Field Street Forum

ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team looked different Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium, dressed in all white for the first time ever, but the result was like so many games that have preceded it. Behind another strong outing from quarterback Gunner Stockton and the Georgia defense, the Bulldogs walloped Western Kentucky, 70-20.

Stockton, who was 15 of 16 passing with three touchdowns in last week’s opener against Tennessee State, completed 13 of 16 attempts against the Hilltoppers. He threw for 234 yards and tied a program record with five passing touchdowns. As a team, Georgia (2-0) had 493 yards of offense while holding Western Kentucky (0-2) to 225.

Georgia linebacker Anthony Kruah forced a fumble on the opening kickoff, and cornerback Demello Jones recovered the loose ball at the Hilltopper 18-yard line. Two plays later, Stockton hit tight end Ethan Barbour for a 7-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead 61 seconds into the game. It was the first touchdown of Barbour’s career.

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For the first time since 1915, Georgia has had back-to-back games with at least 60 points. That year, it was the first two games in Athens too, blanking Newberry 79-0 and Dahlonega 64-0. This year, second-ranked Georgia (2-0) has a 63-3 win over Tennessee State and a 70-20 win over WKU today.

Georgia’s 70 points today was the most since 1994 when it beat Northeast Louisiana 70-6 here.

For the first time since the 2011 win over New Mexico State, Georgia had nine different Bulldogs score a TD (Tyriq Green scored two).

In the first half, Georgia’s 49 points tied a school record for Most Points In One Half since 1950. Georgia also scored 49 in the first half against Charleston Southern in 2021, New Mexico State in 2011 and Northeast Louisiana in 1994. In the first half today, Georgia had 343 yards.

Georgia had four TD drives in under a minute today plus a defensive TD and a special teams TD.

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The Bulldogs were preseason ranked No. 3 (AP). They are among the teams with designs on advancing to the College Football Playoff and challenging for another title. Georgia features seven returning starters on offense including fifth-year All-SEC quarterback Gunner Stockton and All-SEC junior tailbacks Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens. Eight starters return on defense including All-American juniors KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV and veteran starters in seniors Raylen Wilson, Jordan Hall and Gabe Harris Jr., plus junior Quintavius Johnson. Also, the special teams unit is headlined by senior All-SEC placekicker Peyton Woodring. In 2025, the Bulldogs were one of the youngest teams in the country with 54 percent of the roster consisting of players in their first or second season in Athens. In 2026, the Bulldogs brought in only nine scholarship transfers, the fewest in the SEC.

Selflessness: In the offseason, the Bulldogs studied the 2025 NBA Champion OKC Thunder and noted how they led the league in eight major defensive and team statistical categories and most importantly, “seflessness,” according to Coach Kirby Smart. He aims for the 2026 Bulldogs to showcase that trait.

Georgia opened the season with a 63-3 home victory over Tennessee State, tallying 660 yards of total offense on 60 plays while allowing just 99 yards on 58 plays. In 2025, Georgia’s scoring defense ranked 10th nationally at 17.6 ppg while the scoring offense averaged 32.1 ppg, good for 28th nationally. This Saturday, the Bulldogs face Western Kentucky (0-1) who fell 49-14 at Nevada last week. WKU registered 367 yards of offense on 82 plays. Nevada managed 486 yards of offense on 58 plays.

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