UGA Football: Dawgs Cruise to 43-6 Win Over Missouri

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Missouri 4-5 , 1-4
43
 Georgia 9-0 , 7-0
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
Missouri 3 0 0 3 6
Georgia 7 19 14 3 43

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats MIZ UGA
Total Yards 273 505
Pass Yards 152 337
Rushing Yards 121 168
Penalty Yards 5-25 4-35
1st Downs 15 25
3rd Downs 6-17 4-9
4th Downs 2-4 2-2
TOP 31:53 28:07

ATHENS, Ga. — Stetson Bennett threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, Georgia’s offense amassed 505 total yards, and the defense was as stout as ever in the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 43-6 win over Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia (9-0, 7-0 SEC), which clinched the SEC East Division championship last week, didn’t lead from start to finish as it has in nearly every game this season. Missouri (4-5, 1-4) struck first Saturday, taking advantage of a long punt return to go up 3-0 on a Harrison Mevis 36-yard field goal with 5:50 left in the first quarter.

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UGA Football: No. 1 Georgia vs. Missouri – Postgame Notes

Another Dominating Effort By The Defense: Top-ranked Georgia, the national leader in Scoring Defense (6.6 ppg), held Missouri to just two field goals in a 43-6 win to improve to 9-0 (7-0 SEC). Also, there was a goal-line stand that ended with three seconds left in the game when the Tigers turned it over on downs. UM came in averaging 34.8 points a game.

Georgia now has held eight of its nine opponents to their lowest scoring tally of year (USC is the exception). The 59 points allowed through nine games is the lowest in a season at this point since 1971 (53 points).

Georgia trailed for only the second time this year (@Auburn 3-0 in 1st quarter for a total of 5:29) when Missouri made a 35-yard FG with 5:50 left in the opening quarter. It was a seven play, 33-yard drive. Today, Georgia trailed for 5:08 before responding on its next drive for a 7-3 lead with 42 seconds left in the 1st quarter. Tiger RB Tyler Badie came in averaging a league-leading 123.6 ypg, and he finished with just 41 yards.

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UGA Football: Game Notes – Top Ranked Georgia Hosts Missouri

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, November 6 – 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (92,746) | Athens, Ga.
  • 2021 Records: Georgia 8-0 (6-0 SEC), Missouri 4-4 (1-3 SEC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Missouri All-Time Series Results: UGA 9-1
  • Rankings: Georgia #1, Missouri NR
  • TV: ESPN – Joe Tessitore (PxP), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: SiriusXM: 135/191/962
  • Web Stats: GameTracker
  • Twitter: #MIZvsUGA
  • ReBroadcast: SEC Network: TBA

 

Georgia 2021 Averages Missouri
37.9 Scoring Offense 34.8
6.6 Scoring Defense 36.0
+3 Turnover Margin +4
420.6 Total Offense 452.8
192.8 Rushing Offense 174.5
227.9 Passing Offense 278.3
6.0 Punt Returns 1.7
21.3 Kickoff Returns 19.9

Georgia Clinches Fourth SEC Eastern Division Title In Five Years

The Bulldogs clinched a spot in the 2021 SEC Championship Game with their 34-7 win over Florida and teamed with Kentucky’s 31-17 loss at Mississippi State over the weekend. Georgia tied the record for the earliest (Oct. 30) in league history to clinch, joining Auburn (2004) and Alabama (1993). This will mark the Bulldogs’ fourth trip to the SECCG in the last five years (2017-19) during Kirby Smart‘s sixth year as head coach. Georgia will make its ninth appearance in the SECCG where the Dogs are 3-5, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2017.

Dogs Atop The Polls

For the fourth straight week, Georgia is ranked No. 1 in the AP/Coaches polls. This marks the first time since the 2008 preseason that the Bulldogs have carried the top ranking in both polls. During the 1982 regular season, the Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 for five straight weeks.

The last time Georgia was No. 1 in the College Football Playoff poll was for two weeks during the 2017 season (Oct. 31, Nov. 7). The first 2021 CFP ranking will be released on Tuesday.

Georgia-Missouri Series History

The Bulldogs hold a 9-1 edge in the series history with Missouri. The first meeting came in the 1960 Orange Bowl in Miami, and the Bulldogs posted a 14-0 victory to cap a 10-1 season under coach Wallace Butts. The Bulldogs have faced the Tigers just 10 times because they did not play again until Missouri joined the SEC in 2012. That year, the Tigers played host to Georgia in their first-ever SEC contest.

1960: W, 14-0 (Miami, Fla.) 2015: W, 9-6 (Athens) 2019: W, 27-0 (Athens)
2012: W, 41-20 (Columbia, Mo.) 2016: W, 28-27 (Columbia) 2020: W, 49-14 (Columbia)
2013: L, 41-26 (Athens) 2017: W, 53-28 (Athens)
2014: W, 34-0 (Columbia) 2018: W, 43-29 (Columbia)

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