UGA Football Releases Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Win over Clemson | "KICK THE DOOR DOWN"
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ATHENS - UGA Football released a behind-the-scenes look at No. 1 Georgia’s 34-3 win over Dabo Swinney’s No. 14 Clemson Tigers in Atlanta. Win showcases clips from UGA coach Kirby Smart’s halftime speech to the Dawgs. Georgia Bulldogs.
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The Bulldogs (1-0) were leading 20-3 in the fourth quarter when quarterback Carson Beck hit sophomore wide receiver London Humphreys for a 40-yard touchdown to lift much of the crowd of 78,827 to its feet and blow the game open with 9:57 remaining. Beck finished 23 of 33 passing for 278 yards and two touchdowns, the Georgia offense racked up 447 yards, and the Bulldog defense, which got an interception from safety Malaki Starks in the fourth quarter, held the Tigers (0-1) to just 188 yards.
The game was watched by nearly eight million viewers Disney said in a release
The Bulldogs opened their season with a win for the 11th year in a row. The last time they failed to prevail in their opener was a 38-35 loss in a thriller at Clemson in 2013. This was the 66th all-time meeting between Georgia and Clemson, with the Bulldogs now leading the series 44-18-4.
In 2021, the Bulldogs pulled out a 10-3 win over the Tigers in Charlotte, N.C., to open the season. Safety Christopher Smith returned an interception 74 yards for the game’s only touchdown, lifting Georgia to the win and beginning the march to the program’s first national championship since 1980.
Not unlike that defense-dominated matchup in 2021, neither offense got much going early Saturday, and the game was scoreless after the opening quarter. In the second, Georgia’s offense continued what became a methodical, 12-play drive that ended with a 30-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a 3-0 lead with 8:49 left in the half.
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After Georgia forced another Clemson punt, Beck on first down connected with tight end Lawson Luckie for 31 yards up the left side, down to the Tiger 37-yard line. The drive stalled there, but Woodring blasted a career-long 55-yard field goal to make it 6-0 Georgia with 4:16 to play in the quarter. That remained the score at halftime despite Georgia out-gaining the Tigers 160-76; both teams were 1 of 6 on third down in the first two quarters.
Georgia got the ball to start the second half and quickly went to work. Receiver Arian Smith ran the ball for seven yards on first down and then had a 32-yard reception on the next play. Wideout Dillon Bell ran for 27 yards up the left side, and soon after, Beck hit receiver Colbie Young for a seven-yard touchdown and a 13-0 lead with 12:01 to play in the third.
Clemson put together its best drive on the ensuing possession and had a first down at the Georgia 7. But the Bulldogs held the Tigers to a 26-yard Nolan Hauser field goal that cut the Georgia lead to 13-3 with 6:34 to go in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs responded with another touchdown drive. This one began with a short pass from Beck to tailback Nate Frazier that led to a 24-yard gain — and ended with a 1-yard Frazier run for the score and a 20-3 lead with 3:15 remaining in the quarter. Georgia also got a 23-yard completion from Beck to wideout London Humphrey on third-and-10 to keep the drive going.
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