UGA Football Fans Celebrate Going into the 4th Q vs. Missouri by Lighting Up Sanford
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart and No. 1 UGA football are taking on Missouri in massive showdown in Sanford Stadium on a Saturday night Between the Hedges. Here is a look at the crowd Between the Hedges as fans Light up Sanford.
Georgia is 42-4 at home in the Kirby Smart era, including 11-1 against ranked opponents. In fact, the Bulldogs have won their last 11 games in Athens versus ranked opponents. This year, Georgia crushed No. 20 Kentucky 51-13 on Dooley Field.
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About Missouri
Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz has the Tigers off to their best start since 2013 when they advanced to the SEC Championship Game. The Tigers have their best ranking in the national polls since 2014, checking in at No. 14 this week in the AP and the Coaches polls. Missouri is averaging 33.9 points per game while allowing 23.3 ppg. Missouri is 34-for-35 in scoring in the Red Zone including 24 TDs. Graduate RB Cody Schrader (140 att., 807 yards, 9 TDs) is averaging 100.9 yards per game while junior QB Brady Cook is completing 69.8 percent of his passes, going 169-for-242 for 2,259 yards, 15 TDs and 3 INTs. The defense has 24 sacks including 4.5 by graduate Darius Robinson and four by junior Johnny Walker.
Balance Signals Success
The Bulldogs are one of only three teams in the country who are ranked in the top seven in both Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense. Georgia is tied for seventh in Scoring Offense at 40.5 points per game. The Bulldogs rank seventh nationally in Scoring Defense at 14.8 ppg. The other two teams are Michigan (8-0) and SMU (6-2).
One of the keys to Georgia’s success is its third down defense. The Bulldogs lead the country with opponents converting just 25 percent of the time. In the past four SEC games, Georgia opponents are a combined 10-for-43 on third downs (23 percent). The Bulldogs are third nationally in converting third downs (56 percent).
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