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Branson Robinson runs for 3-yard go-ahead touchdown, top-ranked Georgia rallies past Kentucky 13-12
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Neither Georgia players nor coach Kirby Smart doubted they would be the last ones standing in a dogfight with Kentucky.
It just took the top-ranked Bulldogs longer than expected to prove it. Much longer.
Branson Robinson rushed for a 3-yard, go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Georgia overcame a lethargic performance to rally past and then hold off Kentucky 13-12 on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) struggled to find continuity on either side of the ball and trailed 9-3 early in the third quarter against a Wildcats squad intent on rebounding from their own flat effort in a 31-6 home loss to conference-rival South Carolina. Peyton Woodring's 30-yard field goal late in the third quarter got Georgia within three before the 'Dawgs followed with their longest drive of the night at just the right time.
Trevor Etienne’s 12-yard run, 11-yard reception and 8-yard rush got the Bulldogs to the Kentucky 29. The Florida transfer then broke right for a 17-yard run to the 11, stepping out of bounds as he tip-toed down the sideline trying to reach the end zone. Robinson took it in from there three plays later for Georgia’s first lead at 13-9.
“Trevor was gassed and we sent Branson in there," coach Kirby Smart said. "He had a little juice, makes people miss and (it was) a really physical run.”
The Wildcats weren’t done, answering with Alex Raynor’s 51-yard field goal to get within a point. His school-record 55-yard kick gave Kentucky the initial lead, and he added two more from 32 and 40 yards for an advantage that held for more than three quarters - though not enough to put Georgia away. Kentucky (1-2, 0-2) got the ball one final time at its 20 with 9 seconds left but could only gain 17 yards on two plays before time ran out.
“So proud of the resiliency our kids showed," added Smart, whose team beat Kentucky for the 15th consecutive time. "They never flinched. We thought this would be a blow-by-blow game. We talked all week about blow by blow, delivering more blows than them. We said the first chop of the tree doesn’t chop the tree down. It takes sometimes 272 ax chops, and it took every single one tonight to get the job done.”
Etienne rushed 19 times for 79 yards while Robinson, a sophomore who missed last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, had five yards on two carries. Quarterback Carson Beck completed 15 of 24 passes for 160 yards, including with his longest completion of 33 yards to Dominic Lovett with 2:45 left. That put the Bulldogs at midfield and provided breathing room in a game where nothing came easy.
Georgia's defense overcame the absence of several players to ultimately make it harder for Kentucky. The Wildcats were held without a touchdown for the second consecutive game and became the ‘Dawgs’ fourth consecutive opponent unable to reach the end zone dating back to last season. The Bulldogs have yielded just 18 points through three games.
Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandergriff, who transferred from Georgia after backing up Beck last season and Stetson Bennett during the Bulldogs' two national title runs, completed 14 of 27 for 114 yards but was sacked three times. Two came consecutively in the second quarter, the second resulting in a strip fumble by Raylen Wilson and recovered by Damon Wilson II at the Kentucky 23 and setting up Woodring's game-tying 34 yard field goal.
Kentucky was the aggressor for the first 30-plus minutes, building a 6-3 halftime lead off Raynor's first two field goals. The Wildcats also outgained the Bulldogs 130-63 by the break, nothing great, but a huge improvement from last week's lackluster 183-yard outing. They were outgained 199-124 after halftime.
“Give them credit. They made more plays than us,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. “We played hard and thought we had opportunities to win the game.”
Georgia converted just 5 of 13 third-down chances and committed nine penalties for 85 yards. At the same time, the Bulldogs converted all three red-zone opportunities and didn't allow a sack despite being frustrated by Kentucky's defense.
“They're a physical team and there's a lot of respect there, but we were able to pull it out,” said Beck, who acknowledged a tough hit to his shoulder but said he'll be fine. “A win is a win, and I'm really proud of the guys.”
Georgia: The Bulldogs were outgained in the first half and seemed out of synch for much of the night. But they limited Kentucky to field goals, and it was just a matter of time before they put something together to win a tough battle after two dominant performances.
Kentucky: This game wasn't make or break, but the Wildcats had to move the needle after a dud performance against the Gamecocks. They were able to move the ball and even outgained the Bulldogs 284-262 but entered the red zone just once and didn't reach the end zone for the second consecutive week. That wasn't going to get it done against Georgia.
Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama on Sept. 28 in a rematch of last season's SEC championship won by the Crimson Tide 27-24.
Kentucky hosts Mid-American Conference member Ohio in its final non-league game before resuming SEC play.
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T. Etienne
1 RB 79 RuYds, 11 ReYds, REC |
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D. Sumo-Karngbaye
0 RB 98 RuYds, 12 ReYds, 2 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 12 | 24 |
Rushing | 5 | 12 |
Passing | 7 | 7 |
Penalty | 0 | 5 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-13 | 9-16 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 262 | 284 |
Total Plays | 54 | 73 |
Avg Gain | 4.9 | 3.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 102 | 170 |
Rush Attempts | 30 | 45 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Yards Passing | 160 | 114 |
Comp. - Att. | 15-24 | 14-28 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.7 | 2.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 9-85 | 4-23 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-0 | 3-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 6-49.5 | 4-38.5 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Beck
15 QB
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C. Beck | 15/24 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Etienne
1 RB
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T. Etienne | 19 | 79 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Beck
15 QB
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C. Beck | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Robinson
22 RB
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B. Robinson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Frazier
3 RB
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N. Frazier | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Lovett
6 WR
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D. Lovett | 7 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bell
86 WR
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D. Bell | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Young
8 WR
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C. Young | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Smith
11 WR
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A. Smith | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Delp
4 TE
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O. Delp | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Etienne
1 RB
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T. Etienne | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Frazier
3 RB
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N. Frazier | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Ingram-Dawkins
93 DL
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T. Ingram-Dawkins | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Harris Jr.
29 LB
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G. Harris Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Wilson
5 LB
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R. Wilson | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Everette
6 DB
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D. Everette | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
P. Woodring
91 K
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P. Woodring | 2/2 | 34 | 1/1 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Thorson
92 P
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B. Thorson | 6 | 49.5 | 3 | 58 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Vandagriff
12 QB
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B. Vandagriff | 14/27 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Sumo-Karngbaye
0 RB
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D. Sumo-Karngbaye | 22 | 98 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilcox
10 RB
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J. Wilcox | 9 | 43 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Vandagriff
12 QB
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B. Vandagriff | 13 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Brown-Stephens
5 WR
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A. Brown-Stephens | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Brown
7 WR
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B. Brown | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Key
6 WR
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D. Key | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Maclin
9 WR
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J. Maclin | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dingle
85 TE
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J. Dingle | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Sumo-Karngbaye
0 RB
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D. Sumo-Karngbaye | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Farrier II
13 WR
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F. Farrier II | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kattus
84 TE
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J. Kattus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wilcox
10 RB
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J. Wilcox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Brown-Stephens
5 WR
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A. Brown-Stephens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Anderson
15 TE
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K. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Bryant
14 DB
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T. Bryant | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Raynor
16 K
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A. Raynor | 4/4 | 55 | 0/0 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
W. Berry
93 P
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W. Berry | 4 | 38.5 | 2 | 41 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Brown
7 WR
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B. Brown | 1 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | UGA 25 | 1:54 | 5 | 15 | Punt |
6:34 | UGA 13 | 1:16 | 3 | -5 | Punt |
2:45 | UGA 25 | 2:53 | 5 | 17 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:30 | UGA 22 | 3:20 | 6 | 26 | Punt |
4:45 | UK 23 | 0:57 | 4 | 7 | FG |
0:05 | UGA 25 | 0:05 | 1 | -2 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
9:03 | UGA 25 | 5:11 | 11 | 63 | FG |
2:17 | UGA 32 | 4:57 | 10 | 68 | TD |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
8:01 | UK 45 | 1:36 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
2:58 | UGA 15 | 2:49 | 8 | 46 | Punt |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:06 | UK 1 | 6:32 | 10 | 47 | Punt |
5:18 | UK 49 | 2:33 | 5 | 15 | FG |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:52 | UK 20 | 3:22 | 6 | 17 | Punt |
8:10 | UK 8 | 3:25 | 7 | 15 | Fumble |
3:48 | UK 25 | 3:43 | 13 | 61 | FG |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | UK 17 | 5:57 | 11 | 61 | FG |
3:52 | UK 25 | 1:35 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:20 | UK 25 | 4:19 | 11 | 43 | FG |
6:25 | UK 16 | 3:27 | 8 | 32 | Punt |
0:09 | UK 20 | 0:09 | 3 | 17 | Game |
- Punt (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:54 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) A.Laros kicks 65 yards from KEN 35 to the UGA End Zone. Touchback. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - UGA 25 (15:00 - 1st) T.Etienne rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 28. |
+7 YD | 2 & 7 - UGA 28 (14:41 - 1st) T.Etienne rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 35. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UGA 35 (14:05 - 1st) C.Beck steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Bell. |
+5 YD | 2 & 10 - UGA 35 (13:59 - 1st) C.Beck rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 40. |
No Gain | 3 & 5 - UGA 40 (13:22 - 1st) C.Beck steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for O.Delp. |
Punt | 4 & 5 - UGA 40 (13:17 - 1st) B.Thorson punts 56 yards to KEN 4 Center-B.Gardner. Out of bounds. PENALTY on KEN-N.Addison Offensive Holding 3 yards accepted. PENALTY on KEN-K.Gilbert Unsportsmanlike Conduct / Offense 0 yards accepted. |
- Punt (10 plays, 47 yards, 6:32 poss)
Result | Play |
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+4 YD | 1 & 10 - UK 1 (13:06 - 1st) B.Vandagriff rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 5. |
+17 YD | 2 & 6 - UK 5 (12:30 - 1st) B.Vandagriff rushed for 17 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 22. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - UK 22 (11:49 - 1st) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by D.Key for 6 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 28. |
+3 YD | 2 & 4 - UK 28 (11:17 - 1st) J.Wilcox rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 31. |
Penalty | 3 & 1 - UK 31 (10:43 - 1st) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Sacked at KEN 29 for yards (N.Stackhouse). PENALTY on UGA-D.Wilson Defensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play. |
-1 YD | 1 & 10 - UK 41 (10:30 - 1st) D.Sumo-Karngbaye rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 40. |
+3 YD | 2 & 11 - UK 40 (9:56 - 1st) D.Sumo-Karngbaye rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 43. |
+10 YD | 3 & 8 - UK 43 (9:19 - 1st) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by D.Key for 10 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 47. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UGA 47 (8:45 - 1st) D.Sumo-Karngbaye rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 47. |
+3 YD | 2 & 10 - UGA 47 (8:04 - 1st) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by J.Kattus for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 44. |
Sack | 3 & 7 - UGA 44 (7:23 - 1st) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Sacked at KEN 48 for -8 yards (UGA). B.Vandagriff FUMBLES forced by G.Harris. Fumble RECOVERED by KEN-D.Ray at KEN 48. |
Punt | 4 & 15 - UK 48 (6:42 - 1st) W.Berry punts 39 yards to UGA 13 Center-A.McLaughlin. Fair catch by A.Evans. |
- Punt (3 plays, -5 yards, 1:16 poss)
Result | Play |
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-5 YD | 1 & 10 - UGA 13 (6:34 - 1st) T.Etienne rushed for -5 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 8. |
No Gain | 2 & 15 - UGA 8 (6:00 - 1st) C.Beck pass complete. Catch made by D.Lovett for 0 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 8. |
No Gain | 3 & 15 - UGA 8 (5:32 - 1st) C.Beck steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for T.Etienne. |
Punt | 4 & 15 - UGA 8 (5:27 - 1st) B.Thorson punts 43 yards to KEN 49 Center-B.Gardner. Out of bounds. |
- Field Goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 2:33 poss)
Result | Play |
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+18 YD | 1 & 10 - UK 49 (5:18 - 1st) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by B.Brown for 18 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 33. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UGA 33 (4:34 - 1st) J.Wilcox rushed for yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 29. PENALTY on KEN-J.Dingle Offensive Facemask 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
+5 YD | 1 & 25 - UGA 48 (4:20 - 1st) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by J.Maclin for 5 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 43. |
No Gain | 2 & 20 - UGA 43 (3:34 - 1st) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for B.Brown. |
+7 YD | 3 & 20 - UGA 43 (3:27 - 1st) B.Vandagriff rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by UGA at UGA 36. |
Field Goal | 4 & 13 - UGA 45 (2:53 - 1st) A.Raynor 55 yard field goal attempt is good Center-A.McLaughlin Holder-W.Berry. |
- Punt (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:53 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (2:45 - 1st) A.Laros kicks 65 yards from KEN 35 to the UGA End Zone. Touchback. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - UGA 25 (2:45 - 1st) C.Beck pass complete. Catch made by A.Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 32. |
+6 YD | 2 & 3 - UGA 32 (2:18 - 1st) T.Etienne rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 38. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UGA 38 (1:44 - 1st) T.Etienne rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 38. |
+2 YD | 2 & 10 - UGA 38 (1:04 - 1st) B.Robinson rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 40. |
+7 YD | 3 & 8 - UGA 40 (0:23 - 1st) C.Beck pass complete. Catch made by C.Young for 7 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 47. |
Penalty | 4 & 1 - UGA 47 (15:00 - 2nd) PENALTY on UGA-UGA Delay of Game 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - UGA 42 (15:00 - 2nd) B.Thorson punts 58 yards to KEN End Zone Center-B.Gardner. Touchback. |
- Punt (6 plays, 17 yards, 3:22 poss)
Result | Play |
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+3 YD | 1 & 10 - UK 20 (14:52 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by B.Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 23. |
+3 YD | 2 & 7 - UK 23 (14:22 - 2nd) D.Sumo-Karngbaye rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 26. |
+7 YD | 3 & 4 - UK 26 (13:44 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by D.Key for 7 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 33. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UK 33 (13:05 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for B.Brown. |
+3 YD | 2 & 10 - UK 33 (13:00 - 2nd) A.Brown-Stephens rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 36. |
+1 YD | 3 & 7 - UK 36 (12:20 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by D.Sumo-Karngbaye for 1 yards. Tackled by UGA at KEN 37. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - UK 37 (11:41 - 2nd) W.Berry punts 41 yards to UGA 22 Center-A.McLaughlin. Downed by Z.Childress. |
- Punt (6 plays, 26 yards, 3:20 poss)
Result | Play |
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+3 YD | 1 & 10 - UGA 22 (11:30 - 2nd) C.Beck pass complete. Catch made by D.Lovett for 3 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 25. |
+5 YD | 2 & 7 - UGA 25 (10:51 - 2nd) T.Etienne rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 30. |
+15 YD | 3 & 2 - UGA 30 (10:13 - 2nd) C.Beck pass complete. Catch made by D.Lovett for 15 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 45. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - UGA 45 (9:47 - 2nd) T.Etienne rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 48. |
No Gain | 2 & 7 - UGA 48 (9:16 - 2nd) T.Etienne rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by KEN at UGA 48. |
No Gain | 3 & 7 - UGA 48 (8:18 - 2nd) C.Beck pass INTERCEPTED at UGA 45. Intercepted by Z.Childress at UGA 45. TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass interception and the play was overturned. C.Beck steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Lovett. |
Punt | 4 & 7 - UGA 48 (8:18 - 2nd) B.Thorson punts 44 yards to KEN 8 Center-B.Gardner. Out of bounds. |
- Fumble (7 plays, 15 yards, 3:25 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - UK 8 (8:10 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for A.Brown-Stephens. |
+6 YD | 2 & 10 - UK 8 (8:04 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff rushed for 6 yards. B.Vandagriff ran out of bounds. |
Penalty | 3 & 4 - UK 14 (7:25 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Key. PENALTY on UGA-T.Ingram-Dawkins Roughing the Passer 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - UK 29 (7:09 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff pass complete. Catch made by F.Farrier for yards. F.Farrier ran out of bounds. PENALTY on UGA-J.Jarrett Illegal Use of Hands / Defense 1 yards accepted. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was overturned. B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for F.Farrier. PENALTY on UGA-J.Jarrett Personal Foul / Defense 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - UK 44 (7:09 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Key. |
-2 YD | 2 & 10 - UK 44 (7:03 - 2nd) B.Vandagriff rushed for -2 yards. Tackled by UG |