UGA Football Fans Party Under the Lights in Sanford Stadium Against Undefeated Kentucky
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart and No. 1 UGA football are cruising right now over Kentucky. Heading into the 4th quarter, the Bulldogs led 44-13, and Bulldog fans “lit up” Sanford Stadium.
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Bulldogs Welcome Ranked Matchup Under The Lights
Top-ranked Georgia meets No. 20 Kentucky in a battle of unbeatens Saturday night at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. Both teams are 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the SEC. ESPN will televise the matchup at 7 p.m., and SEC Nation will be on campus starting Friday. SEC Nation was in Lexington last week for UK’s win over No. 22 Florida.
The Bulldogs have won a record 13 straight in the series including 16-6 in Lexington last year that featured a 99-yard TD drive by the Wildcats in the fourth quarter. Georgia had just three possessions in the first half that resulted in three field goals for a 9-0 edge. Kentucky’s last win over Georgia came in 2009 in Athens. Georgia leads the all-time series 62-12-2 including 31-4-2 at home. The last ranked matchup between the two came here in 2021 when top-ranked Georgia beat No. 11 Kentucky 30-13.
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Getting Off The Field
One of the keys to Georgia’s latest SEC win was its ability stop Auburn on third down. The Tigers were just 2-for-12 in third down conversions while the Bulldogs were 8-for-13. Georgia is ranked sixth nationally in third down defense, allowing opponents to convert just under 25 percent of the time. The last two years, Georgia’s offense has had limited possessions against Kentucky due to some methodical drives by the Wildcats. Last year, UK had the second longest non-scoring possession in Georgia history as it held the football for 10:20. It was a 13-play, 57-yard drive that ended with a Bulldog interception by Kelee Ringo at the UGA 2 yard line. In 2021, UK had the longest ever scoring possession by an opponent, holding the football for 11:23, going 75 yards in 22 plays that ended with a TD.
About Kentucky
* 5-0 (2-0 SEC) for the third time in the last six seasons under Mark Stoops (also 2018 and 2021). Now in his 11th season, Stoops is 71-59 and is the second longest tenured SEC coach.
* Ranks 19th in Scoring Defense, giving up just 15.2 points/game.
* Held each of its first five opponents of the season under 100 yards rushing for the first time in school history.
* Has forced a turnover in nine consecutive regular-season games, going back to last season.
* Senior transfer Ray Davis (76 rush, 594 yards, 8 TDs), who began his career at Temple and then Van- derbilt, had a monster day in the latest win over No. 22 Florida this past Saturday. He had 26 carries for a career-high 280 yards and a career-best three touchdowns rushing plus a nine-yard touchdown reception. * Sophomore DB Maxwell Hairston has a team-best 33 tackles and three INTs.
Bulldogs Again Among The Leaders In Scoring Defense
Since the arrival of Kirby Smart in 2016, the Bulldogs have featured talented defenses and twice led the nation in Scoring Defense. This season, Georgia is ranked 14th nationally allowing 13.0 points/game. The Bulldogs return 12 players who have starting experience from a group that ranked fifth nationally in 2022 allowing opponents only 14.3 points per contest.
We’ve Gone Streaking
* Georgia is on a school record 22-game winning streak that began with a 34-11 win over Michigan in the 2021 CFP semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.
* Georgia is enjoying a school record streak of 32 consecutive regular season victories that dates to a 31-24 home triumph over Mississippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. That’s the longest streak in the FBS.
* Georgia has won 21 regular season SEC games in a row dating back to a 31-24 win over Missis- sippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. The Bulldogs school record for consecutive SEC wins is 23, which was set during a stretch from 1980 to 1983.
* The Bulldogs are 34-1 in their last 35 games including back-to-back national championships.
* The Bulldogs have won 22 straight at home. The current streak began with a 21-0 win over Ken- tucky on Oct. 19, 2019. Georgia’s longest home winning streak is 24 set from 1980-83.