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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Powered by a dominant rushing attack, the No. 1-ranked Georgia football team held off Kentucky, 16-6, on a cold Saturday afternoon at Kroger Field.

With the win, the Bulldogs clinched a second straight undefeated run through their SEC regular-season schedule. It was Georgia’s 13th win in a row over the Wildcats.

Kenny McIntosh led the way on the ground, rushing for a career-high 143 yards and a 9-yard touchdown on 19 attempts. Georgia (11-0, 8-0 SEC) outgained the Wildcats 365-289, gaining 249 yards rushing on 44 carries.

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Bulldogs Complete Another Perfect SEC Regular Season:
*Top-ranked Georgia moves its record to 11-0 (8-0 SEC) with a 16-6 road victory over UK to post a perfect league mark for the second year in a row under Kirby Smart. They have gone 6-0 versus the East for the fourth time since 2017.
*Georgia is just the 3rd SEC team since 1992 to post back-to-back 8-0 league marks, joining Alabama (2008-09) and UF (1995-96).
*Georgia has tallied at least 11 wins for the fifth time in the Smart era and 14th time overall in school history.
*The 2022 senior class has matched the school record for wins now with a 45-5 mark. The 2021 class posted a 45-8 mark.
*Georgia’s average margin of victory in its SEC games was 25.5. For the 2021 club, it was 31.9 points.
*The Bulldogs now have won 26 straight regular season games including their last 19 SEC games in that span.
*Georgia has won 13 straight over UK and now leads the series 62-12-2. Smart is 7-0 against UK and 77-15 overall.
*Georgia is 11-0 for the second straight year, Before the 2021 season, the last time Georgia was 11-0 was 1982.

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It’s not like the Georgia football team isn’t aware of the incredible run the Bulldogs have been on for more than two years. The guys know, and the returning players have a big national championship ring to remind them of what happened last season, but one of the keys to sustaining success is not being caught up in that success.

Easier said than done.

“It’s just our standard,” senior running back Kenny McIntosh said this week as the undefeated and No. 1-ranked Bulldogs wrap up SEC play at Kentucky. “Every week, we know what we’ve got to do. It’s just another opponent, somebody in our way. … You go out and practice hard, and the game should take care of itself.”

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