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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The top-ranked Georgia football team scratched and clawed its way to a 13-12 win over Kentucky in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener Saturday night at Kroger Field. Down 9-3 in the third quarter of a game controlled by the defenses, the Bulldogs got a 30-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a three-yard Branson Robinson touchdown to take the lead for good.

The win is Georgia’s 42nd in a row during the regular season, the Bulldogs’ 28th straight in SEC regular-season games, and the program’s 15th straight over Kentucky (1-2, 0-2 SEC). Georgia (3-0, 1-0) had just 63 yards of offense in the first half before finding some rhythm and hitting some big plays in the second to finish with 262.

Quarterback Carson Beck finished the game 15 of 24 passing for 160 yards, while Trevor Etienne ran for 79 yards on 19 carries. Georgia’s defense held Kentucky to 284 yards, 3.9 yards per play, and forced a turnover that led to a Bulldog field goal. Cornerback Daylen Everette led the defense with eight tackles, including six solo. Eleven Bulldogs had at least four stops.

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Defense Yet To Allow A TD This Season

• On the year, the Bulldogs have allowed just 18 points on six field goals with UK booting four tonight. The Bulldogs came in ranked tied for fourth in the nation in Scoring Defense (3.0 ppg).
• Georgia’s leading tacklers tonight were Daylen Everette with a career-high eight plus Malaki Starks had eight. CJ Allen and Chaz Chambliss were next with had six apiece. It was a career-high for Chambliss too.
• UK finished the game with 284 yards of total offense on 73 plays. In the first half, the Wildcats led 6-3 with 130 yards of total offense on 39 plays.
• On its second possession tonight, UK became the first team to score on the Bulldogs in the first half this season after making a school-record 55-yard FG.
• In the first half, the Bulldogs had three sacks and forced three fumbles but only recovered one. Sophomore Gabe Harris Jr, notched his first career sack. Late in the 2nd quarter, junior Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins picked up a sack, his first of the year and second of his career. On the next play, Georgia’s Ryalen Wilson sacked Brock Vandagriff and forced a fumble which was recovered by Damon Wilson at the UK 23. It led to a game-tying field goal. For Raylen, he now has 1.5 sacks for the year and two for his career. It was the first career fumble recovery for Damon Wilson.
• UK began the second half with an 11-play, 61-yard drive in 5:52 that ended with a 40-yard FG and a 9-6 advantage.
• After the Bulldogs cut it to 9-6, they forced UK on its second possession to a three-and-out with 2:17 left in the 3rd quarter.
• Georgia took a 13-9 lead, and UK answered with a 51-yard FG to cut it to 13-12 with 8:01 left in the game.

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