Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: Everything You Need to Know About Georgia vs South Carolina

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, September 17 – 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia, S.C.
  • 2022 Records: Georgia 2-0, South Carolina 1-1
  • History: Georgia vs. South Carolina All-Time Series Results: UGA 53-19
  • 2022 Rankings: Georgia #1/2, South Carolina NR
  • TV: ESPN – Mike Couzens, Play-by-Play; Max Starks, analyst; Mike Peasley, Sideline Reporter
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: UGA: 158 or 192; National: 80
  • Web Stats: Live Stats
  • Twitter: #UGAvsSC
  • SECN ReBroadcast:TBA
STAT COMPARISONS
Georgia 2022 Averages South Carolina
41.0 Points/Game 32.5
1.5 Points Allowed/Game 29.0
129.5 Rush Yards/Game 113.0
395.5 Pass Yards/Game 301.5
525.0 Total Offense/Game 361.0
220.5 Total Defense/Game 384.0
GEORGIA-SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES

The Bulldogs lead the series with South Carolina 53-19-2, and they have won six out of the last seven in the series that dates back to 1894. Georgia left the Gamecocks behind 45-16 the last time the teams met in Columbia in 2020. Since becoming SEC Eastern Division rivals in 1992, the Bulldogs own a 20-10 lead in the series. The Bulldogs are 5-1 overall against the Gamecocks in the Kirby Smart era with the only loss coming in Athens (20-17) during the 2019 season while current Georgia assistant Will Muschamp was South Carolina’s head coach (2016-20). Georgia is 30-5 versus the SEC East during the Smart era and three of those losses came in 2016.

Gamecock head coach Shane Beamer was on Smart’s staff at Georgia in 2016-17 as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. After serving in several roles for Oklahoma from 2018-20, Beamer took over at South Carolina before the 2021 season. The 1-1 Gamecocks fell 44-30 at No. 16 Arkansas over the weekend.

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UGA Football: Dawgs #1 in AP Poll

AP Top 25
RK
TEAM
 REC PTS
1
GeorgiaGeorgia(53)
 2-0 1561
2
AlabamaAlabama(9)
 2-0 1496
3
Ohio StateOhio State(1)
 2-0 1475
4
MichiganMichigan
 2-0 1359
5
ClemsonClemson
 2-0 1285
6
OklahomaOklahoma
 2-0 1209
7
USCUSC
 2-0 1139
8
Oklahoma StateOklahoma State
 2-0 1004
9
KentuckyKentucky
 2-0 992
10
ArkansasArkansas
 2-0 938
11
Michigan StateMichigan State
 2-0 902
12
BYUBYU
 2-0 880
13
MiamiMiami
 2-0 772
14
UtahUtah
 1-1 673
15
TennesseeTennessee
 2-0 658
16
NC StateNC State
 2-0 623
17
BaylorBaylor
 1-1 562
18
FloridaFlorida
 1-1 484
19
Wake ForestWake Forest
 2-0 449
20
Ole MissOle Miss
 2-0 411
21
TexasTexas
 1-1 276
22
Penn StatePenn State
 2-0 271
23
PittsburghPittsburgh
 1-1 160
24
Texas A&MTexas A&M
 1-1 145
25
OregonOregon
 1-1 89

Others receiving votes: Marshall 85, Cincinnati 80, Appalachian State 80, Kansas State 77, North Carolina 71, Mississippi State 43, Oregon State 42, Florida State 42, Minnesota 37, Washington State 30, Notre Dame 23, Air Force 19, Texas Tech 17, Wisconsin 7, Iowa State 4, Auburn 4, Purdue 1

Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 8, Wisconsin 19, Houston 25

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UGA Football: Georgia Blanks Samford in Home Opener

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team cruised to an easy 33-0 win over Samford in the Bulldogs’ home opener Saturday afternoon. Stetson Bennett threw for 300 yards, the defense was dominant throughout, and kicker Jack Podlesny connected on four field goals in front of a crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium.

After scoring touchdowns on its first seven drives in last Saturday’s season-opening 49-3 rout of then-No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta, Georgia (2-0) didn’t get into the end zone as easily against Samford (1-1), an FCS squad from the Southern Conference. Podlesny, who was busy booting extra points last week, made field goals from 27, 25, 26 and 25 yards.

Georgia ended the game with 479 yards of offense, averaging 6.4 yards per play, while the defense held Samford to 128 total yards. It was Georgia’s third win in three meetings against Samford. The teams first played in 1943 when Samford was still Howard College. Georgia won that meeting 38-0 and beat Samford 42-14 in 2017.

The Bulldogs hit the road next week for their Southeastern Conference opener at South Carolina. The Gamecocks dropped their SEC debut Saturday, falling 44-30 at No. 16 Arkansas.

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UGA Football: Georgia vs Samford Postgame Notes

Another Shutout For The Defense: For the ninth time in the Kirby Smart era, the Bulldogs registered a shutout in posting a 33-0 win over Samford today. Samford finished with 128 yards of total offense on 43 plays. The leading tackler for the Bulldogs was Smael Mondon with four stops and 1.5 TFL. Samford finished the first half with only 59 yards of total offense on 23 plays. Late in the second quarter and trailing 23-0, they turned it over on downs at their own 44, which led to a TD. T Georgia forced one turnover that led to three points. Last year, the Bulldogs posted three shutout (Vandebrilt, No. 8 Arkansas and Ga. Tech). In the season opener last Saturday against No. 11 Oregon, Georgia limited the Ducks to three points on the day including a goal-line stand with less than two minutes left in the contest. For the day, Oregon ran 68 plays and had 313 yards of total offense.

Offense Puts Up 33 Points: Georgia posted a 33-0 victory, rolling up 479 yards of total offense on 75 plays. In the first half, the Bulldogs were 6-for-6 in the Red Zone with three TDs and three field goals, tallying 329 yards of total offense on 47 plays in building a 30-0 lead. At the start of the 4th quarter with Georgia leading 30-0, it was announced that by mutual agreement of the coaches, the 4th quarter would be shortened to 12 minutes. The Bulldogs would add one field goal in the second half and finish 7-for-8 in the Red Zone.

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