Field Street Forum

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team relied on a prolific passing attack to knock off Vanderbilt, 38-14, at Sanford Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Gunner Stockton threw three touchdown passes and the Bulldogs gained 295 yards through the air in the Homecoming win.

With the Bulldog rushing attack held in check for much of the game, Stockton and the passing game picked the Commodores apart on numerous lengthy drives. Stockton completed 25 of 32 passes for a season-high 295 yards. He also ran the ball seven times for 22 yards. Georgia (5-0, 3-0 SEC), which got a 59-yard run from Bo Walker in the final minutes, finished with 176 rushing yards on 34 carries.

Defensively, Georgia held Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-2) to 293 yards of offense, including just 61 in the second half. Safety KJ Bolden and linebacker Raylen Wilson had seven tackles each to pace the defense. It was the Bulldogs’ seventh straight win over the Commodores.

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Second-ranked Georgia is off to a 5-0 start for the seventh time in 11 seasons under head coach Kirby Smart.

The Bulldogs have scored 257 points, and that’s the second best five-game total to start a Georgia season, trailing only the 1910 team (258).

The Bulldogs are now 122-21 overall including 60-5 at home under Smart.

With a 38-14 victory today, the Bulldogs improved to 3-0 in the SEC and 33-4 in SEC home games in the Smart era.

With the latest win, the Bulldogs lead the series with VU 62-20-2 and have won the past seven meetings. Also, Georgia improves to 84-18-2 in Homecoming Games.

For the year, the Bulldogs are outscoring their opponents 257-67 for a +190 differential.

VU was blanked in the 2nd half and finished with 14 points on 293 yards on 51 plays today.

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