UGA Football: Game Notes – Georgia Looks For Revenge In National Championship

Personal
Full Name: Kirby Paul Smart
Birthdate: December 23, 1975
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Family: Wife: Mary Beth; Children: twins Weston and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008), and Andrew (May 25, 2012)
High School: Bainbridge (Ga.)
College: BBA Georgia ’98; MS Arkansas State State ’03Coaching Experience
1999 Georgia Admin. Asst.
2000 Valdosta State Defensive Backs
2001 Valdosta State Def. Coord.
2002-03 FSU Grad. Assistant
2004 Arkansas State Defensive Backs
2005 Georgia Running Backs
2006 Miami Dolphins Safeties
2007 Alabama Asst. HC/DBs
2008-13, ’15 Alabama Def. Coord./ILBs
2014 Alabama Asst. HC/Safeties
2016-current Georgia Head Coach

Playing Experience
Georgia (1995-98): Four-year letterman as defensive back. First team All-SEC in ’98; 13 career interceptions; four-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Bainbridge H.S. (1991-93): Three-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball; first team Class AAAA All-State as a senior; 16 career interceptions.
High School Coach: Sonny Smart (father)

Three SEC Eastern Division championships, 52 wins, one SEC title, four bowl victories, and an appearance in one national championship game are more than respectable rewards over a five-year period. That’s what Georgia got when it hired former Bulldog player and assistant coach Kirby Smart to head the program in December, 2015.

The 2020 Bulldogs became Smart’s fourth straight team to earn a New Year’s Six bowl game. With a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory, the 2020 Bulldog senior class tied the record for the most wins by a senior class in school history (44), set by the 2005 and 2019 teams. That was also Smart’s fourth straight team to finish the regular season ranked in the top ten of the College Football Playoff rankings.

Smart’s 2019 Bulldogs became the first team in school history to win 11 or more games for a third straight season. The senior class posted a four-year record of 44-12, matching the school record of 44 wins for a senior class. Georgia defeated three Top 15 teams in the final CFP ranking — Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn — and finished as the fourth-ranked team in the final polls. The season was capped by a dominant win over Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

When Georgia looked for a head coach after the 2015 season, the arrows pointed to Kirby Smart, longtime Alabama defensive coordinator and former UGA player and assistant. The 2017 Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year has not disappointed.

In his first year leading the Bulldogs, Georgia extended its school record to 20 consecutive bowl appearances and had wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 UNC. In 2017, Smart directed UGA to a 13-2 record, an SEC title, a win at The Rose Bowl Game during the CFP semifinal and a spot in the National Championship. He was named the Maxwell Football Club’s George Munger National Coach of the Year. Before 2017, the Bulldogs last SEC title was 2005.

The 2018 and 2019 Bulldogs advanced to the SEC title game, secured an invite to the Sugar Bowl and combined for a 23-5 record.

He has also made an immediate impact in recruiting, posting the nation’s No. 1 class in 2018, the second-ranked class in 2019 and the third-ranked class in 2017 and 2020.

In addition to coaching, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting and giving back to needy children and families. In September of 2020, Smart and his wife Mary Beth pledged $1 million to support social justice and student-athletes impacted by COVID-19.

Quick Facts

• Advanced to 2017-19 SECCGs, making Georgia the first from the East to win at least three straight since 1996.
• Since 2017, Georgia is 19-2 in SEC East contests. Went 6-0 in the division in 2017-18 for the first time since the SEC split into divisions in 1992.
• 2017 Georgia Munger National Coach of the Year finalist, leading UGA to a 13-2 record, a Rose Bowl Game victory and an appearance the CFP National Championship Game.
• The Bulldogs’ No. 2 AP ranking in 2017 was the team’s top AP ranking since week three of the 2008 season when Georgia was No. 2.
• Eight fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over #8 AU (’16), #22 UNC in Atlanta (’16), @ #24 Notre Dame (’17), vs. #2 Oklahoma in 2018 Rose Bowl Game. vs. #8 Cincinnati in 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
• Led UGA to its first win over a ranked team in a season opener away from Sanford Stadium in school history.

Top Ind. Single-Game Performances Under Smart
Rushing Yards: 222, Nick Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16)
Rushing TDs: 3, Sony Michel vs. UK (11/18/17); vs. #2 Oklahoma (1/1/18)
Longest Rush: 83-TD, D’Andre Swift @ #9 UK (11/3/18)
Passing Yards: 401, JT Daniels vs. MSU (11/21/20)
Passing TDs: 5, Stetson Bennett vs. UAB (9/11/21)
Receiving Yards: 197 (8 rec.), Jermaine Burton vs. MSU (11/21/20)
Receiving TDs: 2, Isaiah McKenzie @ Missouri (9/17/16); Terry Godwin vs. Samford (9/16/17); Jeremiah Holloman vs. #9 Florida (10/27/18); Riley Ridley vs. GT (11/2518); George Pickens vs. Missouri (11/9/19); Jermaine Burton vs. MSU (11/21/20); George Pickens vs. Missouri (12/12/20), Brock Bowers vs. UAB (9/11/21), @ VU (9/25/21), vs. #11 UK (10/16/21), CSU (11/13/21)
Longest Pass/TD Pass: 89-TD, S. Bennett to B. Bowers vs. UAB (9/11/21)
Tackles: 15, Nakobe Dean vs. #8 UF (11/7/20)
Sacks: 3, Trenton Thompson vs. TCU (12/30/16); Azeez Ojulari vs. #8 UC (1/1/21); Channing Tindall @ UT (11/13/21)
TFL: 3, Azeez Ojulari vs. #7 AU (10/3/20); Thompson vs. Nicholls (9/10/16); Azeez Ojulari vs. #8 UC (1/1/21); Channing Tindall @ UT (11/13/21)

Under Kirby Smart, Georgia has registered 24 scores on defense or special teams. The Dogs are 21-1 when they register a non-offensive score under Smart. This season, Georgia has had five: Christopher Smith’s 74-yd INTreturn (#3 CU); Jamon Dumas-Johnson’s 20-yd INT return (UAB); Safety (SC); Zamir White 0-yd return of blocked punt (#8 ARK); Nakobe Dean’s 50-yd INT return (UF); Safety (UM). The only loss came versus #8 UF in 2020.

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The Bulldogs are averaging 39.0 points/game and outscoring their opponents 546-135. The Bulldog defense and special teams have combined to score five TDs this year, two safeties and blocked five more potential points (one FG, two PATs).

Georgia has had nine touchdown passes that have covered at least 38 yards: JT Daniels, 38 yds. vs. USC, WR AD Mitchell; 43 yds. vs USC, WR Jermaine Burton; Stetson Bennett, 73 yds. vs. UAB, Burton; 61 yds. vs UAB, WR Arian Smith; 89 yds. vs. UAB, TE Brock Bowers; 60 yds. vs. #18 AU, WR Ladd McConkey; 77 yds. @ GT, Bowers; 57 yds. vs. #2 UM, Burton; 39 yds. vs. #2 UM, James Cook.

Explosive Play Summary In 2021 (12-yd rush, 16-yd completion)

Senior Stetson Bennett, a native of Blackshear, Ga., who was a Burlsworth Trophy finalist, began his career with the Bulldogs as a walk-on in 2017 when he was redshirted. Bennett transferred to Jones College (Miss.) where he started in 2018 and then returned to the Bulldogs on scholarship in 2019. He saw action that season in five games including throwing passes in four of them. In 2020, he started five games.

In his Bulldog career, Bennett is 13-3 as a starter and has completed 61.9 percent of his passes (274-for-443, 4077 yards, 37 TDs, 14 INTs). Also, he has 70 rushing attempts for 314 yards and four scores.

In 2021, Bennett has played in 13 games (10-1 as a starter) and is 168-for- 261 (64.4%) for 2,638 yards with 27 TDs and seven INTs. He has 48 carries for 283 yards.

He ranks fourth nationally in Passing Efficiency (176.8). The single-season school record in that category belongs to Aaron Murray at 174.8 in 2012.

JT Daniels started the season behind center but was sidelined versus UAB due to a lat injury. Bennett stepped in and started that game. Daniels returned against South Carolina and then left the Vanderbilt game after the first quarter with an aggravation of his injury. Bennett played most of the Vanderbilt game and then has served as the starter since the Oct. 2 win over No. 8 Arkansas.

Bennett helped Georgia complete a historic 8-0 SEC regular season and its first undefeated regular season since 1982.

Bennett was named the Offensive MVP of the Orangel Bowl/CFP Semifinal win over No. 2 Michigan. He completed 20 of his 30 attempts for 313 yards and three touchdowns against the highly-touted Wolverine defense, including Heisman Trophy runner-up Aiden Hutchinson.

Bennett posted career highs in completions (29), yards (340) and attempts (48) and threw for three touchdowns against No. 4 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

Bennett opened up the CFP Semifinal Orange Bowl going 9-for-9 for 92 yards and a touchdown, completing passes to five separate receivers. On a related note, in the games against Georgia Tech and Alabama, his first nine completions went to nine different receivers.

JT Daniels, an Irvine, Calif., native, served as UGA’s starting QB from game seven of the 2020 campaign through the 2021 opener.

Daniels did not play against UAB due to a lat injury as Stetson Bennett got the start in a 56-7 win. Daniels returned against South Carolina and played only in the first quarter against Vanderbilt during those Bulldog wins. He returned in the third quarter versus

Freshman TE Brock Bowers has a team-best 52 catches for 846 yards and 13 touchdowns (12 rec., one rush). All the aforementioned totals are school records by a TE in a single season. He is the 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year. In fact, Bowers’ 12 TD catches is a single-season UGA record by any pass catcher, breaking the mark previously held by SE Terrence Edwards in 2002.

Some notables from Bowers first season include: three 100-yard games; four touchdown receptions of 25+ yards; his first touchdown catch of his career was an 89-yarder from Stetson Bennett versus UAB, this was the ninth-longest passing TD in school history; had a 12-yard rushing touchdown on his first career carry at Vanderbilt, was the leading receiver with four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns and was named the SEC Freshman of the Week; was the team leader with six catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns against No. 11 Kentucky and was named SEC Freshman of the Week yet again as well as Mackey Award Tight End of the Week; had a 77-yard scoring reception from Bennett at Georgia Tech.

Junior Zamir White (147 attempts, 772 yards, 10 TDs) and senior James Cook (107 att., 651 yds., 7 TDs) split a majority of the carries.

White has led the team in rushing in seven games while Cook has done it five times. Junior Kenny McIntosh and sophomore Kendall Milton led the Bulldogs in rushing the other two games. White had 14 carries and went for 105 yards (7.5 per carry) and a TD in the win over Florida. His performance featured a 42-yard touchdown run. Milton returned against #2 Michigan after missing six games with a knee injury.

Cook finished with a career-high 104 rushing yards and three scores (2 rush, 1 rec.) in the victory over UT. Against Missouri, his one touchdown came out of the “Wild Dawg” formation.

McIntosh got his first start at Georgia Tech and carried the ball twice for 66 yards, including a season-long 59-yard touchdown scamper. Versus #2 Michigan, he completed his first career pass attempt for an 18-yard touchdown to AD Mitchell.

White, McIntosh and sophomore Daijun Edwards all scored rushing touchdowns at Vanderbilt, along with WR Ladd McConkey and TE Brock Bowers.

Senior Jamaree Salyer (LT), junior Warren Ericson (LG), redshirt freshman Sedrick Van Pran (C), fifth-year senior Justin Shaffer (RG) and redshirt sophomore Warren McClendon (RT) comprised the starting lineup for a seven-game stretch until the Missouri game on Nov. 6. Then, redshirt freshman Broderick Jones filled in for Salyer for four games after a foot injury. Salyer, who was named to the Walter Camp All-America Second Team, returned to the lineup against No. 4 Alabama. In the season opener versus No. 3 Clemson, redshirt freshman Tate Ratledge started at left guard, but a foot injury he sustained on the game’s first series has kept the Rome, Ga., native out of action since.

The unit has allowed only 11 sacks this year. That leads the SEC and ranks second nationally.

The Bulldog offensive line paved the way for five straight scores to start the Orange Bowl in building a 27-3 halftime lead. The unit did not allow a sack to the Wolverine defense, including Heisman Trophy runner-up Aiden Hutchinson, who ranked second nationally in sacks before the game. The Bulldogs finished with 521 yards of total offense, averaging 7.9 yards per play.

Georgia focused on the rushing game versus No. 8 Arkansas and finished with 56 attempts for 273 yards (4.9 yards/rush) and three touchdowns. This was the most rushing attempts in a game during the Kirby Smart era.

At No. 18 Auburn, the Bulldogs’ rushing attack picked up steam in the second half, gaining 165 yards to finish with 201 in the 34-10 win. Jones also filled in at LT in this game after Salyer went down with an ankle injury.

After starting the season thin at receiver, the Bulldogs have nearly returned all at the position back to action.

The Bulldogs spread the ball around, including 11 different receivers hauling in passes against #4 UA and nine catching balls versus #2 UM.

Prior to the victory over Missouri in Game 9, Georgia relied mostly on freshman TE Brock Bowers, junior Kearis Jackson, redshirt freshman Ladd McConkey and freshman AD Mitchell.

Georgia’s leading receivers have been freshmen Bowers (52 rec., 846 yds., 12 TDs), McConkey (30-444-5) and Mitchell (27-376-3), in addition to sophomore Burton (24-469-5).

George Pickens, the Bulldogs’ top returning receiver, injured his knee during spring practice and missed the first 11 games of the 2021 season. He made his 2021 debut against Georgia Tech, with one catch against the Jackets, and then had a pair of catches for 41 yards in the SEC Championship Game.

Jackson accounted for 97 all-purpose yards in the rout over Florida. He had a team-leading three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown while also taking care of return duties with a total of two returns. His 36-yard touchdown catch (his first of the year) before halftime put the Bulldogs up 17-0.

During the victory at No. 18 Auburn, McConkey hauled in a career-high five catches for 135 yards and a career-long 60-yard touchdown. He became the third Bulldog this year to have a receiving and rushing touchdown in the same game during the win at Vanderbilt. Both he and Bowers accomplished the feat versus the Commodores while senior RB James Cook did it against South Carolina and at Tennessee.

Cook, who has 25 catches for 269 yards and four touchdowns this year, tallied a team-best 147 all-purpose yards in the win at UT and 144 versus #2 Michigan in the Orange Bowl, including a 39-yard touchdown catch.

Georgia’s opponents in the regular season scored only 83 points.

Georgia has held 11 of its opponents to a season low in points with USC (13), UT (17) and UA (41) the only exceptions.

Georgia is the only FBS team to hold opposing offenses out of the end zone in six games this season.

No. 2 Michigan’s 11 points were the fewest the unit scored all year.

No. 3 Clemson’s three points were the fewest in the Dabo Swinney era and lowest since 2007 against Georgia Tech, a 13-3 loss under Tommy Bowden.

No. 11 Arkansas was shut out for the first time since 2018.

Defensive coordinator Dan Lanning, who will be heading to Oregon as the Ducks’ new head coach after the CFP National Championship Game, is finishing his fourth season at Georgia and the Bulldogs feature the nation’s top Scoring Defense allowing just 9.6 points/game. Georgia is second nationally in Total Defense (259.1 yards/game) and third in Rushing Defense (81.9).

Georgia leads the country in Red Zone defense. Opponents have advanced to the Red Zone only 28 times this season and 12 times have come away with no points.

The defense has allowed 12 TDs in 2021 while it has scored 3 TDs.

In six games this year, Georgia has not allowed an offensive TD and that leads all of the FBS.

Six times this year UGA has carried a shutout to the 4th quarter.

Florida avoided being shut out when it scored with 2:49 left in the contest in a 34-7 loss to the Bulldogs.

While some may refer to Georgia as “RBU,” one could make a case for “DBU” with the recent Bulldogs now in the NFL, including four who were drafted last season (Eric Stokes, 1st Round, Green Bay; Tyson Campbell, 2nd Round, Jacksonville; Richard LeCounte, 5th round, Cleveland; Mark Webb, 7th round, L.A. Chargers).

Junior safety Lewis Cine ranks second on the team lead with 66 tackles. Cine had five stops in the win over No. 2 Michigan.

Former All-ACC First Team selection Derion Kendrick (Clemson) has started all 14 games with 38 stops and a team-high four picks. He had five tackles and two interceptions to earn Defensive MVP honors in the Orange Bowl victory over No. 2 Michigan.

Christopher Smith scored the only TD in the win over No. 3 Clemson on a 74-yard interception return (the first pick of his career). He earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after that. Smith returned to action versus No. 4 Alabama after missing the previous two games with an injury.

Redshirt freshman Kelee Ringo seniors William Poole and Latavious Brini are manning the cornerback spots for the Bulldogs this season.

Walk-on redshirt sophomore Dan Jackson got his first start versus No. 11 Kentucky while Smith was out with a shoulder injury. During the 37-0 win over No. 8 Arkansas, he blocked a punt in the first quarter that was recovered by Zamir White in the end zone for a touchdown to put Georgia up 21-0.

Outland Trophy and Bednarik Award winner Jordan Davis joins fifth-year Devonte Wyatt and sophomore Jalen Carter as the veterans in the center of the defensive line. Davis was also a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, joining teammate Nakobe Dean on the 2021 Waler Camp All-America First Team. This season Davis, Wyatt and Carter have tallied 20 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, one blocked FG, a blocked PAT, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Davis scored his first career touchdown on a carry from the 1-yard line against CSU.

In the Orange Bowl victory over #2 Michigan, the trio combined for six tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery.

Davis, Wyatt and Carter burst onto the national scene in the opener versus No. 3 Clemson. The trio combined for eight tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks, and a pass breakup.

The trio is joined by versatile junior Travon Walker who has started all 14 games. Walker has 34 stops, 6.5 TFLs, five sacks and a team-high 29 QB hurries.

Junior Nakobe Dean leads the team in tackles with 68 and won this year’s Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The 2021 Wuerffel Trophy finalist became only the third Butkus “double crown” winner after also collecting the 2018 high school honor. In addition, Dean was named the captain of this year’s Allstate AFCA Good Works Team thanks to the fan vote and his dedication to the community.

Dean is the leader of the 2021 defense. He helped stifle the Michigan offense in the Capital One Orange Bowl with seven stops, including two tackles for loss and a sack, and forced a fumble.

Dean had seven tackles and returned his second career interception 50 yards for a touchdown against Florida. The pick-six capped a flurry of big plays by the Bulldogs who scored 21 points in a span of two minutes and nine seconds to build a 24-0 halftime advantage. Georgia scored three touchdowns off three turnovers and needed just two offensive plays.

Senior Quay Walker ranks third on the team with 59 tackles. He had six in the recent victory over No. 2 Michigan and posted a career-high 13 stops against the Gators.

Junior Nolan Smith is one of two linebackers on the outside. He led the Bulldogs with eight tackles in the CFP Semifinal to go along with a sack and a forced fumble. Smith has 49 stops and seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks to go along with a blocked punt versus Missouri.

Smith finished with four stops, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and his first career interception during the win over Florida and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week.

Senior ILB Channing Tindall is tied for third on the team in tackles with 59. He earned Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14 after his game at Tennessee (eight tackles, three sacks, forced fumble).

Since the arrival of Kirby Smart in 2016, the Bulldogs have featured talented defenses, and the 2021 edition could be the best one yet. From 2016- 2018, Mel Tucker served as the defensive coordinator before leaving to take the head coaching job at Colorado (now at Michigan St.). Dan Lanning is in his fourth year at UGA (2018, OLB coach), including his third season as the Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator.

One reason the Bulldogs were the top-ranked team in the country for much of the 2021 regular season was their defense

Scoring average prior to facing the Bulldogs

Georgia’s defense has been very impressive, ranking No. 1 nationally in Scoring Defense (9.6 points per game). The Bulldogs have allowed just 135 points this year including posting a total of three shutouts (two of those in SEC contests). Georgia has finished as the NCAA leader in Scoring Defense twice. The 1968 squad allowed 9.8 ppg, going 8-1-2. The 2019 team allowed 12.6 ppg and finished 12-2.

Total Points Allowed Under Smart
135 in 2021 with a 13-1 record (8-0 SEC)
232 in 2017: Finished 13-2 (7-1 SEC)
176 in 2019: Finished 12-2 (6-1 SEC)
200 in 2020: Finished 8-2 (7-2 SEC)
269 in 2018; Finished 11-3 (7-1 SEC)
312 in 2016: Finished 7-5 (4-4 SEC)

Senior Jake Camarda is arguably the most valuable special teams player among all Bulldogs this season, as he has for nearly all of his four years. Since his collegiate debut in 2018, the Norcross, Ga., native has handled all punting duties and has also served as the holder on 315 consecutive placement kicks. On top of that, Camarda has also handled kickoff duties almost exclusively since the fourth game of the 2020 season.

Camarda is closing in on the school record for career punting average. His current average of 45.8 yards per punt betters 2009 Ray Guy Award winner Drew Butler, who owns the Bulldog record with a 45.4 mark. This year, Camarda is averaging 47.0 yards/punt, having placed 15 inside in the 20 and 16 have been 50+.

Camarda was the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year last season and was a finalist for the Ray Guy Award. He posted an SEC-best 46.6 average that ranked fourth in the country and was named a FWAA Second-Team All-American. Camarda was a preseason All-American at his position in 2021.

For his career, junior PK Jack Podlesny is 33-for-41 on field goals and 106-for-107 on PATs. This year, he is 20-for-25 on FGs and 68-for-69 on PATs. Podlesny capped last season by earning Offensive MVP honors at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. In the 24-21 win over #8 Cincinnati, Podlesny accounted for 10 points, including the game-winning 53-yard FG with three seconds remaining.

Georgia entered the 2021 season with the NCAA record for Consecutive PATs Made. The streak ended with a miss versus No. 11 Kentucky at 363 and involved six kickers (Marshall Morgan, Patrick Beless, William Ham, David Marvin, Rodrigo Blankenship and Podlesny). The streak dated back to 2014.

Georgia’s snappers this year include returning starters junior Payne Walker and redshirt sophomore William Mote. Walker snaps on field goals and PATs, while Mote handles the snaps for punts.

Georgia had seven first-time starters in the 2021 season opener against No. 3 Clemson in Charlotte. The Bulldogs had 19 first-time starters in 2020, including seven in the opener. vs. #3 CU: Bowers, McConkey, Ratledge, Van Pran, Kendrick (1st at UGA), Speed, T. Walker

vs. #3 CU: Bowers, McConkey, Ratledge, Van Pran, Kendrick (1st at UGA), Speed, T. Walker
vs. UAB: none
vs. SC: Mitchell
@ VU: Ringo
vs. #8 ARK: none
@ #18 AU: Anderson
vs. #11 UK: Jackson
vs. UF: none
vs. UM: Jones
@ UT: None
CSU: Beal
GT: McIntosh
vs. #4 UA: None
vs. #2 Mich.: None

During the 2021 season opener, six true freshmen saw action against the Tigers in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium.

In 2020, a total of 10 true freshmen played for the Bulldogs.

vs. #3 CU: James Cook, JT Daniels & Nakobe Dean
vs. UAB: Jamaree Sayler, Zamir White, Christopher Smith
vs. SC: Channing Tindall, Jordan Davis, Kearis Jackson
@ VU: Jake Camarda, John FitzPatrick, Nolan Smith
vs. 8 ARK: Cook, Salyer, Smith
@ #18 AU: Quay Walker, Warren Ericson, Devonte Wyatt
vs. #11 UK: White, Travon Walker, Dean
vs. UF: Adam Anderson, Cook, Salyer, Q. Walker
vs. UM: Justin Shaffer, Jackson, T. Walker
@ UT: Cook, Q, Walker, Dean
vs. CSU: Tindall, Wyatt, White
@ GT: Salyer, Shaffer, Lewis Cine

Georgia is +2 in turnover margin in 2021. The Bulldogs have scored 73 points off 13 turnovers. Opponents have scored 30 points off 11 Georgia miscues.

vs. #3 CU: (W, 10-3) UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; CU got no points off 2 turnovers.
vs. UAB: (W, 56-7) UGA got 14 points off 3 turnovers; UAB got 7 points off 1 turnover
vs. SC: (W, 40-13) UGA got 14 points off 2 turnovers; SC got 13 points off 3 turnovers
@ VU: (W, 62-0) UGA got 14 points off 3 turnovers; VU got no points off 1 turnover
#8 ARK: (W, 37-0) Neither team had turnovers
@ #18 AU: (W, 34-10) UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; UGA had no turnovers
vs. #11 UK: (W, 30-13) No turnovers for either team
vs. UF: (W, 34-7) UGA got 21 points off 3 turnovers; UF got 7 points off 3 turnovers
vs. UM: (W, 43-6) UGA did not force any turnovers; UM got 3 points off 1 turnover
@ UT: (W, 41-17) UGA got 14 points off 2 turnovers; UGA had no turnovers
CSU: (W, 56-7) UGA got no points off 1 turnover; CSU got 7 points off 3 turnovers
@ GT: (W, 45-0) No turnovers for either team
vs. #4 UA: Q. Walker, Cook, White, Dean
vs. #2 Mich.: Davis, Dean, Salyer, White

UGA has 39 plays that have covered 25 yards or more while opponents have 13.

GAME 1: #5 Georgia vs. #3 Clemson (W, 10-3)
UGA: 2 plays; Longest: 74-yard KOR TD (C. Smith)
#3 CU: 1 play; 44-yard pass (Uiagalelei to Ngata)

GAME 2: #2 Georgia vs. UAB (W, 56-7)
UGA: 7 plays; 89-yard TD pass (Bennett to Bowers)
UAB: 1 play; 61-yard INT return for TD (K. Swoopes)

GAME 3: #2 Georgia vs. South Carolina (W, 40-13)
UGA: 3 plays; 43-yd TD pass (Daniels to Burton)
SC: 5 plays; 61-yd pass (Nolan to Vann)

GAME 4: #2 Georgia @ Vanderbilt (W, 62-0)
UGA: 5 plays; 29-yd TD pass (Bennett to Bowers)
VU: 0 plays

GAME 5: #2 Georgia vs. #8 Arkansas (W, 37-0)
UGA: 1 play; 27-yd pass (Bennett to McIntosh)
#8 ARK: 0 plays

GAME 6: #2 Georgia @ #18 Auburn (W, 34-10)
UGA: 5 plays; 60-yd TD pass (Bennett to McConkey)
#18 AU: 4 plays; 31-yd pass (Nix to Newton)

GAME 7: #1 Georgia vs. 11 Kentucky (W, 30-13)
UGA: 3 plays; 35-yd rush (Milton)
#11 UK: None

GAME 8: #1 Georgia vs. Florida (W, 34-7)
UGA: 6 plays; 50-yd INT return for TD (Dean)
UF: None

GAME 9: #1 Georgia vs. Missouri (W, 43-6)
UGA: 7 plays; 47-yd pass (Bennett to Burton)
UM: 2 plays: 31-yd pass (Macon to Dove)

GAME 10: #1 Georgia @ Tennessee (W, 41-17)
UGA: 1 play; 39-yd TD rush (Cook)
UT: 3 plays: 53-yd pass (Milton to Tillman)

GAME 11: #1 Georgia vs. CSU (W, 56-7)
UGA: 7 plays; 40-yd rushes (Cook & White-TD)
CSU: 3 plays: 65-yd fumble return for TD (Schwarting)

GAME 12: #1 Georgia @ Georgia Tech (W, 45-0)
UGA: 4 plays; 77-yd TD pass (Bennett to Bowers)
GT: 1 play: 40-yd pass (Yates to Leonard)

GAME 13: #1 Georgia vs. #3 UA (L, 41-24)
UGA: 4 plays; 37-yd pass (Bennett to Pickens)
#3 UA: 4 plays: 67-yd TD pass (Young to Williams)

GAME 14: #3 Georgia vs. #2 UM (W, 34-11)
UGA: 5 plays; 57-yd TD pass (Bennett to Burton)
#2 UM: 4 plays: 43-yd pass (McCarthy to Edwards)

The Bulldogs have six touchdown drives that consisted of just one play each. They had two versus UAB covering 61 and 89 yards. The next one came at AU for 60 yards and the Bulldogs had two against Florida (11 yds., 36 yds.) and one versus CSU (40 yds.).