergence of junior Daylen Everette, who each started all 14 games last Starks, who is a semifinalist for the 2024 Jim Thorpe Award, leads the team with 43 stops while Everette is fifth with 33 tackles including a career-high eight versus UK. Starks served as the punt returner versus UF (3-for-21 yds.)

Everette posted an impressive performance in the road win over #1 Texas, tallying a team-best seven stops, an interception and sack/strip fumble with a fumble recovery. His two turnovers led to 14 points in the 30-15 victory.

Starks has six career interceptions. He is on the watch list for several national awards and following the win over #14 Clemson, he was named the Jim Thorpe Award National DB of the Week. In 2023, he was a Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award finalist and Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist.

Freshmen KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV are seeing more playing time of late. Bolden made four tackles in his debut versus #14 Clemson and collected his first career INT in the win over MSU. Bolden and junior JaCorey Thomas started against UF with senior DB Dan Jackson and sophomore Joenel Aguero sidelined for the first half due to targeting penalties called on them at #1 Texas. Bolden and Thomas have played in all eight games with Thomas starting in the season-opening win over #14 Clemson. In his starting debut versus UF, Bolden matched his career high with five tackles.

Due to injuries, Georgia has yet to have a full compliment of defensive lineman for a game this season. The group flashed its potential in the road win over #1 Texas as junior Mykel Williams made his presence known with his most action since the season opener when he went down with an ankle injury. Against Texas, Williams had three tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. For the year, Williams is tied for second on the team in TFL with 5.5.

Senior Nazir Stackhouse has been the ironman with a starting streak of 36 games going back to 2022 that ended versus UF this year. The rest of the crew includes Warren Brinson, Christen Miller, and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins. Williams and Brinson missed two games due to ankle injuries and returned against #4 UA. Stackhouse did see action versus UF with three tackles.

Ingram-Dawkins made his first career start against TTU and responded with a career-high four tackles including 3 TFL. Against UK, he had three tackles, a sack and seven QB pressures to earn SEC DL of the Week. He had two sacks in the win over Auburn.

If you follow college football and didn’t know #11 Jalon Walker, just about everybody does now. The junior from Salisbury, N.C., became the first player in the last 20 years with three sacks and seven tackles against the No. 1 ranked AP team (according to ESPN Stats and Information), and that was just in the first half in the 30-15 road win over Texas!

For the year, Walker has 34 tackles, a team-leading 4.5 sacks and is tied for second with 5.5 TFL. The three sacks in a game were the most by a Bulldog since Channing Tindall in 2021 against Tennessee. Walker swept defensive player of the week honors from the SEC to the Bednarik Award.

A self-described “hybrid linebacker” for his ability to play on the edge and in the box, Walker led the Bulldogs with six tackles and 1.5 sacks in a 34-3 win over #14 Clemson to earn Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week honors. He was credited with 10 QB pressures at UK. Additionally, he is among the semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award

When All-America LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson got hurt last year, it provided more playing time for then freshmen CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson. This year with the Bulldogs missing senior Smael Mondon Jr., the past four games due to injury, the beneficiary is freshman Chris Cole.

Allen ranks second on the team with 41 tackles and had a team-high eight stops and his first career interception against UF. He made six stops in the road win over #1 Texas. Wilson posted a career-high seven tackles against the Gators. Wilson had five tackles, a forced fumble and sack for a loss of 28 yards that led to a change of possession and Georgia’s first score in the road win over UK. He was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week.

Cole and Justin Williams are starting to make an impact. Smart has praised both as high character individuals with toughness and intagibles. Cole has elite speed and flexibility to help him cover along with great length.

The linebacking crew also includes senior Chaz Chambliss who made six stops and two sacks in the win over UF, along with sophomores Damon Wilson II and Gabe Harris, Jr.

With elite distance, hang time, placement and a strong coverage unit, junior punter Brett Thorson and the Bulldogs rank 6th nationally in Net Punting (44.56). Georgia is the only FBS teams whose opponents have negative PR yards this season at minus 10 on four returns.

Thorson, a native of Melbourne, Australia is averaging 47.1 yards on 27 punts, placing 15 inside the 20 with nine fair catches and four returns for minus 10 yards. His 47.1 average would rank 3rd nationally, but the NCAA’s minimum for stat leaders is 3.6 punts a game (Min. 29 punts in 8 games). Thorson has 27.

Challenging Bulldog record for Highest Punting Avg. in a Season held by Drew Butler, the 2009 Ray Guy Award winner, at 48.1. Also, Thorson’s career average of 45.2 is third best in school history, trailing Butler and Jake Camarda’s record mark of 45.8 set from 2018-21.

Thorson is known for his comedic slant about his lack of playing time because the Bulldogs punted a record low 32 times in 2023 after just 36 punts in 2022 (15 games), the two lowest totals dating back to at least 1948.

In 2024, Thorson punted four times against #14 Clemson for a 48.0 average with three placed inside the 20, two for 50+ yards and none were returned. He came up big at Kentucky with a career-high six punts for a 49.5 average.

Thanks in part to Thorson’s punts and the entire punt coverage team including gunners Arian Smith, Dominic Lovett and Cole Speer, Georgia was the only team in the FBS that did not allow a punt return in 2023, the first school to do that since 2020 when COVID limited the amount of games teams played. Georgia has not allowed a positive yard on a punt return in 27 games. The last one came in a 45-19 road win over Miss. State on Nov. 12, 2022 when Zavion Thomas took one 63 yards for a score. This season at #4 Alabama, Ryan Williams had one punt return for -4 yards while at #1 UT, Silas Bolden had two for -5. UF’s Chimere Dike had one for -1.

Peyton Woodring, who hails from Lafayette, La., was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist as a freshman kicker. This year, he has a team-high 71 points, going 14/15 on FGs, 29/29 on PATs and handling kickoffs too (50 of 53 overall).

Tallied 10 points in 34-20 win over Florida in Jacksonville, hit a pair of field goals for team’s only points in the first half including a 53-yarder.

Named one of the Groza “Stars of the Week” after 12 points in 30-15 road win over #1 Texas, hitting field goals of 33, 44 and 48 yards plus three PATs.

Woodring made his first nine FGs this year before missing a 55-yarder vs MSU.

Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week in the win over #14 Clemson with 10 points including the first six points of the season on field goals of 30 yards and a career-long 55-yarder — the longest by a Bulldog since the 2018 Rose Bowl (Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Oklahoma).

The snapping duties are handled primarily by Beau Gardner, a graduate transfer from UCLA who is from San Francisco.

Graduate transfer Charlie Ham, a native of Atlanta, Ga., is back in the Peach State to provide depth. This year, he has three kickoffs with one touchback for a 61.3 average. He had a successful undergraduate career at Duke (2019-23).

Sophomore Anthony Evans III has 14 punt returns for 118 yards (8.4 avg.) with a career-long 46-yarder versus TTU. Evans has six KOR for 105 yards (17.5 avg.) with a long of 28 against #4 UA. He has nine catches for 88 yards and a 52-yard rush versus MSU.

Prior to the UF game, Evans was the lone Bulldog to have any PR or KOR. However, he missed the game due to injury and junior Malaki Starks made his debut as a PR with three for 21 yards. Senior Chaz Chambliss fielded a short kickoff and made a four-yard return.

Currently, four Bulldogs have blocked a kick or punt in their career.

DB Joenel Aguero blocked a Florida punt in 2023 that resulted in a safety. 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. OLB Jalon Walker blocked a punt that resulted in a safety versus Kent State in 2022. S Dan Jackson blocked a punt against No. 8 Arkansas in 2021 and a field goal versus Auburn in 2024.

Redshirt sophomore center Drew Bobo made his first career career against Auburn this season while his father, Mike, is in his second year back as Georgia’s John & Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach. The Bulldog offensive line was down a pair of starters against AU and MSU with senior right guard Tate Ratledge and redshirt junior center Jared Wilson sidelined with injuries. Redshirt junior Micah Morris has filled in at guard the past five games for Ratledge while Bobo, a graduate of Auburn High School,got the nod at center versus AU and MSU. Wilson returned to start at #1 Texas while Ratledge saw action against UF. Did You Know? Mike Bobo and head coach Kirby Smart were teammates at UGA from 1994-97. In 2006, Drew served as the ring bearer at Smart’s wedding.

With the road win over No. 1 Texas, Kirby Smart joined a select group of head coaches who were the fastest to reach the century mark in their career. Smart is the fastest SEC coach to do it. Currently, he is is 101-17 in nine seasons. Fewest Games To Reach 100 Victories {Must have five years or 50 victories at a school that was classified as a major college at the time per NCAA} Games–Coach Milestone Win/School(s)/Year 108–Gil Dobie 100-5-3 with Washington-Navy-Cornell in 1922 109–George Woodruff 100-9-0 with Penn in 1899 111–Bud Wilkinson 100-8-3 with Oklahoma in 1957 114–Fielding Yost 100-10-4 mainly with Michigan in 1911 117–Kirby Smart 100-17 with Georgia in 2024 117–Knute Rockne 100-12-5 with Notre Dame in 1930 117–Chris Petersen 100-17-0 with Boise State-Washington in 2014

ABC reported the UGA-Texas game delivered 13.2 million viewers (peak of 14.4m) making it the most-watched regular season primetime game on any network since 2014. Georgia’s 30-15 win over top-ranked Texas in Austin this season came in front of the largest crowd ever at DKR-Memorial Stadium at 105,215. That ranks seventh in Bulldog history. Georgia has faced Tennessee in Knoxville multiple times in front of larger crowds with the biggest ever in 2005 when 108,470 watched No. 5 Georgia beat No. 7 Tennessee 27-14.

Career Placekicking For Peyton Woodring
Year	PAT	Pct.	FG	Pct.	LG	Pts
2023	71-71	1.000	21-25	.840	48	134
2024	29-29	1.000	14-15	.933	55	71
Total	100-100	1.000	35-40	.875	55	205
Field Goal History For Peyton Woodring
Year	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	LG
2023	3-5	14-14	4-5	0-1	48
2024	2-2	6-6	4-4	2-3	55
Total	5-7	20-20	8-9	2-4	55

Career Highs For Woodring
Points: 15 (UK23)
PATs: 9 (FSU23)
FGA: 3 (USC23, UK23, @VU23, MIZ23)
FGM: 3 (UK23, @VU23), MIZ23)
LG: LG: 55 (vs. CU24)

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	32	1,403	43.8	14	6	1	21	0	60UA
2024	27	1,273	47.1	15	11	0	9	0	58UK/TX
Total	95	4,296	45.2	48	26	2	48	0	75 UT

Career Highs For Thorson
Punts: 6 (UK24)
*Avg.: 50.2 on four punts (UT22), UA23)
Long: 75 (UT22)
*at least two punts

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.

On Oct. 22, the Southeastern Conference announced its 2024 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.

Terrence Edwards (UGA 1999-2002) led Georgia in receiving for four consecutive seasons from 1999-2002, starting with an All-SEC Freshman campaign that ranked third in school history with 53 catches. He remains the only Bulldog to have a 1,000-yard season after catching passes for 1,004 with 11 TDs in 2002 to earn All-SEC First Team honors as a senior.

Edwards finished his career with school records in career receptions (204, No. 10 in SEC history), career receiving yards (3,093, No. 4 in SEC history after initially being a conference record that stood for 11 years) and career receiving touchdowns (30, No. 4 in SEC history).

After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He spent 11 years in the NFL and CFL. He played for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes, and he was a five-time CFL All-Star and inducted into the Blue Bombers Hall of Fame in 2017.

Edwards graduated with a degree from the University of Georgia in Housing in 2012 and was inducted into the Georgia/Florida Hall of Fame. He is the younger brother of Robert Edwards, a former first round pick of the New England Patriots and also a CFL veteran with Toronto and Montreal.

Following the retirement of Uga X, 10-month old puppy Boom assumed the vaunted role of Georgia’s on-field mascot in 2023. Currently, Uga XI has a career record of 20-2.

During a pregame ceremony at the annual “G Day” game, 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. In his first season, Boom saw the Bulldogs post their third-consecutive undefeated regular season, followed by a record-breaking 63-3 victory over FSU in the Orange Bowl. In the offseason, Boom resides with his family in Savannah.

The Bulldogs welcome back James Coley (wide receivers), who is in his second stint at UGA (first was 2016-19) during the Kirby Smart era. Also, Josh Crawford (run game coordinator/running backs), Travaris Johnson (co-defensive coordinator, safeties) and Donte Williams (defensive backs) are fresh additions. Also, Kirk Benedict has been promoted from special teams quality control to special teams coordinator. Meanwhile, former co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has transitioned into an off-field analyst to spend more time with family. Muschamp’s youngest son, Whit, is a freshman quarterback at Vanderbilt while his oldest son, Jackson, was a quarterback at Georgia, finishing in 2023.

Carson Beck: SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2), Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 2); Davey O’Brien QB Class of ’24 (Oct. 29)

Trevor Etienne: Reese’s Senior Bowl Co-Offensive Player of the Week(Oct. 22)

Dylan Fairchild: Reese’s Senior Bowl Midseason All-American (Oct. 11)

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins: SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 16)

Malaki Starks: Jim Thorpe Award National DB of the Week (Sept. 4); Allstate AFCA Good Works Team/Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist (Sept. 17); Reese’s Senior Bowl Midseason All-American (Oct. 11)

Brett Thorson: Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week (Oct. 22)

Jalon Walker: Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2); Reese’s Senior Bowl Midseason All-American (Oct. 11); SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21); Bednarik Player of the Week, Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (Oct. 22); Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist (Oct. 22)

Mykel Williams: SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 16)

Raylen Wilson: SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16)

Peyton Woodring: SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 2); Lou Groza Stars of the Week (Oct. 22)

Head Coach Kirby Smart: Bear Bryant Award Coach of the Week (Oct. 22)

Georgia Bulldogs: Cheez-It/FWAA National Team of the Week: (Oct. 21)

Terrence Edwards (WR, 1999-2002): SEC Football Legends Class of 2024

Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year:KJ Bolden, DB, Ellis Robinson IV, DB
Chuck Bednarik Award: Smael Mondon, LB; Malaki Starks, DB, Mykel Williams, DE
Dick Butkus Award: Smael Mondon, LB
Walter Camp Award:Carson Beck, RB; Malaki Starks, DB
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award:Dillon Bell, WR
Comeback Player of the Year:Branson Robinson, RB
Lou Groza Award: Peyton Woodring, PK
Ray Guy Award:Brett Thorson, P
Paul Hornung Award:Trevor Etienne, RB
Lott IMPACT Trophy: Malki Starks, DB, Jalon Walker, LB
John Mackey Award:Oscar Delp, TE; Ben Yurosek, TE
Patrick Mannelly Award:Beau Gardner, SN
Manning Award:Carson Beck, QB
Maxwell Award:Carson Beck, QB; Trevor Etienne, RB
Bronko Nagurski Trophy: Smael Mondon, LB; Malaki Starks, DB; Mykel Williams, DL
Davey O’Brien Award:Carson Beck, QB
Outland Trophy:Dylan Fairchild, OL; Tate Ratledge, OL; Nazir Stackhouse, DL; Xavier Truss, OL
Rimington Trophy:Jared Wilson, OL
Jim Thorpe Award:Malaki Starks, DB; Daylen Everette, DB
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:Carson Beck, QB
Doak Walker Award:Trevor Etienne, RB
Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award:Jalon Walker, LB
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy/Good Works Team Nominee:Malaki Starks, DB

The Bulldogs lead the all-time series with the Volunteers 28-23-2 and are enjoying their longest winning streak ever at seven straight. The lone win by UT in the Kirby Smart era came in his first season, 2016, on a 43-yard Hail Mary from Josh Dobbs to Jauan Jennings that resulted in a 34-31 win Between the Hedges. In that contest, No. 25 Georgia had just taken a 31-28 lead on a 47-yard TD pass from Jacob Eason to Riley Ridley with 10 seconds left to cap an 81-yard drive in four plays in just 57 seconds.

Last year, then top-ranked Georgia posted a 38-10 win over No. 21 UT in Knoxville to become the first team to go undefeated in the SEC regular season three years in a row since the league went to an eight-game schedule in 1992. Carson Beck threw for 298 yards and three TDs to lead the offense while Dillon Bell caught and threw a TD too.

Georgia is -1 in Turnover Margin (82nd nationally).

Georgia has 48 points off 11 turnovers.

Opponents have 34 points off 12 turnovers.
#14 CU: UGA 6 pts. off 1 TO; UGA had no TOs
TT: UGA 7 pts. off 1 TO; UGA had no TOs
@UK: UGA got 3 pts off 1 TO; UGA had no TOs
@#4 UA: UGA got 0 pts. off 1 TO: UA got 7 off 4 TO
AU: No turnovers by either team MSU: UGA got 0 pts. off 1 TO; MSU got 10 off 2 TO @ #1 UT: UGA got 17 pts. off 4 TO; UT got 7 off 3 TO vs. UF: UGA got 14 pts. off 2 TO; UF got 10 off 3 TO

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

Team – Games
Florida 456 (1988-present)
TCU 400 (1991-present)
Georgia 381 (1995-present)

Georgia has 31 plays of 25 yards or more this season while its opponents have 20

GAME 1 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 5 (40-yd TD pass, Beck to Humphreys; 40-yd rush Frazier)
#14 CU: 1 (36-yd pass, Klubnik to Williams)
GAME 2 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 4 (50-yd TD pass, Beck to Smith)
TT: 1 (26-yd rush A. Littles)
GAME 3 (Longest):
#1 UGA: 2 (33-yd pass, Beck to Lovett-2)
UK: 0
GAME 4 (Longest):
#2 UGA: 7 (67-yd TD pass, Beck to Bell)
#4 UA: 7 (75-yd TD pass Milroe to Williams)
Game 5 (Longest):
#5 UGA: 3 (33-yd pass, Beck to Luckie)
AU: 3 (38-yd TD rush J. Hunter)
GAME 6 (Longest):
#5 UGA: 6 (55-yd pass, Beck to Smith);
MSU: 3 (72-yd pass, Van Buren to Craver)
GAME 7 (Longest):
#5 UGA: 1 (43-yard pass, Beck to Delp)
#1 UT: 2 (36-yd INT Ret. J. Barron)
GAME 8 (Longest):
#2 UGA: 4 (34-yard pass, Beck to Smith)
UF: 3 (43-yd TD pass, Lagway to Mizell)

Georgia has 5 INTs this year (CJ Allen, KJ Bolden, Daylen Everette, Dan Jackson & Malaki Starks);
Opponents have 11.

Bulldog	INT	TD	Last INT
Malaki Starks, S	6	0	vs. CU24
Dan Jackson, S	3	0	@UA24
Daylen Everette, CB	2	0	@ #1 TX244
CJ Allen, LB	1	0	vs. UF24
KJ Bolden, S	1	0	MSU24
Chaz Chambliss, LB	1	0	BS23
Kyron Jones, Star	1	1	UTM23
Smael Mondon, Jr., LB	1	0	vs. #11 LSU22
Nazir Stackhouse, DL	1	0	#14 MIZ23

Georgia has 6 FR this year (Daylen Everette, Dan Jackson, Jalon Walker-2, Damon Wilson II-2);
Opponents have 1.

Bulldog	FR	Last FR
Jalon Walker, LB	2	vs. UF24
Damon Wilson II, LB	2	@ #1 TX24
Daylen Everette, CB	1	@ #1 TX24
Dan Jackson, S	1	TT24
Cole Speer, WR	%1	vs. #4 FSU23
Mykel Williams, DE	1	vs. #4 FSU23
Warren Brinson, DL	1	vs. #11 LSU22
T. Ingram-Dawkins, DE	1	#2 Tenn22

% on Special Teams

Georgia has 20 sacks this year; Opponents have 10.

Bulldog	’24	’23	’22	’21	’20	Total
Mykel Williams, DL	2	4.5	4.5	n/a	n/a	11
Jalon Walker, LB	4.5	5	1	n/a	n/a	10.5
Chaz Chambliss, LB	3	0	2	0.5	n/a	5.5
Smael Mondon, Jr., LB	0	3	1	1	n/a	5
T. Ingram-Dawkins, DL	3	1	0	0	n/a	4
Warren Brinson, DL	0	2	1	1	0	4
Nazir Stackhouse, DL	0	2	0	1	0	3
Christen Miller, DL	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	2
Raylen Wilson, LB	1.5	0.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
Damon Wilson II, LB	1	0.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.5
CJ Allen, LB	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
KJ Bolden, S	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
Daylen Everett, CB	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	1
Gabe Harris Jr., LB	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
Jordan Thomas, DL	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1

#14 CU (6): L. Luckie (TE), B. Robinson (RB), J. Wilson (C), J. Humphrey (DB), C. Miller (DL), J. Thomas (Star); TT (6): J. Aguero (Star), T. Etienne (RB), G. Harris (LB), T. Ingram-Dawkins (DE), J. Walker (LB), C. Young (WR); UK (2): L. Humphreys (WR), D. Wilson (LB); @ #4 UA (1): M. Morris (RG) AU: D. Bobo (C), B. Yurosek (TE); MSU: None; @ #1 TX: None; vs. UF (1): KJ Bolden (DB)

The Bulldogs had 13 true freshmen make their debut in the 2024 season-opening win over #14 Clemson in Atlanta: KJ Bolden (S), Nate Frazier (RB), Ellis Robinson IV (CB), Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (DE), Jordan Thomas (DL), Justin Williams (LB), Chris Cole (LB), Daniel Calhoun (OL), Jahzare Jackson (OT), Jaden Redell (TE), Colton Heinrich (TE), Chauncey Bowens (RB) and Quintavius Johnson (LB).

vs. #14 CU: C. Beck, T. Ratledge, J. Walker & M. Williams
TT: C. Jones, X. Truss, C. Chambliss, N. Stackhouse
@UK: T. Etienne, T. Ratledge, S. Mondon, M. Starks
@UA: Beck, Etienne, Starks, Walker
AU: Bell, Greene III, Allen, Jackson
MSU: Jones, Smith, Chambliss, Stackhouse
@ #1 TX: Beck, Etienne, Starks, Walker
vs. UF: Beck, Ratledge, Allen, Chambliss
@OM:
UT:
UMASS:
GT:

• Ninth season as Georgia coach
• 101-17 (.856) Career Record
• 2021 & 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
• 2017 CFP national runner-up
• Unbeaten against all active coaches over the past five years and one of just two active coaches with multiple national titles (Dabo Swinney-Clemson, ’16 & ’18)
• Best record & winning percentage (85-15, .850) after his first 100 games of any coach in SEC history
• 2017, 2022 SEC Champions • SEC Eastern Division Champs 2017-19 & 21-23
• Georgia defense has been ranked in the top five nationally in Scoring Defense five ties including leading the nation in 2019 & 2021; Been ranked in the top 10 in Scoring Offense the past three seasons (2021-23)
• 2017 George Munger award (National Coach of the Year by Maxwell Club)
• Three-Time SEC Coach of the Year, 2017, 2021-22
• Bulldogs have won two Butkus Awards and two Mackey Awards, One Outland Trophy, Bednarik Award, Thorpe Award, Groza Award, Manning Award & Burlsworth Trophy; Two NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards, One Heisman Trophy finalist
• 20 1st-team All-Americans
• 17 First Round NFL Draft picks
• 63 NFL Draft Picks
• 242 players on SEC Academic Honor Rolls, including a high of 43 on the 2023 team

Year	W	L	Pct.	SEC	Bowl	AP Rank
2016	8	5	.615	4-4	Liberty	NR
2017	13	2	.867	8-2#	CFP Rose/NCG	2nd
2018	11	3	.786	7-2#	Sugar	T7th
2019	12	2	.857	7-2#	Sugar	4th
2020	8	2	.800	7-2	Chick-fil-A	7th
2021	14	1	.933	9-1#	CFP Orange/NCG	1st
2022	15	0	1.000	9-0#	CFP Peach/NCG	1st
2023	13	1	.929	8-0	Orange	4th
2024	7	1	.800	5-1
Total	101	17	.856	#64-15

#3-5 (includes 2017-19, ’21, ’22, ’23 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
2024	@ Kentucky	Trailed 9-6	13-12
2024	vs. Florida in Jax.	Tied 20-20 with 7:29 left	34-20

%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); Trevor Etienne @ #1 Texas (10/19/24)
Longest Rush: 83-TD, D’Andre Swift @ #9 UK (11/3/18);
Passing Yards: 459, Carson Beck vs. MSU (10/13/24);
Passing TDs: 5, C. Beck (TT-9/7/24); Stetson Bennett UAB (9/11/21);
Receiving Yards: 197 (8 rec.), Jermaine Burton MSU (11/21/20)
Receiving TDs: 2, by 9 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); Jalon Walker @ #1 Texas (10/19/24)
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); Jalon Walker @ #1 Texas (10/19/24)

• The Bulldogs are 27-1 (loss came versus #8 UF in 2020) when they register a non-offensive score under Smart.
• In 2023, freshman DB Kyron Jones returned an INT versus UT Martin 26 yards for a score; redshirt sophomore Mekhi Mews took a punt return 69 yards for a touchdown against Ball State; and Joenel Aguero blocked a punt for a safety versus Florida.
• 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 5

{108 Points on 16 TDs, 6 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: 8 points in two games (Pick-Six, Safety)

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: 8 points in 2 games (PR, Safety)

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