Field Street Forum

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1-ranked Georgia football team built a big lead, saw it disappear, then built it up again, before finally finishing off Florida, 42-20, on Saturday afternoon at TIAA Bank Field.

Georgia (8-0, 5-0 SEC) jumped out to a 21-0 lead but later hurt itself with three turnovers that helped Florida (4-4, 1-4) get back in the game. The Bulldogs finished with 555 yards of offense to the Gators’ 371.

Quarterback Stetson Bennett threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns, while the ground game produced 239 yards and four touchdowns. Daijun Edwards (106 yards, Georgia’s first 100-yard rushing game of the season) and Kenny McIntosh (90 yards) both scored two rushing touchdowns.

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Bulldogs Register Another Victory:

Top-ranked Georgia improves to 8-0 (5-0 SEC) with a 42-20 victory over Florida.

The Bulldogs now have won 23 straight regular season games including their last 16 SEC games in that span.

Georgia’s 555 yards of total offense was the most-ever against the Gators, eclipsing the 502 in 1976.

Georgia now leads the UF series 55-44-2. Head coach Kirby Smart is 5-2 against UF and 74-15 overall.

Defensive Highlights:

Georgia came in ranked second nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 9.1 points a game. Florida was held to 20 points including just three in the first half. UF scored 10 points off three Bulldog turnovers.

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