Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: No. 1 Bulldogs Stifle Skyhawks In Opener

ATHENS, Ga. — The two-time defending national champion Georgia football team opened its 2023 season by rolling past UT Martin, 48-7, on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. The win was the Bulldogs’ 18th in a row overall, 19th in a row on Dooley Field, and Georgia tied the school record for regular-season wins in a row with its 28th, matching the great run of the 1981-83 teams.

Playing in front of a sold-out crowd of 92,746, the Bulldogs were in control throughout their takedown of the Skyhawks, an FCS program that plays in the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference, though the offense took a bit to get rolling. Georgia (1-0) finished with 559 of offense while the defense repeatedly stuffed Martin, holding it to 260 total yards.

Among the offensive players held out of the game were wide receivers Ladd McConkey and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint; McConkey had 58 catches for 762 yards and seven touchdowns last season and Rosemy-Jacksaint had 29 for 337 yards. Still, the Bulldogs still had plenty of offensive weapons available, including one of the best players in the country in tight end Brock Bowers. The junior finished with five catches for 77 yards and scored on a three-yard run in less than three quarters of action.

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UGA Football: Postgame Notes – Georgia vs. UT-Martin

Postgame Notes: The UT Martin Game at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium

*Season Opener: With today’s 48-7 victory, No. 1 Georgia has won 10 straight season openers including all eight under Kirby Smart.
Today marked Georgia’s first season opener at home since 2018 against Austin Peay (Bulldogs won 45-0). Since then, the Bulldogs kicked off a season with wins at Vanderbilt, Arkansas, versus #3 Clemson in Charlotte and last year against #11 Oregon in Atlanta. Also, today marked the official game debut of UGA XI or “Boom” who was introduced to the Bulldog Nation at the spring G-Day game this past April.

*Defense Blanks Skyhawks For Three Quarters:Top-ranked Georgia blanked the Skyhawks until 6:39 left in the contest when they scored a TD on a nine-yard completion to Trevonte Rucker from Kinkead Dent to finish a 12 play, 75-yard drive that made it 38-7. UT Martin finished with 260 yards of offense on 63 plays. In the first half UT Martin was held to 89 yards on 24 plays.
Tonight, Georgia’s leading tacklers were sophomore safety Malaki Starks with eight and senior star Tykee Smith with six including a TFL. Sophomore DE Mykel Williams had a sack. Williams led the team last year with 4.5 sacks. Freshman Kyron Jones registered a pick-six, covering 26 yards to make it 48-7. It marked the 28th score on either defense or special teams in the Kirby Smart era. It was the first Bulldog pick-six since Kelee Ringo’s 79-yarder to help clinch the CFP national championship against top-ranked Alabama on Jan. 10, 2022.

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UGA Football: Georgia vs UT-Martin Snap Count

SNAP COUNTS (OFFENSE)

QB

Carson Beck: 60

Gunner Stockton: 9

Brock Vandagriff: 7

RB

Kendall Milton: 22

Andrew Paul: 19

Cash Jones: 16

Roderick Robinson: 15

Sevaughn Clark: 1

WR

Arian Smith: 41

Dominic Lovett: 40

Dillon Bell: 35

Rara Thomas: 32

Mekhi Mews: 22

CJ Smith: 21

Anthony Evans: 9

Cole Speer: 9

TE

Brock Bowers: 49

Oscar Delp: 36

Pearce Spurlin: 9

Drew Sheehan: 2

LT

Earnest Greene: 67

Monroe Freeling: 9

LG

Xavier Truss: 67

Micah Morris: 9

C

Sedrick Van Pran: 67

Jared Wilson: 10

Drew Bobo:

RG

Tate Ratledge: 67

Dylan Fairchild: 10

RT

Amarius Mims: 67

Chad Lindberg: 9

DL

Zion Logue: 25

Mykel Williams: 24

Christen Miller: 20

Jordan Hall: 18

Warren Brinson: 18

Nazir Stackhouse: 17

Jonathan Jefferson: 14

Tramel Walthour: 13

Jamaal Jarrett: 10

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins: 10

ILB

CJ Allen: 33

Jamon Dumas-Johnson: 30

Jalon Walker: 27

Xavian Sorey: 20

Terrell Foster: 11

Troy Bowles: 9

Smael Mondon: 6

OLB

Gabe Harris: 18

Chaz Chambliss: 17

Marvin Jones Jr.: 12

Samuel M’Pemba: 11

Damon Wilson: 9

Darris Smith: 8

CJ Madden: 8

STAR

Tykee Smith: 32

Joenel Aguero: 25

CB

Kamari Lassiter: 36

AJ Harris: 29

Daylen Everette: 22

Nyland Green: 17

Julian Humphrey: 16

Daniel Harris: 10

S

Malaki Starks: 39

Javon Bullard: 39

Dan Jackson: 27

JaCorey Thomas: 26

Kyron Jones: 5

Justyn Rhett: 4

UGA Football: Georgia vs UT-Martin PFF Grades

PFF GRADE OFFENSE
Brock Vandagriff: 92.4
Mekhi Mews: 87.0
Sedrick Van Pran: 73.1
Amarius Mims: 72.7
Brock Bowers: 72.0
Carson Beck: 71.3
Oscar Delp: 70.7
Roderick Robinson: 70.5
Cash Jones: 69.1
Tate Ratledge: 67.4
Kendall Milton: 65.9
Dillon Bell: 64.6
Monroe Freeling: 63.7
Chad Lindberg: 63.6
Micah Morris: 62.0
CJ Smith: 61.8
Dylan Fairchild: 61.0
Dominic Lovett: 60.7
Sevaughn Clark: 60.0
Jared Wilson: 59.9
Earnest Greene: 59.3
Xavier Truss: 57.6
Gunner Stockton: 56.6
Anthony Evans: 55.8
Cole Speer: 55.8
Andrew Paul: 55.1
Arian Smith: 53.7
Pearce Spurlin: 53.0
Drew Sheehan: 50.9
Rara Thomas: 49.8

PFF GRADE DEFENSE
Malaki Starks: 84.9
Tykee Smith: 81.3
Kyron Jones: 80.5
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins: 74.8
JaCorey Thomas: 72.9
Warren Brinson: 71.8
Samuel M’Pemba: 70.2
Jordan Hall: 69.3
Julian Humphrey: 68.8
Jonathan Jefferson: 68.2
Javon Bullard: 68.1
Zion Logue: 67.9
Jamaal Jarrett: 67.5
Gabe Harris: 67.5
Nyland Green: 66.1
Daniel Harris: 65.9
CJ Allen: 65.6
Terrell Foster: 65.5
Nazir Stackhouse: 65.4
Damon Wilson: 65.1
Daylen Everette: 65.0
Mykel Williams: 64.2
Tramel Walthour: 63.2
Joenel Aguero: 62.9
Christen Miller: 61.7
Justyn Rhett: 60.5
Marvin Jones Jr.: 60.1
CJ Madden: 59.7
Darris Smith: 56.8
AJ Harris: 54.8
Jalon Walker: 54.7
Xavian Sorey: 54.4
Troy Bowles: 54.2
Kamari Lassiter: 53.9
Chaz Chambliss: 53.0
Dan Jackson: 52.1
Jamon Dumas-Johnson: 50.4
Smael Mondon: 32.0

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