UGA Football: Georgia vs Oklahoma – Defense Leads Bulldogs Past Sooners

ATHENS, Ga. — In a game often controlled by the defenses, the No. 2-ranked Georgia football team forced four turnovers, returning one for a touchdown, and rolled to a 41-13 win over Oklahoma in front of a sellout crowd of 93.033 on Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia linebacker Chris Cole’s 85-yard fumble return for a touchdown was part of a 21-point second quarter for the Bulldogs, who led 28-0 at halftime. Cole finished with a pair of fumble recoveries, safety KJ Bolden had an interception, and safety Rasean Dinkins also had a fumble recovery. Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC) had a combined 137 return yards on the four takeaways.

Linebacker Raylen Wilson, who forced one of the fumbles, led the Bulldogs with 11 tackles, including a sack. Cole added eight tackles and a sack. A week after holding Arkansas to 17 rushing yards on 20 carries, Georgia held Oklahoma to 65 yards on 35 attempts.

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UGA Football: Georgia vs Oklahoma Post Game Notes

SEC Success And Piling Up The Points

With a 41-13 victory today, the Bulldogs improved to 2-0 in the SEC this season and 32-4 in SEC home games in the Kirby Smart era. Overall, the Bulldogs are now 59-5 in SEC games under Smart. With the latest win, the Bulldogs lead the overall series with OU 2-0.

The Bulldogs now have scored 219 points this year, and that’s the best four-game total to start a season since 1910 (237).

Georgia has scored 40+ points in all four games to start a season for the first time since 2018.

Second-ranked Georgia has a 4-0 start for the seventh time in 11 seasons under Smart.

Defensive Review

OU finished with 13 points on 296 yards of offense on 69 plays. The final score came with 3:23 left and trailing 41-6.

In the first half, OU posted no points, tallying 140 yards of offense (1-rush, 139-pass) on 33 plays.

Today marked Georgia’s first shutout in the first half since the 2025 SEC Championship Game win over Alabama.

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