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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia defense quieted the nation’s most prolific offense. The Georgia offense was explosive at times and extremely efficient at others. And at the end, amid a roaring and raucous atmosphere Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium, the Bulldogs walked off of Dooley Field still undefeated.

Quarterback Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, while the Bulldog defense sacked Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker six times during a battle of unbeatens that Georgia won 27-13.

According to the Associated Press, Saturday’s game was just the fifth regular-season meeting this century featuring teams ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in its media poll (the Vols were tied with Ohio State). In the first College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday, Tennessee was ranked No. 1 and Georgia No. 3, with Ohio State in between them. In the AFCA Coaches Poll, Georgia remained No. 1 this week and UT stayed at No. 3.

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No. 3 Georgia beats No. 1 Tennessee 27-13Bulldogs Topple CFP No. 1 Team:

• Georgia moves its record to 9-0 (6-0 SEC) with a 27-13 victory over #1 Tennessee (8-1, 4-1 SEC).
• Georgia improves to 3-5 all-time against the No. 1 ranked team in school history. The other wins over No. 1 teams came against Florida (28-3 in Jacksonville) in 1985 and Alabama (33-18) for the 2022 CFP National Championship.
• Tonight marked the highest ranked matchup in the history of Sanford Stadium that opened in 1929 with No. 3 Georgia beating No. 1 UT (CFP rankings).
• The Bulldogs now have won 24 straight regular season games including their last 17 SEC games in that span.
• Georgia now leads the UT series 27-23-2. They have won six in a row, all by double digits.
• Head coach Kirby Smart is now 6-1 against UT and 75-15 overall.
• With today’s win, Georgia is now 4-1 as the No. 3 CFP team in the land. On Selection Day in 2017, Georgia made the CFP and went 1-1, outlasting No. 2 Oklahoma in 2OT in the Rose Bowl and falling in OT to No. 4 Alabama for the national title. Last year, Georgia again was No. 3 on Selection Day and then beat No. 2 Michigan 34-11 in the CFP Semifinal/Capital One Orange Bowl, then No. 1 Alabama 33-18 for the 2022 CFP national title.

Defensive Honors The Standard:

• Georgia came in ranked 2nd nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 10.5 points a game while UT came in leading the nation in scoring (49.4 ppg). The Bulldogs built a 24-6 halftime lead and ultimately won 27-13.
• The 13 points was the lowest scored by the Vols under coach Josh Heupel.
• The Vols finished with 289 ya

Saturday’s mega-matchup of the top two college football teams in the country, Georgia versus Tennessee, had all of the makings of an instant classic between the hedges. But the Bulldogs’ defense wouldn’t allow it.

“I feel like the way we prepared through the week, man, the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday practices, those days we get after it — we practice hard, we really practice hard. I feel like the game isn’t won on Saturday, the game is won throughout the week,” said defensive back Javon Bullard, who had two sacks in Georgia’s 27-13 takedown of the Volunteers at Sanford Stadium.

It was a battle of unbeatens, a battle between the defending national champions and a resurgent Tennessee squad fresh off impressive wins against Alabama and Kentucky. It was a battle between the Volunteers’ turbo-charged offense and the Bulldogs’ super-stout defense.

“I didn’t know what to expect. We knew it was going to be a good game, and they’re a great team, so we went out and did what we had to do,” said wideout Ladd McConkey, who led the offense with five catches for 94 yards and caught a 37-yard touchdown pass that put the Bulldogs up 14-3 late in the first quarter.

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