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After having just one home game out of its first four contests, the No. 5/4 Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1 SEC) play their second straight Between The Hedges Saturday. Up next, MSU (1-4, 0-2 SEC) visits for the first time since 2020 and just the 16th overall time in Athens.

Georgia owns a 20-6 advantage over MSU including 12-3 in Athens and 12-1 at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. In 2020, Georgia posted a 31-24 win over MSU to extend its winning streak in the series to four.

The teams first clashed in 1914 in Athens when MSU registered a 9-0 shutout. Georgia has won 13 of the past 14 meetings. MSU’s last victory in the series came in 2010 by a score of 24-10 in Athens. Meanwhile, Georgia is 3-0 against MSU under Kirby Smart.

MSU, under the direction of first-year coach Jeff Lebby, enjoyed an open date last Saturday. MSU began the season wih a 56-7 win over Eastern Kentucky. Since then, they’ve dropped games at Arizona State (30-23), to Toledo (41-17), Florida (45-28) and at No. 1 Texas (35-13).

Georgia is averaging 32.0 points per game (ppg) and allowing 14.4 ppg. MSU is averaging 27.4 ppg while it allows 31.6 ppg.

During the Florida game, MSU’s starting quarterback Blake Shapen, a transfer from Baylor, injured his shoulder and now is out for the year. True freshman Michael Van Buren Jr. made his first career start against the Longhorns. He was 12-for-23 for 144 yards and had a 12-yard rushing TD for his first career score. The 13 points allowed by Texas was a season-high. MSU blocked a punt to give it two for the year.

Georgia checks in this week 13th nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 14.4 points per game (ppg). Through the first three games of the season, the Bulldogs were the only FBS team that did not allow a TD as opponents combined for six field goals. In the opener, Georgia limited then 14th-ranked Clemson to one field goal, Tenn. Tech kicked one on the final play of the game and UK made four (two from 50+ yards). Then, fourth-ranked Alabama built a 30-7 halftime lead on the visiting Bulldogs and hung on for a 41-34 win. Georgia bounced back this past Saturday with a 31-13 home win over Auburn, allowing one touchdown while the Tigers two trips inside the red zone resulted in field goals.

Going into the road game with the Crimson Tide, the Bulldogs were one of just three teams in FBS that did not have a turnover on the season. Then, the Bulldogs had four in the loss. Georgia did not have a turnover against Auburn to remain at even in Turnover Margin this season. Georgia’s opponent this week, Mississippi State, is even in Turnover Margin as well.

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. In this week’s AP poll, the Bulldogs remain at No. 5 for the second straight week. Georgia was No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches poll until its first loss when it dropped to No. 5. This week, Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4. Texas is now in the top spot in both polls and will face rival No. 18/16 Oklahoma Saturday in Dallas before Georgia heads to Austin on Oct. 19.

The Bulldogs have the longest active streak of being ranked in the AP top 10 (56 straight polls). Georgia’s 2024 schedule features nationally ranked road games with Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss plus Clemson at a neutral site (Atlanta) while Tennessee visits Athens.

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ATHENS, Ga. —Trevor Etienne rushed for two touchdowns Saturday, Carson Beck threw for two more, and the No. 5-ranked Georgia football team earned its eighth straight win over Auburn. In a homecoming matchup at Sanford Stadium, the Bulldogs led from start to finish and ground out a 31-13 win.

The Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1 SEC) came into Saturday’s game on Dooley Field fresh off last week’s loss, 41-34, at now-No. 1 Alabama. It was Georgia’s first regular-season loss since November 2020 — so how would the Bulldogs respond? This wasn’t a light-up-the-scoreboard game, but Georgia made a lot of key plays when they were needed and improved to 14-3 after a loss under coach Kirby Smart.

A week after Georgia and Alabama combined for more than 1,000 yards of total offense, the Bulldogs and Tigers (2-4, 0-3) played a much less fast-paced game. Georgia finished with 381 yards, while the Tigers gained 337. Georgia now leads the all-time series with Auburn 65-56-8.

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Just Win Baby!

• With today’s 31-13 victory over Auburn, the No. 5 Bulldogs extended their home winning streak to 27 games dating to 2019, which leads all of FBS.
• Georgia now leads the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry 65-56-8 including 3-1 on Homecoming. Under Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs are 9-1 against the Tigers.
• The Bulldogs improved to 82-18-2 on Homecoming including 8-1 in the Smart era.
• Georgia has now won 43 of its past 44 games including 29 of its past 30 SEC regular season games. The Bulldogs are 50-3 in their last 53 games.
• With the latest victory, Georgia’s 2024 senior class improves to 46-3 overall and 40-1 in the regular season.

Summary Of The Offense:

• Georgia tallied 381 yards of total offense on 66 plays in a 31-13 win. Georgia built a 14-3 advantage in the first half.
• Senior QB Carson Beck was 14-for-16 for 124 yards and one TD in the first half and finished 23-for-29 for 240 yards and 2 TDs.
• Georgia’s opening TD drive covered 75 yards on 11 plays in 4:58 for a 7-0 edge. Beck was 6-for-7 for 60 yards on the first TD drive including a 33-yarder to sophomore Lawson Luckie to convert a 3rd-and-2 at the UGA43.
• Georgia’s second TD drive was five plays, going 49 yards in just 45 seconds, ending with an 11-yard catch by Dominic Lovett. Lovett, who now has two TDs on the year, finished with four receptions for 38 yards.
• The Bulldogs had 141 rushing yards. Junior Trevor Etienne had a team-high 88 yards on 16 attempts. He had a career-high six catches for 36 yards.
• Up 14-10 in the 3rd quarter, Georgia put together a 12 play, 75-yard TD drive in 5:55 as Etienne scored from one-yard out for a 21-10 edge. On the drive, the Bulldogs converted a 4th-and-1 on a Beck sneak plus featured a 27-yard completion to Colbie Young on 3rd-and-6 from the 50.
• The Bulldogs made it 28-10 following a fourth down stop of the Tigers. It led to a 40-yard TD drive on five plays in 2:40 capped by a three-yard TD pass to Dillon Bell, his third of the year. Bell had four catches for 18 yards and a score plus one rush for 18 yards.

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