UGA Football: Georgia vs Florida – Bowens TD Run Lifts Bulldogs Past Gators

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Running back Chauncey Bowens broke free for a 36-yard touchdown run with 4:36 to play in the fourth quarter to lift the fifth-ranked Georgia football team to a 24-20 win over Florida on Saturday at EverBank Stadium. It was Georgia’s fifth straight win over the Gators and the Bulldogs’ fourth come-from-behind win in SEC play this season.

Georgia trailed 20-17 midway through the final period when its defense got a big stop on fourth-and-1 at the UGA 18-yard line, and the offense responded by driving for the go-ahead score. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 SEC) had to rally in the second half to beat then-No. 15 Tennessee, Auburn and then-No. 5 Ole Miss, and they did it again Saturday.

Florida (3-5, 2-3) took the lead early in the fourth, but the Georgia defense turned the Gators over on downs on their final two possessions. The Bulldogs out-gained the Gators 361-281.

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UGA Football: Georgia vs Florida Post Game Notes

Hard To Kill
Today marked the fourth time this year that the Bulldogs trailed in the 4th quarter of an SEC game, and they are 3-1 in those contests.

Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) has trailed early and late in five of its six SEC games with UK the only contest where the Bulldogs led wire-to-wire. Overall this year, Georgia has rallied to beat No. 15 Tennessee in Knoxville, at Auburn, No. 5 Ole Miss in Athens and now UF in Jacksonville.

Series History
With today’s 24-20 win, Georgia extended its winning streak in the series to five and now hold a 58-44-2 edge in the series history. The Bulldogs are 8-2 against UF under Kirby Smart. The Bulldogs are now 38-3 in their past 41 SEC regular season games.
Review Of the Offense
Georgia finished with 361 yards of offense (138-rushing, 223 passing) on 68 plays in its latest win over UF, a 24-20 decision. Georgia came in averaging 33.7 points a game while UF allowed just 22.4.

Georgia trailed 20-17 with 7:54 left today and responded with a go-ahead TD. The drive featured an 18-yard completion to Branch on 3rd-and-8 at the UGA 20 and a 36-yard TD by Chauncey Bowens to cap an 82-yard drive on seven plays in 3:18 for a 24-20 lead with 4:36 left.

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