Saturday, November 30

Atlanta, GA

12:00 PM

University of Georgia

Georgia Tech

Notes: Bulldogs Aim For Third Straight 11-Win Regular Season

November 25, 2019 | Football

Complete Game Notes (PDF)

The Georgia Bulldogs vs. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Game & Broadcast Info

Kickoff: Saturday, November 30 - 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) | Atlanta, Ga.
2019 Records: Georgia 10-1 (7-1 SEC), Georgia Tech 3-8, 2-6 ACC)
History: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech All-Time Series Results
Rankings: Georgia #4, Georgia Tech NR
TV: ABC - Bob Wischusen (PxP), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)
Video Stream: CBSSports.com
Radio: WSB AM 750 - Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), Chuck Dowdle (sideline)
Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com | TuneIn
Satellite: SiriusXM: 81/81/81
Web Stats: Live Stats
Twitter: #UGAvsGT
ReBroadcast: SEC Network: TBA

Georgia	2019 Averages	Georgia Tech
31.2	Scoring Offense	17.5
10.7	Scoring Defense	30.6
+4	Turnover Margin	-6
413.4	Total Offense	299.7
198.3	Rushing Offense	157.3
215.1	Passing Offense	142.5
10.9	Punt Returns	5.5
18.5	Kickoff Returns	21.3

Bulldogs Aim For Third Straight 11-Win Regular Season

Since a 12th game was added to the college football season in 2002, Georgia has gone 11-1 during the regular season four times: 2002, 2012, 2017 and 2018. In school history, there have been 11 teams that have won at least 11 games in a season. 1942 - 11-1; 1946 - 11-0; 1971 - 11-1; 1980 - 12-0; 1982 - 11-1; 2002 – 13-1; 2003 - 11-3; 2007 - 11-2; 2012 - 12-2; 2017 - 13-2; 2018: 11-3.

Rivalry Rumblings

Georgia leads the series 67-39-5 and doesn't count two Georgia Tech wins during WWII (1943-44) when the Yellow Jackets utilized players from a naval officer's training program hosted on campus. The Bulldogs have won the past nine meetings in Atlanta dating back to 2001.

Since 1995, the winner of the Georgia-Georgia Tech game has been awarded the Governor's Cup Trophy. Since then, the Bulldogs are 18-6 in that stretch.

The Georgia-Georgia Tech series is one of the nation's oldest. There are only 13 other FBS rivalries that have been played more with Minnesota-Wisconsin at the top with 128 games and Georgia-Auburn tied for second now with 124. UM meets UW Saturday in Minneapolis, and the series is tied 60-60-8.

From 1917-24, Georgia and Georgia Tech did not play each other because of a dispute caused by a Georgia parade float that ridiculed the Yellow Jackets for playing football during World War I.

Georgia Tech's 51-48 win in overtime in 1999 in Atlanta on ABC was the highest-scoring game in the series and featured 1,102 total yards of offense. In overtime, Georgia blocked the Yellow Jackets' first field goal attempt on third down and the Jackets recovered it. Then, Luke Manget kicked a 38-yarder on the mulligan for the win.

In 1978, Georgia trailed 20-0 in the second quarter when freshman Buck Belue came off the sideline and rallied the team to a 29-28 victory, the biggest comeback in school history to that point.

Georgia closed out the 2002 regular season in Athens with a 51-7 thrashing of Georgia Tech on CBS. It was the most points ever for a Bulldog squad against the Yellow Jackets.

Stingy Defense

Georgia leads the SEC in Scoring Defense at 10.7 points/game (No. 2 nationally), Rushing Defense at 68.5 yds/g (No. 2 nationally) and in Total Defense at 267.8 yds/g (No. 5 nationally). The Bulldogs have allowed just 118 points in 2019. The school record for lowest points allowed in at least a 12-game season is 198 in 2004 (12 games/16.5 avg.). The school record for the lowest average points allowed in at least a 12-game season is 14.5 in 2003 (14 games/203 pts.).

UGA was the first FBS team in at least the past 20 years to not allow a rushing touchdown through its first nine games. At No. 12 Auburn, the Tigers ended the streak in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs only allowed a single passing touchdown last week during the win over No. 24 Texas A&M.

A Look At The Senior Class

The 2019 seniors enter Saturday's contest with a 42-11 record, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and one SEC title (2017). The most wins by a senior class belongs to the 2005 group that went 44-9 and claimed a pair of SEC titles (2002, 2005). Georgia's most decorated senior class came in 1983 as they went 43-4-1, winning the 1980 National Championship and three SEC titles (1980-82). Last year's senior class concluded their career with a 42-13 record, which ranks tied for third best in school history (2004 seniors also went 42-10).

Head Coach Kirby Smart

Personal
Full Name: Kirby Paul Smart
Birthdate: December 23, 1975
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Family: Wife: Mary Beth; Children: twins Weston and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008), and Andrew (May 25, 2012)
High School: Bainbridge (Ga.)
College: BBA Georgia '98; MS Arkansas State State '03

Coaching Experience
1999 Georgia Admin. Asst.
2000 Valdosta State Defensive Backs
2001 Valdosta State Def. Coord.
2002-03 FSU Grad. Assistant
2004 Arkansas State Defensive Backs
2005 Georgia Running Backs
2006 Miami Dolphins Safeties
2007 Alabama Asst. HC/DBs
2008-13, '15 Alabama Def. Coord./ILBs
2014 Alabama Asst. HC/Safeties
2016-current Georgia Head Coach

Playing Experience
Georgia (1995-98): Four-year letterman as defensive back. First team All-SEC in '98; 13 career interceptions; four-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Bainbridge H.S. (1991-93): Three-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball; first team Class AAAA All-State as a senior; 16 career interceptions.
High School Coach: Sonny Smart (father)

When Georgia looked for a head coach after the 2015 season, the arrows pointed to Kirby Smart, longtime Alabama defensive coordinator and former UGA player and assistant. The 2017 Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year has not disappointed.

In his first year leading the Dogs in 2016, Georgia extended its school record to 20 consecutive bowl appearances and had five fourth-quarter comebacks including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 UNC.

In 2017, Smart directed UGA to a 13-2 record, an SEC title, a win at The Rose Bowl Game during the CFP semifinal and a spot in the National Championship. He was named the Maxwell Football Club's George Munger National Coach of the Year. Before 2017, the Bulldogs last SEC title was 2005.

The 2019 season saw the Bulldogs go 11-3 and earn a second straight trip to the SEC Championship Game and a berth to the Sugar Bowl.

He has also made an immediate impact in recruiting, posting the nation's top-ranked class in 2018, the second-ranked class in 2019 and the third-ranked class in 2017. In addition to coaching, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting and giving back to needy children and families.

Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015. But he still had unfinished business at Alabama, which was chasing a national title. He juggled two jobs for a month until January 11, 2016, when the Tide won its fourth national championship in a seven-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens.

Coach Smart's Record
Year	W	L	Pct.	SEC
2016	8	5	.615	4-4
2017	13	2	.866	7-1
2018	11	3	.786	7-1
2019	10	1	.909	7-1
Total	42	11	.792	26-9

Did You Know?
Kirby Smart is one of 11 head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma maters.

The complete list:
Paul Chryst (Wisconsin), Barry Odom (Missouri), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), David Shaw (Stanford), Scott Frost (Nebraska), Kirby Smart (GEORGIA), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Jonathan Smith (Oregon State), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Tom Allen (Indiana), Matt Luke (Ole Miss)

Top Ind. Single-Game Performances Under Smart
Rushing Yards: 222, Nick Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16)
Rushing TDs: 3, Sony Michel vs. UK (11/18/17); vs. #2 Oklahoma (1/1/18)
Longest Rush: 83-TD, D'Andre Swift @ #9 UK (11/3/18)
Passing Yards: 346, Jacob Eason vs. VU (10/15/16)
Passing TDs: 4, Jake Fromm vs. GT (11/25/18)
Receiving TDs: 2, Isaiah McKenzie @ Missouri (9/17/16); Terry Godwin vs. Samford (9/16/17); Jeremiah Holloman vs. #9 Florida (10/27/18); Riley Ridley vs. GT (11/2518); George Pickens vs. Missouri (11/9/19)
Longest Pass/TD Pass: 80-TD, Fromm to Mecole Hardman vs. BAMA (1/8/18)
Tackles: 13, Roquan Smith vs. GT (11/26/16); SECCG (12/2/17); CFPNC (1/1/18)
Sacks: 3, Trenton Thompson vs. TCU (12/30/16)
TFL: 3, Thompson vs. Nicholls (9/10/16)

Quick Facts

Clinched the 2018 SEC East title with the team's second straight 6-0 mark in the division.
2017 Georgia Munger National Coach of the Year finalist, leading UGA to a 13-2 record, a Rose Bowl Game victory and an appearance the CFP National Championship Game.
The Bulldogs' No. 2 AP ranking in 2017 was the team's top AP ranking since week three of the 2008 season when Georgia was No. 2.
Advanced to 2017 & 2018 SECCG.
Went 6-0 in the division in 2017 and 2018 for the first time since the SEC split into divisions in 1992.
Seven fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over #8 AU (2016), #22 UNC in Atlanta (2016), @ #24 Notre Dame (2017), vs. #2 Oklahoma in 2018 Rose Bowl Game.
Led UGA to its first win over a ranked team in a season opener away from Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in school history, posting a 33-24 win over #22 UNC during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic

12 Defense/Special Teams Scores
2016: Safety vs. #22 UNC; Lorenzo Carter 24-yd fumble recovery for TD vs. Nicholls; Terry Godwin 43-yd KOR for TD @ SC; Maurice Smith 34-yd INT return for TD vs. #8 AU; Isaiah McKenzie 82-yd PR for TD vs. ULL
2017: J.R. Reed 3-yd fumble recovery for TD vs. Florida
2018: Juwan Taylor 1-yd INT return for TD @ USC; Mecole Hardman 70-yd PR for TD vs. MTSU; Tyson Campbell 64-yd fumble recovery for TD & Eric Stokes 8-yd blocked punt for TD @ Missouri
2019: J.R. Reed 14-yd PR for TD vs. Murray St.; Tae Crowder 60-yd fumble recovery for TD @ Tennessee

7 Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late
Year	Opponent	Start of 4th Qtr.	Final
2016	%#22 UNC	Trailed 24-23	33-24
2016	@ MIZZ	Trailed 27-21	28-27
2016	@ UK	Trailed 21-16	27-24
2016	#8 AUB	Tied 7-7	13-7
2016	^TCU	Trailed 23-21	31-23
2017	#24 UND	17-16, trailed 19-17 with 10:21 left	20-19
2018	$ #2 Oklahoma 31-31	trailed 45-38 with 0:55 left	54-48 2ot

%Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic; ^Liberty Bowl; $Rose Bowl Game

Bulldogs Verus Top 10 Teams In the Smart Era

Georgia is 6-3 against top 10 teams in the Kirby Smart era, including 2-0 in Athens. Two of the games have been on the road and five have come at neutral sites.

Nov. 12, 2016 NR Georgia d. #9 Auburn 13-7 in Athens
Nov. 11, 2017 #10 Auburn d. #2 Georgia 40-17 in Auburn
Dec. 2, 2017 #6 Georgia d. #4 Auburn 28-7 in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game
Jan. 1, 2018 #3 Georgia d. #2 Oklahoma 54-48 {2OT} in Pasadena, CFP Semifinal - Rose Bowl Game
Jan. 8, 2018 #4 Alabama d. #3 Georgia 26-23 {OT} in Atlanta, National Championship Game
Oct. 27, 2018 #7 Georgia d. #9 Florida 36-17 in Jacksonville
Nov. 3, 2018 #6 Georgia d. #9 Kentucky 34-17 in Lexington
Dec. 1, 2018 #1 Alabama d. #4 Georgia 35-28 in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game
Sep. 21, 2019 #3 Georgia d. #7 Notre Dame 23-17 in Athens
Nov. 1, 2019 #8 Georgia d. #6 Florida 24-17 in Jacksonville

Fromm Directs The Offense

Jake Fromm is 33-6 as a starter, including 12-5 versus Top 25 teams. He has started an FBS best 39 straight games for QBs.

The Warner Robins, Ga., native in the top five in UGA history for TD passes (71-No. 3), passing yards (7,495-No. 5) and pass completions (567-No. 4).

Has directed Georgia to three straight SEC Eastern Division titles, one SEC title and an appearance in the CFP National Championship Game. In his last road game, Fromm had three TD passes in a 21-14 win over #12 Auburn to clinch the 2019 East crown.

Pushed his career record versus Florida to 3-0 by topping the #6 Gators 24-17 with a performance that included 20-for-30 for 279 yards and two scores. The team was 12-for-18 on third downs.

Currently he has a 63.4% completion percentage and has 2,131 passing yards and 17 touchdown tosses in 2019.

Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC in Scoring Offense (31.2 ppg). The Bulldogs lead the nation in Red Zone Offense (97.7%).

In his career, Fromm has led his team to three comeback wins when trailing at the half, including versus #7 Notre Dame in Athens this season and over #2 Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game/ College Football Playoff Semifinal Game.

Currently, the No. 2 QB is RSo. Stetson Bennett, who is in his second stint with the Bulldogs after re-enrolling in UGA in January. Bennett was on the 2017 Bulldog team. This season, Bennett is 18-for-23 (78.3%) for 233 yards with two TDs and one pick.

Jake Fromm (UGA Career)
2017	Att	Cmp	TD	Int	Yds	Sk	Eff.
ASU (W)	15	10	1	0	143	0	168.7
@ #24 ND (W)	29	16	1	1	141	2	100.5
SU (W)	13	8	3	0	165	0	244.3
#17 MSU (W)	12	9	2	0	201	0	270.7
@ UT (W)	15	7	1	1	84	2	102.4
@ VU (W)	11	7	2	0	102	1	201.5
MU (W)	26	18	2	1	326	1	192.2
vs. UF (W)	4	7	1	1	101	0	196.9
USC (W)	22	16	2	0	196	1	177.6
@ #10 AUB (L)	28	13	1	0	184	4	113.4
UK (W)	14	9	1	1	123	1	147.4
@ GT (W)	16	12	2	0	224	0	233.8
SECCG -#2 AU (W)	22	16	2	0	183	2	172.6
ROSE - #2 OU (W)	29	20	2	0	210	2	152.6
CFP NC - #4 UA (L)	32	16	1	2	232	4	108.7
2017 TOTAL	291	181	24	7	2,615	20	160.1
2018	Att	Cmp	TD	Int	Yds	Sk	Eff.
APSU (W)	16	12	2	0	157	0	198.7
@ #24 USC (W)	18	15	1	1	194	2	181.1
MTSU (W)	12	10	3	0	128	2	255.4
@ MIZZ (W)	23	13	3	1	260	0	185.8
TENN (W)	22	16	0	0	185	3	143.3
VU (W)	23	17	3	0	276	0	217.8
@ #13 LSU (L)	34	16	1	2	209	3	96.6
vs. #9 ^UF (W)	24	17	3	0	240	1	196.1
vs. #9 UK (W)	20	14	1	0	113	0	134.0
#24 AU (W)	20	13	2	1	193	0	169.1
UMASS (W)	5	5	1	0	106	0	344.1
GT (W)	16	13	4	0	175	0	255.6
SECCG #1 BAMA (L)	39	25	3	0	01	2	154.3
SUGAR - #15 TEX (L)	34	20	3	1	212	2	134.4
2018 TOTAL	306	206	30	6	2,749	15	171.2
2019	Att	Cmp	TD	Int	Yds	Sk	Eff.
@VU (W)	23	15	1	0	156	0	136.5
MUR (W)	11	10	1	0	166	1	247.7
ASU (W)	22	17	3	0	279	0	228.8
#7 ND (W)	26	20	1	0	187	0	150.0
UT (W)	29	24	2	0	288	0	188.9
USC (L)	51	28	1	3	295	3	98.2
UK (W)	12	9	0	0	35	0	99.5
#6 UF (W)	30	20	2	0	279	0	166.8
MU (W)	29	13	2	0	173	1	117.7
#12 AU (W)	28	13	3	0	110	1	114.8
#24 A&M (W)	23	11	1	0	163	2	121.7
2019 TOTAL	284	180	17	3	2,131	8	144.1
CAREER TOTAL	881	567	71	16	7.495	44	158.8

Pound The Rock

For the second straight year, junior D'Andre Swift has gone over a 1,000 yards for the season. He eclipsed the mark in the second quarter at #12 AU on a 26-yard run. Swift is the fifth Bulldog in history to have a pair of 1,000-yard seasons and the first since Nick Chubb did it three times (2014, '16-17). He has registered more than 100 yards in the last two games (nine in his career) and ranks seventh in Bulldog history with 2,797 career rushing yards.

A 2019 Maxwell Award semifinalist, Swift has 1,130 yards on 183 carries (6.2 per carry) along with seven touchdowns.

Swift earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after carrying the ball 21 times for 179 yards (8.5 avg.) in the win over UK. This was the highest output for Swift since he piled up a careerhigh 186 on 17 carries during the win over #24 Auburn last year.

Along with Swift, Georgia's tailbacks who have shared the load include Sr. Brian Herrien, So. James Cook and RFr. Zamir White. Five different Bulldog tailbacks have scored this season.

Herrien shined versus #6 UF in the receiving game with career highs of four for 46 yards. He had a one-handed grab on third down that led to a field goal in the third quarter. Against #12 AU, Herrien had his second career TD catch (first of 2019) to put the Bulldogs up 14-0.

A Look At The Line

Georgia's starting offensive line, which is a 2019 Joe Moore Award semifinalist, averages 6 feet, 5 inches and 328.6 pounds, making it the biggest unit in Bulldog history.

Georgia is ranked second nationally giving up only eight sacks this year.

The Bulldogs are fifth in the SEC at 198.5 rushing yards/ game.

The Bulldogs returned four of five starters, including All- American LT Andrew Thomas and Freshman All-American RT Isaiah Wilson and Cade Mays, who lined up at OG and OT last season and has continued that trend in 2019. The trio is also joined by junior guards Solomon Kindley and Ben Cleveland and sophomore C Trey Hill, who all had starts in 2018.

Thomas was recently named a Midseason All-American and an Outland Trophy semifinalist and is a two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week this year.

Mays has now played every spot on the line in 2019, including C against Missouri after Hill went down with an ankle injury.

Top Targets

UGA's leading receivers are graduate transfer Lawrence Cager (33 rec., 476 yds., 4 TDs), freshman George Pickens (32 rec., 457 yds., 5 TDs) and junior Demetris Robertson (24 rec., 259 yds., 3 TDs).

Cager, who completed his undergraduate degree at Miami (Fla.), has been limited the past three games because of an injury. He did not play versus #24 Texas A&M, while at #12 AU and versus Missouri, he saw action only in the first half.

Cager had career highs with seven catches for 132 yards and a score (52-yd TD) during the win over #6 UF. Three of his catches were third down conversions and five of them went for first downs.

Pickens stepped up versus Missouri with five catches for 67 yards and a career high two touchdowns.

Freshman Dominick Blaylock (15 rec., 270 yds., 4 TDs) has also shined this season, leading the group with an 18.0 per catch average. Blaylock had his first career 100-yard game in the win over Arkansas State (4 rec., 112 yds., 1 TD) and caught his third career TD against the Gators. In the win over #12 AU, he started the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown catch. He is also serving as the team's punt returner of late, returning four for 34 against Missouri.

The Bulldogs also have a pair of veteran tight ends in senior Charlie Woerner and graduate transfer Eli Wolf (Tennessee). Wolf has 12 catches for 147 yards this season and one touchdown while Woerner has seven for 42 yards.

Defense Leading The Way

Georgia is one of only three FBS teams (Clemson, Ohio State) to not allow more than 21 points in a game this year.

Georgia leads the SEC in Scoring Defense at 10.7 points/ game (tied No. 2 nationally), Rushing Defense at 68.5 yds/g (No. 2 nationally) and in Total Defense at 267.8 yds/g (No. 5 nationally).

The Bulldogs have allowed just 118 points in 2019 including only 84 in SEC action (10.5 points/game).

The Bulldogs held #12 AU scoreless through the first three quarters. The Tigers ended up running 86 plays for the game, which is the most ever by an opponent in the Kirby Smart era.

UGA has allowed just one rushing touchdown. Georgia ranks fourth in the nation in Red Zone Defense (68.4%).

The defense has posted 28 scoreless quarters, including shutouts against Arkansas State (55-0), Kentucky (21-0) and Missouri (27-0). The school record for fewest average points allowed in a 12+ game season is 14.5 in 2003. This year, Georgia is allowing just 10.7. The fewest points allowed in a 12+ game season is 198 in 2004. This year the Bulldogs have given up just 118.

In its last nine games, Georgia has surrendered just 48 points in the second half, which includes 14 from #6 UF and 14 from #12 AU in their respective fourth quarters. The Bulldogs have outscored opponents in the second half 147-58, including 84- 42 in the fourth quarter.

Georgia held #24 Texas A&M to minus one yard rushing, the lowest by a Bulldog opponent since 2011 (UF had minus-19). The Aggies averaged 434.3 yards of total offense a game and managed 274 against Georgia.

The Bulldogs blanked Missouri by holding the Tigers to 198 total yards, including just 50 on 24 carries.

Georgia held the #6 Gators to 21 yards rushing on 19 carries and just 278 total yards during a 24-17 win. UF came in averaging more than 400 yards/game on offense.

Georgia was trailing #7 Notre Dame 10-7 at the half (the touchdown allowed was on a five-play, 8-yard drive following a turnover) and held the Irish scoreless in the third quarter and just a touchdown in the final period in the 23-17 win.

Up Front

The personnel up front this season includes primarily Jordan Davis, Michael Barnett, Tyler Clark, Malik Herring and Devonte Wyatt.

Freshman Travon Walker extinguished #12 AU's last hope with a sack in the fourth quarter.

Clark finished with three tackles, including a tackle for loss on a 3rd-and-goal from the 2 yard line in double overtime, versus USC while Barnett led all interior linemen with five stops.

Georgia held #7 Notre Dame (46), #6 Florida (21) and #24 Texas A&M (minus-1) to a combined total of 66 yards rushing.

Reed Leading Defensive Backfield

Graduate J.R. Reed and Jr. Richard LeCounte are starting at the safety spots along with RSo. Eric Stokes and Jr. DJ Daniel on the corners. Jr. Mark Webb and RFr. Divaad Wilson also have a combined eight starts in the backfield. Daniel has started the last eight games for So. Tyson Campbell. However, Campbell returned since the Missouri game on Nov. 9.

LeCounte is second on the team with 52 tackles while Reed, a 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist, is fourth with 46 stops.

LeCounte, who leads the SEC with three recovered fumbles, had the second pick of the year and third of his career against Missouri. He returned it 71 yards.

Stokes had a sack and a forced fumble at Tennessee that turned into a touchdown along with three pass breakups.

With Campbell unavailable against #7 Notre Dame and Stokes leaving the game in the first series with a knee injury, Georgia leaned on Wilson and Daniel on the corners. Wilson had his first career interception and an 11-yard return that set up a field goal. Daniel finished with five stops, including a TFL, and had the final pass breakup at the 7-yard line on fourth down with 0:48 left.

Linebacker Leaders

Led by veteran linebackers Tae Crowder and Monty Rice, the Bulldogs have welcomed in a younger contingent of RFr. Azeez Ojulari, JUCO transfer Jermaine Johnson and Fr. Nolan Smith and Nakobe Dean along with So. Quay Walker.

Rice is the team leader with 71 tackles and had a 10-tackle performance during the win at #12 AU.

Crowder, a 2019 Butkus Award semifinalist, is tied for second on the team with 52 stops.

Ojulari has a team leading 4.5 sacks for the year. He became the first freshman captain in the Kirby Smart era at UT and responded with a pair of sacks.

Crowder led Georgia with nine stops, including a TFL, against #7 Notre Dame. At UT, Crowder, scooped up a fumble following a sack by Stokes and returned in 60 yards for a touchdown.

Rodrigo Owns The Record

2019 Midseason All-American PK Rodrigo Blankenship owns the Bulldog record for Career Points with 418 and that is second in SEC history. He set the mark in the 19-13 win over No. 24 Texas A&M as he tallied 13 points in the victory. He has 105 points this year. His 9.5 pts/game is second in the SEC. He is 23-for-26 on FGs and 36-for- 36 on PATs.

Made three 50-yarders this year (@ VU, @ UT, SC).

Named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week five times in 2019 (@ VU, vs. #7 ND, @ UT, #6 UF, MU).

Finalist of the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy for academic success, football performance and leadership.

Connected on a school record 190 consecutive PATs, which ranks 2nd in SEC history. {SEC record: 198, Daniel Carlson, AU, 2014-17; NCAA record: 233 by Alex Trlica, Texas Tech, 2004-07)

School record holder with 220 career touchbacks in 53 games (220 out of 312 kickoffs = 71%). Currently in 11 games, he has 51 touchbacks out of 67 kickoffs (76%). Set school single season record for touchbacks in 2018 with 82 out of 96 kickoffs (85%).

Set a Rose Bowl Game record by drilling a career-long 55- yard field goal during the 2OT win over #2 Oklahoma. His performance included a 38-yard FG in overtime. In the 2018 National Championship Game, he drilled a 51 yarder in overtime to give Georgia a 23-20 lead over #4 Alabama.

Career Highs For Blankenship
Points: 17 (MU17; 4FG, 5PAT)
PATs: 9 (2x, MUR19, UMASS18)
FG Att: 5 (2x)
FG Made: 4 (4x, last vs. A&M 19)
FG Long: 55 (OU18)
KO: 10 (MU17)
KO Yards: 635 (MU17)

Blankenship Kicking Stats

Year	PAT	FG	LG	TP
2016	26x26	14-18	49	68
2017	63x63	20-23	55	123
2018	65x65	19-23	53	122
2019	36x36	23-36	50	105
Total	190x190	76x90	55	413

Field Goal Breakdown

Year	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99
2016	0-0	7-7	3-4	4-6	0-1
2017	0-0	8-8	6-6	4-7	2-2
2018	2-2	7-7	2-4	7-8	1-1
2019	1-1	4-4	8-8	7-9	3-4
Total	3-3	26-26	19-22	22-31	6-8

Camarda, Nixon, Walker Round Out Specialists

Sophomore P Jake Camarda has averaged 47.4 yards/punt this season, which ranks third in the SEC. Overall, he has punted 46 times, including two career long punts of 66. For his career, he has nine punts of 60 or more yds., including 66 yarders at #12 AU and versus South Carolina. The Bulldogs are using two snappers. Graduate transfer Steven Nixon (punts) and RFr. Payne Walker (FGs/PATs) are sharing duties during their first year of action.

Governor's Cup Began With Bullpups vs. Baby Jackets

For 60 years, Thanksgiving Day was a special day in the history of the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry. It was on that day that the Georgia and Georgia Tech freshmen football teams, and in later years the junior varsity teams, met at Tech's Grant Field for the Governor's Cup. The game, played from 1933 to '93, annually benefited the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital and became a nationally- recognized event. However, scholar- ship and roster limitations caused discontinuation of the game in 1993. But in 1994, a "Legends Game" was held to maintain the tradition of the game.

The NCAA, at the schools' request, agreed to recognize the varsity rivalry and beginning in 1995, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta annually presents the Governor's Cup to the winning team. Additionally, for the seniors playing in their last regular season game, they receive watches, and the seniors on the winning team get a personalized replica of the Governor's Cup. In some years, the Governor of Georgia has been on hand to present the Cup to the winning team at the end of the game too.

2018 Flashback: #5 Georgia Dispatches Georgia Tech 45-21

Fifth-ranked Georgia retained the Governor's Cup with a fast start, building a 38-7 lead by halftime for an eventually 45-21 victory. Jake Fromm set a career high with four touchdown passes, going 13-for-16 for 175 yards while the Bulldog defense held Tech to 219 yards of total offense on 60 plays. Tech scored one of its touchdowns on a 100-yard kickoff return by Juanyeh Thomas.

Last Meeting In Atlanta: #7 UGA defeats Tech 38-7 in 2017

Seventh-ranked Georgia reclaimed the Governor's Cup Trophy with a 38-7 victory over Tech, tallying 471 yards of total offense on 60 plays. The Bulldogs carried a 17-7 lead into halftime and then added 21 points while blanking the Yellow Jackets for the final. Georgia freshman Jake Fromm completed 12-of-16 passes for 224 yards and two scores. Junior linebacker Roquan Smith led Georgia in tackles with nine stops. Tech finished the game with 226 yards of total offense on 55 plays.

On Deck: Georgia Returns To The SEC Championship Game

The Bulldogs will be making their eighth appearance in the game, and they are 3-4 including winning the 2017 title over No. 2 Auburn. The Bulldogs have won or shared the SEC Eastern Division title 10 times (1992, 2002, '03, '05, '07, '11, '12, '17, '18, 19). In 1992, UF won the tiebreaker over UGA to represent the East in the SECCG and the same went for UT in 2007.

The Bulldogs will be aiming for their 14th SEC title in school history. Georgia's SEC titles have come in 1942-46-48-59-66-68-76- 80-81-82-02-05-17. In the league, Georgia's 13 SEC titles trails only Alabama's 27.

Georgia's Record In SECCG: 3-4 (Atlanta, Ga.)

2002: #4 Georgia d. #22 Arkansas 30-3 (Ga. Dome)
2003: #3 LSU d. #5 Georgia 34-13 (Ga. Dome)
2005: #13 Georgia def. #3 LSU 34-14 (Ga. Dome)
2011: #1 LSU d. #12 Georgia 42-10 (Ga. Dome)
2012: #2 Alabama d. #3 Georgia 32-28 (Ga. Dome)
2017: #6 Georgia d. #4 Auburn 28-7 (Mercedes-Benz)
2018: #1 Alabama d. #4 Georgia 35-28 (Mercedes-Benz)

MVPs: David Greene, QB, '02; D.J. Shockley, QB, '05; Roquan Smith, ILB, '17

A Look At The Eight SEC Eastern Division Clinchers When The Bulldogs Advanced To Atlanta

2019: #4 UGA beat #12 Auburn 21-14 on Nov. 16 in Auburn to go to 6-1 in SEC.

2018: #6 UGA beat #9 Kentucky 34-17 on Nov. 3 in Lexington to go to 6-1 in SEC. It marked the earliest that both participants (Alabama) in the SEC Championship game had been determined as the Crimson Tide beat LSU later that day.

2017: #1 UGA beat South Carolina 24-10 on Nov. 4 in Athens to go to 6-0 in SEC. It was the earliest a team had clinched since Florida (Oct. 31 in 2009).

2012: #7 UGA beat Auburn 38-0 on Nov. 10 in Auburn to go to 7-1 in SEC.

2011: #18 UGA beat Kentucky 19-10 on Nov. 19 in Athens to go to 7-1 in SEC.

2005: #14 UGA beat Kentucky 45-13 on Nov. 19 in Athens to go to 6-2 in SEC.

2003: A three-way tie with UT and UF (all were 6-2 in the SEC) to represent the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game was broken using the BCS rankings. #5 Georgia had the best ranking plus a win over UT who had the next best ranking.

2002: #7 UGA beat #24 Auburn 24-21 on Nov. 16 in Auburn to go to 7-1 in SEC for their first appearance in the SEC Championship

Game. Note: in 1992, Georgia and Florida were co-champions in the Eastern Division at 6-2, but the Gators won the tie-breaker by virtue of a 26-24 win in Jacksonville. In 2007, Georgia and UT were cochampions at 6-2, and the Vols won the tie-breaker after posting a 35-14 win in week six.

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