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ATLANTA, Ga. — Led by a stifling performance from its defense, the top-ranked Georgia football team opened its 2024 season Saturday with a dominant 34-3 win over No. 14 Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game at a sold-out Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Bulldogs (1-0) were leading 20-3 in the fourth quarter when quarterback Carson Beck hit sophomore wide receiver London Humphreys for a 40-yard touchdown to lift much of the crowd of 78,827 to its feet and blow the game open with 9:57 remaining. Beck finished 23 of 33 passing for 278 yards and two touchdowns, the Georgia offense racked up 447 yards, and the Bulldog defense, which got an interception from safety Malaki Starks in the fourth quarter, held the Tigers (0-1) to just 188 yards.

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Season Openers and Series History:

• With today’s 34-3 win over No. 14 Clemson, top-ranked Georgia (1-0) now has won 40 straight regular season games dating back to the 2020 season. The Bulldogs are 47-2 in their last 49 games.
• The Bulldogs are 101-27-3 in season openers including 9-0 in the Kirby Smart era. The Bulldogs have won 11 straight openers. Smart’s career record is 95-16. Today marked the 13th time in school history that the Bulldogs opened the season with a top 25 matchup and Georgia is now 10-3 in these matchups including winning the past five.The Bulldogs extend their series lead over Clemson to 44-18-4 including 8-1-1 in neutral sites.

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