2018 Georgia Football Sugar Bowl Media Guide by Georgia Bulldogs Athletics

2018 allstate sugar bowl media guide

2018 SEC East Champions

The University of Georgia LOCATION..........................................................................................Athens, Ga. FOUNDED.......................................................................................................1785 PRESIDENT................................................ Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, JD, ‘80) FACULTY ATH. REP......................................Prof. David Shipley (Oberlin, ‘72; ...............................................................................University of Chicago, JD, ‘75) ENROLLMENT...........................................................................................38,652 NICKNAME............................................................................................. Bulldogs COLORS.......................................................................................... Red and Black STADIUM.........................Sanford (92,746) (natural grass-Bermuda Tifway 419) CONFERENCE.................................................................................Southeastern MASCOT...................................................................................................... Uga X BAND.................................................................................. Georgia Redcoat Band

Senior Administrative Staff Greg McGarity........................................................J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Matt Borman...................................................Deputy Athletic Director / Development Josh Brooks..........................................................Deputy Athletic Director / Operations Darrice Griffin............................................... Deputy Athletic Director / Adminstration Will Lawler................................... Executive Associate Athletic Director / Compliance Stephanie Ransom.................................Deputy Athletic Director / Business Operations Magdi El Shahawy..................... Deputy Athletic Director / Academics & Student Dev. Ron Courson................................................... Senior Associate A.D../ Sports Medicine Claude Felton.................. Loran Smith Senior Associate A.D./Sports Communications Glada Horvat........................................Senior Associate A.D./Academics & Eligibility Matt Brachowski..................................................... Associate A.D./Internal Operations Tim Cearley............................................................... Associate A.D./Ticket Operations Alan Thomas...........................................................Associate A.D./External Operations Kevin Miller.................................................................... Associate A.D. / Bulldog Club Ford Williams.................................................................... Associate A.D. / Major Gifts John Bateman......................................................................... Assistant A.D./Marketing Emily Deitz........................................................................... Assistant A.D./Promotions Steve Flippen........................................................................Assistant A.D./Compliance Rhonda Kilpatrick...........................................Assistant A.D./Academics & Eligibility Christie Purks..........................................................Assistant A.D./Event Management Melvin Robinson...................................................... Assistant A.D./Facility Operations Anna Randa...................................................................Assistant A.D./Sports Medicine Mike Bilbow............................................................. Assistant A.D. / Digital Production Scott Hallberg..........................................................................Assistant A.D. / Business Amy Thomas.............................................................Assistant A.D. / Human Resources Mark Slonaker............................................... Exec. Dir. of Athletics Alumni Relations

Sports Communications Staff

Claude Felton........... Loran Smith Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix..............................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos............................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley......................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steven Colquitt..................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow..................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Tray Littlefield....................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Karra Logan.......................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Sean Stevenson...................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Jackie Kinney.....................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kim Vachon...................................................Media Operations Coordinator Austin Hannon, McKenzie Rutan, Ashleigh Shay ............... Sports Comm. Graduate Assistants Kristin Bradshaw, Catherine Harris, Eleanor Stubley........................................Sports Communications Assistants Student Assistants:................................. Micah Barich, Natalie Bunch, Ellie Cross, Abby Fletcher, Rebecca Gemes, Andrew Keith, Kevin Mobley, Garrett Oberkfell, Jacob Stansell, Jean Louise Webb

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Contents

General Information................................................................................................... 1 Roster........................................................................................................................2-3 Depth Chart................................................................................................................. 4 Texas At A Glance....................................................................................................... 5 Georgia/Texas Comparison........................................................................................ 6 Game Notes.............................................................................................................7-14 Georgia Statistics.................................................................................................15-22 2018 Georgia Game Summaries.........................................................................23-35 Head Coach Kirby Smart....................................................................................36-37 Assistant Coaches.................................................................................................38-40 Player Bios............................................................................................................41-75 Bowl History (Appearances, Records, Recaps)...............................................76-105 UGA Traditions....................................................................................................... 106 Uga, The Mascot Legacy.................................................................................107-109 UGA President Jere W. Morehead ....................................................................... 110 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity........................................... 110 Feature Files..................................................................................................... 111-128

FOOTBALL STAFF

Kirby Smart.............................................................................................. Head Coach Jim Chaney........................................................... Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends Mel Tucker*.................... Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator / Secondary James Coley............................................... Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Scott Fountain...................................................................Special Teams Coordinator Cortez Hankton......................................................... Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers Dan Lanning......................................................Assistant Coach/Outside Linebackers Dell McGee.....................................................Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs Sam Pittman............................................................. Assistant Coach / Offensive Line Glenn Schumann............................................... Assistant Coach / Inside Linebackers Tray Scott..................................................................Assistant Coach / Defensive Line *Tucker was announced as head coach at Colorado on Dec. 6, 2018.

SUPPORT STAFF

Mike Cavan......................................................... Director of Football Administration Josh Lee..................................................................... Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman..............................................Assistant Director of Football Operations Marshall Malchow.........................................................Director of Player Personnel Lukman Abdulai...................................................Director of On-Campus Recruiting Christina Harris............................................... Director of Recruiting Administration Dacia King................................................................Recruiting Program Coordinator Scott Sinclair.................................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Ed Ellis..................................... Senior Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning Rodney Prince..................................... Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Ben Sowders........................................ Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Jamil Walker....................................... Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Greg Meyer................................................................................Special Teams Analyst Bryant Gantt.................................................................. Director of Player Programs Jonas Jennings........................................................... Director of Player Development Fernando Velasco.......................................Assistant Director of Player Development Pat Bastien..................................................Assistant Director of Player Development Austin Chambers.............................................................. Player Development Intern Luke Moore..................................................................Player Personnel Coordinator Quality Control........................................ Patrick Doherty (Offense), Blaine Miller (Defense), Brian Michalowski (Defense), Tyson Summers (Defense), Jay Johnson (Offense), Derron Montgomery (Offense), Travares Tillman (Defense), Adam Ray (Special Teams), Bradley Brown (Defense) Graduate Assistants...................... Jesse Stone (Offense), Cody Kennedy (Offense), .................................................. Wendel Davis (Defense), Bacarri Rambo (Defense) Student Assistants.................. Hayden Garvin (Defense), Nick Williams (Defense), Aaron Auer (Offense) Neyland Raper, Dillon Hendrix.................................Football Operations Assistants Ron Courson.................................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack............................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Hill..................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Drew Willson........................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Liz Smart..............................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Stroot.................................................................Director of Football Technology Eric Black.................................................... Co-Director of Football Creative Design Hannah Brinks............................................ Co-Director of Football Creative Design Frank Martin, Jeremy Klawsky.................................................. Video Coordinators Taylor Bailey..............................................................................................Video Intern Sidney Roberts....................................... Director of Football Performance Nutrition William Price...................................................................................Sports Nutritionist Chris Fenderson.............................................................. Performance Nutrition Chef Ann Hunt................................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Hailey Tanner.........................................................................Administrative Assistant John Meshad......................................................... Director of Equipment Operations Gage Whitten.......................................... Assistant Director of Equipment Operations Wil Wells................................................. Assistant Director of Equipment Operations Miller Melnikoff............................................................................... Equipment Intern

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2018 roster information Alphabetical Roster 56 58 18 65 94 33 12 98 14 37 36 24 97 26 12 90 3 76 52 74 75 6 1 30 25 99 33 80 17 48 19 50 30 1 86 68 45 11 53 8 5 57 84 4 88 96 78 7 56 35 10 46 59 55 9 13 24 88 49 10 32 72 36 66 15 2 13 95 51 77 22 26 37 44 55 43 85 43 17 18 39

Adam Anderson, OLB Blake Anderson, OL Deandre Baker, DB Kendall Baker, OL Michael Barnett, DT Robert Beal Jr., OLB Tray Bishop, DB Rodrigo Blankenship, PK Trey Blount, WR Patrick Bond, WR Latavious Brini, DB Matthew Brown, OLB Brooks Buce, PK Patrick Burke, WR Tommy Bush, WR Jake Camarda, P Tyson Campbell, DB Michail Carter, DL Tyler Clark, DL Ben Cleveland, OL Owen Condon, OT James Cook, TB Brenton Cox, OLB Tae Crowder, ILB Ahkil Crumpton, WR Jordan Davis, DL Ian Donald-McIntyre, TB J.T. Dooley, WR Matthew Downing, QB John Eager, LB Willie Erdman, WR Warren Ericson, OL Ed Ferguson, WR Justin Fields, QB John FitzPatrick, TE Sean Fogarty, OL Luke Ford, TE Jake Fromm, QB Lamont Gaillard, C Deangelo Gibbs, DB Terry Godwin, WR Daniel Gothard, OL Walter Grant, OLB Mecole Hardman, WR Jackson Harris, TE DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle, DT D’Marcus Hayes, OL Jay Hayes, DL Palmer Henderson, LS Brian Herrien, TB Malik Herring, DL Cameron Hill, DB Robert Hill, LS Trey Hill, OL Jeremiah Holloman, WR Elijah Holyfield, TB Prather Hudson, TB Jaden Hunter, ILB Darius Jackson, TB Kearis Jackson, WR Jaylen Johnson, WR Netori Johnson, DL Garrett Jones, TB Solomon Kindley, OL Matt Landers, WR Richard LeCounte, DB Jonathan Ledbetter, DE Marshall Long, P David Marshall, DE Cade Mays, OL Nate McBride, ILB Tyrique McGhee, DB Jordon McKinney, DB Peyton Mercer, TE Miles Miccichi, ILB Isaac Mize, DB Cameron Moore, WR Nick Moore, LS Josh Moran, WR Isaac Nauta, TE Hugh Nelson, DB

No. Name 1 Brenton Cox 1 Justin Fields 2 Richard LeCounte 2 Jayson Stanley 3 Tyson Campbell 3 Zamir White 4 Mecole Hardman 4 Mason Wood 5 Terry Godwin 5 Julian Rochester 6 James Cook 6 Natrez Patrick 7 Jay Hayes 7 D’Andre Swift 8 Deangelo Gibbs 8 Riley Ridley 9 Jeremiah Holloman 9 Ameer Speed 10 Malik Herring 10 Kearis Jackson 11 Jake Fromm 11 Keyon Richardson 12 Tray Bishop 12 Tommy Bush 13 Elijah Holyfield 13 Jonathan Ledbetter 14 Trey Blount 15 Matt Landers 15 D’Andre Walker 16 Demetris Robertson 16 John Seter 16 Divaad Wilson 17 Matthew Downing 17 Josh Moran 17 Otis Reese 18 Deandre Baker 18 Isaac Nauta 19 Willie Erdman 19 Jarvis Wilson 20 J.R. Reed 22 Nate McBride 23 Mark Webb 24 Matthew Brown 24 Prather Hudson 25 Ahkil Crumpton 25 Quay Walker 26 Patrick Burke 26 Tyrique McGhee 27 Eric Stokes 29 Christopher Smith 29 Lofton Tidwell 30 Tae Crowder 30 Ed Ferguson 31 William Poole 31 Reid Tulowitzky 32 Jaylen Johnson 32 Monty Rice 33 Robert Beal Jr. 33 Ian Donald-McIntyre 35 Brian Herrien 36 Latavious Brini 36 Garrett Jones 37 Patrick Bond 37 Jordon McKinney

Pos. OLB QB DB WR DB TB WR QB WR DL TB ILB DL TB DB WR WR DB DL WR QB OLB DB WR TB DE WR WR OLB WR QB DB QB WR DB DB TE WR SS DB ILB DB OLB TB WR ILB WR DB DB DB TB ILB WR DB WR WR ILB OLB TB TB DB TB WR DB

Cl. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Gr. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. RFr. Sr. RSo. RFr. Fr. Fr. RSo. Fr. Sr. Jr. RSo. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. RSo. Sr. Fr. RSo. Jr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Jr. RFr. So. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. RSo. Jr. RFr. Fr. Fr. RSo.

Ht. 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0

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Wt. 245 225 190 207 185 215 183 200 185 300 190 242 289 215 205 200 200 211 280 200 220 235 210 195 215 280 200 200 245 190 180 195 195 193 210 185 240 191 199 194 223 200 210 200 175 240 197 187 185 180 210 235 200 190 175 192 235 244 207 210 210 203 180 187

Exp. HS HS 1VL 2VL HS HS 2VL HS 3VL 2VL HS 3VL Tr. 1VL 1VL 2VL 1VL 1VL 1VL HS 1VL 1VL SQ HS 2VL 3VL 1VL SQ 3VL TR SQ HS HS SQ HS 3VL 2VL SQ 3VL 1VL 1VL 1VL HS 1VL 1VL HS SQ 2VL SQ HS SQ 1VL SQ 1VL HS HS 1VL SQ SQ 2VL SQ HS HS SQ

Hometown Stockbridge, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Riceboro, Ga. Fairburn, Ga. Plantation, Fla. Laurinburg, N.C. Bowman, Ga. Douglasville, Ga. Hogansville, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Brooklyn, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Oxford, Ga. Coconut Creek, Fla. Covington, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Forsyth, Ga. Fort Valley, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Wauchula, Fla. Dawson, Ga. Schertz, Texas College Park, Ga. Tucker, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Pinellas, Fla. Fairburn, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Miami, Fla. Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Leesburg, Ga. Miami, Fla. Buford, Ga. Merritt Island, Fla. Tupelo, Miss. Frisco, Texas Vidalia, Ga. Philadelphia, Pa. Guyton, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Philadelphia, Pa. Cordele, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Byron, Ga. Covington, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Douglasville, Ga. Hamilton, Ga. Athens, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Duluth, Ga. Madison, Ala. Lawrenceville, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Douglasville, Ga. Miami Gardens, Fla. Albany, Ga. Milton, Ga. Dalton, Ga.

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Previous School Stockbridge Harrison Liberty County Creekside American Heritage HS Scotland Elbert County Alexander Callaway McEachern Miami Central HS Mays Notre Dame St. Joseph’s Prep Grayson Monarch Newton Sandalwood Mary Persons Peach County Houston County Hardee County Terrell County Samuel Clemens HS Woodward Academy Tucker Pace Academy St. Petersburg Langston Hughes California Lovejoy Miami Northwestern Alpharetta Milton Lee County HS Miami Northwestern IMG Academy Melbourne Central Tupelo Tulsa Vidalia Archbishop Wood South Effingham Brookstone L.A. Valley College Crisp County HS Pope Peach County Eastside Hapeville Charter HS Landmark Christian Harris County Athens Academy Hapeville Charter Lakeside Augusta Peachtree Ridge James Clemens Peachtree Ridge Whitewater New Manchester Mater Academy Charter Deerfield-Windsor Milton Dalton

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38 6 83 84 96 93 31 49 20 17 32 11 8 16 5 93 69 16 54 87 42 29 9 2 27 92 7 44 71 29 41 31 81 15 47 25 61 23 42 3 16 79 19 89 4 95 91 92

Azeez Ojulari, OLB Natrez Patrick, ILB Wix Patton, TE Wyatt Payne, WR Jack Podlesny, PK Antonio Poole, N William Poole, DB Koby Pyrz, N J.R. Reed, DB Otis Reese, DB Monty Rice, ILB Keyon Richardson, OLB Riley Ridley, WR Demetris Roberston, WR Julian Rochester, DL Bill Rubright, P Jamaree Salyer, OL John Seter, QB Justin Shaffer, OL Tyler Simmons, WR Jake Skole, DB Christopher Smith, DB Ameer Speed, DB Jayson Stanley, WR Eric Stokes, DB Landon Stratton, P D’Andre Swift, TB Juwan Taylor, ILB Andrew Thomas, OT Lofton Tidwell, TB Channing Tindall, ILB Reid Tulowitzky, WR Steven Van Tiflin, WR D’Andre Walker, OLB Payne Walker, LS Quay Walker, ILB Blake Watson, OL Mark Webb, DB Mitchell Werntz, TE Zamir White, TB Divaad Wilson, DB Isaiah Wilson, OL Jarvis Wilson, SS Charlie Woerner, TE Mason Wood, QB Devonte Wyatt, DL Kolby Wyatt, DL Justin Young, DE

PRONUNCIATIONS Trey Blount.......................... BLUNT Latavious Brini..................BREE-nee Jake Camarda...............Cuh-Mar-duh Michail Carter................. mih-KALE Ahkil Crumpton...................UH-keel Jake Fromm......................... FRAHM Lamont Gaillard............... GILL-yard Mecole Hardman............... MEE-cole DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle................. ..................................... day-QUAHN Brian Herrien..................HAIR-ee-in Malik Herring................... MUH-leak Jeremiah Holloman............................ ................................. HOLLOW-man Elijah Holyfield............. ee-LIE-zhuh Kearis Jackson...................Key-air-is Richard LeCounte......... luh-COUNT Tyrique McGhee................tie-REEK Isaac Nauta......................... NAW-tuh Azeez Ojulari......................ah-ZEEZ ....................................Oju-LAHREE Natrez Patrick..................... NAY-trez Bill Rubright.................. ROO-bright Jamaree Salyer........... juh-MAHR-ee Justin Shaffer.....................SHAY-fur Zamir White.................... zuh-MEER Divaad Wilson.................... di-VAHD Charlie Woerner................. WER-ner Devonte Wyatt.............di-VAHN-tay

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No. Name Pos. 38 Azeez Ojulari OLB 39 Hugh Nelson DB 41 Channing Tindall ILB 42 Jake Skole DB 42 Mitchell Werntz TE 43 Isaac Mize DB 43 Nick Moore LS 44 Peyton Mercer TE 44 Juwan Taylor ILB 45 Luke Ford TE 46 Cameron Hill DB 47 Payne Walker LS 48 John Eager LB 49 Darius Jackson TB 49 Koby Pyrz N 50 Warren Ericson OL 51 David Marshall DE 52 Tyler Clark DL 53 Lamont Gaillard C 54 Justin Shaffer OL 55 Trey Hill OL 55 Miles Miccichi ILB 56 Adam Anderson OLB 56 Palmer Henderson LS 57 Daniel Gothard OL 58 Blake Anderson OL 59 Robert Hill LS 61 Blake Watson OL 65 Kendall Baker OL 66 Solomon Kindley OL 68 Sean Fogarty OL 69 Jamaree Salyer OL 71 Andrew Thomas OT 72 Netori Johnson DL 74 Ben Cleveland OL 75 Owen Condon OT 76 Michail Carter DL 77 Cade Mays OL 78 D’Marcus Hayes OL 79 Isaiah Wilson OL 80 J.T. Dooley WR 81 Steven Van Tiflin WR 83 Wix Patton TE 84 Walter Grant OLB 84 Wyatt Payne WR 85 Cameron Moore WR 86 John FitzPatrick TE 87 Tyler Simmons WR 88 Jackson Harris TE 88 Jaden Hunter ILB 89 Charlie Woerner TE 90 Jake Camarda P 91 Kolby Wyatt DL 92 Landon Stratton P 92 Justin Young DE 93 Antonio Poole N 93 Bill Rubright P 94 Michael Barnett DT 95 Marshall Long P 95 Devonte Wyatt DL 96 DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle DT 96 Jack Podlesny PK 97 Brooks Buce PK 98 Rodrigo Blankenship PK 99 Jordan Davis DL

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Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-6 6-4 5-11 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-6

Wt. 240 198 218 215 220 185 250 222 218 252 181 249 200 184 282 305 274 300 308 330 330 227 225 230 327 340 203 300 305 335 295 325 320 320 335 310 295 318 315 340 184 207 241 245 181 170 230 201 250 228 245 180 215 210 275 333 182 304 217 301 300 180 175 191 320

Exp. HS HS HS SQ HS SQ 1VL HS 2VL HS HS HS TR SQ SQ HS 2VL 2VL 2VL 1VL HS HS HS HS SQ HS TR HS 1VL 1VL 1VL HS 1VL SQ 1VL HS 2VL HS SQ SQ SQ SQ SQ 1VL SQ HS HS 2VL 3VL SQ 2VL HS SQ Tr. 2VL TR SQ 2VL 1VL TR 3VL HS SQ 2VL HS

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Hometown Marietta, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Columbia, S.C. Roswell, Ga. Brookhaven. Ga. Gainesville, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Twin City, Ga. Hollywood, Fla. Carterville, Ill. Mableton, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Sandersville, Ga. Cairo, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Thomaston, Ga. Americus, Ga. Fayetteville, N.C. Ellenwood, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Rome, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Dunwoody, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Raleigh, N.C. Roswell, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Savannah, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Lithonia, Ga. Ellenwood, Ga. Toccoa, Ga. Oklahoma City, Okla. Jackson, Ga. Knoxville, Tenn. Madison, Miss. Brooklyn, N.Y. Dallas, Texas Saginaw, Mich. Peachtree City, Ga. Cairo, Ga. Dublin, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Columbia, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Tiger, Ga. Norcross, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Russellville, Ky. Loganville, Ga. Milledgeville, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Dorchester, S.C. China Grove, N.C. Decatur, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. Norcross, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Charlotte, N.C.

Previous School Marietta HS Hillgrove Spring Valley HS Blessed Trinity Marist Clemson Brookwood Emanuel County Institute Hallandale Carterville HS Woodberry Forest North Gwinnett Valdosta State Washington County Cairo North Gwinnett Upson-Lee Americus-Sumter Pine Forest Cedar Grove Houston County Lakeside Rome HS Lowndes Dunwoody West Forsyth Tulsa Milton Marist School Raines Savannah State Pace Academy Pace Academy Cedar Grove Stephens County Bishop McGuinness HS Jackson Knoxville Catholic Gulf Coast CC Poly Prep Country Day Highland Park Heritage Landmark Christian Cairo Trinity Christian Cambridge The Marist School McEachern Columbia Central Westlake Rabun County Norcross HS Shiloh Murray State Grayson Georgia Military College Marist Woodland South Rowan Hutchinson CC Westlake Glynn Academy Greater Atlanta Christian Sprayberry Mallard Creek HS

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*STARTERS INDICATED ARE FROM GAME 13

WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR WR

9 87 71 77 66 74 53 69 55 77 79 69 18 89 88 11 1 7 13 35 8 2 16 5 4 25

DT N DE SAM JACK MIKE WILL LC LS RS RC STAR

99 52 10 95 5 94 13 7 84 11 15 1 33 30 6 44 32 27 3 2 17 20 29 18 23 26 23

P PK SN H KO KOR PR

90 92 98 90 43 47 90 1 98 97 4 35 4 5 25

Offense

Jeremiah Holloman (6-2, 200, So.) Tyler Simmons (6-0, 201, Jr.) Andrew Thomas (6-5, 320, So.) Cade Mays (6-6, 318, Fr.) Solomon Kindley (6-6, 335, RSo.) Ben Cleveland (6-6, 335, RSo.) Lamont Gaillard (6-2, 308, Sr.) Jamaree Salyer (6-4, 325, Fr.) Trey Hill (6-4, 330, Fr.) OR Cade Mays (6-6, 318, Fr.) Isaiah Wilson (6-7, 340, RFr.) Jamaree Salyer (6-4, 325, Fr.) Isaac Nauta (6-4, 240, Jr.) OR Charlie Woerner (6-5, 245, Jr.) Jackson Harris (6-6, 250 Sr.) Jake Fromm (6-2, 225, So.) Justin Fields (6-3, 225, Fr.) D’Andre Swift (5-9, 215, So.) OR Elijah Holyfield (5-11, 215, Jr.) Brian Herrien (6-0, 210, Jr.) Riley Ridley (6-2, 200, Jr.) Jayson Stanley (6-2, 207, Sr.) Demetris Robertson (6-0, 190, RSo.) Terry Godwin (5-11, 185, Sr.) OR Mecole Hardman (5-11, 183, Jr.) Ahkil Crumpton (5-9, 175, Sr.)

Defense (12 starters listed)

Jordan Davis (6-6, 320, Fr.) OR Tyler Clark (6-4, 300, Jr.) OR Malik Herring (6-3, 280, So.) Devonte Wyatt (6-3, 301, So.) Julian Rochester (6-5, 300, Jr.) OR Michael Barnett (6-4, 304, Jr.) Jonathan Ledbetter (6-4, 280, Sr.) Jay Hayes (6-3, 289, Gr.) Walter Grant (6-4, 245, So.) Keyon Richardson (6-3, 235, Sr.) D’Andre Walker (6-3, 245, Sr.) Brenton Cox (6-4, 250, Fr.) Robert Beal (6-4, 244, RFr.) Tae Crowder (6-3, 235, Jr.) OR Natrez Patrick (6-3, 242, Sr.) Juwan Taylor (6-1, 218, Sr.) OR Monty Rice (6-1, 235, So.) Eric Stokes (6-1, 185, RFr.) Tyson Campbell (6-2, 185, Fr.) Richard LeCounte (5-11, 190, So.) Otis Reese (6-3, 210, Fr.) J.R. Reed (6-1, 194, Jr.) Christopher Smith (5-11, 180, Fr.) Deandre Baker (5-11, 185, Sr.) Mark Webb (6-1, 200, So.) Tyrique McGhee (5-10, 187, Jr.) Mark Webb (6-1, 200, So.)

Special Teams

Jake Camarda (6-2, 180, Fr.) *Landon Stratton (6-0, 180, Gr.) Rodrigo Blankenship (6-1, 191, Jr.) Jake Camarda (6-2, 180, Fr.) Nick Moore (6-3, 250, Sr.) Payne Walker (6-2, 249, Fr.) Jake Camarda (6-2, 180, Fr.) Justin Fields (6-3, 225, Fr.) Rodrigo Blankenship (6-1, 191, Jr.) Brooks Buce (6-0, 175, RFr.) Mecole Hardman (5-11, 183, Jr.) OR Brian Herrien (6-0, 210, Jr.) Mecole Hardman (5-11, 183, Jr.) OR Terry Godwin (5-11, 185, Sr.) Ahkil Crumpton (5-9, 175, Sr.)

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*STARTERS INDICATED ARE FROM GAME 13

Offense

LT LG C RG RT TE (Y) QB RB WR (X) WR (H) WR (Z)

66 78 77 67 56 72 72 68 52 78 47 80 81 11 7 5 26 32 9 82 86 84 17 6 13 1

Calvin Anderson (6-5, 200, Gr.) Denzel Okafor (6-4, 315, Jr.) Patrick Vahe (6-3, 325, Sr.) Tope Imade (6-5, 325, So.) Zach Shackelford (6-4, 295, Jr.) Elijah Rodriguez (6-5, 300, Sr.) Elijah Rodriguez (6-5, 300, Sr.) Derek Kerstetter (6-6, 300, So.) Samuel Cosmi (6-6, 290, RFr.) Denzel Okafor (6-4, 315, Jr.) Andrew Beck (6-4, 260, Sr.) Cade Brewer (6-3, 240, So.) Reese Leitao (6-3, 250, Fr.) Sam Ehlinger (6-3, 230, So..) Shane Buechele (6-1, 205, Jr.) Tre Watson (5-11, 195, Gr.) OR Keaontay Ingram (6-0, 205, Fr.) Daniel Young (6-0, 225, So.) Collin Johnson (6-6, 215, Jr.) Brennan Eagles (6-3, 200, Fr.) Jordan Pouncey (6-1, 2-5, Fr.) Lil’Jordan Humphrey (6-4, 220, Jr.) D’Shawn Jamison (5-10, 180, Fr.) Devin Duvernay (5-11, 205, Jr.) Jerrod Heard (6-2, 205, Sr.) John Burt (6-3, 200, Sr.)

DE NOSE DE BLB MLB ROV CB SAF SAF CB NB

44 32 97 94 90 49 23 46 45 40 33 31 2 38 7 15 19 25 18 4 11 29

Breckyn Hager (6-3, 255, Sr.) Malcolm Roach (6-3, 270, Jr.) Chris Nelson (6-1, 315, Sr.) Gerald Wilbon (6-2, 310, Jr.) Charles Omenihu (6-6, 275, Sr.) Ta’Quon Graham (6-4, 290, So.) Jeffrey McCulloch (6-3, 250, Jr.) Joseph Ossai (6-4, 245, Fr.) Anthony Wheeler (6-2, 235, Sr.) Ayodele Adeoye (6-1, 250, Fr.) Gary Johnson (6-0, 225, Sr.) DeMarvion Overshown (6-3, 210, Fr.) Kris Boyd (6-0, 195, Sr.) Kobe Boyce (5-11, 175, Fr.) Caden Sterns (6-0, 195, Fr.) Chris Brown (5-11, 210, So.) Brandon Jones (6-0, 205, Jr.) B.J. Foster (6-1, 205, Fr.) Davante Davis (6-2, 205, Sr.) Anthony Cook (6-0, 190, Fr.) P.J. Locke III (5-11, 210, Sr.) Josh Thompson (6-0, 195, So.)

Defense

Special Teams

PK 17 Cameron Dicker (6-1, 205, Fr.) 49 Joshua Rowland (5-10, 215, Sr.) 45 Chris Naggar (6-1, 190, So.) P 8 Ryan Bujcevski (5-11, 185, Fr.) 38 Jack Geiger (5-11, 205, Fr.) H 8 Ryan Bujcevski (5-11, 185) 80 Cade Brewer (6-3, 240, So.) SN 53 Jak Holbrook (5-11, 210, Sr.) 54 Justin Mader (6-1, 225, Fr.) KR 17 D’Shawn Jamison (5-10, 180, Fr.) OR 84 Lil’Jordan Humphrey (6-4, 220, Jr.) PR 17 D’Shawn Jamison (5-10, 180, Fr.) OR 19 Brandon Jones (6-0, 205, Jr.)

Head Coach: Tom Herman ................... 38-14 (4th year) at Texas............................ 16-10 (2nd year)

Head Coach: Kirby Smart........................ 32-9 (3rd year) at Georgia...........................32-9 (3rd year)

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GEORGIA Trey Blount.............................................. BLUNT Latavious Brini.................................... BREE-nee Jake Camarda.............................. cuh-MAR-duh Michail Carter....................................mih-KALE Ahkil Crumpton......................................UH-keel Jake Fromm............................................ FRAHM Lamont Gaillard................................GILL-yard Mecole Hardman.................................. MEE-cole DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle..............day-QUAHN Brian Herrien.................................... HAIR-ee-in Malik Herring......................................MUH-leak Jeremiah Holloman....................HOLLOW-man Elijah Holyfield................................ee-LIE-zhuh Kearis Jackson..................................... Key-air-is Richard LeCounte............................luh-COUNT Tyrique McGhee................................... tie-REEK Isaac Nauta............................................NAW-tuh Azeez Ojulari.............. ah-ZEEZ Oju-LAHREE Natrez Patrick....................................... NAY-trez Bill Rubright..................................... ROO-bright Jamaree Salyer............................. juh-MAHR-ee Justin Shaffer....................................... SHAY-fur Zamir White.......................................zuh-MEER Divaad Wilson....................................... di-VAHD Charlie Woerner....................................WER-ner Devonte Wyatt.................................di-VAHN-tay

TEXAS Ayodele Adeoye.....eye-oh-DEL-ee ah-DAY-oh-way Kartik Akkihal................................. ahk-EE-hall Junior Angilau.................................. ONG-ee-lau Marqez Bimage..................... mar-KEZ BIM-ige Shane Buechele................................. boo-SHELL Ryan Bujcevski............................. boo-CHEV-ski Toneil Carter.................................... tuh-KNEEL Jamari Chisholm.................................... chiz-UM Keondre Coburn..........................kee-AHN-dray Samuel Cosmi....................................... KOZ-mee Hank Coutoumanos.............. coo-tuh-MAHN-os Jarmarquis Durst........................... ah-MARCUS Devin Duvernay..............................DOO-ver-nay Donovan Duvernay........................DOO-ver-nay Sam Ehlinger...................................... EL-in-gurr Montrell Estell..................................... eh-STELL Rafiti Ghirmai.................................... GER-meye Ta’Quon Graham............................... tuh-QUAN Jerrod Heard..........................................JAH-rod Tristian Houston................................... TRIST-en Tope Imade.......................toe-PAY ih-MAHD-eh Keaontay Ingram........................... kee-AHN-tay Cort Jaquess........................................ JAY-kwiss Reese Leitao............................................. LAY-toe Justin Mader.........................................MAHD-er Jeffrey McCulloch.....................mick-CULL-ock Chris Naggar........................................ nuh-GAR Moro Ojomo...................................... OH-juh-mo Charles Omenihu......................oh-MEN-uh-hoo Joseph Ossai...........................................oh-SIGH DeMarvion Overshown...............deh-MAR-vee-on Edward Pequeno.......................... puh-CANE-yo Michael David Poujol.......................... POU-zhol Joshua Rowland.................................. ROH-land J.P. Urquidez...................................yer-KEE-dez Patrick Vahe.......................................... vah-HAY Al’Vonte Woodard............................ al-VON-tay Femi Yemi-Ese.............FEM-ee YEM-ee ESS-ay

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2018 SEC East Champions

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION: ............................................................... Austin, Texas FOUNDED: .............................................................................. 1883 ENROLLMENT: ................................................................... 51,832 NICKNAME: ...................................................................Longhorns COLORS: ..................................................Burnt Orange and White ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: ................................... Chris Del Conte HOME STADIUM: ..................Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial CAPACITY: ......................................................................... 100,119 HEAD COACH: ..........................................................Tom Herman Alma Mater: ............................................... Cal Lutheran, 1997 Career Record: ................................................ 38-14 (4th year) School Record: ............................................... 16-10 (2nd year) FOOTBALL SID:......................................................... John Bianco Email:................................... john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu OU Website:.......................................... www.TexasSports.com Office:................................................................ (512) 471-1346 LAST BOWL: ........2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl ........................................................... Defeated Missouri 33-16 CONFERENCE: ................................................................... Big 12 2018 RECORD: ..................................................................9-4 (7-2) CURRENT RANKING (AP/Coaches/CFP):....................15/14/15 SERIES RECORD WITH GEORGIA: ................ Texas leads 3-1 Last Meeting: ......................... Jan. 2, 1984 in Dallas (Cotton Bowl) ............................................................................ Georgia 10, Texas 9

Tom Herman Head Coach

Sam Ehlinger, QB

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach.............................................................Tom Herman Offensive Coord/QBs................................................... Tim Beck Assoc. HC/Run Game Coord./RBs.........................Stan Drayton Assistant Coach / DL................................................ Oscar Giles Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL................................... Herb Hand Assistant Coach/WRs.......................................... Corby Meekins Pass Game Coord./WRs.................................... Drew Mehringer Special Teams Coord./Safeties................................ Craig Naivar Defensive Coord./LBs............................................Todd Orlando Assistant Coach/TEs.........................................Derek Warehime Recruiting Coord./CBs.................................... Jason Washington Strength & Conditioning Coach....................... Yancy McKnight

Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov.. 23 Dec. 1

2018 RESULTS

Opponent at Maryland TULSA USC *#17 TCU *at Kansas State *#5 Oklahoma# *BAYLOR *at Oklahoma State *#10 WEST VIRGINIA *at Texas Tech *#18 IOWA STATE *at Kansas %vs. #5 Oklahoma

Result L, 29-34 W, 28-21 W, 37-14 W, 31-16 W, 19-14 W, 48-45 W, 23-17 L, 35-38 L, 41-42 W, 41-34 W, 24-10 W, 24-17 L, 27-39

Rec. (Big 12) 0-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 (1-0) 4-1 (2-0) 5-1 (3-0) 6-1 (4-0) 6-2 (4-1) 6-3 (4-2) 7-3 (5-2) 8-3 (6-2) 9-3 (7-2) 9-4 (7-2)

*Big 12 game %Big 12 Championship Game - Arlington, Texas #at Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl)

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TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS RUSHING YARDAGE Average Per Game PASSING YARDAGE Average Per Game TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Game KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Average Per Punt PENALTIES-YARDS TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

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407 341 31.3 26.2 305 269 1965 1767 151.2 135.9 3438 3448 264.5 265.2 5403 5215 415.6 401.2 20.3 22.0 12.2 8.7 39.1 41.6 97-834 87-848 32:17 27:43

2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. Per/Gm. INT TD LG Sam Ehlinger 256 398 64.3 3123 240.2 5 25 48 Shane Buechele 30 44 68.2 273 136.5 1 2 44 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG Tre Watson 167 695 4.2 53.5 3 39 Keaontay Ingram 133 683 5.1 56.9 3 31 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;J Humphrey 79 1109 14.0 85.3 9 47 Collin Johnson 65 945 14.5 78.8 7 45 Defense Total Solo Assists TFL-Yds Sacks Gary Johnson 85 53 32 15.5/53 5.5/32 Anthon Wheeler 84 54 30 7.5/22 3.0/12 P.J. Locke III 74 54 20 5.5/20 0.5/3 Charles Omenihu 43 30 13 16.0/72 9.5/58

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Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia Bulldogs (11-2, 7-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (9-4, 7-2) January 1, 2019, 8:45 p.m. EST (ESPN) Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, La. SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA OFFENSE Georgia Rank Rank Texas Rank Rank

Average Points Per Game First Downs RUSHING YARDS Number of Rushing Plays Average Yards Per Rush Average Rushing Yards Per Game PASSING YARDS Number of Passing Plays Average Yards Per Completion Average Passing Yards Per Game Passes Had Intercepted TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME Third Down Conversions Fumbles Lost

39.2 2nd 13th 311 3rd 10th 3271 537 6.1 251.6 1st 12th 2953 322 13.4 3rd 14th 227.2 7th 69th 5 2nd 10th 6224 478.8 3rd 14th 71x149 (47.7%) 2nd 13th 7 4th 37th

31.3 305 1965 520 3.8 151.2 3438 448 11.9 264.5 6 5403 415.6 87x188 (46%) 5

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89th 33rd 19th

6th 54th 3rd 17th 1st 14th

SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA DEFENSE Georgia Rank Rank Texas Rank Rank

Average Points Allowed Per Game 18.5 4th 15th 26.2 4th 57th First Downs Allowed 220 7th 23rd 265 8th 91st RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 1698 1767 Number of Rushing Plays 418 456 Average Yards Per Rush 4.1 3.9 Average Rushing Yards Per Game 130.6 5th 28th 135.9 2nd 36th PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 2347 3448 Number of Passing Plays 395 462 Average Yards Per Completion 9.9 12.3 Average Passing Yards Per Game Allowed 180.5 4th 15th 265.2 8th 113th Passes Intercepted 8 8th 88th 11 4th 48th OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE 4045 5215 OPPONENT AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 311.2 3rd 13th 401.2 3rd 68th Opponent Third Down Conversions 56x172 (32.6%) 4th 21st 87x197 (44%) 7th 109th Fumbles Recovered 9 4th 42nd 7 5th 75th

SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA SPECIAL TEAMS Georgia Rank Rank Texas Rank Rank

Average Kickoff Return Opponent Average Kickoff Return Average Punt Return Opponent Average Punt Return Net Punting

22.58 31.30 16.64 12.80 37.32

4th 14th 1st 12th 10th

33rd 128th 7th 117th 69th

20.33 22.04 12.20 8.71 36.32

5th 9th 5th 8th 9th

66th 96th 28th 72nd 93rd

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SCORE BY QUARTERS - Georgia 124 (9.5) 182 (14.0) 136 (10.5) 67 (5.2) --- 509 Opponents 41 (3.2) 59 (4.5) 52 (4.0) 89 (6.8) --- 241 Texas 93 (7.2) 139 (10.7) 117 (9.0) 58 (4.5) --- 407 Oppponents 88 (6.8) 81 (6.2) 38 (2.9) 134 (10.3) --- 341 TIME OF POSSESSION - Georgia* 31:59 (2nd in SEC, 26th in FBS) Opp. TOP 27:38 Texas 32:17 (2nd in B12, 23rd in FBS Opp. TOP 27:43

*Georgia’s avg. TOP + opp. avg. TOP

PENALTIES -

Georgia Texas

TURNOVER MARGIN – Georgia Texas

≠ 60:00 because the 4th quarter of the Austin Peay game was played in 10 minutes.

74 (7th in SEC, 67th in FBS) (opp 71 for 549 yards) 97 (10th in B12, 121st in FBS) (opp 87 for 848 yards) TOs GAINED 17 18

TOs LOST MARGIN 12 +5 11 +7

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Avg/Game 0.38 (7th in SEC, 40th in FBS) 0.54 (3rd in B12, 29th in FBS)

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39.2 18.5 +5 478.8 251.6 227.2 16.6 22.6

Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Turnover Margin Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Punt Returns Kickoff Returns

31.3 26.2 +7 415.6 151.2 264.5 12.2 20.3

aiming for 12 Georgia looks to become only the fifth team in UGA history to come away with at least 12 wins. The 1980 national champions (12-0), the 2002 SEC champions (13-1), the 2012 team (12-2) and the 2017 SEC/Rose Bowl Game champions and national runner-up (13-2) were the others who have hit the mark.

on the call TELEVISION: ESPN - Sean McDonough (PxP); Todd Blackledge (analyst); Holly Rowe (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio - Bill Rosinski (PxP); David Norrie (color analyst); Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) - Scott Howard (PxP); Eric Zeier (color analyst); Chuck Dowdle (sideline) SiriusXM RADIO: TBA (Georgia broadcast);

sid contacts GEORGIA - Claude Felton (706) 542-1621 email: cfelton@sports.uga.edu TEXAS - John Bianco (512) 471-1346 email: John.Bianco@athletics.utexas.edu

2018 Bulldog schedule Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Jan. 1

Austin Peay (ESPN) W, 45-0 at #24 *S. Carolina (CBS) W, 41-17 MTSU (ESPNnews) W, 49-7 at *Missouri (ESPN) W, 43-29 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 38-12 *Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 41-13 at #13 *LSU (CBS) L, 36-16 vs. #9 ^*Florida (CBS) W, 36-17 at #9 *Kentucky (CBS) W, 34-17 #24 *Auburn (ESPN) W, 27-10 Massachusetts (SECN) W, 66-27 Georgia Tech (SECN) W, 45-21 vs. #1 !Alabama (CBS) L, 35-28 vs. #15 $Texas (ESPN) 8:45 p.m. ET

*SEC games; ^TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); !SECCG - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) $Sugar Bowl - Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, La.)

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#5 Georgia (11-2) vs. #15 Texas (9-4)

(CFP ranking)

Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, La. Jan. 1, 2019, 8:45 p.m. ET - ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500) georgiadogs.com Bulldogs Extend One Of The Nation’s Longest Active Bowl Streaks

Fifth-ranked Georgia will face No. 15 Texas in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans at 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN. Georgia (11-2) will represent the SEC while Texas (9-4) hails from the Big 12. Both teams won their respective divisions before falling in their conference championship games on Dec. 1. Top-ranked Alabama rallied past the Bulldogs 35-28 for the SEC title while Oklahoma avenged its only season blemish with a 39-27 win over the Longhorns to claim the Big 12 crown. The Bulldogs have the second longest active bowl streak in the nation now at 22, trailing only Virginia Tech (26). Overall, the Bulldogs and Longhorns rank among the nation’s top bowl teams as they will be making their 55th all-time appearances. Georgia owns a 31-20-3 bowl record while Texas is 28-24-2. Last season, Georgia won the Rose Bowl Game over No. 2 Oklahoma and fell to No. 4 Alabama in the National Championship Game in Atlanta to finish 13-2 in Kirby Smart’s second year at the helm. Texas won the 2017 Texas Bowl over Missouri to finish 7-6 in Tom Herman’s first season.

Sweet History In the Sugar Bowl

Georgia has made nine appearances in the Sugar Bowl – more than the Bulldogs have played in any other postseason game. Georgia’s last appearance in the New Orleans game was Jan. 1, 2008, when the Bulldogs defeated Hawaii, 41-10. Georgia entered the game ranked No. 4 and with a 10-2 record while Hawaii was 12-0 and No. 10. Sugar Bowl appearances by the Bulldogs (Record - 4-5): Jan. 1, 1947, #3 Georgia defeated #9 North Carolina, 20-10 Jan. 1, 1969, #4 Georgia lost to #9 Arkansas, 16-2 Jan. 1, 1977, #5 Georgia lost to #1 Pittsburgh, 27-3 Jan. 1, 1981, #1 Georgia defeated #7 Notre Dame, 17-10 to win the national championship Jan. 1, 1982, #2 Georgia lost to #10 Pittsburgh, 24-20 Jan. 1, 1983, #1 Georgia lost to #2 Penn State, 27-23 Jan. 1, 2003, #4 Georgia defeated #16 Florida State, 26-13 *Jan. 1, 2006, #8 Georgia lost to #11 West Virginia 38-35; *played in Atlanta due to Hurricane Katrina Jan. 1, 2008, #4 Georgia defeated #10 Hawaii, 41-10

Georgia-Texas Series History Texas holds a 3-1 edge in the series history with Georgia with two of the games coming in bowl games. Also of note, UGA and UT have scheduled a two-game series in 2028-29. The Bulldogs will travel to Austin in 2028 while Georgia will play host to the Longhorns in 2029. Jan. 1, 1949 Orange Bowl in Miami..........Georgia lost to Texas, 41-28 Sept. 21, 1957 in Atlanta............................Georgia lost to Texas, 26-7 Sept. 20, 1958 in Austin.............................Georgia lost to #11 Texas, 13-8 Jan. 2, 1984 Cotton Bowl in Dallas...........#7 Georgia defeated #2 Texas, 10-9

Seniors Go For 43

The 2018 senior class picked up its 42nd win after beating Georgia Tech 45-21 on Nov. 24. The 2018 seniors are 42-12, and the 42 wins is tied for third in school history with the 2004 team. The record for most wins by a class is 44 held by the 2005 contingent, which won two SEC titles. The most successful Georgia class was the 1983 group that went 43-4-1 with a national title and three SEC crowns.

Bulldogs Earn SEC Recognition

Sophomore LT Andrew Thomas, senior C Lamont Gaillard and senior DB Deandre Baker were named to the Coaches All-SEC First Team and sophomore TB D’Andre Swift, senior DL Jonathan Ledbetter, junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship and junior receiver/returner Mecole Hardman were included on the Second Team. Also, offensive linemen Isaiah Wilson and Cade Mays, QB Justin Fields, DL Jordan Davis and P Jake Camarda were voted to the Freshman All-SEC Team. Baker was also a First Team selection on the AP All-SEC squad while Thomas, Gaillard, Swift, Blankenship, Hardman (All-Purpose) and senior OLB D’Andre Walker are on the Second Team.

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Head Coach Kirby Smart When Georgia looked for a new head football coach after the 2015 season, all arrows pointed to Kirby Smart, former Bulldog player and assistant coach, and longtime University of Alabama defensive coordinator. Three years later, the decision to bring Smart home has paid handsome rewards. His impact, along with a stellar group of players who bought into the new system, has put Georgia in the national championship hunt the last two seasons. His 2018 season posted an 11-1 regular season, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and ranking as high as number four in the College Football Playoff poll at the end of the regular season. Despite a narrow defeat in the SEC Championship Game, the ‘Dawgs landed in the prestigious Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019—Georgia’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans classic. It also extended the Bulldogs’ bowl-game streak to a record 22 straight years, second highest active streak in the country. For his efforts, Smart was named a semi-finalist in the Maxwell Club George Munger National Coach of the Year balloting and finalist in the Bobby Dodd Trophy coach of the year competition. The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letterwinner and 2-year starter, on the Georgia women’s basketball team from 2000-03. They are the proud parents of twins Weston and Julia (born Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (born May 25, 2012).

Did You Know? Smart is one of nine head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma maters. The complete list: Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) Barry Odom (Missouri) Scott Frost (Nebraska) Mark Richt (Miami) Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) David Shaw (Stanford) Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) Kirby Smart (GEORGIA)

Year 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2018

Seven Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late

Opponent Start of 4th Qtr. %#22 UNC Trailed 24-23 @ Missouri Trailed 27-21 @ Kentucky Trailed 21-16 #8 Auburn Tied 7-7 ^TCU Trailed 23-21 @ #24 Notre Dame 17-16, trailed 19-17 with 10:21 left $ #2 Oklahoma 31-31, trailed 45-38 with 0:55 left

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

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 Florida State ‘03 1999 2000 2001 2002-03 2004 2005 2006 2007

Coaching Experience Georgia Valdosta State Valdosta State Florida State LSU Georgia Miami (NFL) Alabama

Admin. Asst. Defensive Backs Def. Coord. Grad. Assistant Defensive Backs Running Backs Safeties Asst. HC/DBs

Final 33-24 28-27 27-24 13-7 31-23 20-19 54-48 2ot

2008-13, ‘15 Alabama 2014 Alabama 2016-curr. Georgia

Inside the Numbers Under Smart

Record (SEC).............................................................................................32-9 (*19-8) Home/Away/Neutral................................................................................16-3/10-3/6-3 Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N)....................................................................3-1/3-3/4-3 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N).....................................................................1-0/1-1/3-2 Day/Night....................................................................................................... 22-8/10-1 After Bye Week.........................................................................................................2-1 SEC East/West/Non-Conf......................................................................16-3/*3-5/13-1 Conference Record (H/A/*N)....................................................................8-2/8-3/*3-3 Score First/Opp. Scores First........................................................................... 25-5/6-5 Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half....................................................................27-3/5-5/0-1 Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Qtr....................................................................26-5/4-4/2-0 In Overtime...............................................................................................................1-1 Scoring < 20 Pts./20+ Pts................................................................................. 1-5/31-4 Allowing less than 20 Pts........................................................................................21-1 Allowing 20-29/30-39/40+ Pts..................................................................10-3/0-3/2-2 Rushing for less than 100 yards................................................................................0-3 Rushing for over 100 yards.....................................................................................32-6 Rushing for 200+ yards...........................................................................................26-2 Passing for less than 100 yards.................................................................................2-0 Passing for 300+ yards..............................................................................................4-1 Totaling less than 300 yards......................................................................................0-2 400+ yards of Total Offense....................................................................................24-3 Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing.......................................................................12-1 Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off....................................................................19-2 Allowing 400+ yds. total offense..............................................................................3-4 Having 100-yard rusher..........................................................................................19-1 Opp. have 100-yard rusher........................................................................................3-2 No Turnovers / No Takeaways........................................................................... 6-3/7-3 In Sept./Oct./Nov./Dec./Jan........................................................13-1/6-4/10-2/2-1/1-1 *includes 2017, 2018 SECCG victory, 2018 CFPNC

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) 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)

10 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

Def. Coord./ILBs Asst. HC/DC/Safeties 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.

The Kirby Smart Record

Year W L Pct. SEC 2016 8 5 .615 4-4 2017 13 2 .867 *8-2 2018 11 2 .846 *7-2 TOTAL 32 9 .780 *19-8 *includes 2017, 2018 SECCG, 2018 CFPNC

Quick Facts

*Clinched the 2018 SEC East title with the team’s second straight 6-0 mark in the division. *2017 George 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 with 7-1 record *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.

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High-Powered Offense

* Georgia is on pace to have one of the best scoring averages in UGA history this season. The Bulldogs have scored 40+ points in seven games this year and are averaging 39.2, which is second in the SEC and 13th nationally. The 2014 team owns the school record at 41.3 ppg. * The Bulldog offense has scored 61 touchdowns in 2018 while the defense and special teams have each chipped in two scores. * Against top-ranked Alabama, Georgia tallied 454 yards of total offense and 28 points versus a unit that was ranked third nationally in scoring defense. The Tide had trailed for just 70 seconds all year before Georgia led them for 35 minutes and 23 seconds in the SEC Championship Game. * Georgia piled up 516 yards of total offense in the 27-10 victory over #24 Auburn. This was the most yards the Tigers had given up since Oklahoma had 524 in the 2016 Sugar Bowl.

Efficient Signal Callers

* Jake Fromm, a 2018 Manning Award finalist, is 23-4 as a starter, including 8-4 versus Top 25 teams. * He is on pace to set the school record for Completion Percentage at 68.4. He leads the SEC and ranks 8th nationally. Georgia’s school record is 67.9 by Hutson Mason in 2014. * The Warner Robins, Ga., native is ranked third nationally in Passing Efficiency at 175.81, which would be a school record. In the regular season finale versus Ga. Tech, Fromm had a career-high four TD passes. Against top-ranked Alabama, he had a streak of 10 straight completions, which tied an SEC Championship Game record. * His three TD passes versus #9 Florida all came on third downs covering 12, 16 and 24 yards. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after going 17-for-24 for 240 yards and three TDs. * Georgia also has freshman QB Justin Fields. After enrolling in January, he has seen action in 12 games and is 27-for-39 with 328 yards and four scores and four rushing TDs. Fields also has 266 yards on 42 carries and is averaging 6.3 yards a carry. * Fields became the first Bulldog QB to have 100 yards rushing in 20 years when he did it versus UMass on Nov. 17 (Quincy Carter tallied 114 against UK in 1998). Fields, who was 5-for-8 for 121 yards and two touchdowns against UMass, also became the first Georgia QB to lead his team in rushing in a game since D.J. Shockley in 2005 against Boise State (85 yards). * In his career, Fromm has led his team to two comebacks when trailing at the half. One of Georgia’s signature wins came with his 2018 Rose Bowl Game performance after the Bulldogs trailed #2 Oklahoma 31-17 at the half and rallied to a 54-48 win in double overtime. Georgia trailed 45-38 with 3:22 remaining in the game before Fromm directed a game-tying drive. * Fromm’s first career start came last year at #24 Notre Dame. Trailing 19-17 with 6:47 left in the contest, Fromm directed a nine play, 63-yard drive to set up the go-ahead field goal. He was 3-for-4 for 45 yards during the drive.

Jake Fromm (UGA Career) 2017

*App. State @ #24 ND (W) SU (W) #17 MSU (W) @ UT (W) @ VU (W) MU (W) vs. ^UF (W) USC (W) @ #10 Auburn (L) UK (W) @ GT (W) SECCG #2 AU (W) ROSE #2 OU (W) CFP NC #4 UA (L) 2017 TOTAL

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15 29 13 12 15 11 26 7 22 28 14 16 22 29 32 291

10 16 8 9 7 7 18 4 16 13 9 12 16 20 16 181

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168.7 100.5 244.3 270.7 102.4 201.5 192.2 196.9 177.6 113.4 147.4 233.8 172.6 152.6 108.7 160.1

2018 Att Cmp TD Int Yds S Austin Peay (W) 16 12 2 0 157 0 @ #24 USC (W) 18 15 1 1 194 2 MTSU (W) 12 10 3 0 128 2 @ MIZZOU (W) 23 13 3 1 260 0 UT (W) 22 16 0 0 185 3 VU (W) 23 17 3 0 276 0 @ #13 LSU (L) 34 16 1 2 209 3 vs. #9 ^UF (W) 24 17 3 0 240 1 @ #9 UK (W) 20 14 1 0 113 0 #24 AU (W) 20 13 2 1 193 0 UMASS (W) 5 5 1 0 106 0 GT (W) 16 13 4 0 175 0 SECCG #1 BAMA (L) 39 25 3 0 301 2 2018 TOTAL 272 186 27 5 2,537 13 CAREER TOTAL 563 367 51 12 5,152 33 *Jacob Eason started in the opener and was injured on the third series

Eff. 198.7 181.1 255.4 185.8 143.3 217.8 96.6 196.1 134.0 169.1 344.1 255.6 154.3 175.8 167.7

Sharing The Load In The Ground Game

* Sophomore D’Andre Swift (1,037 yds.) and junior Elijah Holyfield (956 yds.) aim to become the latest Bulldog duo to each have 1,000-yard seasons. Most recently Nick Chubb (1,345) and Sony Michel (1,227) did it in 2017. Swift became the 14th Bulldog in school history to have a 1,000yard season during the matchup versus #1 Alabama. It has now been done 20 times. * Against #24 Auburn, the Bulldogs went over 300 yards on the ground and had a 100-yard rusher for the third straight game. In the SEC East clinching road win over #9 Kentucky, both tailbacks went over 100 yards as the Bulldogs tallied 331 yards. * Swift registered a career-high 186 yards and a score on 17 carries (10.9 avg) and had four catches for 43 yards against AU and was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. * Swift went for 156 and two scores and was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Holyfield had a career-high 115 and a score versus #9 UK. Name D’Andre Swift Elijah Holyfield TOTAL

GP/GS Atts. Yds. 13/5 155 1,037 13/8 147 956 13/13 302 1,993

Avg. 6.7 6.5 6.6

TDs 10 7 17

Next Man Up On The Line

* The Bulldog offensive line, coached by Broyles Award semifinalist Sam Pittman, has been named a finalist for the Joe Moore Award given to the nation’s top unit. Georgia leads the SEC in Rushing Offense at 251.6 yards/game. * Georgia has started four different alignments on the OL but the same unit for the past three games. It has featured Andrew Thomas/freshman Cade Mays (LT), redshirt sophomore Solomon Kindley (LG), senior Lamont Gaillard (C), redshirt sophomore Ben Cleveland/Mays/freshman Trey Hill (RG) and redshirt freshman Isaiah Wilson (RT). Wilson is the only lineman from the group who has not missed a snap due to injury.

Spreading The Wealth

* Junior Riley Ridley leads the wideouts with 39 catches for 509 yards and nine touchdowns, which is tied for second in school history. Junior Mecole Hardman checks in with 33 receptions for 529 yards and six scores. * QB Jake Fromm connected with nine different receivers versus topranked Alabama, including hitting TB D’Andre Swift for a career-high six catches for 63 yards and a score. * Versus #24 Auburn, junior WR Tyler Simmons caught his first career TD pass to give Georgia a 13-10 edge during the 27-10 win. Simmons followed that performance up with a 49-yard touchdown run and a career-long 87-yard scoring catch against UMass. * Hardman had a career day at #24 South Carolina, hauling in six catches for 103 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown. This was Georgia’s first 100-yard receiver since the 2016 Liberty Bowl versus TCU (Isaiah McKenzie, 4-103). * Sophomore Jeremiah Holloman has 23 catches for 387 yards and five scores including two versus #9 UF.

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Bulldogs Setting The Tone On Defense

* Georgia is 15th nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 18.5 points/game. The Bulldogs held #1 Alabama to only 14 points in the first half and 35 total after the Tide came into the game with the nation’s top Scoring Offense averaging 49.0 points per game. * Georgia held #24 Auburn to just 10 points and 274 yards, including only 102 on the ground, and kept the Tigers to a 3-for-11 mark on third downs. Like the Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee State games, the Bulldogs shut out AU in the second half. * With the SEC East title on the line, the Bulldogs built a 14-3 halftime lead over #9 Kentucky as Georgia forced a pair of punts, a fumble and a field goal on the Wildcats’ first four possessions. * Georgia kept #9 Florida to a season-low 275 total yards in its 36-17 victory over the Gators in Jacksonville. UGA forced UF into turnovers on its first two possessions.

Walker Making An Impact

* Senior OLB D’Andre Walker has been this year’s leader on the outside. Versus #1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, Walker added another sack to his total, giving him a team-leading 7.5 on the year. He had five tackles, two TFLs and a forced fumble against the Tide. Walker also recorded four tackles, including two sacks, and forced two fumbles in the win at Missouri. * Walker has a team-leading four forced fumbles to go along with 45 total tackles and a team-leading 11.0 of those are TFLs. * Georgia has senior Juwan Taylor, sophomore Monty Rice, junior Tae Crowder and senior Natrez Patrick sharing time. Rice has missed the last three games with an injury and stands second with 59 stops while Taylor is sixth with 46 tackles. * Crowder is fifth on the team with 49 stops and is coming off an eight tackle, 1.5 TFL performance against #1 Alabama. He intercepted his second ball of the season during the victory over UMass. Crowder highlighted the Missouri game with a 43-yard INT return, marking the first pick of his career. Crowder is tied with DBs Deandre Baker and J.R. Reed for the team lead with two INTs. * Rice posted a team-high eight tackles, including his first career sack, during the win at #9 Kentucky. In fact, UGA had a season-high four sacks against the Wildcats. * In the victory over #9 Florida, Rice established a career high 11 stops and forced a fumble while Crowder recovered a fumble on the Gator 1-yard line. * Taylor recovered his second fumble versus Tennessee, which is tied for the team lead. At South Carolina, he was credited with a TD after Baker dropped the ball at the 1-yard line following a 55-yard INT return.

Starting Up Front

* Veterans Jonathan Ledbetter and Tyler Clark anchor the line. Ledbetter is fourth on the team with 51 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and a sack, while Clark has 26 stops, including 4.0 TFL and a sack. Against #9 Kentucky, Ledbetter forced a fumble that Clark recovered. Ledbetter posted a career-high 10 stops at #13 LSU. * True freshman Jordan Davis has started four games versus #9 Florida, at #9 Kentucky, against #24 Auburn and versus #1 Alabama. In the contest at #13 LSU, Davis recorded seven tackles.

Baker, Reed Leading Defensive Backfield

* Senior DB Deandre Baker, a Walter Camp First Team All-American and the Jim Thorpe Award winner, has 40 tackles on the year and is tied with two other players with two picks each. Baker also has nine pass break-ups. * Baker had six stops, two pass breakups and the team’s first interception in 2018 (along with a 55-yard return) at #24 South Carolina. He was named the Athlon National Defensive Player of the Week following the contest. * Junior J.R. Reed ranks third on the team with 58 stops. Reed’s had his first pick for 2018 in the end zone at South Carolina and then his second inside the 5-yard line versus #Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. * Sophomore Richard LeCounte has started 12 games this year, leads the team with 67 tackles and notched his first career interception at the goal

line against top-ranked Alabama and returned it 29 yards. LeCounte had seven tackles and a 32-yard fumble return in the win over #9 Florida. * Freshman Tyson Campbell posted a career-high 11 tackles in the loss at #13 LSU, including eight solo stops. * Campbell and redshirt freshman Eric Stokes had career highlights in the win at Missouri. Campbell started the game by forcing a fumble, recovering it and scampering 64 yards for a touchdown. Stokes blocked a punt and returned it eight yards for another of the Dogs’ scores. With AU leading 7-6, Stokes had a key pass breakup on a 3rd-and-goal from the 4-yard line to force the Tigers to a field goal. Stokes started his first career game versus UMass on Nov. 17.

Blankenship One Of The Best

* All-America candidate PK Rodrigo Blankenship enters the Sugar Bowl with an SEC-leading 119 points on the year (19 FGs, 62 PATs). He was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist for the second straight year and was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week following the 41-17 rout at #24 USC. * Honored as one of 11 players nationwide named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He and the other recipients are scheduled to be honored at halftime of the Sugar Bowl. * Has connected on a school record 151 consecutive PATs, topping Blair Walsh’s record of 119 (2008-11). His 151 ranks fourth in SEC history for consecutive PATs. * Second in NCAA with 79 touchbacks out of 93 KOs in 2018. This tops his own school record of 67 from last season. CarEer HighS * Set a Rose Bowl Game record by kicking a For blankenship career-long 55-yard field goal during the 2OT win Points: 17 (MU17; 4FG, 5PAT) PATs: 9 (UMASS18); FG Att: 5 (MU18) over #2 Oklahoma. His FG Made: 4 (UK16, MU17) performance included a 38FG Long: 55 (OU18); KO: 10 (MU17) yard FG in overtime. KO Yards: 635 (MU17)

Blankenship Kicking Stats

Year 2016 2017 2018 Total

Year 2016 (14-18) 2017 (20-23) 2018 (19-23) Total (53-64)

PAT 26x26 63x63 62x62 151x151

FG LG Pts. 14-18 49 68 20-23 55 123 19-23 53 119 53-64 55 310

Field Goal Breakdown <20 20-29 30-39 0-0 7-7 3-4 0-0 8-8 6-6 2-2 7-7 2-4 2-2 22-22 11-14

40-49 4-6 4-7 7-8 15-22

Hardman Again SEC’s Leading Punt Returner

50+ 0-1 2-2 1-1 3-4

* Junior returner/receiver Mecole Hardman is leading the SEC in Punt Return average at 20.1 and that mark would rank among the school’s best ever. He had 23 punt returns for 271 yards and an 11.8 average in 2017 (all of those led the SEC). Also, Hardman is averaging 25.0 on 113 kickoff returns this year. * Hardman has had a 70-yard PR for a touchdown versus Middle Tennessee State and a 65 yarder set up Georgia’s first score at #9 Kentucky. * Hardman is on pace to set a record for punt return average in a season, which is currently 15.7 (Scott Woerner, 1980). He already ranks in the top 10 in career punt return/kickoff return yards.

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Two Dogs Named To Academic All-District Team

* Sophomore tailbacks D’Andre Swift and Prather Hudson have been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team. Swift has a 3.42 in Journalism while Hudson has a 3.81 in Finance and Sport Management.

N.O.T. Just Scoring On Offense

* The Bulldogs’ 65 touchdowns this season have included 61 by the offense, two by the defense and two by special teams. * The last N.O.T.s (Non-Offensive TDs) came in the 43-29 road win over Missouri. Georgia had a 20-7 lead at halftime and the offense did not have a TD The Bulldogs’ first score came on a forced fumble/64-yard return for a TD by freshman Tyson Campbell. In the second quarter, redshirt freshman Eric Stokes blocked his first career punt and returned it eight yards for a score. This marked the 10th defensive/special teams score in the Kirby Smart era. In fact, Georgia’s first TD in both of the first two SEC games this year were scored by the defense. * Also, it was the first time since 2015 at Tennessee that Georgia had registered a special teams TD and a defensive TD in the same game. That year, current Chicago linebacker Leonard Floyd had a 96-yard FR-TD and Reggie Davis had a 70-yard PR-TD.

Dynamic Duo * Schools with two RBs with 950+ yards:

1. Memphis: 2,921 yards on 392 attempts (Darrell Henderson and Patrick Taylor) 7.5 yards per carry 2. Pittsburgh: 2,211 yards on 326 attempts (Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall) 6.8 ypc 3. Louisiana: 2,092 yards on 336 attempts (Trey Ragas and Elijah Mitchell) 6.2 ypc 4. Georgia: 1,993 yards on 302 attempts (D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield) 6.6 ypc

Blankenship Latest Good Works Team Rep

* When junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship was named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his dedication to the community, he joined a long list of Bulldogs who have garnered this honor. * In fact, Georgia leads the nation with 19 recipients since the award’s inception in 1992. Here are all of the Bulldogs named to the Good Works Team, preceding Blankenship’s appointment in 2018: Alec Millen - 1992 Quentin Moses - 2006 Travis Jones - 1993 Kelin Johnson - 2007 Brian Smith - 1993 Jeff Owens - 2009 Matt Stinchcomb - 1997 Aaron White - 2011 Matt Stinchcomb - 1998 Aaron Murray - 2012 Brett Millican - 2000 Chris Conley - 2014 Jon Stinchcomb - 2001 Malcolm Mitchell - 2015 David Greene - 2003 Jeb Blazevich - 2016 D.J. Shockley - 2005 Aaron Davis - 2017

Youth Movement

* The Dogs returned 51 lettermen from their 2017 team, including 13 starters. However, UGA is still among the nation’s youngest teams with 68.2 percent being either freshmen/sophomores. Total Fr.(True/RS) Soph. Team Size Pct. Georgia 88 58(38/20) 30 129 68.2

Record Watch

* Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship has set two all-time school career records this year and has two more on the horizon. * He now has 151 consecutive PATs, which topped Blair Walsh’s 119 from 2008-10. Blankenship has 62 PATs on the year and is closing in on Marshall Morgan’s 67 in 2014. * The next record to keep an eye on is career touchbacks. The record is held by Kevin Butler (1981-94) who had 169 during his career. Currently, Blankenship has 167. * Last year, Blankenship set the season touchback record with 67

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breaking the mark held by Butler who had 51. Against UMass on Nov. 17, Blankenship topped his own record with 69. Currently, he ranks second nationally in touchbacks with 79 in 93 kickoffs with Oklahoma’s Austin Seibert leading with 87 in 104 kickoffs.

Bulldog Graduates

* Georgia began the 2018 season with three players who had already earned their undergraduate degrees. Those players included: DL Jay Hayes (Notre Dame-Film, Television, Theater), P Landon Stratton (Murray State-Occupational and Health Safety) and OL Sean Fogarty (UGA-History). Hayes is pursuing a Master’s degree in Financial Planning while Stratton is enrolled in the Master’s program for Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development. Fogarty is taking a full load of undergraduate courses. * Fall semester commencement exercises took place on the UGA campus on Friday, Dec. 14. An additional six current players were scheduled to receive their undergraduate degrees. They are: Kendall Baker, Sociology Rodrigo Blankenship, Journalism Lamont Gaillard, Sociology J.R. Reed, Communication Studies Keyon Richardson, Sociology Steven Van Tiflin, Real Estate and Finance * All of the SEC players who have achieved undergraduate degrees wear the SEC Graduate patch on their uniforms. * Additionally, three former UGA football players were also slated to receive their degrees this December: DeAngelo Tyson (2008-11), Housing Management & Policy; Nick Williams (2008-10), Communication Studies; and Shakenneth Williams (2017), Sociology.

UGA 13th In US News & World Report rankings

* UGA jumped three spots to No. 13 in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 ranking of best public national universities, the highest ranking in UGA’s history. This is the third consecutive year the university has risen in the U.S. News ranking.

Notre Dame, Texas A&M Coming To Athens In ‘19

* Games with Notre Dame and Texas A&M highlight the 2019 home schedule announced recently by the SEC. * Notre Dame will be visiting Athens for the first time in history while the Aggies will be making their first appearance between the hedges since 1980 (Georgia won 42-0). Georgia posted a 21-19 win in South Bend last year, which marked the first meeting since the 1981 Sugar Bowl (Georgia 17-10). * The Bulldogs have yet to face the Aggies in an SEC contest as the last time they squared off came in the 2009 Independence Bowl (Georgia won 44-20). * Georgia will open at Vanderbilt for the first time since 1956 in Nashville and open a season with an SEC contest for the first time since 1995 (versus South Carolina in Athens).

A Glance At The 2019 Schedule Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 *SEC game

at *Vanderbilt MURRAY STATE ARKANSAS STATE NOTRE DAME at *Tennessee *SOUTH CAROLINA *KENTUCKY vs. *Florida (Jacksonville) *MISSOURI at *Auburn *TEXAS A&M at Georgia Tech

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First-Time Starters In 2018

Starting Streaks OFFENSE

Kendall Baker, OG Trey Blount, WR Ben Cleveland, OG Ahkil Crumpton, WR Jake Fromm, QB Lamont Gaillard, C Terry Godwin, WR Mecole Hardman, WR Jackson Harris, TE Trey Hill, RG Jeremiah Holloman, WR Elijah Holyfield, TB Solomon Kindley, OG Cade Mays, OL Isaac Nauta, TE Riley Ridley, WR Tyler Simmons, WR D’Andre Swift, TB Jayson Stanley, WR Andrew Thomas, OT Charlie Woerner, TE Isaiah Wilson, RT

DEFENSE

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‘14 Total Cons.

- 14 0 0 RS 14 - 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 4 5 RS n/a n/a 9 2 0 n/a n/a n/a 2 13 14 n/a n/a n/a 27 27 13 15 13 0 RS 41 41 8 14 4 9 n/a 35 5 5 1 0 n/a n/a 6 - 1 1 1 n/a 3 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a 4 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a 9 13 7 RS n/a n/a 20 13 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 12 9 5 n/a n/a 25 11 11 7 0 n/a n/a 18 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a 6 5 1 n/a n/a n/a 6 1 2 1 5 0 n/a 7 12 15 n/a n/a n/a 27 10 2 1 2 n/a n/a 5 13 RS n/a n/a n/a 13 13

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Deandre Baker, DB 13 14 7 0 n/a 34 16 Michael Barnett, DL 1 0 0 n/a n/a 1 Tyson Campbell, DB 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 Tyler Clark, DL 9 12 0 n/a n/a 21 Tae Crowder, ILB 4 - - n/a n/a 4 3 Jordan Davis, DL 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 1 D. Hawkins-Muckle, DT - 0 5 2 n/a 7 Walter Grant, OLB 8 0 n/a n/a n/a 8 Malik Herring, DT 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 Richard LeCounte, DB 12 1 n/a n/a n/a 13 3 Jonathan Ledbetter, DT 12 12 4 0 n/a 27 3 David Marshall, DE - 3 4 n/a n/a 7 Tyrique McGhee, DB 6 2 0 n/a n/a 8 3 Natrez Patrick, ILB 8 7 9 2 n/a 26 William Poole, DB 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 *J.R. Reed, DB 13 15 RS *0 n/a 28 28 Otis Reese, DB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Monty Rice, ILB 5 2 n/a n/a n/a 7 Julian Rochester, DL 11 1 6 n/a n/a 18 1 Eric Stokes, DB 2 RS n/a n/a n/a 2 1 Juwan Taylor, ILB 8 1 0 0 n/a 9 1 D’Andre Walker, OLB 13 0 0 0 n/a 13 13 Mark Webb, DB 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 Note: Some starts were at other positions and include bowl games. RS=Redshirted; n/a=not at UGA yet; inj=injured; *Reed played at Tulsa in 2015 before transferring Game WR APSU Ridley @ #24 USC Ridley MTSU Ridley @ MIZZOU Ridley UT Ridley VU Ridley @ #13 LSU Ridley & #9 UF Ridley @ #11 UK Stanley #24 AU Ridley UMASS Ridley GT Stanley ! #1 BAMA Ridley ^ #15 TEXAS Consecutive 1 Career 18 Game DE APSU Ledbetter @ #24 USC Ledbetter MTSU Ledbetter @ MIZZOU Ledbetter UT Ledbetter VU Ledbetter @ #13 LSU Ledbetter & #9 UF Ledbetter @ #11 UK Ledbetter #24 AU Davis UMASS Ledbetter GT Ledbetter ! #1 BAMA Ledbetter ^ #15 TEXAS Consecutive 3 Career 27

LT Thomas Thomas Mays Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas

LG Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley Kindley

C Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard Gaillard

RG Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Mays Mays Mays Mays Mays Mays Hill Hill Hill

The Bulldogs had seven first-time starters in their 2018 season opener versus Austin Peay. All first-time starters this season, listed by game, include: APSU: Isaiah Wilson (RT), Tyler Simmons (WR), Ahkil Crumpton(WR), D’Andre Walker (LB), Tyson Campbell (DB), Walter Grant (LB), Jake Camarda (P). MTSU: Cade Mays (LT), Mark Webb (DB), William Poole (DB) UF: Jordan Davis (DL), Jeremiah Holloman (WR) UK: Tae Crowder (ILB) AU: Otis Reese (DB) UMASS: Eric Stokes (DB), Trey Hill (RG) GT: Malik Herring (DT), Michael Barnett (N)

The True Freshman Experience

During the opener, 18 true freshmen played for the Bulldogs while 36 newcomers made their debut. Tyson Campbell started the season opener at DB in his first collegiate contest.

Bulldog Captains In 2018

APSU: Crumpton, Holyfield, Taylor @USC: Reed, Gaillard, Ledbetter MTSU: Baker, Ridley, Blankenship @MIZZ: Nauta, Clark, Cleveland UT: Fromm, Reed, Ledbetter VU: Thomas, David Marshall, Holyfield @LSU: Natrez Patrick, Terry Godwin, D’Andre Walker @UF: Ridley, Ledbetter, Gaillard @ #11 UK: Gaillard, Ledbetter, Walker #24 AU: Thomas, Reed, Holyfield UMASS: D’Andre Swift, Monty Rice, Godwin GT: Ledbetter, Reed, Thomas #1 UA: Holyfield, Gaillard, Ledbetter

Assistant Coaches *Jim Chaney, 3rd season..............................................................Off. Coord. / Tight Ends Mel Tucker, 3rd season................................................................Def. Coord. / Secondary *James Coley, 3rd season................................ Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Scott Fountain, 1st season....................................................... Special Teams Coordinator Cortez Hankton, 1st season....................................................................... Wide Receivers Dan Lanning, 1st season....................................................................Outside Linebackers Dell McGee, 3rd season.......................................Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs Sam Pittman, 3rd season.............................................................................Offensive Line *Glenn Schumann, 3rd season............................................................. Inside Linebackers Tray Scott, 2nd season............................................................................... Defensive Line Scott Sinclair, 3rd season......................................... Director of Strength & Conditioning *in press box RT Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson

TE WR Nauta Simmons Crumpton (WR) Simmons Nauta Simmons Nauta Simmons Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin Nauta Holloman Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin Nauta Godwin

QB Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm

TB Swift Swift Swift Swift Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Holyfield Swift

Multiple Crumpton (WR) Hardman (WR) Hardman (WR) Hardman (WR) Hardman (WR) Hardman (WR) Woerner (TE) Woerner (TE) Simmons (WR) Holloman (WR) Holloman (WR) Simmons (WR) Holloman (WR)

10 13 41 3 13 11 27 20 41 3 13 25

5 27 1 1 35 27 6 4

DT Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Davis Davis Clark Clark Herring Davis

CB Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed Reed

JACK Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker

MLB Rice Patrick Poole (DB) Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Crowder Patrick Crowder Crowder Crowder

WLB Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Rice Rice Rice Rice Taylor Patrick Taylor

SLB Grant Grant Grant Grant McGhee (DB) Grant McGhee (DB) McGhee (DB) Grant Grant McGhee (DB) Grant McGhee (DB)

CB Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker

1 13 3 1 3 16 4 13 4 9 8 34

CB LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte Reese LeCounte LeCounte LeCounte

CB Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Stokes McGhee Stokes

Multiple Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Webb (DB) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Rochester (N) Barnett (N) Rochester (N)

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scoring drives 61 TDs by the Offense, 2 by the Defense, 2 by the Special Teams TD DRIVES TD Plays Drive 0-10 yards: 19.....................................1 11-20 yards: 18.....................................1 21-30 yards: 6......................................1 31-40 yards: 6......................................2 41-50 yards: 2......................................2 51-60 yards: 4......................................9 61-70 yards: 1....................................10 71-80 yards: 4....................................26 81-90 yards: 1......................................8 91-99 yards: 0......................................1 Average: 24.2 yds. 67.8 yds. Shortest: 0 yd. 8 yds. (VU) (APSU) Longest: 83 yds. 90 yds. (UK) (MT) NUMBER OF PLAYS ON TD SCORING DRIVES 1: .................................................... 3 2: .................................................... 5 3: .................................................... 6 4: .................................................... 6 5: .................................................... 9 6: .................................................... 9 7: .................................................... 5 8: .................................................... 3 9: .................................................... 6 10: .................................................... 3 11: .................................................... 2 12: .................................................... 1 13: .................................................... 2 14: .................................................... 1 Avg:...................................... 6.1 plays Fewest: 1(3x) (8 yds. in 0:05 vs. APSU; 75 yds. in 0:15 vs. VU; 44 yds. in 0:08 vs. GT) Most: 14 (75 yds. in 5:55 @ UK) TD DRIVE POSS. TIMES 0:00-0:30..........................................3 0:31-1:00..........................................8 1:01-2:00........................................12 2:01-3:00........................................16 3:01-4:00..........................................7 4:01-5:00..........................................7 5:01-6:00..........................................4 6:01-7:00..........................................1 7:01-8:00..........................................2 Average: 2:18 Quickest: 0:05 (1 play, 8 yards vs. APSU) Longest: 7:39 (13 plays, 75 yards vs. UT)

Long & Short Of It

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65%

89%

37 (20-R, 17-P)

6 (C, BFG, TO, D, 2 MFG)

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33 times

55%

88%

18 (15-R, 3-P)

4 (1 MFG, 2 TO, 1 D)

*No Points due to: BFG=Blocked FG; MFG=Missed FG; TO=Turnover; D=Downs; C=Clock Expired (took a knee); P=Punt.

Georgia’s Red Zone Offense

Austin Peay: 5-for-5 (4 TDs, FG) @USC: 3-for-4 (3 TDs, 1 C) Middle Tenn.: 5-for-5 (5 TDs) @Missouri: 2-for-3 (2 FGs, 1 BFG) Tennessee: 5-for-5 (4 TDs, FG) Vanderbilt: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) @LSU: 2-for-3 (TD, FG, TO) vs. Florida: 5-for-5 (2 TDs, 3 FGs) @Kentucky: 5-for-5 (3 TDs, 2 FGs) Auburn: 3-for-4 (TD, 2 FGs, D) UMASS: 4-for-4 (4 TDs) Georgia Tech: 6-for-7 (5 TDs, FG, MFG) Alabama: 3-for-4 (MFG)

Opponent’s Red Zone Offense Austin Peay: 0-for-1 (MFG) @USC: 2-for-3 (TD, FG, INT) Middle Tenn.: 0-for-0 @Missouri: 4-for-4 (4 TDs) Tennessee: 0-for-0 Vanderbilt: 2-for-3 (TD, FG, D) @LSU: 8-for-8 (3 TDs, 5 FGs) vs. Florida: 1-for-1 (TD) @Kentucky: 2-for-2 (TD, FG) Auburn: 2-for-2 (TD, FG) UMASS: 3-for-3 (TD, 2 FGs) Georgia Tech: 1-for-1 (TD) Alabama: 4-for-5 (4 TDs, TO)

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*In 2018, Georgia is +5 in turnover margin. Georgia has forced 17 turnovers that have led to 51 points. The Bulldogs have 12 turnovers that have resulted in 30 points.

*Georgia has had 65 plays that covered 25 yards or more while its opponents have had 27.

APSU (W, 45-0): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; APSU scored no pts. off 1 TO. @ #24 USC (W, 41-17): UGA got 7 pts. off 2 TOs; USC got no pts. off 1 TO. MTSU (W, 49-7): UGA got 7 pts. off 2 TOs; UGA did not have any turnovers. @ MIZZOU (W, 43-29): UGA got 10 off 3 TOs; Mizzou got no points off 1 TO. UT (W, 38-12): UGA got 7 pts. off 1 TO; UGA did not have any turnovers. VU (W, 41-13): No turnovers for either team. @ #13 LSU (L, 36-16): UGA forced no turnovers; LSU got 13 points off 4 TOs. vs. #9 UF (W, 36-17): UGA got 10 points off 3 TOs; UGA did not have any turnovers. @ #9 UK (W, 34-17): UGA got no points off 2 TOs; UK got 3 pts off 2 TOs. #24 AU (W, 27-10): UGA forced no turnovers; AU got no points off 1 TO. UMASS (W, 66-27): UGA got 3 points off 1 TO; UMASS got 7 pts off 1 TO. GT (W, 45-21): UGA forced no turnovers; GT got 7 pts off 1 TO. vs. #1 BAMA (L, 35-28): UGA got no points off 2 TOs; UGA did not have any turnovers.

Georgia has scored at least 38 pts. in eight of its 11 wins this year. The Bulldogs had a 13-play, 74-yard drive in 7:19 versus #1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. Georgia’s other 13-play drive went a season-long 7:39 in the win over Tennessee. In Georgia’s 41-13 win over Vanderbilt, the Bulldogs had three touchdown drives that were under 1:30 and ranged from 56 to 75 yards.

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GAME 1: #3 Georgia vs. APSU UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 72-yd. rush TD (Demetris Robertson) APSU: no plays of at least 25 yds. GAME 2: #3 Georgia @ #24 South Carolina UGA: 5 plays; Longest: 55-yd. INT ret. (Deandre Baker) USC: 1 play; Longest: 44-yd TD pass (Jake Bentley to Bryan Edwards) GAME 3: #3 Georgia vs. MTSU UGA: 5 plays; Longest: 70-yd punt ret. TD (Mecole Hardman) MTSU: 1 play; Longest: 41-yard pass (Brent Stockstill to Patrick Smith) GAME 4: #3 Georgia @ Missouri UGA: 8 plays; Longest: 61-yd TD pass (Jake Fromm to Jeremiah Holloman) MIZZOU: 3 plays; Longest: 35-yd KOR (Tyler Badie) GAME 5: #3 Georgia vs. Tennessee UGA: 1 play; Longest: 31-yd fumble advance for TD (Isaac Nauta) UT: 2 plays; Longest: 37-yd TD pass (Jarrett Guarantano to Ty Chandler) GAME 6: #2 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 75-yd TD pass (Fromm to Godwin) VU: 1 play; Longest: 43-yd rush (Ke’Shawn Vaughn) GAME 7: #2 Georgia @ #13 LSU UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 35-yd pass (Fromm to Ridley) LSU: 5 plays; Longest: 59-yd rush (Joe Burrow) GAME 8: #7 Georgia vs. #9 UF UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 35-yd pass (Fromm to Woerner) UF: 2 plays; Longest: 51-yd KOR (Kadarius Toney) GAME 9: #6 Georgia @ #9 UK UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 83-yd TD run (D’Andre Swift) UK: 2 plays; Longest: 36-yd KOR (Lynn Bowden) GAME 10: #5 Georgia vs. #24 Auburn UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 77-yd TD rush (Swift) AU: 1 play; Longest: 30-yd rush (Shaun Shivers) GAME 11: #5 Georgia vs. Massachusetts UGA: 8 plays; Longest: 71-yd TD pass (Fromm to Simmons) UMASS: 3 plays; Longest: 75-yd TD Pass (Ross Comis to Andy Isabella) GAME 12: #5 Georgia vs. Georgia Tech UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 44-yd TD pass (Fromm to Hardman) GT: 3 plays; Longest: 100-yd KOR TD (Juanyeh Thomas) GAME 13: #4 Georgia vs. #1 BAMA UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 55-yd pass (Fromm to Nauta) BAMA: 3 plays; Longest: 59-yd rush (Josh Jacobs)

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Bulldog Record Watch AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH - SEASON:

1. 8.12 - Nick Chubb, 2015 2. 7.87 - Sony Michel, 2017 3. 7.41 - Todd Gurley, 2014 4. 7.06 - Rodney Hampton, 1987 7.06 - Nick Chubb, 2014 6. 6.85 - Charley Trippi, 1942 7. 6.82 - Glynn Harrison, 1975 8. 6.79 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 9. 6.77 - Keith Henderson, 1985 10. 6.59 - Fred Brown, 1958 On the Radar: 6.69 - D’Andre Swift, 2018 On the Radar: 6.50 - Elijah Holyfield, 2018

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - SEASON:

1. 1,891 - Herschel Walker, 1981 2. 1,400 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008 3. 1,161 - Sony Michel, 2015 4. 1,037 - D’Andre Swift, 2018

1. 11 - Terrence Edwards, 2002 2. 9 - Riley Ridley, 2018; A.J. Green, 2010; Terrence Edwards, 1999; Brice Hunter, 1993; Hason Graham, 1994; Tavarres King, 2012

MOST PASSING YARDS - SEASON:

MOST POINTS SCORED - SEASON:

MOST YDS RUSHING BY A SOPH.:

1. 3,893 - Aaron Murray, 2012 2. 3,525 - Eric Zeier, 1993 3. 3,459 - Matthew Stafford, 2008 4. 3,396 - Eric Zeier, 1994 5. 3,307 - David Greene, 2003 6. 3,149 - Aaron Murray, 2011 7. 3,075 - Aaron Murray, 2013 8. 3,049 - Aaron Murray, 2010 9. 2,924 - David Greene, 2002 10. 2,789 - David Greene, 2001 On the Radar: 2,537 - Jake Fromm, 2018

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE SEASON:

MOST PATs ATTEMPTED - SEASON:

1. 67.87% - Hutson Mason, 2014 2. 65.03% - Mike Bobo, 1997 On the Radar: 68.38 - Jake Fromm, 2018

AVG GAIN / PASS ATTEMPT - SEASON:

131 - Billy Bennett, 2003 130 - Billy Bennett, 2002 126 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 123 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2017 120 - Herschel Walker, 1981 119 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018

MOST PATs MADE - SEASON: 1. 2. 4.

1. 2. 3. 4.

67 - Marshall Morgan, 2014 63 - Marshall Morgan, 2012 63 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2017 62 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 68 - Marshall Morgan, 2014 67 - Marshall Morgan, 2012 63 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2017 62 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018

FIELD GOALS MADE - SEASON:

1. 3,149 - Aaron Murray, 2011 2. 2,924 - David Greene, 2002 3. 2,713 - Quincy Carter, 1999 On the Radar: 2,537 - Jake Fromm, 2018

1. 31 - Billy Bennett, 2003 (NCAA, SEC Records) 2. 26 - Billy Bennett, 2002 3. 23 - Brandon Coutu, 2005 23 - Kevin Butler, 1984 5. 22 - Marshall Morgan, 2013 6. 21 - Blair Walsh, 2011 7. 20 - Blair Walsh, 2010 20 - Blair Walsh, 2009 20 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2017 T9.19 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 19 - Kevin Butler, 1981 (tied NCAA record for freshmen) 19 - John Kasay, 1989 19 - John Kasay, 1990 19 - Kanon Parkman, 1993

TD RESPONSIBILITY - SEASON:

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED - SEASON:

1. 10.88 - Matt Robinson, 1974 2. 10.09 - Aaron Murray, 2012 On the Radar: 9.33 - Jake Fromm, 2018

MOST TD PASSES - SEASON: 1. 36 - Aaron Murray, 2012 2. 35 - Aaron Murray, 2011 3. 27 - Jake Fromm, 2018

MOST YARDS PASSING BY A SOPH.:

1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

1. 38 - Billy Bennett, 2003 (NCAA, SEC Records) 2. 35 - Blair Walsh, 2011

39 - Aaron Murray, 2012 37 - Aaron Murray, 2011 33 - Aaron Murray, 2013 28 - Aaron Murray, 2010 28 - D.J. Shockley, 2005 27 - Jake Fromm, 2018 27 - Frank Sinkwich, 1942 27 - Jake Fromm, 2017

1. 204 - Terrence Edwards, 1999-2002

MOST POINTS KICKING - SEASON:

1. 131 - Billy Bennett, 2003 (31 FGs, 38 PATs) 2. 130 - Billy Bennett, 2002 (26 FGs, 52 PATs) 3. 119 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 (19FG, 62 PATs)

INTERCEPTION RET. YDS. - CAREER:

1. 381 - Dominick Sanders (16), 2014-17 2. 315 - Jake Scott (16), 1967-68 3. 303 - Scott Woerner (13), 1977-80 4. 293 - Bacarri Rambo (16), 2009-12 5. 234 - Eli Maricich (12), 1947-49 6. 210 - Lynn Hughes (10), 1964-66 7. 197 - Tra Battle (8), 2003-06 8. 194 - Tim Jennings (10), 2002-05 On the Radar: 146 - Deandre Baker (7), 2015-18

PUNT RETURN YARDS - SEASON:

1. 488 - Scott Woerner, 1980 2. 464 - Lamar Davis, 1941 3. 458 - Damien Gary, 2002 4. 440 - Jake Scott, 1968 5. 438 – Thomas Flowers, 2005 6. 436 - Buzy Rosenberg, 1971 7. 388 - Chuck Carswell, 1988 8. 367 - Mikey Henderson, 2006 On the Radar: 321, Mecole Hardman, 2018

AVG. PUNT RET. - SEASON: (Min. 15)

1. 15.7 - Scott Woerner, 1980 (31/488 yards) On the Radar: 20.1 - Mecole Hardman (16/321)

MOST RETURN YARDS - SEASON:

1. 1,030 - Brandon Boykin (14/180 PR, 38/850 KOR), 2011 2. 988 - Brandon Boykin (0 PR, 38/988 KOR), 2009 3. 825 - Brandon Boykin (0 PR, 34/825 KOR), 2010 4. 776 - Mecole Hardman (23/271 PR, 20/505 KOR), 2017 5. 720 - Scott Woerner (31/488 PR, 9/232 KOR), 1989 6. 710 - Wayne Swinford (34/343 PR, 16/ 367 KOR), 1964 7. 694 - Jake Scott (35/440 PR, 11/254 KOR), 1968 On the Radar: 646, Mecole Hardman (16/321 PR, 13/325 KOR)

TOP 5 PASSING EFFICIENCY RATINGS - SEASON

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS - CAREER:

2. 182 - Brice Hunter, 1992-95 3. 174 - Malcolm Mitchell, 2011-15 4. 166 - A.J. Green, 2008-10 5. 161 - Fred Gibson, 2001-04 6. 158 - Mohamed Massaquoi, 2005-08 7. 144 - Hines Ward, 1994-97 144 - Reggie Brown, 2000-04 9. 136 - Tavarres King, 2008-12 10. 134 - Michael Bennett, 2011-14 On the Radar: 131 - Terry Godwin, 2015-18

3. 33 - Billy Bennett, 2002 4. 30 - Brandon Coutu, 2005 5. 28 - Kevin Butler, 1984 6. 27 - Kanon Parkman, 1993 7. 26 - Kevin Butler, 1981 8. 25 - Rex Robinson, 1979 25 - Billy Bennett, 2001 25 - Marshall Morgan, 2015 11. 24 - Marshall Morgan, 2013 On the Radar: 23 - Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018

Rating Year Player 175.81 2018 Jake Fromm 174.82 2012 Aaron Murray 160.09 2017 Jake Fromm 158.82 2013 Aaron Murray 155.80 1997 Mike Bobo

Att-Comp-Int 272-186-5 386-249-10 291-181-7 347-225-9 306-199-8

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Yards TD Pct. 2,537 27 68.4 3,893 36 64.5 2,615 24 62.2 3,075 26 64.8 2,751 19 65.0

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2018 SEC East Champions

OVERALL: 11-2 (HOME: 7-0; ROAD: 3-1; NEUTRAL: 1-1) SEC: 7-1 (HOME: 3-0; ROAD: 3-1; NEUTRAL: 1-0)

Date Rank 9/1 3/4 9/8 3/3 9/15 3/3 9/22 2/3 9/29 2/3 10/6 2/2 10/13 2/2 10/27 7/6 11/3 6/6/5 11/10 5/5/5 11/17 5/5/5 11/24 5/5/5 12/1 4/4/4 1/1 5/6/6

Opponent (CFP/AP/USA) Austin Peay *at 24/24 South Carolina Middle Tennessee State *at Missouri *Tennessee *Vanderbilt *at 13/12 LSU *vs. 9/11 Florida *at 9/11/12 Kentucky *24/NR/NR Auburn Massachusetts Georgia Tech &vs. 1/1/1 Alabama #vs. 15/14/14 Texas

TV W-L Score Attend. Top Rusher Top Passer Top Receiver Top Tackler ESPN W 45-0 92,746 Robertson (1-72) Fromm (12-16-157) Swift (4-33) Reed (6) CBS W 41-17 83,140 Holyfield (9-76) Fromm (15-18-194) Hardman (6-103) LeCounte (10) ESPN2 W 49-7 92,746 Holyfield (8-101) Fromm (10-12-128) Nauta (4-47) Taylor (6) ESPN W 43-29 58,284 Holyfield (14-90) Fromm (12-23-260) Ridley (5-87) Reed (8) CBS W 38-12 92,746 Holyfield (16-78) Fromm (16-22-185) Hardman (4-43) Reed (6) SECN W 41-13 92,746 Holyfield (6-64) Fromm (17-23-276) Ridley (5-57) LeCounte (6) CBS L 16-36 102,321 Swift (12-72) Fromm (16-34-209) Ridley (3-75) Campbell (11) CBS W 36-17 84,463 Swift (12-104) Fromm (17-24-240) Nauta (5-73) Rice (11) CBS W 34-17 63,542 Swift (16-156) Fromm (14-20-113) Holloman (4-39) Rice (8) ESPN W 27-10 92,746 Swift (17-186) Fromm (13-20-193) Swift (4-43) Rice (8) SECN W 66-27 92,746 Fields (7-100) Fields (5-8-121) Hardman (3-68) LeCounte (5) SECN W 45-21 92,746 Swift (14-105) Fromm (13-16-175) Nauta (4-36) Ledbetter (9) CBS L 28-35 77,141 Swift (16-75) Fromm (25-39-301) Swift (6-63) Reed (8) ESPN 8:45 p.m.

If two rankings listed, it’s AP/USA Today; If three rankings listed, it’s CFP/AP/USA Today ◊ ALL TIMES EASTERN ◊ *-SEC Games ◊ Florida game in Jacksonville ◊ &-SEC Championship (Atlanta) ◊ #-Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)

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SCORING................................................................509 241 Points Per Game..................................................39.2 18.5 Points Off Turnovers...............................................44 30 FIRST DOWNS.......................................................311 220 Rushing.................................................................163 89 Passing..................................................................129 111 Penalty....................................................................19 20 RUSHING YARDAGE...........................................3271 1698 Yards gained rushing..........................................3487 1924 Yards lost rushing..................................................216 226 Rushing Attempts..................................................537 418 Average Per Rush..................................................6.1 4.1 Average Per Game.............................................251.6 130.6 TDs Rushing............................................................30 15 PASSING YARDAGE...........................................2953 2347 Comp-Att-Int................................................221-322-5 238-395-8 Average Per Pass..................................................9.2 5.9 Average Per Catch...............................................13.4 9.9 Average Per Game.............................................227.2 180.5 TDs Passing............................................................31 13 TOTAL OFFENSE.................................................6224 4045 Total Plays.............................................................859 813 Average Per Play...................................................7.2 5.0 Average Per Game.............................................478.8 311.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards..................................19-429 10-313 KICK RETURN AVERAGE....................................22.6 31.3 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.................................22-366 5-64 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...................................16.6 12.8 INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......................................8-169 5-16 INT RETURN AVERAGE.......................................21.1 3.2 FUMBLES-LOST...................................................19-7 22-9 PENALTIES-Yards.............................................74-645 61-465 Average Per Game...............................................49.6 35.8 PUNTS-Yards...................................................38-1642 69-2946 Average Per Punt.................................................43.2 42.7 Net punt average..................................................37.3 35.7 KICKOFFS-Yards.............................................95-6079 54-3268 Average Per Kick..................................................64.0 60.5 Net kick average...................................................39.4 38.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.......................... 31:59 27:38 3RD-DOWN Conversions.................................71/149 56/172 3rd-Down Pct........................................................48% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions.....................................8/12 11/25 4th-Down Pct........................................................67% 44% SACKS BY-Yards..............................................22-141 18-109 MISC YARDS..............................................................0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED........................................65 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.................................19-23 13-15 ON-SIDE KICKS......................................................0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES................................ (51-57) 89% (29-33) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS.................... (37-57) 65% (18-33) 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS..................................... (62-62) 100% (26-26) 100%

SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia Opponents

124 182 136 67 – 509 41 59 52 89 – 241

Possession 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia Opponents

8:15 6:52 8:13 8:39 31:59 6:45 8:07 6:46 5:57 27:37

Note: 4th Q vs. Austin Peay was shortened to 10:00.

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GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G

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GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G

D’Andre Swift...................................13-5 155 1050 13 1037 6.7 10 83 UK 79.8 Elijah Holyfield.................................13-8 147 977 21 956 6.5 7 66 MY 73.5 James Cook....................................13-0 41 296 12 284 6.9 2 36 AP 21.8 Brian Herrien...................................13-0 46 281 3 278 6.0 3 24 UMASS 21.4 Justin Fields....................................12-0 42 296 30 266 6.3 4 47 UMASS 22.2 Tyler Simmons.................................12-6 5 131 0 131 26.2 2 56 MY 10.9 Demetris Robertson..........................9-0 4 109 0 109 27.2 1 72 AP 12.1 Jayson Stanley................................12-2 4 81 0 81 20.2 0 34 UK 6.8 Prather Hudson...............................13-0 15 64 0 64 4.3 0 11 AP/VU 4.9 Mecole Hardman.............................13-5 5 36 0 36 7.2 0 30 UK 2.8 Isaac Nauta...................................13-12 0 31 0 31 0.0 1 0 2.4 Ian Donald-McIntyre..........................3-0 6 24 2 22 3.7 0 7 VU/UMASS 7.3 Ahkil Crumpton................................11-2 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 GT 1.1 Willie Erdman....................................3-0 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 UMASS 3.0 Matthew Downing..............................4-0 4 13 7 6 1.5 0 7 UMASS 1.5 Kearis Jackson..................................4-0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 MT 1.5 Lofton Tidwell....................................2-0 3 8 2 6 2.0 0 5 AP 3.0 Rodrigo Blankenship.......................13-0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 LSU -0.2 Jake Fromm...................................13-13 36 63 85 -22 -0.6 0 10 UF -1.7 TEAM...............................................13-0 19 0 39 -39 -2.1 0 0 -3.0 Total...................................................13 537 3487 216 3271 6.1 30 83 UK 251.6 Opponents.........................................13 418 1924 226 1698 4.1 15 59 LSU 130.6 Jake Fromm..................................13-13 Justin Fields....................................12-0 Matthew Downing............................ 4-0 Rodrigo Blankenship..................... 13-0 Total................................................... 13 Opponents........................................ 13

175.81 173.72 153.92 0.00 174.33 116.97

186-272-5 27-39-0 8-10-0 0-1-0 221-322-5 238-395-8

68.4 2537 69.2 328 80.0 88 0.0 0 68.6 2953 60.3 2347

Riley Ridley...................................13-11 39 509 13.1 Mecole Hardman.............................13-5 33 529 16.0 Isaac Nauta...................................13-12 29 427 14.7 D’Andre Swift...................................13-5 27 267 9.9 Jeremiah Holloman.........................13-4 23 387 16.8 Terry Godwin...................................12-8 20 340 17.0 Tyler Simmons.................................12-6 9 138 15.3 Charlie Woerner..............................13-2 9 121 13.4 James Cook....................................13-0 8 89 11.1 Brian Herrien...................................13-0 6 22 3.7 Ahkil Crumpton................................11-2 5 21 4.2 Elijah Holyfield.................................13-8 4 36 9.0 Trey Blount......................................13-0 3 39 13.0 Prather Hudson...............................13-0 1 15 15.0 Jackson Harris...................................8-0 1 12 12.0 Jayson Stanley................................12-2 1 9 9.0 Luke Ford..........................................9-0 1 4 4.0 Willie Erdman....................................3-0 1 -2 -2.0 Justin Fields....................................12-0 1 -10 -10.0 Total...................................................13 221 2953 13.4 Opponents.........................................13 238 2347 9.9

27 75 VU 195.2 4 57 UMASS 27.3 0 24 MT 22.0 0 0 AU 0.0 31 75 VU 227.2 13 75 UMASS 180.5

9 35 LSU 39.2 6 59 AP 40.7 3 55 UA 32.8 2 35 VU 20.5 5 65 MT 29.8 3 75 VU 28.3 2 71 UMASS 11.5 0 35 UF 9.3 0 24 MT 6.8 0 13 AP 1.7 0 12 AP 1.9 0 24 MT 2.8 0 19 AP 3.0 0 15 UMASS 1.2 0 12 VU 1.5 1 9 MT 0.8 0 4 AP 0.4 0 0 UMASS -0.7 0 0 GT -0.8 31 75 VU 227.2 13 75 UMASS 180.5

TOTAL OFFENSE GP-GS Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/P Avg/G

Jake Fromm...................................13-13 308 -22 2537 2515 8.2 193.5 D’Andre Swift...................................13-5 155 1037 0 1037 6.7 79.8 Elijah Holyfield.................................13-8 147 956 0 956 6.5 73.5 Justin Fields....................................12-0 81 266 328 594 7.3 49.5 James Cook....................................13-0 41 284 0 284 6.9 21.8 Brian Herrien...................................13-0 46 278 0 278 6.0 21.4 Tyler Simmons.................................12-6 5 131 0 131 26.2 10.9 Demetris Robertson..........................9-0 4 109 0 109 27.2 12.1 Matthew Downing..............................4-0 14 6 88 94 6.7 23.5 Jayson Stanley................................12-2 4 81 0 81 20.2 6.8 Prather Hudson...............................13-0 15 64 0 64 4.3 4.9 Mecole Hardman.............................13-5 5 36 0 36 7.2 2.8 Isaac Nauta...................................13-12 0 31 0 31 – 2.4 Ian Donald-McIntyre..........................3-0 6 22 0 22 3.7 7.3 Ahkil Crumpton................................11-2 1 12 0 12 12.0 1.1 Willie Erdman....................................3-0 2 9 0 9 4.5 3.0 Kearis Jackson..................................4-0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.5 Lofton Tidwell....................................2-0 3 6 0 6 2.0 3.0 Rodrigo Blankenship.......................13-0 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 -0.2 TEAM...............................................13-0 19 -39 0 -39 -2.1 -3.0 Total...................................................13 859 3271 2953 6224 7.2 478.8 Opponents.........................................13 813 1698 2347 4045 5.0 311.2

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PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TFL- Sacks- IntDEFENSE GP-GS Solo Ast Tot Yds Yds Yds PBU QBP Mecole Hardman........................ 16 321 20.1 1 70 MT

Richard LeCounte......................... 13-12 40 27 67 1.0-2 . 1-29 3 . Monty Rice........................................9-5 25 34 59 1.5-15 1.0-13 . 1 2 J.R. Reed...................................... 13-13 34 24 58 2.0-9 1.0-8 2-0 2 1 Jonathan Ledbetter....................... 13-12 13 38 51 5.5-19 1.0-7 . . 4 Tae Crowder.................................... 13-4 15 34 49 5.0-15 1.5-8 2-56 1 4 Juwan Taylor................................... 13-8 21 25 46 0.5-1 . . 1 4 D’Andre Walker............................. 13-13 23 22 45 11.0-59 7.5-43 . 3 15 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Tyson Campbell............................ 13-10 28 15 43 0.5-2 . . 1 . Deandre Baker............................. 2 82 41.0 0 55 SC Deandre Baker.............................. 13-13 31 9 40 2.0-9 . 2-82 10 1 Tae Crowder................................. 2 56 28.0 0 43 MIZ Natrez Patrick................................. 13-8 21 16 37 4.0-7 . . 1 3 Richard LeCounte........................ 1 29 29.0 0 29 UA Julian Rochester............................13-11 8 21 29 1.5-7 1.5-7 . . 3 J.R. Reed..................................... 2 0 0.0 0 0 SC/UA Tyler Clark....................................... 13-9 12 14 26 4.0-12 1.0-4 . 3 3 Tyrique McGhee........................... 1 2 2.0 0 2 UF Jordan Davis................................... 11-4 6 19 25 1.5-6 1.5-6 . . 3 Total............................................. 8 169 21.1 0 55 SC Tyrique McGhee............................. 12-6 11 11 22 0.5-0 . 1-2 2 2 Opponents................................... 5 16 3.2 0 16 SC Walter Grant.................................... 13-8 9 12 21 1.0-1 . . 1 1 Note: Baker fumbled return vs. S.C. a 1-yard line, recovered Malik Herring................................... 13-1 8 11 19 3.0-13 1.0-5 . . 2 by J. Taylor in end zone for TD. Channing Tindall............................. 13-0 3 14 17 3.0-17 2.0-15 . . 4 Eric Stokes...................................... 12-2 12 3 15 1.0-3 . . 8 . KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Robert Beal Jr.................................10-0 7 8 15 1.0-12 1.0-12 . . 2 Mark Webb...................................... 13-1 8 6 14 . . . 3 1 Mecole Hardman........................ 13 325 25.0 0 41 AU Adam Anderson.............................. 13-0 5 9 14 2.5-6 0.5-2 . 1 4 Brian Herrien................................ 4 64 16.0 0 24 AP . 3 1 James Cook................................. 1 34 34.0 0 34 UMASS Brenton Cox.................................... 12-0 4 10 14 1.5-9 1.0-8 Otis Reese...................................... 10-1 7 6 13 . . . . . Charlie Woerner........................... 1 6 6.0 0 6 MT Michael Barnett............................... 13-1 5 8 13 . . . 1 . Total........................................... 19 429 22.6 0 41 AU Devonte Wyatt................................ 11-0 3 9 12 . . . . . Opponents................................. 10 313 31.3 1 100 GT William Poole.................................... 8-1 9 1 10 1.0-4 . . . . Gibbs................................ 7-0 1 6 7 . . . . . FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Deangelo Quay Walker................................... 13-0 4 2 6 . . . . . Richard LeCounte........................ 2 39 19.5 0 32 UF David Marshall..................................6-0 . 6 6 1.0-1 . . 1 . Tyson Campbell........................... 1 64 64.0 1 64 MIZ Christopher Smith.............................5-0 3 1 4 . . . . . Juwan Taylor................................ 0 0 0.0 1 0 SC D. Hawkins-Muckle...........................5-0 2 2 4 . . . . . Total............................................. 3 103 34.3 2 64 MIZ Michail Carter....................................9-0 1 3 4 . . . . . Opponents................................... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Keyon Richardson.......................... 13-0 1 3 4 1.5-5 0.5-3 . . 3 Jay Hayes....................................... 11-0 1 2 3 . . . . . ALL PURPOSE...... GP Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg/G Nate McBride.................................. 13-0 1 2 3 . . . . . D’Andre Swift......................... 13 1037 267 0 1304 100.3 Latavious Brini..................................5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . Mecole Hardman................... 13 36 559 646 1211 93.2 Azeez Ojulari.................................... 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . . . Elijah Holyfield....................... 13 956 36 0 992 76.3 Justin Young..................................... 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . Riley Ridley........................... 13 0 509 0 509 39.2 Nick Moore...................................... 13-0 . 1 1 . . . . . Isaac Nauta........................... 13 31 427 0 458 35.2 Jake Skole......................................... 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . James Cook.......................... 13 284 89 34 407 31.3 Ameer Speed.................................... 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . Jeremiah Holloman............... 13 0 387 0 387 29.8 Kolby Wyatt....................................... 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . Brian Herrien......................... 13 278 22 64 364 28.0 Total....................................................13 385 437 822 58-235 22-141 8-169 46 63 Terry Godwin......................... 12 0 340 0 340 28.3 Tyler Simmons....................... 12 131 138 0 269 22.4 CAUSED FUMBLES (17): Walker (4); LeCounte (3); Ledbetter (2); Taylor (2); Baker (1); Beal (1); Justin Fields.......................... 12 266 -10 0 256 21.3 Campbell (1); Crowder (1); Herring (1); McGhee (1); Rice (1). Charlie Woerner.................... 13 0 121 6 127 9.8 FUMBLE RECOVERIES (10): Campbell (2); LeCounte (2); Taylor (2); Baker (1); Clark (1); Demetris Robertson................ 9 109 0 0 109 12.1 Crowder (1); Walker (1). Jayson Stanley...................... 12 81 9 0 90 7.5 Deandre Baker...................... 13 0 0 82 82 6.3 BLOCKED KICKS (1): Stokes (punt vs. Missouri). Prather Hudson..................... 13 64 15 0 79 6.1 Tae Crowder.......................... 13 0 0 56 56 4.3 Ahkil Crumpton...................... 11 12 21 18 51 4.6 |------------- PATs -------------| Trey Blount............................ 13 0 39 0 39 3.0 SCORING....................TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts 0 0-0 0 0 119 Richard LeCounte................. 13 0 0 29 29 2.2 Rodrigo Blankenship........................0 19-23 62-62 0-0 0 0 72 Eric Stokes............................ 12 0 0 27 27 2.2 D’Andre Swift..................................12 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 54 Ian Donald-McIntyre................ 3 22 0 0 22 7.3 Riley Ridley......................................9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Mecole Hardman..............................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Jackson Harris......................... 8 0 12 0 12 1.5 Elijah Holyfield..................................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Willie Erdman.......................... 3 9 -2 0 7 2.3 Jeremiah Holloman..........................5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Kearis Jackson........................ 4 6 0 0 6 1.5 Justin Fields.....................................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Matthew Downing.................... 4 6 0 0 6 1.5 Isaac Nauta......................................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Lofton Tidwell.......................... 2 6 0 0 6 3.0 Tyler Simmons..................................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Luke Ford................................ 9 0 4 0 4 0.4 Terry Godwin....................................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Tyrique McGhee.................... 12 0 0 2 2 0.2 Brian Herrien....................................3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 18 0 0 12 Rodrigo Blankenship............. 13 -2 0 0 -2 -0.2 James Cook.....................................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jake Fromm........................... 13 -22 0 0 -22 -1.7 Tyson Campbell...............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM..................................... 13 -39 0 0 -39 -3.0 Demetris Robertson.........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total............................................ 13 3271 2953 964 7188 552.9 Jayson Stanley.................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents.................................. 13 1698 2347 393 4438 341.4 Eric Stokes.......................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Ahkil Crumpton............................. 4 Eric Stokes................................... 1 Terry Godwin................................ 1 Total........................................... 22 Opponents................................... 5

18 4.5 0 9 AP/SC 27 27.0 1 8 MIZ 0 0.0 0 0 UMASS 366 16.6 2 70 MT 64 12.8 0 36 UA

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk Jake Camarda.................... 38 1642 Total................................... 38 1642 Opponents......................... 69 2946

43.2 63 AP 8 13 8 9 43.2 63 AP 8 13 8 9 42.7 71 UT/UF 6 25 20 15

0 0 1

Juwan Taylor....................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jake Fromm......................................0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total...............................................65 19-23 62-62 0-2 Opponents.....................................29 13-15 26-26 0-0

CONSECUTIVE PAT KICKS MADE:

0 0 0 1

0-0 0-1 0-1 1-3

0 0 0 0

6 0 509 241

Blankenship, 151; Georgia, 243; Opponents, 52.

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk

Rodrigo Blankenship............................. 19-23 82.6 1-1 8-8 2-4 7-9 1-1 53 VU 1 Total...................................................... 19-23 82.6 1-1 8-8 2-4 7-9 1-1 53 VU 1 Opponents............................................ 13-15 86.7 0-0 4-4 7-8 2-3 0-0 42 VU/UF 0

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game-by-game individual stats

2018 SEC East Champions

RUSHING

No-Yds/TD APSU

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

ReceivING

No-Yds/TD APSU

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

Punt Returns No-Yds APSU

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

Kick Returns No-Yds APSU

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

INT. Returns No-Yds APSU

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

MTSU

MIZ

LSU

UMAss

D’Andre Swift 155-1037/10 8-43/1 12-64/1 4-12/0 16-71/0 12-50/2 7-50/0 12-72/0 12-104/1 16-156/2 17-186/1 9-49/0 14-105/1 16-75/1 E. Holyfield 147-956/7 5-24/1 9-76/1 8-100/0 14-90/0 16-78/0 6-64/1 7-56/1 20-71/0 18-115/1 15-93/0 6-50/1 9-79/1 14-60/0 James Cook 41-284/2 6-66/0 11-38/0 5-1/0 - 1-4/0 7-56/0 - 1-4/0 - - 3-76/2 7-39/0 Brian Herrien 46-278/3 1-2/0 7-45/1 5-44/0 4-9/0 9-56/0 2-19/1 2-3/0 - 2-7/0 5-37/0 6-53/1 3-3/0 Justin Fields 42-266/4 3-33/0 1-3/0 3-31/1 1-3/0 5-45/2 4-18/0 1-3/0 DNP 6-26/0 5--12/0 7-100/1 3-10/0 3-6/0 Tyler Simmons 5-131/2 1-19/0 1-5/0 1-56/1 - DNP - - - - - 1-49/1 - 1-2/0 D. Robertson 4-109/1 1-72/1 - 1-23/0 - 1-2/0 - - DNP DNP DNP 1-12/0 - DNP Jayson Stanley 4-81/0 DNP - - - - - - - 1-34/0 - - 2-35/0 1-12/0 Prather Hudson 15-64/0 3-16/0 5-19/0 2-2/0 - - 3-18/0 - - - - 2-9/0 - Mecole Hardman 5-36/0 - 1-30/0 - 2-6/0 - - 1-0/0 1-0/0 - - - - Donald-McIntyre 6-22/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-14/0 DNP DNP Ahkil Crumpton 1-12/0 - - - - - - - - DNP - - 1-12/0 DNP Willie Erdman 2-9/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 1-2/0 DNP Lofton Tidwell 3-6/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNP Matthew Downing 4-6/0 1-2/0 DNP - DNP DNP 1--7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-11/0 DNP DNP Kearis Jackson 1-6/0 DNP - 1-6/0 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R. Blankenship 1--2/0 - - - - - - 1--2/0 - - - - - Jake Fromm 36--22/0 - 4--5/0 2--11/0 1-8/0 5--14/0 1-2/0 6--19/0 6-11/0 4-2/0 2-5/0 - 1-1/0 4--2/0 TEAM 19--39/0 1--2/0 1--4/0 3--3/0 2--2/0 1--1/0 2--8/0 - 1--1/0 3--9/0 2--6/0 2--2/0 1--1/0 Riley Ridley 39-509/9 3-33/1 4-37/0 1-12/1 5-87/1 4-36/0 5-57/1 3-75/1 2-37/0 3-37/0 1-19/0 1-11/1 2-9/2 5-59/1 Mecole Hardman 33-529/6 2-63/1 6-103/1 4-21/1 2-60/1 4-43/0 4-45/0 2-23/0 2-10/0 - 2-39/0 3-68/1 1-44/1 1-10/0 Isaac Nauta 29-427/3 1-12/1 1-10/0 4-47/0 1-3/0 1-17/0 2-40/0 3-47/0 5-73/0 1-4/1 1-3/0 1-54/0 4-36/0 4-81/1 D’Andre Swift 27-267/2 4-33/0 1-5/0 - - 1-22/0 4-49/1 2-21/0 2-13/0 3-18/0 4-43/0 - - 6-63/1 J. Holloman 23-387/5 1-7/0 1-15/0 3-90/1 1-61/1 2-35/0 - 3-26/0 4-48/2 4-39/0 - - 2-29/1 2-37/0 Terry Godwin 20-340/3 DNP 1-12/0 - 1-8/0 2-26/0 2-95/1 1-9/0 1-24/1 2-12/0 3-84/1 2-16/0 2-30/0 3-24/0 Tyler Simmons 9-138/2 - 1-12/0 - 1-7/0 DNP - - - 1-3/0 2-15/1 2-81/1 1-12/0 1-8/0 Charlie Woerner 9-121/0 1-6/0 - 1-4/0 - 1-8/0 2-41/0 - 1-35/0 - - - 1-15/0 2-12/0 James Cook 8-89/0 2-7/0 - 2-37/0 1-10/0 1-5/0 - - - - - 1-23/0 - 1-7/0 Brian Herrien 6-22/0 3-20/0 - 1-3/0 - 1--2/0 - 1-1/0 - - - - - Ahkil Crumpton 5-21/0 2-20/0 - - - - - - - DNP 1-7/0 1--3/0 1--3/0 DNP E. Holyfield 4-36/0 - - - 1-24/0 - 1-2/0 1-7/0 - - 1-3/0 - - Trey Blount 3-39/0 1-19/0 1-8/0 - - - - - - - - 1-12/0 - Prather Hudson 1-15/0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-15/0 - Jackson Harris 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-12/0 - - - - - - DNP Jayson Stanley 1-9/1 DNP - 1-9/1 - - - - - - - - - Luke Ford 1-4/0 1-4/0 - - - DNP - DNP - DNP - - - DNP Willie Erdman 1--2/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 - DNP Justin Fields 1--10/0 - - - - - - - DNP - - - 1--10/0 Mecole Hardman 16-321 1-5 - 2-90 1-23 - 3-31 1-27 1-26 1-65 1-0 2-11 1-27 2-16 Ahkil Crumpton 4-18 3-9 1-9 - - - - - - DNP - - - DNP Eric Stokes 1-27 - - - 1-27 - - - - DNP - - - Terry Godwin 1-0 DNP - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - Mecole Hardman 13-325 - - - 3-91 - - 1-14 2-51 1-24 1-41 2-41 - 3-63 Brian Herrien 4-64 1-24 - - - - - - - 1-20 - - 1-16 1-4 James Cook 1-34 - - - - - - - - - - 1-34 - Charlie Woerner 1-6 - - 1-6 - - - - - - - - - Deandre Baker Tae Crowder J.R. Reed R. LeCounte Tyrique McGhee

2-82 - 1-56 1-26 - - - - - - - - - 2-56 - - - 1-43 - - - - - - 1-13 - 2-0 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-29 1-2 DNP - - - - - - 1-2 - - - - -

Fum. Returns No-Yds APSU

R. LeCounte 2-39 - - 1-7 - - - - 1-32 - - - - Tyson Campbell 1-64 - - - 1-64 - - - - - - - - -

Passing Jake Fromm

Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds

Effic

Austin Peay 16 12 0 75.0 157 2 59 0 0 198.7 South Carolina 18 15 1 83.3 194 1 42 2 14 181.1 Middle Tennessee 12 10 0 83.3 128 3 65 2 11 255.4 Missouri 23 13 1 56.5 260 3 61 0 0 185.8 Tennessee 22 16 0 72.7 185 0 23 3 15 143.4 Vanderbilt 23 17 0 73.9 276 3 75 0 0 217.8 LSU 34 16 2 47.1 209 1 35 3 21 96.6 Florida 24 17 0 70.8 240 3 35 1 5 196.1 Auburn 20 13 1 65.0 193 2 38 0 0 169.1 Massachusetts 5 5 0 100.0 106 1 71 0 0 344.1 Georgia Tech 16 13 0 81.2 175 4 44 0 0 255.6 Alabama 39 25 0 64.1 301 3 55 2 13 154.3 TOTALS 272 186 5 68.4 2537 27 75 14 81 175.8

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Passing Justin Fields

Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds

Austin Peay 8 7 0 87.5 63 1 19 South Carolina 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 Middle Tennessee 8 6 0 75.0 71 1 20 Tennessee 2 1 0 50.0 5 0 5 Vanderbilt 6 3 0 50.0 53 0 24 Auburn 2 2 0 100.0 20 0 19 Massachusetts 8 5 0 62.5 121 2 57 Georgia Tech 3 2 0 66.7 -13 0 0 Alabama 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 39 27 0 69.2 328 4 57

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Austin Peay 3 2 0 66.7 4 0 4 Middle Tennessee 1 1 0 100.0 24 0 24 Vanderbilt 2 1 0 50.0 12 0 12 Massachusetts 4 4 0 100.0 48 0 23 TOTALS 10 8 0 80.0 88 0 24

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Effic

0 0 194.9 0 0 167.2 0 0 190.8 0 0 71.0 1 6 124.2 2 20 184.0 1 2 272.0 0 0 30.3 0 0 0.0 4 28 173.7 0 0 77.9 0 0 301.6 0 0 100.4 0 0 200.8 0 0 153.9

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Georgia Bulldogs

Tackles

S-A Tot

APSU SC MTSU MIZ UT VU LSU UF UK AU UMASS GT UA

TFLs

S-A Tot

APSU SC MTSU MIZ UT VU LSU UF UK AU UMASS GT UA

Sacks

S-A Tot

APSU SC MTSU MIZ UT VU LSU UF UK AU UMASS GT UA

R. LeCounte 40-27 67 2-1 7-3 1-2 6-1 1-3 6-0 3-4 1-6 4-1 3-3 4-1 1-0 1-2 Monty Rice 25-34 59 2-2 5-3 2-3 DNP 2-3 2-2 1-5 5-6 5-3 1-7 DNP DNP DNP J.R. Reed 34-24 58 4-2 2-1 1-0 6-2 3-3 - 2-7 3-1 1-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 6-2 J. Ledbetter 13-38 51 0-2 1-0 1-2 0-2 - 1-2 0-10 0-7 3-3 2-2 0-2 5-4 0-2 Tae Crowder 15-34 49 0-3 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 2-1 3-4 0-5 1-2 1-4 1-2 1-4 5-3 Juwan Taylor 21-25 46 0-2 2-1 2-4 5-1 0-3 1-1 1-1 2-2 4-0 1-4 0-2 0-3 3-1 D’Andre Walker 23-22 45 - 4-0 - 4-0 3-2 0-2 1-3 1-4 3-1 0-2 1-2 2-5 4-1 Tyson Campbell 28-15 43 2-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 8-3 2-3 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-2 1-0 Deandre Baker 31-9 40 - 4-2 2-1 6-1 1-1 3-0 2-2 1-0 1-2 4-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 Natrez Patrick 21-16 37 - 3-1 1-0 2-1 1-4 4-0 2-3 1-3 2-0 0-2 2-2 2-0 1-0 J. Rochester 8-21 29 0-3 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-2 1-2 0-6 2-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-1 Tyler Clark 12-14 26 0-1 1-1 2-2 2-0 0-3 2-0 1-3 - 1-1 1-2 - 1-1 1-0 Jordan Davis 6-19 25 0-2 DNP 0-4 DNP - 1-1 1-6 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 3-0 0-2 Tyrique McGhee 11-11 22 DNP - - 1-1 3-1 0-1 1-1 2-3 3-1 - 0-1 0-2 1-0 Walter Grant 9-12 21 0-3 - 0-1 3-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 - 1-1 1-1 Malik Herring 8-11 19 1-1 - 2-1 - - 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 - 1-2 2-3 C. Tindall 3-14 17 0-1 - 0-2 - 1-2 0-5 - - 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-0 Eric Stokes 12-3 15 1-1 2-0 - 4-0 - - - - DNP - 3-0 - 2-2 Robert Beal Jr. 7-8 15 - - 0-3 DNP 0-1 1-0 1-3 DNP 2-1 1-0 2-0 - DNP Mark Webb 8-6 14 0-1 0-1 - - - 1-0 1-0 - 2-0 4-2 - - 0-2 Adam Anderson 5-9 14 2-0 - 0-1 - - 1-1 - - 0-1 - 0-3 2-3 Brenton Cox 4-10 14 0-1 - 0-4 - 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 DNP - 1-0 0-2 Otis Reese 7-6 13 1-0 DNP 3-1 - - 0-2 DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 2-1 1-0 Michael Barnett 5-8 13 1-0 - 1-1 - - 1-1 0-1 0-2 - 0-1 - 1-2 1-0 Devonte Wyatt 3-9 12 0-2 - 1-3 - - DNP DNP - 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 William Poole 9-1 10 2-0 2-0 4-0 DNP - 0-1 DNP - DNP DNP 1-0 - DNP Deangelo Gibbs 1-6 7 1-3 0-1 - DNP - 0-2 - DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP Quay Walker 4-2 6 1-1 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 2-1 David Marshall 0-6 6 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-3 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP C. Smith 3-1 4 - DNP 2-1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 DNP Hawkins-Muckle 2-2 4 - 0-1 0-1 2-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Michail Carter 1-3 4 - 1-1 - - - - - DNP DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 DNP K. Richardson 1-3 4 - - - - 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - - 0-1 - Jay Hayes 1-2 3 - - 1-1 - - - - DNP DNP - - 0-1 Nate McBride 1-2 3 1-0 - - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 Latavious Brini 1-0 1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - DNP Azeez Ojulari 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP Justin Young 1-0 1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Nick Moore 0-1 1 - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - Jake Skole 0-1 1 0-1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ameer Speed 0-1 1 - DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Kolby Wyatt 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

D’Andre Walker 9-4 11.0 - 2.0-9 - 2.0-14 1.0-6 - 1.0-5 0.5-1 - 1.0-6 0.5-3 1.0-1 2.0-14 J. Ledbetter 5-1 5.5 - - - - - 1.0-1 - - 2.0-11 1.0-3 - 1.0-3 0.5-1 Tae Crowder 3-4 5.0 0.5-1 - - - - 1.0-4 1.0-1 - - 0.5-3 - 0.5-4 1.5-2 Natrez Patrick 4-0 4.0 - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-2 1.0-2 1.0-2 - - - - - Tyler Clark 3-2 4.0 - 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 1.0-2 0.5-3 - - 1.0-4 - - C. Tindall 2-2 3.0 - - - - 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-5 - - 0.5-1 1.0-10 Malik Herring 2-2 3.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - - 0.5-2 1.5-4 Adam Anderson 2-1 2.5 1.0-2 - - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 1.0-2 Deandre Baker 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-8 - - - - - - - - 1.0-1 J.R. Reed 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 - Monty Rice 1-1 1.5 - - - DNP - - - - 1.0-13 0.5-2 DNP DNP DNP Brenton Cox 1-1 1.5 - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 DNP - - 0.5-1 J. Rochester 1-1 1.5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - 1.0-6 - - - - Jordan Davis 1-1 1.5 - DNP - DNP - - - - - - 0.5-2 1.0-4 K. Richardson 1-1 1.5 - - - - 1.0-2 - 0.5-3 - - - - - Robert Beal Jr. 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP - - 1.0-12 DNP - - - - DNP William Poole 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-4 - DNP - - DNP - DNP DNP - - DNP Eric Stokes 1-0 1.0 1.0-3 - - - - - - - DNP - - - Walter Grant 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-1 Azeez Ojulari 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP R. LeCounte 0-2 1.0 0.5-2 - - - - - - 0.5-0 - - - - David Marshall 0-2 1.0 - - - - 1.0-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tyson Campbell 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 Juwan Taylor 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-1 Tyrique McGhee 0-1 0.5 DNP - - - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - D’Andre Walker 7-1 7.5 - 1.0-3 - 2.0-14 1.0-6 - 1.0-5 - - - 0.5-3 1.0-1 1.0-11 C. Tindall 2-0 2.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-5 - - - 1.0-10 Tae Crowder 1-1 1.5 - - - - - 1.0-4 - - - - - 0.5-4 J. Rochester 1-1 1.5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - 1.0-6 - - - - Jordan Davis 1-1 1.5 - DNP - DNP - - - - - - 0.5-2 1.0-4 Monty Rice 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP - - - - 1.0-13 - DNP DNP DNP Robert Beal Jr. 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP - - 1.0-12 DNP - - - - DNP Brenton Cox 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 DNP - - J.R. Reed 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 - J. Ledbetter 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - - - Malik Herring 0-2 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 0.5-3 Tyler Clark 0-2 1.0 - - - - 0.5-1 - 0.5-3 - - - - - K. Richardson 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - 0.5-3 - - - - - Adam Anderson 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 - -

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2018 SEC East Champions

Player

game-by-game participation

GP/GS APSU SC MTSU MIZ UT

VU LSU UF

UK AU UMASS GT UA

56 Adam Anderson 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 Deandre Baker 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 65 Kendall Baker 9/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... 94 Michael Barnett 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 33 Robert Beal Jr. 10/0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 98 R. Blankenship 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 14 Trey Blount 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 36 Latavious Brini 5/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 97 Brooks Buce 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 26 Patrick Burke 1/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Tommy Bush 2/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 90 Jake Camarda 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 Tyson Campbell 13/10 START START START START START START START START START START XXX XXX XXX 76 Michail Carter 9/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 52 Tyler Clark 13/9 START START START START START START START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX 74 Ben Cleveland 7/4 START START START START ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX 75 Owen Condon 3/0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 6 James Cook 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1 Brenton Cox 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 30 Tae Crowder 13/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START 25 Ahkil Crumpton 11/2 START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... 99 Jordan Davis 11/4 XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX START 33 Donald-McIntyre 3/0 XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 80 J.T. Dooley 1/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Matthew Downing 4/0 XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 19 Willie Erdman 3/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 50 Warren Ericson 3/0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 1 Justin Fields 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 J. FitzPatrick 2/0 XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 Sean Fogarty 1/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 Luke Ford 9/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... 11 Jake Fromm 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 53 Lamont Gaillard 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 8 Deangelo Gibbs 7/0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... 5 Terry Godwin 12/8 ... XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX START START START START START 57 Daniel Gothard 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 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Offense No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg GEORGIA Austin Peay GEORGIA at South Carolina GEORGIA Middle Tennessee GEORGIA at Missouri GEORGIA Tennessee GEORGIA Vanderbilt GEORGIA at LSU GEORGIA vs. Florida GEORGIA at Kentucky GEORGIA Auburn GEORGIA UMass GEORGIA Georgia Tech GEORGIA vs. Alabama

33 284 3 72 29 91 0 14 52 271 3 30 20 54 0 11 35 261 2 66 38 158 0 16 40 185 0 19 37 172 4 16 50 251 5 16 25 66 0 17 34 219 2 24 29 138 1 43 30 113 1 18 51 275 3 59 41 189 1 33 37 170 1 20 50 331 3 83 35 84 1 11 46 303 1 77 20 102 0 30 45 426 6 49 22 103 1 42 42 285 2 39 46 128 1 10 39 153 1 21 29 157 3 59

21 224 3 59 13 61 0 12 16 202 1 42 31 282 2 44 17 223 4 65 20 130 1 41 13 260 3 61 23 221 0 25 17 190 0 23 13 143 2 37 21 341 3 75 16 183 0 22 16 209 1 35 15 200 0 50 17 240 3 35 13 105 1 36 14 113 1 20 23 226 1 31 15 213 2 38 25 172 1 20 14 275 3 71 24 287 2 75 15 162 4 44 5 91 1 28 25 301 3 55 17 246 2 51

21-27-0 224 3 59 13-21-0 61 0 12 16-19-1 202 1 42 31-48-2 282 2 44 17-21-0 223 4 65 20-30-1 130 1 41 13-23-1 260 3 61 23-48-1 221 0 25 17-24-0 190 0 23 13-21-0 143 2 37 21-31-0 341 3 75 16-30-0 183 0 22 16-34-2 209 1 35 15-30-0 200 0 50 17-24-0 240 3 35 13-21-1 105 1 36 14-20-0 113 1 20 23-29-0 226 1 31 15-23-1 213 2 38 25-37-0 172 1 20 14-17-0 275 3 71 24-32-1 287 2 75 15-19-0 162 4 44 5-14-0 91 1 28 25-40-0 301 3 55 17-34-2 246 2 51

1 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 91 0 34 2 63 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 19 1 14 0 14 1 7 0 7 2 51 0 28 1 51 0 51 2 44 0 24 1 36 0 36 1 41 0 41 1 17 0 17 3 75 0 34 2 20 0 13 1 16 0 16 1 100 1 100 4 67 0 36 0 0 0 0

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4 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 90 1 70 1 7 0 7 2 50 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 1 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 26 1 3 0 3 1 65 0 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 3 3 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 16 1 36 0 36

508 152 473 336 484 288 445 393 441 209 560 321 322 475 429 275 444 310 516 274 701 390 447 219 454 403

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Defense Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF Yds Yds QBH PBU Kick Att-Made Ru Rc Saf Pts GEORGIA 23 36 59 3-8 0-0 1/3 0 0/0 4 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 6 Austin Peay 31 38 69 2-2 0-0 1/1 0 0/0 - 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 38 20 58 6-17 1-3 0/0 0 2/56 3 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 5 at South Carolina 53 22 75 5-20 2-14 0/0 0 1/16 - 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 33 42 75 2-9 0-0 1/1 7 1/26 3 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 Middle Tennessee 29 36 65 5-15 2-11 0/1 0 0/0 - 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 GEORGIA 47 12 59 2-14 2-14 2/3 64 1/43 7 9 1 4-4 0 0 0 4 at Missouri 46 10 56 4-5 0-0 0/0 0 1/0 - 1 1 3-3 0 1 0 5 GEORGIA 19 32 51 6-14 2-8 1/1 0 0/0 4 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 5 Tennessee 42 32 74 4-18 3-15 0/2 0 0/0 - 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 31 28 59 4-9 1-4 0/2 0 0/0 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 5 Vanderbilt 31 34 65 2-13 1-6 0/1 0 0/0 - 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 GEORGIA 29 66 95 5-26 3-23 0/0 0 0/0 6 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 at LSU 19 54 73 5-26 4-23 2/2 0 2/0 - 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 GEORGIA 23 50 73 3-14 1-6 2/3 32 1/2 3 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 vs. Florida 30 50 80 5-12 1-5 0/0 0 0/0 - 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 38 28 66 5-37 4-33 2/2 0 0/0 7 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 4 at Kentucky 39 34 73 4-6 0-0 2/0 0 0/0 - 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 24 38 62 4-18 0-0 0/2 0 0/0 3 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 Auburn 37 36 73 5-24 2-20 0/1 0 1/0 - 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 GEORGIA 27 28 55 3-17 3-17 0/0 0 1/13 6 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 UMass 36 34 70 6-13 1-2 1/0 0 0/0 - 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 GEORGIA 28 40 68 9-23 3-12 0/1 0 0/0 7 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 6 Georgia Tech 30 40 70 5-23 0-0 1/1 0 0/0 - 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 GEORGIA 32 20 52 6-29 2-21 0/2 0 2/29 7 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 4 vs. Alabama 54 26 80 5-16 2-13 0/1 0 0/0 - 8 0 5-5 0 0 0 5

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2018 SEC East Champions

LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 83 yards by D’Andre Swift vs. Kentucky LONGEST PASS PLAY: 75 yards by Jake Fromm to Terry Godwin vs. Vandy LONGEST TD RUN: 83 yards by D’Andre Swift vs. Kentucky LONGEST TD PASS: 75 yards by Jake Fromm to Terry Godwin vs. Vandy LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 70 yards by Mecole Hardman vs. Middle Tenn. LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 41 yards by Mecole Hardman vs. Auburn LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 56 yards by D’eandre Baker vs. SC LONGEST PUNT: 63 yards by Jake Camarda vs. Austin Peay LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 64 yards by Tyson Campbell vs. MIZ LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 53 yards by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Vandy MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 20 by Elijah Holyfield vs. Florida MOST YARDS RUSHING: 186 yards by D’Andre Swift vs. Auburn MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 25 by Jake Fromm vs. Alabama MOST YARDS PASSING: 276 yards by Jake Fromm vs. Vanderbilt MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 4 by Jake Fromm vs. Georgia Tech MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by Jeremiah Holloman vs. Florida and 2 by Riley Ridley vs. Georgia Tech MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 6 by Mecole Hardman vs. SC, 6 by D’Andre Swift vs. Alabama MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 103 yards by Mecole Hardman vs. South Carolina MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 12 by D’Andre Swift vs. UT, UK, 12 by Justin Fields vs. UT, 12 by Jeremiah Holloman vs. UF, 12 by James Cook vs. UMASS, 12 by Tyler Simmons vs. UMASS and 12 by Riley Ridley vs. Georgia Tech MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 13 points by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Missouri, Florida MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 11 by Tyson Campbell vs. LSU and 11 by Monty Rice vs. Florida MOST SOLO TACKLES: 8 by Tyson Campbell vs. LSU MOST SACKS: 2 by D’Andre Walker vs. Missouri MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2 by D’Andre Walker vs. South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 1 by Deandre Baker vs. SC, MT, 1 by J.R. Reed vs. SC, UA, 1 by Tae Crowder vs. MIZ, UMASS and 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. UA MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 1 by D’Andre Walker vs. APSU, 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. MT, 1 by Deandre Baker vs. MIZ, 1 by Tyson Campbell vs. MIZ, UK and 1 by Tyrique McGhee vs. UF, 1 by Tyler Clark vs. Kentucky MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: MOST PUNTS: 6 punts by Jake Camarda vs. LSU, Alabama BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 55.0 by Jake Camarda vs. Austin Peay, Kentucky

UGA High

POINTS SCORED: 66 vs. UMASS FIRST DOWNS: 30 vs. SC, UMASS by Rushing 20 vs. UMASS by Passing 14 vs. UA by Penalty 3 vs. SC, UK, AU RUSHING YARDS: 426 vs. UMASS PASSING YARDS: 341 vs. VU TOTAL OFFENSE: 701 vs. UMASS TOTAL PLAYS: 79 vs. UA RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 52 vs. SC PASSING ATTEMPTS: 40 vs. UA PASSES COMPLETED: 25 vs. UA PASSES INTERCEPTED: 2 vs. SC, LSU, UA FUMBLES: 4 vs. UT FUMBLES LOST: 2 vs. LSU, UK TURNOVERS: 4 vs. LSU QUARTERBACK SACKS: 4 vs. UK TACKLES FOR LOSS: 9 vs. GT YARDS PENALIZED: 115 vs. VU

UGA Low

Opponent High

16 vs. LSU 36 by LSU 18 vs. LSU 26 by MIZ 7 vs. LSU 10 by MT, LSU 6 vs. UK 16 by SC 0 vs. APSU, MIZ, UT, GT 3 by VU, AU 113 vs. LSU 275 by LSU 113 vs. UK 287 by UMASS 322 vs. LSU 475 by LSU 56 vs. MT 85 by MIZ 30 vs. LSU 51 by LSU 17 vs. UMASS 48 by SC, MIZ 13 vs. MIZ 31 by SC 0 vs. APSU, MT, UT, VU, UF, 1 by SC, MT, MIZ, UF, UMASS UK, UMASS, GT 0 vs. SC, MIZ, UF 3 by APSU, MIZ, UF 0 vs. SC, MT, MIZ, UT, VU, 2 by MIZ, UF, UK UF, AU, UA 0 vs. MT, UT, VU, UF, UA 3 by MIZ, UF 0 vs. APSU, MT, AU 3 by UT, LSU 2 vs. MT, MIZ 6 by LSU, UMASS 10 vs. GT 69 by VU

Opponent Low

0 by APSU 7 by APSU 1 by SC 3 by APSU 0 by APSU, MT, GT 54 by SC 61 by APSU 152 by APSU 46 by UT 20 by SC, AU 14 by GT 5 by GT 0 by APSU, UT, VU, LSU, UK, AU, GT, UA 0 by SC, LSU, UMASS 0 by SC, VU, LSU, AU, UMASS, GT, UA 0 by VU, LSU, AU, UMASS 0 by APSU, MIZ, UK, GT 2 by APSU, VU 10 by UA

SEASON KICKING STATISTICS

CAREER KICKING STATISTICS

Avg KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Ret. Yd Ln

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk

Rodrigo Blankenship

2018........................93 5949 64.0 79 2 313 25.0 Brooks Bruce

2018..........................2 130 65.0 2 0

0 25.0 Total.......................95 6079 64.0 81 2 313 25.0 Opponents. ........... 54 3268 60.5 30 0 429 25.4

FG Sequence (makes in parentheses)

Rodrigo Blankenship 2016 2017 2018 Total

No Ret Ret Pct Net Pct NET PUNTING No. Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Ret TB Avg Blk I20 I20 Long

Jake Camarda GA 2018 38 1642 43.2 (34) Totals 38 1642 43.2

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the last time... IN A GAME GEORGIA HAD...

30 or more first downs – UMASS 2018 (30) 25-29 first downs – Georgia Tech 2018 (25) 11-15 first downs – Auburn 2017 (13) 10 or fewer first downs – Florida 2016 (8) 500 or more yards rushing – South Carolina 1974 (502) 400-499 or more yards rushing – UMASS 2018 (426) 300-399 yards rushing – Aubun 2018 (303) 51-100 yards rushing – Florida 2015 (69) 50 or fewer yards rushing – Auburn 2017 (46) Two 100-yard rushers – Kentucky 2018 – Swift (157) & Holyfield (117) 400 or more yards passing – Auburn 2013 (415) 300-399 yards passing – Alabama 2018 (301) 51-100 yards passing – Tennessee 2017 (84) 50 or fewer yards passing – South Carolina 2016 (29) Zero yards passing – Auburn 1976 Two 100-yard passers – Southern 2015 – Lambert (146) & Ramsey (125) Two 100-yard receivers – Nebraska 2013 – Conley (136) & King (104) 100-yard rusher & receiver – UNC 2016 – Chubb (222) & McKenzie (122) 600 or more yards total offense – UMASS 2018 (701) 500-599 yards total offense – Auburn 2018 (516) 150 or fewer yards total offense – Clemson 1990 (131) 100 or more plays total offense – Kentucky 1967 (105) 70 points – Northeast Louisiana 1994 (70) 60-69 points – UMASS 2018 (66) Zero points – Alabama 1995 (31-0) Five or more rushing TDs – UMASS 2018 (6) Five or more passing TDs – Kentucky 2014 (5) Failed to score a TD – Florida 2015 Both Returned a punt & a kickoff for TDs – Kentucky 2014 Recorded a safety – North Carolina 2016 (Team Safety) Five or more sacks – Oklahoma 2018 (5) Both Blocked a punt & a field goal – Texas A&M 2009 Both Recovered & Returned Fumbles for TDs – Florida 2017 Zero punts – UMASS 2018 Zero penalties – Northeast Louisiana 1997 Zero penalties & zero turnovers – Northeast Louisiana 1997

IN A GAME A GEORGIA PLAYER...

Rushed 45 or more times – Herschel Walker vs. Florida 1981 (47) Rushed 30-44 times – Nick Chubb vs. North Carolina 2016 (32) Rushed for over 250 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville 2014 (266) Rushed for 200-249 yards – Nick Chubb vs. North Carolina 2016 (222) Rushed for 150-199 yards – D'Andre Swift vs. Auburn 2018 (186) Had a run of 80 yards or more – D'Andre Swift vs. Kentucky 2018 (83) Had a run of 50-79 yards – D'Andre Swift (77) vs. Auburn 2018 Attempted 60 or more passes – Cory Phillips vs. Georgia Tech 2000 (62) Attempted 50-59 passes – Jacob Eason vs. Missouri 2016 (55) Attempted 40-49 passes – Jacob Eason vs. Vanderbilt 2016 (40) Completed 30 or more passes – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (33) Completed 25-29 passes – Jake Fromm vs. Alabama 2018 (25) Passed for 400 yards or more – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (415) Passed for 350-399 yards – Aaron Murray vs. Ole Miss 2012 (384) Caught 10 or more passes – Isaiah McKenzie vs. Missouri 2016 (10) Caught for 200 or more yards – Tavarres King vs. Michigan State 2012 (205) Caught for 150-199 yards – Tavarres King vs. Kentucky 2012 (188) Caught for 100-149 yards – Mecole Hardman vs. South Carolina 2018 (103) Had 400 yards total offense – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (452) Scored four or more TDs – Sony Michel vs. Oklahoma 2018 (4) Scored three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Kentucky 2017 Rushed for four or more TDs – Washaun Ealey vs. Kentucky 2010 (5) Rushed for three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Oklahoma 2018 Passed for five or more TDs – Aaron Murray vs. Nebraska 2013 (5) Passed for four TDs – Jake Fromm vs. Georgia Tech 2018 Caught three TD passes – Mohamed Massaquoi vs. Georgia Tech 2008 Caught two TD passes – Riley Ridley vs. Georgia Tech 2018 Rushed for and received a TD – D'Andre Swift vs. Alabama 2018 Passed for and received a TD – Terry Godwin vs. Penn State 2016 Kicked four or more FGs – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Missouri 2017 (4) Blocked a PAT – Sterling Bailey vs. Florida 2015 Blocked a FG – Lorenzo Carter vs. Oklahoma 2018 Blocked a FG & a PAT in a game – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a punt – Eric Stokes Jr. vs. Missouri 2018 Returned a punt for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. UL Lafayette 2016 (82) Returned a blocked FG for a TD – Alec Ogletree vs. Alabama 2012 (55) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Eric Stokes Jr. vs. Missouri 2018 (8) Returned a kickoff for a TD – Terry Godwin vs. South Carolina 2016 (43) Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD– Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky 2014 (90,59) Returned an interception for a TD – Deandre Baker vs. South Carolina 2018 (56)* fumbled at 1-yard line, recovered by Juwan Taylor in the endzone Recovered a fumble for a TD – Brian Herrien vs. Vanderbilt 2018 (0) Returned a fumble for a TD – Tyson Campbell vs. Missouri 2018 (64) Returned a blocked PAT for two points – Tim Wansley vs. Vanderbilt 2000 (86) Attempted a two-point cov. – Jake Fromm vs. Florida 2018 (pass failed)

Georgia Bulldogs Attempted an onside kick – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. South Carolina 2017 (failed) Attempted a fake punt – Justin Fields vs. Alabama 2018 (2-yard rush, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Rodrigo Blakenship vs. Auburn 2018 (pass, failed) Scored 10-14 points kicking – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Missouri 2018 (13) Scored 15 or more points kicking – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Missouri 2017 (18) Kicked a 60-yard FG – Kevin Butler vs. Clemson 1984 (60) Kicked a 50-yard FG – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Vanderbilt 2018 (53) Missed or had a PAT kick blocked – Marshall Morgan vs. Vanderbilt 2014 Threw five interceptions – Quincy Carter vs. South Carolina 2000 (5) Intercepted two passes – Quincy Mauger vs. Missouri 2016 Intercepted three passes – Tra Battle vs. Auburn 2006 Recovered two fumbles – Roquan Smith vs. Auburn (SEC CG) 2017 Had three or more sacks – Trenton Thompson vs. TCU 2016 (3) Had four or more TFLs – Jordan Jenkins vs. Vanderbilt 2015 (5.5) Had a 70-yard punt – Drew Butler vs. Oklahoma State 2009 (75) Had a 60-69 yard punt – Jake Camarda vs. Alabama 2018 (60)

IN A GAME AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD...

30 or more first downs – Georgia Tech 2014 (32) 25-29 first downs – Missouri 2018 (26) 10 or fewer first downs – Austin Peay 2018 (7) 400 or more yards rushing – Florida 2014 (418) 300-399 yards rushing – Georgia Tech 2014 (399) 250-299 yards rushing – LSU 2018 (275) 11-50 yards rushing – South Carolina 2017 (43) 10 or fewer yards rushing – North Texas 2013 (7) Negative yards rushing – Florida 2011 (-19) Two 100-yard rushers – Florida 2014 – Taylor (197) & Jones (192) 500 or more yards passing – Kentucky 2000 (528) 400-499 yards passing – Arkansas 2009 (408) 350-399 yards passing – Missouri 2016 (376) 50 or fewer yards passing – Georgia Tech 2017 (38) Zero yards passing – Cal State Fullerton 1992 Four or more TD rushes – Missouri 2018 (4) Four or more TD passes – Missouri 2017 (4) Two 100-yard passers – Penn State 2016 – McSorley (142) & Hackenberg (139) Two 100-yard receivers – LSU 2013 – Landry (156) & Beckham (118) 600 or more yards of total offense – Kentucky 2000 (620) 500-599 yards of total offense – Oklahoma 2018 (531) 50 or more points – Tennessee 2006 (51) 40-49 points – Oklahoma 2018 (48) Zero points – Austin Peay 2018 (45-0) More than 10 fumbles – Cal State Fullerton 1992 (13, lost 5) Recorded a safety – Florida 2013 (Lucious Purifoy sack) Five or more sacks – Georgia Tech 2013 (5) Blocked a punt – Alabama 2015 (Collin Barber, punter) Blocked a FG – Missouri 2018 (Rodrigo Blankenship, kicker)

IN A GAME AN OPPOSING PLAYER...

Rushed 40 or more times – Carnell Williams of Auburn 2001 (41) Rushed 35-39 times – Marcus Lattimore of South Carolina 2010 (37) Rushed 30-34 times – Kerryon Johnson of Auburn 2017 (32) Rushed for 200 or more yards – Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma 2018 (201) Rushed for 150-199 yards – Kerryon Johnson of Auburn 2017 (167) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Justin Vincent of LSU 2003 (87) Had a run of 50-79 yards – Josh Jacobs of Alabama 2018 (59) Attempted 60 or more passes – Drew Brees of Purdue 1999 (60) Attempted 50-59 passes – Johnny McCrary of Vanderbilt 2015 (50) Attempted 45-49 passes – Drew Lock of Missouri 2018 (48) Completed 40 or more passes – Tim Couch of Kentucky 1997 (41) Completed 35-39 passes – Rick Clausen of Tennessee 2005 (36) Passed for 500 or more yards – Jared Lorenzen of Kentucky 2000 (528) Passed for 400-499 yards – Ryan Mallett of Arkansas 2009 (408) Passed for 350-399 yards – Drew Lock of Missouri 2016 (376) Caught 15 or more passes – Andy Isabella of UMASS 2018 (15) Caught 10-14 passes – Ryan Davis of Auburn 2018 (13) Caught for 200 or more yards – Andy Isabella of UMASS 2018 (219) Caught for 100-199 yards – Jaylen Waddle of Alabama 2018 (113) Scored four TDs – James Whalen of Kentucky 1999 (4) Rushed for and received a TD – Rex Burkhead of Nebraska 2013 Rushed for three or more TDs – Anthony Jennings of UL Lafayette 2016 (3) Returned a punt for a TD – Ace Sanders of South Carolina 2012 (70) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama 2015 (1) Recovered a muffed punt for a TD – Nick Washington of Florida 2015 Returned a kickoff for a TD – Juanyeh Thomas of Georgia Tech 2018 (100) Returned an interception for a TD – Derrick Jones of Ole Miss 2016 (52) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Josh Jacobs of Alabama 2018 (0) Returned a fumble for a TD – Steven Parker of Oklahoma 2018 (46) Attempted a fake punt – Ryan Johnson of Louisville 2014 (pass attempt, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Michael McNeely of Florida 2014 (21 yard rush, successful) Scored 10 or more points kicking – Cole Tracy of LSU 2018 (18) Kicked a 50-yard FG – Daniel Carlson of Auburn 2017 (54) Intercepted two passes – Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State 2012 Any boldface line represents an update in the 2018 season.

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2018 game summaries

2018 SEC East Champions

Georgia 45, Austin Peay 0

Sept. 1, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS — A stout defensive effort and an explosive offense lifted Georgia to a 45-0 victory over Austin Peay in the season opener at Sanford Stadium in front of a capacity crowd of 92,746 and an ESPN national television audience. While the defense held the Governors scoreless, every first-half offensive possession for the Bulldogs resulted in a score. The first points of the season came on kicker Rodrigo Blankenship’s 34-yard field goal. Following the first of many stands from the Bulldog defense, the Georgia offense conducted an 11-play, 80-yard march, featuring 46 total yards from tailback D’Andre Swift. Receiver Riley Ridley claimed the first touchdown of the season, a 10-yard connection with quarterback Jake Fromm, and a 10-0 lead after Blankenship’s PAT. Thirty-nine seconds later, linebacker D’Andre Walker placed the ball back into the hands of the Bulldog offense, recovering a fumble from Austin Peay quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall. The next play, Swift ran for an 8-yard touchdown and a 17-0 margin with Blankenship’s kick. In the second quarter, quarterback Justin Fields entered and handed off to receiver Demetris Robertson. With a pair of blocks from the tight end tandem of Isaac Nauta and Charlie Woerner, the open field presented itself for the Cal transfer, cementing his first Georgia score on a career-high 72yard run. Blankenship’s kick pushed the lead to 24-0. After a three-and-out from Austin Peay, a 9-play, 69-yard drive was finalized with a hand-off to tailback Elijah Holyfield, who eluded multiple Governors on his way to the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. Blankenship tacked on the PAT for the 31-0 edge. Receiver Mecole Hardman closed out the half for the Bulldogs, using his speed to out-run the Austin Peay secondary and complete a 59-yard throw-and-catch with Fromm. Blankenship added the extra point to make it 38-0. In the second half, a 36-yard run from tailback James Cook positioned the Bulldogs in Austin Peay territory, setting up a Fields-to-Nauta touchdown pass of 12 yards. Blankenship’s PAT sealed the final at 45-0.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’re happy to get the win. It was a good way to start. The kids played hard. But there are a lot of things we can improve on. We knew we couldn’t get better until we played a game. We’ll learn from this one, learn from our mistakes. We’ll get some things ironed out.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin Peay (0-1) Georgia (1-0)

0 17

0 21

0 7

0 = 0 =

0 45

GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 34-yard field goal 10:52, 1Q GA - Riley Ridley, 10-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 3:27, 1Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 8-yard run (Blankenship kick), 2:41, 1Q GA - Demetris Robertson, 72-yard run (Blankenship kick), 10:29, 2Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 17-yard run (Blankenship kick), 4:50, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 59-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 1:28, 2Q GA - Isaac Nauta, 12-yard pass from Justin Fields (Blankenship kick), 5:44, 3Q Weather: Partly Cloudy, 92 degrees

GAME STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

AP UGA 7 21 29-91 33-284 13-21-61-0 21-27-224-0 50-152 60-508 3-1 1-1 3-15 3-40 8-230 (40.0) 3-165 (55.0) 1-47 (47.0) 8-520 (65.0) 28:01 26:59 2 of 13 4 of 9 0 of 1 0 of 0 0-0 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long AP - Daryl Rollins-Davis 3 32 0 14 GA - Demetris Robertson 1 72 1 72 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD AP - JaVaughn Craig 6 11 36 0 GA - Jake Fromm 12 16 157 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long AP - DeAngelo Wilson 4 25 0 12 GA - Mecole Hardman 2 63 1 59 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long AP - Devin Stuart 8 320 40.0 51 GA - Jake Camarda 3 165 55.0 63 Tackles UT AT Tot. AP - Malik Davis 5 2 7 GA - J.R. Reed 4 2 6

Worth Noting…

Riley Ridley scores Georgia’s first touchdown of the 2018 season on a 10-yard pass from Jake Fromm. The Bulldogs scored on every first-half possession against Austin Peay.

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• The shutout marked Georgia’s first in a season opener since 2003 against Clemson. Before Austin Peay, the most recent shutout for the Bulldogs came against Tennessee in 2017 (41-0), and the most recent team to be held scoreless for two quarters was Alabama in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. • The Bulldog defense held the Governors to 152 total yards and seven first downs on 50 plays. In the first half alone, Georgia limited Austin Peay to 81 yards with one trip to the red zone. • Offensive production was spread between 11 receivers from three different quarterbacks: sophomore Jake Fromm and freshmen Justin Fields and Matthew Downing. • D’Andre Swift paced the backfield with eight carries and a career-high four receptions. The Philadelphia, Penn., native primarily shared responsibilities with juniors Brian Herrien and Elijah Holyfield and freshman James Cook. • Demetris Robertson’s lone carry brought a 72-yard career-best touchdown, the longest run by a Bulldog since Sony Michel went 75 yards in the 2017 Rose Bowl against Oklahoma. • Georgia had six first-time starters on offense and defense, including one true freshman, as well as true freshman punter Jake Camarda: redshirt freshman OT Isaiah Wilson, junior WR Tyler Simmons, senior WR (and team captain for Austin Peay) Ahkil Crumpton, senior OLB D’Andre Walker, freshman DB Tyson Campbell and sophomore OLB Walter Grant.

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No. 3 Georgia 41, No. 24 South Carolina 17 Sept. 8, 2018 • Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 3 Georgia routed 24th-ranked South Carolina 41-17 in front of a crowd of 83,140 at Williams-Brice Stadium and a CBS national audience. The Bulldogs improved to 2-0 overall and earned their first Southeastern Conference win over USC (1-1, 0-1). The victory marked Georgia’s seventh win in 30 games against ranked opponents under Coach Kirby Smart. With an efficient 15-for-18 passing clip for 194 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jake Fromm guided Georgia to its highest point production in Columbia, a series that dates to 1894. Five Bulldogs made trips to the end zone: linebacker Juwan Taylor; tailbacks D’Andre Swift, Elijah Holyfield, and Brian Herrien; and receiver Mecole Hardman, who also led the receiving corps with six catches for 103 yards – both career bests. The Georgia defense produced a 7-0 Bulldog lead within the game’s first minute. A deflected pass from Jake Bentley intended for running back Rico Dowdle found the hands of defensive back Deandre Baker, who returned it for 55 yards but fumbled inches before the end zone. Taylor trailed the play and completed the touchdown by scooping up the loose ball. After a South Carolina three-and-out, a 30-yard Fromm-Hardman completion and a 15-yard Gamecock penalty positioned Georgia in the red zone. The next play, Swift sealed the two-touchdown lead with an untouched 17-yard rush. After a South Carolina touchdown pass, kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, soon followed with a 45-yard field goal for a 17-7 lead. The Bulldogs and the Gamecocks traded second-quarter field goals —Blankenship’s coming on a 44-yarder as time expired —for a 20-10 halftime edge for the Bulldogs. Georgia opened the second half with Fromm finding Hardman for a 34yrd scoring pass. Holyfield and Herrien closed the scoring with third-quarter touchdown runs of five and 15 yards, respectively. Blankenship went 5-for-5 on extra points.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “At the end of the day, they (South Carolina) just wore down ... You could just see the air coming out of them a little bit as they wore down physically. The big stop of the game to me was either the first or second drive in the second half. We had third-and-2 or third-and-3 and stopped them. They had to punt it right back to us. The defense was right back out there. That takes its toll. I think our conditioning showed through. A lot of credit goes to Coach (Scott) Sinclair and the strength staff. They worked those kids hard all summer, so they could prepare for second halves like that.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia (2-0, 1-0) 17 South Carolina (1-1, 0-1) 7

3 21 3 0

0 = 7 =

41 17

GA - Juwan Taylor, 1-yard fumble return (Blankenship kick), 14:13, 1Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 17-yard run (Blankenship kick), 11:50, 1Q SC - Bryan Edwards, 13-yard pass from Deebo Samuel (White kick), 7:18, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 45-yard field goal, 0:30, 1Q SC - Parker White, 26-yard field goal, 5:57, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 44-yard field goal, 0:00, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 34-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 12:55, 3Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 5-yard run (Blankenship kick), 9:12, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 15-yard run (Blankenship kick), 3:00, 3Q SC - Bryan Edwards, 44-yard pass from Bentley (White kick), 9:59, 4Q Weather: Sunny weather, 92 degrees with a 5-mph wind.

GAME STATISTICS

UGA SC 30 19 271-52 54-20 16-19-202-1 31-48-282-2 71-473 68-336 1-0 1-0 4-47 3-40 3-124 (41.3) 5-204 (40.8) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 35:43 24:17 4 of 10 6 of 14 1 of 1 0 of 2 1-3 2-14

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - Elijah Holyfield SC - Ty’Son Williams Passing GA - Jake Fromm SC - Jake Bentley Receiving GA - Mecole Hardman SC - Bryan Edwards Punting GA - Jake Camarda SC - Joseph Charlton Tackles GA - Richard LeCounte SC - Steven Montac

Att. Yds. TD Long 9 79 1 26 6 26 0 9 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 15 18 194 1 30 47 269 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 103 1 42 7 111 2 44 No. Yds. Avg. Long 3 124 41.3 62 5 204 40.8 53 UT AT Tot. 7 3 10 4 3 7

Worth Noting…

Mecole Hardman led Georgia with a career-high 103 receiving yards on six catches and one touchdown vs. the Gamecocks.

• Georgia carried a 20-10 advantage to halftime and posted a 41-17 win, marking the most points it has ever scored in Columbia in the series that dates back to 1894. The 24-point margin of victory was the most in Columbia since 1971. Georgia improved to 2-0 (1-0 SEC) on the year and has won four in a row over USC. • Junior WR Mecole Hardman established a career-high for receiving yards with 103 on six catches. Hardman was the first Bulldog receiver to have a 100yard game since Isaiah McKenzie (103) vs. TCU in the 2016 Liberty Bowl win. • Senior DB Deandre Baker made his first interception of the year and the sixth of his career in the first quarter, returning it 55 yards before dropping it before crossing the goal line. Senior ILB Juwan Taylor scooped up the fumble and scored to put Georgia up 7-0. Taylor’s touchdown marked Georgia’s first INT returned for a TD since Maurice Smith took one 35 yards vs. Auburn in 2016. • Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship gave the Bulldogs a 17-7 lead late in the opening period on a 45-yard field goal and then made a 44-yarder as the first half expired. He is now 3-for-3 on the year and 12-for-18 in his career from 40-plus yards. He logged six more touchbacks, improving to 14-14 on the season. • Sophomores DB Richard LeCounte and ILB Monty Rice led the team with career highs in tackles: 10 and 8, respectively.

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No. 3 Georgia 49, Middle Tennessee 7 Sept. 15, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga.

ATHENS — Forty-nine points from the offense and special teams, plus a stingy Georgia defense led to a resounding 49-7 victory for the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs against Middle Tennessee State in front of 92,746 fans at Sanford Stadium and an ESPN2 national television audience. The Georgia offense finished the contest with 484 total yards, including 382 in the first half. Averaging 45.3 points per game this season, the Bulldogs have scored 40-plus points through three consecutive outings. Tailback Elijah Holyfield led the rushing attack, becoming the first Bulldog to record a 100-yard game this season, reaching the mark in the first half. Holyfield was complemented by quarterback Jake Fromm, who threw for an efficient 10-for-12 clip with three touchdowns and 128 yards. Receiver Jeremiah Holloman paced the pass game with 90 yards on three catches, becoming the third different Bulldog receiver to do so in as many games. The Bulldogs opened the contest with a seven-play, 87-yard drive, highlighted by Holyfield’s career-long 66-yard rush. Three plays later, tight end Charlie Woerner provided a block to set up the Fromm-Mecole Hardman 5-yard touchdown connection. Hardman leads the receivers with three touchdowns this season. After defensive back Deandre Baker snagged his second interception of the season, which he returned for 26 yards, Holloman cemented the 14-0 lead with his first career touchdown catch. To open the second quarter, receiver Tyler Simmons broke free for a career-long 56-yard rushing touchdown, the first of his career. Hardman widened the Georgia lead to 28 on a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, the first for the Bulldogs since Isaiah McKenzie in 2016. Receiver Riley Ridley capped a 4-play, 74-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown on a pass from Fromm for a 35-7 advantage. Freshman quarterback Justin Fields sent the Bulldogs into intermission with the first rushing touchdown of his career, a 15-yarder. Georgia tacked on another career-first touchdown with a 9-yard pass from Fromm to receiver Jayson Stanley in the third quarter.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “Every player who goes in needs to perform like a starter. There’s no room for error because we’re one play away from those guys. I like the toughness we show during the week. We’ve created a standard the last couple of years, and now we’re owning it with players holding other players accountable.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Middle Tennessee (1-2) Georgia (3-0)

0 14

7 28

0 7

0 = 0 =

7 49

GA - Mecole Hardman 5-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick ), 11:24, 1Q GA - Jeremiah Holloman 11-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick ), 4:02, 1Q GA - Tyler Simmons 56-yard run (Blankenship kick ), 14:51, 2Q GA - Hardman 70-yard punt return (Blankenship kick ), 7:19, 2Q MT - Patrick Smith 41-yard pass from Stockstill (Holt kick ), 4:21, 2Q GA - Riley Ridley 12-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick ), 2:14, 2Q GA - Justin Fields 15-yard run (Blankenship kick ), 00:23, 2Q GA - Jayson Stanley 9-yard pass from Justin Fields (Blankenship kick ), 6:33, 3Q Weather: Partly cloudy, 87 degrees.

GAME STATISTICS

MTSU UGA 14 23 38-158 35-261 20-30-130-1 17-21-223-0 68-288 56-484 1-1 1-0 3-35 7-54 6-276 (46.0) 3-138 (46.0) 0-0 (0.0) 2-30 (15.0) 31:50 28:10 7 of 17 7 of 11 2 of 4 0 of 0 2-11 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing MT - Terelle West GA - Elijah Holyfield Passing MT - Brent Stockstill GA - Jake Fromm Receiving MT - Patrick Smith GA - Jeremiah Holloman Punting MT - Matt Bonadies GA - Jake Camarda Tackles MT - Gregory Grate GA - Juwan Taylor

Att. Yds. TD Long 17 75 0 12 8 101 0 66 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 19 29 138 1 10 12 128 3 Rec. Yds. TD Long 9 77 1 41 3 90 1 65 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 276 46.0 56 3 138 46.0 55 UT AT Tot. 5 4 9 2 4 6

Worth Noting… • The 49-7 victory over Middle Tennessee gives Georgia its third consecutive win with at least 40 points. The Bulldogs last did that when they started the 2012 season with five straight 40-plus-point games. • Junior TB Elijah Holyfield had a career-long 66-yard run on the Bulldogs’ first possession to set up a touchdown three plays later. Holyfield completed the half with eight carries for a career-high 100 yards. The last backs to hit the century mark were Sony Michel (181) and Nick Chubb (145) in the Rose Bowl Game win over Oklahoma last season. • Junior WR Tyler Simmons took a hand-off at the beginning of the second quarter a career-long 56 yards for his first career touchdown of any kind. This capped a season-best scoring drive of 94 yards, which was six plays and lasted 2:40, and was Georgia’s longest scoring drive since the Bulldogs went 98 yards on 11 plays in 6:34 versus Auburn in 2014. • Junior WR Mecole Hardman, who led the SEC in punt returns/yards/average last year, returned a punt 70 yards in the second quarter for his first career PR for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 28-0 edge. Isaiah McKenzie was the last Georgia player to return a punt for a score after he went 82 yards versus UL-Lafayette in 2016. Jayson Stanley celebrates with teammate Demetris Robertson after his third-quarter touchdown reception against Middle Tennessee State.

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No. 2 Georgia 43, Missouri 29

Sept. 22, 2018 • Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Mo.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A defensive first half and offensive onslaught in the second half pushed second-ranked Georgia past Missouri 43-29 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in front of a nationally televised ESPN audience. The Bulldogs headed into the half with a 20-7 lead after defense and special teams dominated the early pace of the game. On a third-and-9 play, defensive back Tyson Campbell stripped Missouri’s Albert Okwuegbunam and scoop-scored for a 64-yard fumble return to put the first points on the board. After the Tigers evened the score, kicker Rodrigo Blankenship connected on a 44-yard field goal to move Georgia back in front 10-7. On the ensuing drive, the Georgia defense produced another turnover – this time a 43-yard interception return by linebacker Tae Crowder. The takeaway turned into another Blankenship try, a 21-yard field goal, for the 13-7 lead early in the second quarter. Special teams then made its splash later in the second to put the Bulldogs up 20-7. Georgia bombarded Missouri punter Corey Fatony with an defensive back Eric Stokes blocking the kick and scooping up the football for an 8-yard touchdown. A back-and-forth third quarter saw both teams trade touchdowns. First, Georgia got a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Fromm to receiver Riley Ridley to cap a 5-play, 59-yard drive. Mizzou responded with a long drive and score, but the Bulldogs struck on their second play from scrimmage. Fromm threw a jump ball to receiver Jeremiah Holloman, who eluded the sideline to run free for a 61-yard touchdown. The Tigers got the last touchdown in the third to put the score at 33-22, and the scoring commenced immediately in the fourth quarter. On the first play, Fromm connected with receiver Mecole Hardman for a 54-yard touchdown pass to finish the Bulldogs’ longest drive of the game that spanned 77 yards in just five plays. Missouri quarterback Drew Lock pulled the game to a 40-29 margin on an 11-yard run with 10:47 left in the game, but the Bulldogs capped the game with a 40-yard Blankenship field goal with less than two minutes remaining.

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia (4-0, 2-0) Missouri (3-1, 0-1)

7 7

13 13 10 = 0 15 7 =

43 29

GA - Tyson Campbell, 64-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 9:01, 1Q MU - Larry Rountree, 7-yard run (McCann kick), 2:03, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 44-yard field goal, 13:51, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 21-yard field goal, 11:07, 2Q GA - Eric Stokes, 8-yard blocked punt return (Blankenship kick), 5:45, 2Q GA - Riley Ridley, 33-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 11:29, 3Q GA - Damar Crockett, 5-yard run (McCann kick), 7:50, 3Q GA - Jeremiah Holloman, 61-yard pass from Fromm (Herrien rush failed), 6:59, 3Q MU - Tyler Badie, 3-yard run (Okwuegbunam pass from Lock), 1:46, 3Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 54-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 14:52, 4Q MU - Drew Lock, 11-yard run (McCann kick), 10:47, 4Q GA - Blankenship, 40-yard field goal, 1:41, 4Q Weather: Sunny, 64 degrees, 8 mph winds.

GAME STATISTICS

UGA MU 18 26 40-185 37-172 13-23-260-1 23-48-221-1 63-445 85-393 0-0 3-2 7-66 5-30 2-82 (41.0) 4-147 (36.8) 3-91 (0.0) 2-63 (0.0) 30:59 29:01 3 of 12 4 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 3 2-14 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Coach Kirby Smart said… “The flow of the game was about what I thought it would be. There were a lot of emotional big plays. I didn’t see us having the big plays in the turnover game with the fumble recovery and blocked punt, but they were really big plays. We struggled some to stop the run today, which is not indicative of the defense we want to have, and we struggled to run the ball. When you have that combination then you are going struggle some and we did. Give Missouri credit, they have a good football team. We knew that coming in. I’ve always respected them. They’ve won nine of the last 10 games and you don’t do that by accident.”

Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - Elijah Holyfield 14 90 0 19 MU - Damar Crockett 13 67 1 16 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 13 23 260 3 MU - Drew Lock 23 48 221 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Riley Ridley 5 87 1 33 MU - Albert Okwuegbunam 9 81 0 16 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 2 82 41.0 46 MU - Corey Fatony 3 147 49.0 60 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - J.R. Reed 6 2 8 MU - Adam Sparks 6 0 6

Worth Noting…

Coach Kirby Smart congratulates defensive back Eric Stokes after his second-quarter punt block and return for a touchdown against Missouri.

• For the fourth straight game this year, Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC) scored at least 40 points for the first time since the 2012 season. In 2012, Georgia opened the year with five straight games of scoring at least 40 apiece. This season, Georgia now is averaging 44.5 points a game. The school record is 37.8, set in 2012. • Missouri ran a total of 85 plays, which is four more than No. 2 Oklahoma ran in the Rose Bowl double-overtime game, the previous high against a Kirby Smart team. • Redshirt freshman DB Eric Stokes’ blocked punt for a TD marked the first since CJ Byrd in 2006 against UAB. Alongside freshman DB Tyson Campbell’s 68-yard fumble return, it was the first time since the 2015 road game at Tennessee that Georgia has scored a defensive TD and special teams TD in the same game. That year, Leonard Floyd had a 96-yard fumble return and Reggie Davis had a 70-yard punt return. • The Georgia defense held senior QB Drew Lock without a touchdown in the air. Senior OLB D’Andre Walker had two forced fumbles and two sacks of Lock. The Bulldogs had one sack coming in to the game, which also belonged to Walker. • After a 6-for-14 first half, sophomore QB Jake Fromm went 7-for-9 for 194 yards and three touchdowns in the second.

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No. 2 Georgia 38, Tennessee 12

Sept. 29, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS — No. 2 Georgia knocked off Tennessee 38-12 in front of a crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium and a CBS national television audience. The Bulldogs improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference play with the victory against the Volunteers, who fell to 2-3 and 0-2. With the Volunteers entering the contest averaging 205 yards on the ground, Georgia limited Tennessee to 66 rushing yards while producing five rushing touchdowns on offense. The rushing attack featured the first multi-touchdown outings on the ground for tailback D’Andre Swift and quarterback Justin Fields. Swift found the end zone on a 1-yard pitch in the second quarter and later returned with a 14-yard score in the final period. Fields, who rushed five times for 45 yards, scored on a 12-yard scamper in the third quarter and followed with a 15-yard touchdown run to cement the victory. Georgia opened the game’s scoring following a fortuitous bounce. On third-and-9 in the first quarter, Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor forced the ball out of quarterback Jake Fromm’s hands, but the fumble found tight end Isaac Nauta, who ran for a 31-yard touchdown. After kicker Rodrigo Blankenship booted a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter, Fields jump started a scoring drive to end the half, contributing a 13-yard run. Fromm continued it, connecting with receivers Riley Ridley and Jeremiah Holloman for 12 yards apiece. Swift finalized the 17-0 halftime margin with his first touchdown run. Back from intermission, Georgia resumed on offense with a 10-play, 75-yard drive capped off by Fields’ touchdown with an elevated horizontal dive into the end zone. The Volunteers then connected on passing touchdowns of 37 and 35 yards to cut the lead to 24-12 (as Georgia denied both two-point conversions). The Bulldogs drove 75 yards in 7:39, finished by Swift’s second touchdown, for a 31-12 lead. On the ensuing Tennessee drive, linebacker D’Andre Walker forced a fumble recovered by linebacker Juwan Taylor, and Fields sealed the decision with his 15-yard score.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We struggled at times. We didn’t hit some of the plays we thought we could have. We must execute at a higher level to be successful. There were times when we didn’t have much movement up front. But when we had to play well in the second half, we challenged them and they did so. It’s big when you answer a challenge, but it shouldn’t have to come to that. We preach good habits, competitiveness, physicality.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Tennessee (2-3) Georgia (5-0)

0 7

0 10

6 6 = 7 14 =

12 38

GA - Isaac Nauta, 31-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 8:52, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 43-yard field goal, 11:57, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 0:30, 2Q GA - Justin Fields, 12-yard run (Blankenship kick), 9:52, 3Q UT - Josh Palmer, 37-yard pass from Guarantano (pass failed), 5:14, 3Q UT - Ty Chandler, 35-yard pass from Guarantano (pass failed), 11:10, 4Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 14-yard run (Blankenship kick), 3:31, 4Q GA - Justin Fields, 15-yard run (Blankenship kick), 2:41, 4Q Weather: Partly cloudy weather, 85 degrees with a 3-mph wind.

GAME STATISTICS

UT UGA 11 26 25-66 50-251 13-21-143-0 17-24-190-0 46-209 74-441 1-1 4-0 5-25 6-40 7-330 (47.1) 4-164 (41.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 22:33 37:27 2 of 10 8 of 14 0 of 0 1 of 1 3-15 2-8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UT - Ty Chandler GA - Elijah Holyfield Passing UT - Jarrett Guarantano GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UT - Ty Chandler GA - Mecole Hardman Punting UT - Joe Doyle GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UT - Daniel Bituli GA - J.R. Reed

Att. Yds. TD Long 5 27 0 17 16 78 0 16 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 13 21 143 2 16 22 185 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 53 1 35 4 43 0 16 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 330 47.1 71 4 164 41.0 53 UT AT Tot. 2 6 8 3 3 6

Worth Noting…

The Bulldogs held Tennessee to 66 yards rushing and 209 total yards.

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• The Bulldogs scored 38 points in their win over Tennessee to improve to 5-0 overall, 3-0 in the SEC. Georgia has tallied 216 points for the year, for an average of 43.2. Georgia’s point total through five games is the most since 2014 (225 and that squad was 4-1). • Georgia’s first points came in an unorthodox fashion. Junior TE Isaac Nauta scooped up a sophomore QB Jake Fromm fumble and ran it 31 yards for a touchdown on a fumble advance to give Georgia a 7-0 edge at the 8:52 mark in the first period. This marks the third consecutive SEC game that the Bulldogs have scored their first touchdown on a return following a fumble. • Fromm completed the game 16-for-22 for 185 yards and got his 19th consecutive start at QB. Freshman QB Justin Fields also took some snaps and finished 1-for-2 for five yards and ran the ball five times for 45 yards, including scoring runs of 12 and 15 yards. • Senior OLB D’Andre Walker had five stops, including a sack, and a forced fumble. Walker has 13 tackles on the year with five tackles for loss and four sacks. • Junior DB Tyrique McGhee made his third career start and first since the 2017 Tennessee game. Freshman Cade Mays started at RG in place of the injured Ben Cleveland.

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2018 game summaries No. 2 Georgia 41, Vanderbilt 13

Oct. 6, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS — Second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs remained undefeated with a 41-13 win over Vanderbilt in front of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium and am SEC Network television audience. Five different Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0) produced touchdowns, three through the air from quarterback Jake Fromm (17-for-23, 276 yards) and two on the ground from tailbacks Elijah Holyfield and Brian Herrien. Receiver Riley Ridley led eight different Georgia targets with five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown, while Holyfield paced the Bulldog rushers – who collected a total of 219 yards as a group – with six carries on 64 yards and a touchdown. Defensive back Richard LeCounte supplied six solo stops for the Bulldog defense, who limited the Commodores to two field goals until the final seconds of the game. Linebacker Channing Tindall also provided five tackles on the night. At the 10:30 mark in the opening period, Vanderbilt became the first team to lead against the Bulldogs this season, using a 25-yard field goal to cap a 5-play, 50-yard scoring drive. The Bulldogs used one play to respond as Fromm found receiver Terry Godwin for a 75-yard touchdown. Holyfield settled an 8-play, 86-yard drive with an airborne, horizontal dive into the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown run and a 14-3 lead. The Commodores tacked on another field goal with 2:18 remaining in the first half, but Fromm found Ridley on a 10-yard touchdown to send Georgia into intermission with a 21-6 advantage. Georgia opened the second half with an 8-play, 75-yard drive, finalized by a 35-yard D’Andre Swift catch and run from Fromm. Blankenship used a 53-yard field goal to make it 31-6, before Herrien, flanked by the Georgia offensive line, fought for the touchdown after dropping and recovering the ball for the 38-6 lead. Blankenship added his second field goal of the day for insurance before the Commodores produced a final touchdown as the final seconds on the clock wound down.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We played sloppy and I was disappointed with the way we played. It’s sad when you have undisciplined penalties. We’re trying to teach our team a lesson – you don’t beat good football teams having those errors. We did a few good things, too, and I don’t want to overshadow that. We ran the ball against a team that said, ‘You’re not going to run on us.’ But we’ve got to continue to improve. It starts with discipline ... with tying your shoes before practice, being on time for practice, following the rules and regulations. When you do those things, you don’t have penalties.”

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SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia (6-0, 4-0) Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-2)

7 3

14 17 3 0

3 = 7 =

41 13

VU - Ryley Guay 25-yard field goal, 10:30, 1Q UG - Terry Godwin, 75-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:15, 1Q UG - Elijah Holyfield, 24-yard run (Blankenship kick), 7:49, 2Q VU - Ryley Guay 42-yard field goal, 2:18, 2Q UG - Riley Ridley, 10-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 1:15, 2Q UG - D’Andre Swift, 35-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 11:45, 3Q UG - R. Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 3:41, 3Q UG - Brian Herrien, 0-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 1:04, 3Q UG - R. Blankenship 28-yard field goal, 9:22, 3Q VU - Josh Crawford, 2-yard run (Guay kick), 00:02, 4Q Weather: Cloudy, 87 degrees.

GAME STATISTICS

VU UGA 28 18 29-138 219-34 16-30-183-0 21-31-341-0 59-321 65-560 2-0 3-0 9-69 13-115 6-278 (46.3) 3-120(40.0) 1-19-0 (19.0) 0-0-0 (0) 31:03 28:57 3 of 12 6 of 11 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-6 1-4

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long VU - Ke’Shawn Vaughn 9 79 0 43 GA - Elijah Holyfield 6 64 1 24 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD VU - Kyle Shurmur 14 28 169 0 GA - Jake Fromm 17 23 276 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long VU - C.J. Bolar 4 46 0 15 GA - Terry Godwin 2 95 1 75 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long VU - Parker Thome 6 278 46.3 51 GA - Jake Camarda 3 120 40.0 43 Tackles UT AT Tot. VU - Jordan Griffin 3 6 9 GA - Richard LeCounte 6 0 6

Worth Noting… • Georgia posted a 41-13 win to run its record to 6-0 (4-0 SEC). It marks the 12th time in school history that Georgia has raced out to a 6-0 start, and it’s the first time the Bulldogs have done it in back-to-back seasons. • Junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship connected on five extra points to make him 32-for-32 on the year and to give him 121 straight. This topped Blair Walsh’s school record of 119. Blankenship also had touchbacks on seven of eight kickoffs, giving him 44 on the year and 132 in his career. • Georgia now leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt 57-20-2 including 21-4 on Homecoming. Overall, Georgia is 77-18-2 in Homecoming contests. • Georgia’s defense held Vanderbilt scoreless on its second trip to the Red Zone. The Bulldogs stalled a drive that started on Vanderbilt’s 5-yard line by stopping the Commodores on the Georgia 14-yard line during a 4th-and-1 situation. This was Georgia’s third Red Zone stop of the year. • Sophomore QB Jake Fromm connected with senior WR Terry Godwin for a 75-yard touchdown, which marked the longest passing play of the 2018 season thus far. This was a career-long catch for Godwin and the longest for the Bulldogs since Fromm connected with WR Mecole Hardman on an 80-yard score in the 2018 CFP National Championship versus Alabama. Terry Godwin scored Georgia’s first touchdown against Vandy with a 75-yard catch and run in the first quarter.

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2018 SEC East Champions

No. 12 LSU 36, No. 2 Georgia 16

Oct. 13, 2018 • Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, La. BATON ROUGE, La. — Second-ranked Georgia suffered a 36-16 upset loss against No. 12 LSU in front of a crowd of 102,321 at Tiger Stadium and a nationally televised CBS audience. Georgia forced a three-and-out on the game’s opening drive, but the momentum didn’t matriculate to the rest of the half. The Bulldogs’ most successful first-half drive came on their second possession, which spanned 12 plays for 59 yards – all on the ground. However, a thwarted fake field goal attempt halted the Bulldogs. Georgia trailed 16-0 at intermission, putting the Bulldogs in a hole that they didn’t overcome. In the first half, quarterback Jake Fromm was 5-for-16 for 47 yards, while most of the production occurred on the ground with D’Andre Swift tallying 47 yards on seven carries and Elijah Holyfield mustering 33 yards on five attempts. The Bulldogs took the opening possession of the third quarter 52 yards on 12 plays, setting up a 40-yard Rodrigo Blankenship field goal to make it 16-3. After a Fromm interception gave the Tigers a short field, the Bulldogs defense held LSU to its fourth field goal inside Georgia’s 25-yard line. Holyfield finished off a 7-play, 75-yard drive on the ensuing possession with a 10-yard touchdown run to make it a 19-9 game after an unsuccessful 2-point try. After each team traded punts to start the fourth quarter, LSU capitalized with a touchdown and a field goal to move ahead 29-9. With six minutes to go, the Bulldogs found the end zone again as Fromm threw a 27-yard scoring pass to Ridley. Fromm finished 16-of-34 for 209 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Ridley led the receiving group with three catches for 75 yards and the touchdown. Swift picked up a team-high 72 yards on a dozen attempts, while Holyfield added 56 yards on seven carries and a touchdown. With the win over Georgia, the Tigers take a 17-13-1 edge in the series history that dates back to 1928. This was the 11th meeting where both teams were ranked in the top 25 and LSU now leads that 6-5.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We didn’t play our best game. You have to give LSU credit. They are a great football team. We didn’t do well against their hurry-up offense, which caused us to not be able to play as many guys as we normally do. They did a great job of mixing up their play calls with run and pass. Offensively, we had a drought and they capitalized. We didn’t come out physical today. We just have to execute better and get better overall.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia (6-1, 4-1) LSU (6-1, 3-1)

0 3

0 13

9 7 = 3 17 =

16 36

LS - Cole Tracy, 33-yard field goal, 9:32, 1Q LS - Joe Burrow, 1-yard run (Tracy kick), 13:34, 2Q LS - Cole Tracy, 36-yard field goal 11:22, 2Q LS - Cole Tracy, 39-yard field goal, 5:09, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 40-yard field goal, 9:03, 3Q LS - Cole Tracy, 24-yard field goal, 3:00, 3Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 10-yard run (run failed), 0:07, 3Q LS - Joe Burrow, 1-yard run (Tracy kick), 9:31, 4Q LS - Cole Tracy, 30-yard field goal, 7:20, 4Q GA - Riley Ridley, 27-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 6:00, 4Q LS - Nick Brossette, 4-yard run (Tracy kick), 4:14, 4Q Weather: Sunny, 86 degrees

GAME STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing:Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UGA LSU 18 20 30-113 51-275 16-34-209-2 15-30-200-0 64-332 81-475 2-2 0-0 4-20 2-19 6-213 (35.5) 4-164 (41.0) 1-14 (14.0) 1-7 (7.0) 26:19 33:41 5 of 14 6 of 19 0 of 1 4 of 4 3-23 3-21

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - D’Andre Swift 12 72 0 18 LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 19 145 0 47 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 16 34 209 1 LSU - Joe Burrow 15 30 200 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Riley Ridley 3 75 1 35 LSU - Justin Jefferson 6 108 0 50 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 6 213 35.5 44 LSU - Zach Von Rosenberg 3 124 41.3 48 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Tyson Campbell 8 3 11 LSU - Devin White 1 12 13

Worth Noting… • The final score marks Georgia’s first 20-point loss since losing at Auburn last season, 40-17. • Defensively, Georgia gave up a season-high 475 total yards and 36 points; however the Bulldogs forced five LSU field goals inside the Georgia 25-yard line and were on the field for a season-high 33 minutes and 41 seconds. Freshman CB Tyson Campbell had a team-high and career-high 11 tackles, while defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter tallied 10 tackles – also a career high. • For the first time since the 2016 Auburn game, Georgia was shut out in the first half. Auburn led 7-0 at the half that day, and the Bulldogs rallied back for a 13-7 victory. The Bulldogs came in today averaging 42.8 points a game. • The Bulldogs had three sacks in the first half as senior LB D’Andre Walker got his team-leading fifth while junior DL Tyler Clark and senior LB Keyon Richardson split a sack and freshman LB Robert Beal, Jr., registered his first. • Sophomore QB Jake Fromm came in ranked fourth nationally in passing efficiency but finished 16-for-34 for 209 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs. Tyson Campbell (3) and J.R. Reed bring down an LSU receiver during second-quarter action in Baton Rouge.

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2018 game summaries No. 7 Georgia 36, No. 9 Florida 17

Oct. 27, 2018 • TIAA Bank Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — No. 7 Georgia dominated a top-10 matchup with No. 9 Florida 36-17 in front of a crowd of 84,463 at TIAA Bank Stadium, a CBS national television audience and with ESPN College Gameday and SEC Nation in attendance. The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in Southeastern Conference play with the victory against Florida, which drops to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in league competition. Quarterback Jake Fromm connected on three touchdown passes (all on third down), with a 17-for-24 passing clip for 240 yards, two of those going to receiver Jeremiah Holloman over 12 and 16 yards, respectively. The Georgia run game controlled the first drive for the Bulldog offense, split between tailbacks Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift. Through 12 plays and 71 yards, the pair of tailbacks marched the Bulldogs to the Florida 4-yard line, where kicker Rodrigo Blankenship drilled a 21-yard field goal. Three plays later, linebacker Monty Rice caused a fumble that was recovered by defensive back Richard LeCounte, who ran for 32 yards. Set up in the red zone, the Bulldog offense produced a 16-yard touchdown from Fromm to Holloman. On a subsequent drive, the Bulldogs utilized tight end Isaac Nauta on four straight completions from Fromm on the right side. Blankenship sent the Bulldogs into the break with a 13-7 lead following his 22-yard field goal. The Gators opened the second half with a 36-yard touchdown pass to go up 14-13, but Georgia countered with Fromm’s second touchdown completion to Holloman, a 12-yard back-shoulder throw for a 20-14 lead. Shortly after, defensive back Tyrique McGhee forced a fumble recovered by linebacker Tae Crowder at the Florida 1-yard-line, leading to another Blankenship kick from 18 yards out. Florida made it a one-possession game with a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but the Bulldog offense kicked into gear with a 24-yard strike from Fromm to receiver Terry Godwin with 8:39 left and capped off by a 33-yard Swift run for a 36-17 final.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’ve got kids with character. Everybody questioned these kids because we didn’t play our best game (two weeks ago against LSU), and all we did was work. Everybody questioned and questioned it. They are tough, physical kids. We still have a long way to go. But we got better today…They played their hearts out. I’m so proud of the way they played. I’m proud for the University of Georgia.”

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SCORING SUMMARY

Florida (6-2, 4-2) Georgia (7-1, 5-1)

0 10

7 7 3 = 3 10 13 =

17 36

GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 21-yard field goal, 8:11, 1Q GA - Jeremiah Holloman, 16-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 6:07, 1Q UF - Feleipe Franks, 1-yard run (McPherson kick), 9:57, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 22-yard field goal, 0:02, 2Q UF - Freddie Swain, 36-yard pass from Franks (McPherson kick), 13:35, 3Q GA - Holloman, 12-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:33, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 18-yard field goal, 0:07, 3Q UF - Evan McPherson, 42-yard field goal, 11:12, 4Q GA - Terry Godwin, 24-yard pass from Fromm (pass failed), 8:39, 4Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 33-yard run (Blankenship kick), 4:29, 4Q Weather: Mostly cloudy weather, 68 degrees with a 13-mph wind.

GAME STATISTICS

UF UGA 16 20 37-170 41-189 13-21-105-1 17-24-240-0 58-275 65-429 3-2 0-0 7-27 4-53 4-199 (49.8) 4-172 (43.0) 1-51 (51.0) 2-51 (25.5) 28:36 31:24 4 of 12 8 of 14 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-5 1-6

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UF - Lamical Perine GA - D’Andre Swift Passing UF - Feleipe Franks GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UF - Freddie Swain GA - Isaac Nauta Punting UF - Tommy Townsend GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UF - Vosean Joseph GA - Monty Rice

Att. Yds. TD Long 14 62 0 12 12 105 1 33 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 13 21 105 1 17 24 240 3 Rec. Yds. TD Long 2 38 1 36 5 73 0 27 No. Yds. Avg. Long 4 199 49.8 71 4 172 43.0 57 UT AT Tot. 7 6 13 5 6 11

Worth Noting…

Jake Fromm directed three second-half scoring drives of 72, 75 and 66 yards to defeat Florida for the second straight year.

• Georgia’s 36-17 win over No. 9 Florida gave the Bulldogs their second straight win in the series and fifth victory in the last seven contests. The Bulldogs now lead the all-time series 52-43-2. • Sophomore QB Jake Fromm finished 17-for-24 for 240 yards and 3 TDs. In the first half, he went 8-for-11 for 97 yards as Georgia built a 13-7 edge. The three TD passes by Fromm ties the Bulldog mark in the Florida series in the modern era, also done by Aaron Murray (2010), Matthew Stafford (2007) and Buck Belue (1980). • Sophomore LB Monty Rice established a new career high with 11 total tackles (five solo, six assisted), and forced a fumble for sophomore DB Richard LeCounte to recover that led to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. • Sophomore LT Andrew Thomas and junior WR Mecole Hardman both returned to the game after each left the field of play due to injury. • In his first career start, sophomore WR Jeremiah Holloman snagged four catches for 48 yards, including two touchdown grabs on third downs in the same end zone corner. Freshman DL Jordan Davis also earned the nod to start the game.

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2018 SEC East Champions

No. 6 Georgia 34, No. 11 Kentucky 17 Nov. 3, 2018 • Kroger Field • Lexington, Ky.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second year in a row, Georgia captured the SEC Eastern Division Championship as the No. 6 Bulldogs defeated No. 11 Kentucky 34-17 in front of 67,606 fans at Kroger Field and a national CBS television audience. Georgia improved to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the SEC, while the Wildcats fell to 7-2 and 5-2. The Bulldogs went undefeated against SEC East foes for the second straight season. Entering Saturday, Kentucky represented the nation’s top defense, yielding just 13 points per game, and the SEC’s third-toughest run defense, giving up just 107.5 yards per game, while also averaging 214 rushing yards of its own. Georgia flipped the script by tallying the most points on the Wildcats this season, accumulating a season-high 331 yards on the ground, and limiting Kentucky to 84 yards on the ground. Tailback D’Andre Swift finished with a career-high 156 rushing yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. Swift’s second score came on an 83yard sprint in the third quarter for the Bulldogs’ longest run of the year and the longest by a Bulldog since Nick Chubb in 2015. Tailback Elijah Holyfield added a personal-best 115 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown. Quarterback Jake Fromm went 14-of-20 for 113 yards and a touchdown. Fromm’s top target was receiver Jeremiah Holloman with four catches for 39 yards. Fromm’s touchdown pass went to tight end Isaac Nauta in the first quarter and covered four yards. Quarterback Justin Fields tacked on four rushing first downs, none more important than a fourth-quarter pickup that enabled Georgia to continue to run clock with less than six minutes to play. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship tacked on fourth-quarter field goals of 23 and 38 yards to cap the Bulldogs’ scoring. Linebacker Monty Rice amassed a team-high eight tackles with a sack, while end Jonathan Ledbetter and linebackers Channing Tindall and Brenton Cox all recorded sacks too. Linebacker Juwan Taylor and Ledbetter forced fumbles which cornerback Tyson Campbell and lineman Tyler Clark recovered, respectively.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “[Winning another SEC East title is] huge. It hasn’t been easy, and it’s never easy. Sometimes I think people get spoiled when you win, and these are good programs and teams. I give our kids a lot of credit because their backs were against the wall two weeks in a row, and they came out fighting, scratching and clawing.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia (8-1, 6-1) Kentucky (7-2, 5-2)

7 0

7 14 3 7

6 = 7 =

34 17

GA - Isaac Nauta, 4-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:37, 1Q UK - Chance Poore, 34-yard field goal, 8:23, 2Q GA- D’Andre Swift, 20-yard run (Blankenship kick), 2:28, 2Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 4-yard run (Blankenship kick), 10:20, 3Q GA- Swift, 83-yard run (Blankenship kick), 7:56, 3Q UK - Benny Snell 9-yard run (Poore kick), 3:45, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 23-yard field goal, 11:44 UK - Asim Rose, 31-yard pass from Wilson (Poore kick), 9:01, 4Q GA - Blankenship, 38-yard field goal, 3:32, 4Q Weather: Mostly sunny, 55 degrees with a 5-mph wind.

GAME STATISTICS

UGA UK 25 21 331-50 84-35 14-20-113-0 23-29-226-0 70-444 64-310 2-2 2-2 4-45 6-64 1-55 (55.0) 4-194 (48.5) 1-65 (65.0) 0-0 (0) 31:25 28:35 7 of 12 7 of 13 0 of 0 0 of 1 4-33 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - D’Andre Swift UK - Benny Snell Passing GA - Jake Fromm UK - Terry Wilson Receiving GA - Jeremiah Holloman UK- Asim Rose Punting GA - Jake Camarda UK - Max Duffy Tackles GA - Monty Rice UK - Mike Edwards

Att. Yds. TD Long 16 156 2 83 20 73 1 11 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 14 20 113 1 23 29 226 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 39 0 20 4 59 1 31 No. Yds. Avg. Long 1 55 55.0 55 4 194 48.5 56 UT AT Tot. 5 3 8 8 3 11

Worth Noting…

Elijah Holyfield rushed for a career-best 115 yards against Kentucky. Georgia gained 331 yards as a team against the Wildcats.

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• With its 34-17 victory, defending SEC Champion Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) has clinched another trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game (SECG). The Bulldogs will be making their seventh appearance in the game, and they are 3-3 including winning the 2017 SEC title over Auburn last year. The Bulldogs now have won or shared the SEC Eastern Division crown nine times (1992, 2002, ’03, ’05, ’07, ’11, ’12, ’17 and ’18). • For the second straight season, Georgia has gone 6-0 against the SEC East. Last year marked the first time the Bulldogs had done that since the league split into divisions in 1992. • Going in, Georgia ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense (16.3 points per game), while the Wildcats ranked No. 1 nationally, allowing only 13.0 points per game and had not allowed more than 20 points in a game. Georgia held UK to 17 points as the Wildcats ran 64 plays for 310 total yards. • Sophomore TB D’Andre Swift had a career-high 156 yards on 16 carries and two TDs, one of which was the longest rushing Georgia TD since Nick Chubb went 83 yards for a score against Alabama in 2015. Sophomore TB Elijah Holyfield added a career-high 115 yards on 18 carries. The duo averaged 6.1 yards a carry. Georgia finished with a season-high in rushing yards, the most since 381 on 44 attempts versus Kentucky last year.

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No. 5 Georgia 27, No. 24 Auburn 10 Nov. 10, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga.

ATHENS — Behind 303 yards on the ground and a stout defense in the second half, Georgia defeated Auburn 27-10 in front of an ESPN audience and a capacity crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium. Tailback D’Andre Swift led the Bulldogs’ ground attack with a career-best 186 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Swift punctuated his day with a 77-yard touchdown run early the final quarter. Tailback Elijah Holyfield contributed 93 yards on 15 attempts. Quarterback Jake Fromm went 13-of-20 for 193 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Fromm’s touchdowns covered 14 yards to receiver Tyler Simmons and 38 yards to receiver Terry Godwin. Godwin hauled in three passes for 84 yards and the score. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship drilled first-half field goals covering 25 and 20 yards. Blankenship also went 4-for-4 on extra points. After Blankenship’s first-quarter field goal, Auburn used a bit of trickery to find the end zone first. Running back JaTarvious Whitlow took a handoff and passed nine yards to John Shenker for a score with 4:28 left in the first period. The game’s momentum swung toward Georgia for good in the final minutes before halftime. Fromm found Tyler Simmons for a 14-yard score that put the Bulldogs ahead 13-10 with 2:47 left in the second quarter. The Bulldog defense then forced an Auburn punt after just three plays, giving Georgia possession again at the 2:00 mark. Five plays later, on fourth-andthree from the Tigers’ 38-yard line, Fromm connected with a streaking Terry Godwin for another score. Both teams fought for field position in a scoreless third quarter. Georgia appeared to have won the battle when Jake Camarda’s final punt of the night was downed at the Auburn 1-yard line with 3:52 left in the period. The Tigers managed a pair of first downs before punting back to Georgia on the first play of the final quarter. Two plays and a false start penalty later, Swift sealed the game’s outcome when he broke free at the line and used key downfield blocks to run 77 yards for a touchdown.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’re a work in progress. We’re fighting tooth and nail and we don’t panic. It was a physical game. We played a ton of guys on defense. I’m proud of the way the guys competed. If we feed [D’Andre Swift], he does well. He’s got a great offensive line in front of him, he’s explosive and he makes guys miss on the second level. The wide-outs deserve credit for some big-time down-field blocking too.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Auburn (6-4, 3-4) Georgia (9-1, 7-1)

7 3

3 17

0 0

0 = 7 =

10 27

GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 25-yard field goal, 7:01, 1Q AU - John Shenker, 9-yard pass from Whitlow (Carlson kick), 4:28, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 20-yard field goal, 11:13, 2Q AU - Anders Carlson, 27-yard field goal, 7:46, 2Q GA - Tyler Simmons, 14-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 2:47, 2Q GA - Terry Godwin, 38-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:21, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 77-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:53, 4Q Weather: 45 degrees, Calm, Clear, 63 percent humidity

GAME STATISTICS

AU UGA 19 24 20-102 46-303 25-37-172-0 15-23-213-1 57-274 69-516 2-0 2-0 6-52 12-85 6-242 (40.3) 2-76 (38.0) 1-17 (17.0) 1-41 (41.0) 21:45 38:15 3 of 11 8 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 2 2-20 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long AU - Shaun Shivers 4 43 0 30 GA - D’Andre Swift 17 186 1 77 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD AU - Jarrett Stidham 24 36 163 0 GA - Jake Fromm 13 20 193 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long AU - Ryan Davis 13 72 0 10 GA - Terry Godwin 3 84 1 38 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long AU - Arryn Siposs 6 242 40.3 44 GA - Jake Camarda 2 76 38.0 38 Tackles UT AT Tot. AU - Deshaun Davis 4 6 10 GA - Monty Rice 1 7 8

Worth Noting… • The Bulldogs closed out the SEC part of the regular season with a 7-1 league mark and improved to 9-1 overall. Georgia extended its series advantage over the Tigers to 59-56-8 in the 123rd meeting in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. • The Bulldogs, who lead the SEC in rushing at 233.8 yards per game, finished with 303 on the ground after getting a season-high 331 yards in the road win over Kentucky last Saturday. Overall, Georgia churned out 516 yards of total offense, the most since 560 against Vanderbilt this year. • Sophomore TB D’Andre Swift went over 100 yards for the third straight game to highlight the Bulldogs’ rushing game. Swift went for a career-high 186 yards on 17 carries after going for 156 at No. 9 Kentucky the week before. This is the most yards for a Georgia running back since Nick Chubb exploded for 222 versus North Carolina in the 2016 season opener. Swift also had a team-high four catches for 43 yards. • Georgia had the ball for 20:02 in the first half and out-gained Auburn 266149 in total yards as the Bulldogs surged ahead 20-10. • The QB Jake Fromm-WR Terry Godwin 38-yard connection on fourthand-2 was the Bulldogs’ fourth score at the end of a first half this year with less than two minutes to go. • With two field goals on the game, junior PK Rodrigo Blankenship improved to 17-of-19 on FGs this year. Blankenship also launched touchbacks on four kickoffs of the game to give him 58, which is ranked second nationally.

D’Andre Swift rushed for a career-high 186 yards on just 17 carries, including a fourth-quarter touchdown run of 77 yards.

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2018 SEC East Champions

No. 5 Georgia 66, UMass 27

Nov. 17, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS — No. 5 Georgia accumulated season highs of 701 yards of offense and 66 points, downing Massachusetts 66-27 in front of a crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium and an SEC Network national television audience. The Bulldogs improved to 10-1 overall with one game left in the regular season, while Massachusetts concluded its season at 4-8. Quarterback Jake Fromm produced a 5-for-5 clip with 106 yards and a touchdown before quarterback Justin Fields entered the contest to accumulate 100 yards on the ground and 121 through the air with three touchdowns. Five other members of the Bulldog backfield joined Fields on the ground with nearly 50-plus yards apiece and five combined touchdowns. Receiver Tyler Simmons opened the Georgia scoring with a 49-yard touchdown run off a jet sweep. The Bulldogs then added a 5-yard touchdown scamper by tailback Elijah Holyfield for a 14-0 first-quarter lead. Fields stole the show in the second quarter by initiating three touchdowns. Fields connected with Riley Ridley on an 11-yard scoring toss. After Fromm re-entered on the ensuing drive and found Simmons up the sideline for a 71-yard catch and run, Fields posted a 3-yard scoring run and a 57-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mecole Hardman as the Bulldogs led 42-13 at the break. Tailback James Cook joined the scoring in the second half, rattling off runs of 26 and 27 for touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Georgia also registered a 40-yard field goal from kicker Rodrigo Blankenship and a 6-yard touchdown run by tailback Brian Herrien. Blankenship went 9-for-9 on extra points. The Bulldog offense did not send punter Jake Camarda to the field (except to hold on placement kicks); all but two possessions resulted in points, due to a fumbled punt return and the end of regulation. Georgia played to the third down only six times. Sixth-six points marked the most for Georgia (10-1) since its 70 against Northeast Louisiana in 1994.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “I’m proud of the guys. We challenged them to play hard, to start fast, to play fast and not mosey around. We got things rolling and did some big things. I was really proud of the focus. We’ve gotten a little better offensively and we’ll keep working on it. We need to get the playmakers the ball and peak at the right time. We out-manned those guys. They played hard and competed, but we know it won’t be that way the rest of the season.”

SCORING SUMMARY

UMass (4-8) Georgia (10-1)

7 14

6 7 28 17

7 = 7 =

27 66

GA - Tyler Simmons, 49-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:01, 1Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 5-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:24, 1Q UM - Marquis Young, 5-yard run (Garcia kick), 1:59, 1Q GA - Riley Ridley, 11-yard pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 13:55, 2Q GA - Tyler Simmons, 71-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:27, 2Q UM - Cooper Garcia, 34-yard field goal, 7:19, 2Q GA - Justin Fields, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:13, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 57-yard pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 2:22, 2Q UM - Cooper Garcia, 32-yard field goal, 0:00, 2Q GA - James Cook, 26-yard run (Blankenship kick), 12:38, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 40-yard field goal, 9:58, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 6-yard run (Blankenship kick), 0:01, 3Q UM - Andy Isabella, 75-yard pass from Ross Comis (Garcia kick), 0:00, 3Q GA - James Cook, 27-yard run (Blankenship kick), 10:50, 4Q UM - Andy Isabella, 45-yard pass from Ross Comis (Garcia kick), 8:55, 4Q Weather: Clear weather, 62 degrees with a calm wind.

GAME STATISTICS

UM UGA 16 30 22-103 45-426 24-32-287-1 14-17-275-0 54-390 62-701 0-0 1-1 7-59 2-20 6-245 (40.8) 0-0 (0.0) 2-20 (10.0) 3-75 (25.0) 25:49 34:11 4 of 13 4 of 6 1 of 1 1 of 1 1-2 3-17

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long UM - Brennon Dingle 1 42 0 42 GA - Justin Fields 7 102 1 47 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD UM - Ross Comis 23 31 278 2 GA - Justin Fields 5 8 121 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long UM - Andy Isabella 15 219 2 75 GA - Tyler Simmons 3 68 1 57 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long UM - Travis Reynolds 6 245 40.8 51 Tackles UT AT Tot. UM - Bryton Barr 4 6 10 GA - Richard LeCounte 4 1 5

Worth Noting…

Freshman Justin Fields played extensively against UMass, passing for 121 yards and becoming the first UGA quarterback since 1999 to surpass 100 yards rushing.

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• Junior WR Tyler Simmons enjoyed a big first half with a pair of touchdowns, one coming on a career-long 49-yard rush and the other on an 87-yard reception from sophomore QB Jake Fromm. Simmons is the first Bulldog to score a TD rushing and receiving since WR Mecole Hardman against Alabama in the 2018 National Championship Game. • Georgia, the SEC’s rushing leader averaging 240.7 yards a game, tallied 426, including 168 in the first quarter. Freshman QB Justin Fields led the team with 100 yards on seven carries including a TD. • Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 39th straight game. Senior DB Deandre Baker now has 32, including a streak of 14, with junior DB J.R. Reed the most consecutive on defense with 26. Redshirt freshman Eric Stokes made his first career start at LC. True freshman Trey Hill got his first career start at RG.

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2018 game summaries No. 5 Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 21

Nov. 24, 2018 • Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia kept the Governor’s Cup in Athens for the second consecutive season with its 45-21 victory over Georgia Tech. The win marked a perfect record at home for the Bulldogs with an 11-1 regular-season record in back-to-back years. Quarterback Jake Fromm began the game with seven straight completions. He finished the game 13-for-16 with 175 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. Sophomore tailback D’Andre Swift registered his fourth 100yard rushing contest of the season with 105, complete with a touchdown. Junior wide receiver Riley Ridley finalized Georgia’s first possession with a five-yard touchdown. After the first Georgia defensive stop, the Bulldogs used an 11-play, 88-yard march – featuring a 39-yard rush from junior Elijah Holyfield and receptions from tight ends senior Charlie Woerner and junior Isaac Nauta – to reach the 1-yard line, where Swift fought for the touchdown and the 14-0 margin. After the Yellow Jackets’ Juanyeh Thomas returned the first 100-yard kickoff return against the Bulldogs since 1999, Georgia’s distanced itself with a 6-play, 63-yard drive, highlighted by Jayson Stanley’s 26-yard rush. A 12-yard touchdown from Fromm to sophomore wide receiver Jeremiah Holloman gave the Bulldogs a 21-7 lead. Georgia marched 40 yards between a 13-yard Swift rush and threestraight Nauta receptions to set up a Rodrigo Blankenship 25-yard field goal. Georgia headed into the half with a 38-7 advantage. The Bulldogs opened the second half by forcing Tech to punt. Holyfield and Swift then combined to take Georgia to the 4-yard line, where Fromm found Ridley for final score of the day. Georgia Tech had just one more meaningful possession of the second half. Trailing 45-7, the Jackets needed 15 plays and 9:05 to cover just 36 yards. The drive stalled at the Georgia 39, where they failed to convert on fourth down, their sixth such try of the day and third of the drive.

Coach Kirby Smart said… “The kids played hard and practiced hard. Our defensive coaching staff put a lot of effort in and it paid off. The look from the scouts all week was tremendous. They gave us a good picture and a lot of credit goes to those kids. ... It’s an eyes football game. You’ve got to look at your keys the whole time and we did that... [The SEC Championship game] is where this program should be. It feels like a game we should be going to every year. Our guys will lay it on the line and they’re excited about the opportunity. It will be a great atmosphere, one of the best in college football. It will be another game week for us. We’ll prepare for our opponent and treat it like every other week.”

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SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia Tech (7-5) Georgia (11-1)

7 14

0 24

0 14 = 7 0 =

21 45

GA -Riley Ridley, 5-yard pass from Jake Fromm (R. Blankenship kick), 10:23, 1Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 00:51, 1Q GT - Juanyeh Thomas, 100-yard kickoff return (Wesley Wells kick), 00:32, 1Q GA - Jeremiah Holloman, 12-yard pass from Fromm (R. Blankenship kick), 12:56, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman , 44-yard pass from Fromm (R. Blankenship kick), 9:22, 2Q GA - Elijah Holyfield, 8-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 5:00, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 25-yard field goal, 00:00, 2Q GA - Ridley, 4-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:20, 3Q GT - Qua Searcy, 3-yard run (W. Wells kick), 7:33, 4Q GT - Brad Stewart, 28-yard pass from TaQuon Marshall (Wells kick), 00:39, 4Q Weather: 42 degrees, overcast, 92 percent humidity, calm wind.

GAME STATISTICS

GT UGA 12 25 46-128 42-285 5-14-91-0 15-19-162-0 60-219 61-447 2-0 1-1 2-20 2-10 4-146 (36.5) 4-45 (45.0) 0-0 (0) 1-27 (27.0) 29:27 30:33 3 of 13 2 of 6 3 of 6 2 of 2 0-0 3-12

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GT - Jerry Howard 12 39 0 6 GA - D’Andre Swift 14 105 1 28 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GT - TaQuon Marshall 4 12 69 1 GA - Jake Fromm 13 16 175 4 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GT - Brad Stewart 2 54 1 28 GA- Mecole Hardman 1 44 1 44 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GT - Pressley Harvin III 4 55 55.0 55 GA - Jake Camarda 1 45 45.0 45 Tackles UT AT Tot. GT - Jalen Johnson 1 8 9 GA - Jonathan Ledbetter 5 4 9

Worth Noting…

Jeremiah Holloman caught the second of four Jake Fromm touchdowns passes on the day.

• Georgia’s 45-21 victory over Georgia Tech improves the Bulldogs’ senior class to a 42-11 record which is tied for third with the 2004 class’s 42-10 record. Georgia went a perfect 7-0 at home this year. • For the fourth time in school history since a 12th-game was added to the season in 2002, Georgia has won at least 11 games in the regular season. Georgia has gone 11-1 during the regular season in 2002, 2012, 2017 and now 2018. In the series history with Tech, Georgia improves to 67-39-5 all-time and retains the Governor’s Cup Trophy. • Georgia scored touchdowns on its first five possessions and six out of its nine times with the ball and added a field goal during its 11thwin of the year. This comes after the Bulldogs scored touchdowns on all seven possessions in the first half last week versus Massachusetts and then scored on four of five drives during the second half against the Minutemen. Georgia’s first punt came in the 4thquarter, a span of seven quarters dating back to the Auburn game after not punting last week against UMass. • With one fumble against GT, Georgia is now +3 in turnover margin. The Bulldogs have forced 15 turnovers that have led to 51 points. Their opponents have forced 12 turnovers that have resulted in 30 points. • Georgia had a pair of first-time starters on defense. Sophomore defensive lineman Malik Herring and junior defensive lineman Michael Barnett got the nod for the Bulldogs. Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 40th consecutive game while on defense, junior J.R. Reed started his unit-leading 27th-straight time.

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2018 SEC East Champions

No. 1 Alabama 35, No. 4 Georgia 28

Dec. 1, 2018 • Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. SEC Championship Game ATLANTA — Three unanswered touchdowns from No. 1 Alabama lifted the Crimson Tide past No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs in a 35-28 decision in the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in front of a nationally televised CBS audience. The Crimson Tide threatened in their first drive of the game, reaching the Georgia six-yard line, but an 11-yard sack by D’Andre Walker followed by Richard LeCounte’s first career interception kept the scoreboard clean. Three possessions later, Fromm connected with Nauta over the middle for a 20-yard score. After Alabama knotted the score at 7-all, Georgia orchestrated a 13play, 74-yard scoring drive that consumed 7:19 off the clock. This time Fromm went a perfect six-for-six including two third-down completions. Swift capped the drive with a 9-yard run to make it a 14-7 Georgia lead. Next, Georgia’s defense forced a three-and-out, giving the ball back to the offense and to Swift who proceeded to rack up 44 yards in a 51-yard touchdown drive. The Philadelphia native ended the drive with an 11-yard touchdown catch. On the drive, Swift became the 14th Bulldog all-time to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Coming out of the break, the Bulldogs’ defense forced Alabama’s third three-and-out and Fromm capitalized by dropping a 23-yard touchdown pass into Riley Ridley’s hands for the 28-14 lead. Later in the third quarter, Crimson Tide narrowed the gap to 28-21 on a 51-yard touchdown catch by receiver Jaylen Waddle. Then, with 5:19 left in regulation, Alabama constructed a 16-play game-tying drive with a 10-yard pass from Jalen Hurts to Jerry Jeudy as the equalizer. The last and game-winning scoring drive occurred in the waning minutes when Hurts scrambled for 15-yards to give the Crimson Tide the 35-28 edge. Hurts went 7-of-9 passing for 82 yards after Tua Tagovailova left the game due to an injury. The SECCG MVP went to Crimson Tide running back Josh Jacobs who had 83 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Coach Kirby Smart said…

“It was a tremendous atmosphere. The SEC Championship Game, once again is one of the best games of the year. A lot of credit goes to Alabama, they outperformed us in the second half. The game had a lot of momentum swings - up and down, back and forth, which we knew it would. We have a lot of champions on this team and a lot of kids that have a heart of a lion like these two [Jonathan Ledbetter and Jake Fromm at the podium] right here, especially. They lead this team and care about this university and play really hard.”

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama (13-0, 8-0) Georgia (11-2, 7-1)

0 7

14 14

7 14 = 7 0 =

35 28

GA - Isaac Nauta, 20-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick) 3:08, 1Q UA - Josh Jacobs, 1-yard run (Bulovas kick), 14:56, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 9-yard run (Blankenship kick), 7:31, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 11-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 4:05, 2Q UA - Jacobs, fumble recovery in end zone (Bulovas kick), 2:18, 2Q GA - Riley Ridley, 23-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 12:39, 3Q UA - Jaylen Waddle, 51-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick), 3:02, 3Q UA - Jerry Jeudy, 10-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Bulovas kick), 5:19, 4Q UA - Hurts, 15-yard run (Bulovas kick), 1:04, 4Q Weather: Indoors.

GAME STATISTICS

UA UGA 21 23 29-157 39-153 17-34-246-2 25-40-301-0 63-403 79-454 2-0 1-0 3-10 6-50 5-201 (40.2) 6-288 (48.0) 0-0 (0.0) 4-67 (16.8) 24:30 35:30 5 of 11 5 of 16 0 of 0 2 of 3 2-13 2-21

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UA - Josh Jacobs GA - D’Andre Swift Passing UA - Tua Tagovailoa GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UA - Jaylen Waddle GA - D’Andre Swift Punting UA - Mike Bernier GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UA - Saivion Smith GA - J.R. Reed

Att. Yds. TD Long 8 86 2 59 16 75 1 20 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 10 25 164 1 25 39 301 3 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 113 1 51 6 63 1 26 No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 201 40.2 46 6 288 48.0 60 UT AT Tot. 8 3 11 6 2 8

Worth Noting… • Georgia falls to 3-4 in SEC Championship Games. UA had beaten its previous 12 opponents by at least 20 or more points this year. • Smart is 32-9 overall in his third season with back-to-back SEC Championship Game appearances. The Bulldogs are now 5-3 against top 10 teams under Kirby Smart. • Sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm went 14-of-18 including 10

straight completions that tied a SECCG record for 139 passing yards for two touchdowns. He finished the day 25-for-39 for 301 yards with three touchdowns.Fromm’s completions, TD passes and yards were the most by a Bulldog in an SEC Championship game. • Sophomore D’Andre Swift went over a 1,000 yards for the season during a

20-yard run in the 2nd quarter and on that same drive he caught an 11-yard pass for a TD and a 21-7 lead. Swift became the 14th Bulldog to have a 1,000-yard season and the 20th overall time it has been done in a season. • Senior C Lamont Gaillard started his team-leading 41st straight game while on defense, the team leader in starts is senior DB Deandre Baker now with 34 including a streak of 15 with junior RS J.R. Reed the most consecutive on defense with 28.

D’Andre Swift led the Bulldogs in rushing and receiving against Alabama, scoring touchdowns both ways.

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defeat of Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game (College Football Playoff semifinal) and advancement into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in the program’s first appearance. In the SEC championship game, the ‘Dawgs avenged their only regular-season loss with a 28-7 victory over Auburn. It was the first conference title since 2005 for the Red and Black. Both Smart and his players reaped the bounty of their banner 2017 season. He was named George Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC hen Georgia looked for a new head football coach afCoaches, and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA. ter the 2015 season, all arrows pointed to Kirby Smart, Roquan Smith earned first-team All-America honors and the Dick Butformer Bulldog player and assistant coach, and longkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. Smith, Isaiah Wynn and time University of Alabama defensive coordinator. Sony Michel were all taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Three years later, the decision to bring Smart home which also claimed seniors Nick Chubb, Lorenzo Carter and Javon has paid handsome rewards. Wims in subsequent rounds. His impact, along with a stellar group of players who bought into In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th the new system, has put Georgia in the national championship hunt straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, the last two seasons. His 2018 season posted an 11-1 regular seaincluding wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 North Carolina. He led son, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and ranking as high the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a victory over TCU as number four in the College Football Playoff poll at the end of the in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. regular season. Despite a narrow defeat in the SEC Championship Smart has also made an immediate impact in recruiting circles by Game, the ‘Dawgs landed in the prestigious Allstate Sugar Bowl on posting the nation’s third-ranked class in 2017, followed by the 2018 Jan. 1, 2019—Georgia’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans class of signees that ranked first nationally by every authority. In adclassic. It also extended the Bulldogs’ bowl-game streak to a record dition to his coaching duties, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family 22 straight years, second highest active streak in the country. For his Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community efforts, Smart was named a semi-finalist in the Maxwell Club George by supporting needy children and families facing adversity. Munger National Coach of the Year balloting and finalist in the Bobby Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015, but he had Dodd Trophy coach of the year competition. unfinished business at Alabama, which was still chasing a national ti Smart’s second season in 2017 was a special one, with an 11-1 regtle. He juggled two jobs for a month until Jan. 11, 2016, when the ular-season record, a victory in the 2017 SEC championship game, Crimson Tide won its fourth national championship in a 7-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens, where he remains one of nine head coaches Smart Thumbnail at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma mater. Personal Smart had served on the Alabama staff Miami Dolphins Safeties 2006 the previous nine years, the past seven as Full Name: Kirby Paul Smart 2007 Alabama Asst. HC/Def. Backs Birthdate: December 23, 1975 defensive coordinator. During his tenure at 2008-13, ‘15 Alabama Def. Coord./Inside LBs Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Alabama, the Crimson Tide won three BCS 2014 Alabama Asst. HC/Safeties Family: Wife: Mary Beth; Children: twins Weston National Championships, one College Foot2016-present Georgia Head Coach and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008), and Andrew (May 25, ball Playoff national title, three SEC crowns, 2012) Playing Experience six SEC Western Division titles, and was High School: Bainbridge (Ga.) ranked in the nation’s final top 10 the last Georgia (1995-98) Four-year letterman as defenCollege: BBA Georgia ‘98 sive back. First team All-SEC in ’98; 13 career eight years in a row. MS Florida State ‘03 interceptions; four-time member of SEC Academic Smart was one of the nation’s most reCoaching Experience Honor Roll. spected defensive coordinators. During his Bainbridge H.S. (1991-93) Three-year letterman in 1999 Georgia Admin. Asst. time at Alabama, he coached players at three football, basketball, and baseball; first team Class 2000 Valdosta State Defensive Backs different positions, in addition to his coorAAAA All-State as a senior; 16 career intercep2001 Valdosta State Defensive Coord. dinating duties. He was recognized as the tions. 2002-03 Florida State Graduate Assistant 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and High School Coach: Sonny Smart (father) 2004 LSU Defensive Backs the 2009 Broyles Award winner as college 2005 Georgia Running Backs football’s top assistant coach. He also was a

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The Smarts: Front (L-R): Andrew and Weston. Back (L-R): Mary Beth, Kirby and Julia.

finalist for the 2015 Broyles Award. The 2015 Alabama defense ranked first nationally in rushing defense, third in total defense and third in scoring defense. His 2014 Alabama defense ranked fourth nationally against the run. The Crimson Tide ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense, while ranking 12th nationally in total defense. He helped junior safety Landon Collins earn unanimous First-Team All-America honors while being selected as a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Thorpe Award and Lott Trophy. Smart built another elite Alabama defense in 2013 after losing six more players to the NFL. The Crimson Tide ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense, fifth in total defense, seventh in rushing defense and 11th in pass defense. Alabama was fourth nationally in red zone defense and fourth in fewest first downs allowed. He helped mold C.J. Mosley into the Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top linebacker. Smart retooled the Alabama defense in 2012, molding a unit that lost six starters to the NFL. The Tide led the nation in total defense, scoring defense and rush defense while ranking seventh in pass defense and pass efficiency defense. The Tide defense featured two First-Team All-Americans in cornerback Dee Milliner and linebacker Mosley. Smart’s rebuilding job in 2010 was impressive, as the Tide remained one of the nation’s elite defensive units while replacing nine starters. Alabama led the SEC and ranked third nationally in scoring defense and fifth in total defense. The 2009 season was a special one for Smart, as he not only helped lead Alabama to the national championship but also took home the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country. The Alabama defense again was regarded as one of the nation’s top units, leading the SEC and ranking second nationally in scoring defense pass efficiency defense, rush defense and total defense. In the 2010 BCS National Championship game against Texas, the Tide recorded four interceptions and scored a defensive touchdown. Three players on Smart’s defense earned First-Team All-America honors — linebacker Rolando McClain, cornerback Javier Arenas and nose guard Terrence Cody.

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Prior to joining the Alabama staff in 2007, Smart spent the 2006 season as safeties coach with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. He served six years on the collegiate level as the running backs coach at Georgia (2005), defensive backs coach at LSU (2004), graduate assistant at Florida State (2002-03), defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (2001) and defensive backs coach (2000) at Valdosta State, and administrative assistant at Georgia (1999). Smart was the running backs coach for Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team. His unit averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game, third in the SEC. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware and Kregg Lumpkin — all future NFL players. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (second round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (fourth round, Miami). As a player, Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a First-Team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks sixth in UGA annals, and paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. He led the SEC in interceptions during his final season. Smart also scored two points as a collegian. He was the first player in UGA history — and one of just two Bulldogs since the rule was introduced in 1988 — to return a blocked PAT for two points, having brought one back 88 yards against New Mexico State in his freshman year of 1995. A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Georgia in 1998 and his master’s in Physical Education from Florida State in 2003. The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letterwinner and 2-year starter, on the Georgia women’s basketball team from 2000-03. The couple met long after their undergraduate days at Georgia, when Lycett — then working in the UGA Athletic Association Business Office — helped arrange Smart’s trip to interview for the Bulldogs’ running backs coaching job in 2005. They are the proud parents of twins Weston and Julia (born Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (born May 25, 2012).

Smart still ranks sixth in UGA history in career interceptions with 13. He was a first-team All-SEC choice as a senior in 1998, when he led the league with five interceptions. Smart had six interceptions in his junior season of 1997.

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Jim Chaney was named offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at UGA in March of 2018 after two seasons coordinating the Bulldog offense and coaching quarterbacks. In Chaney’s third season at Georgia, the Bulldog offense has ranked among the leaders nationally in several categories and is on pace to set a school record for per-game

scoring average. A 33-year coaching veteran in the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten, ACC, and the NFL, Chaney served the 2015 season at Pitt after a two-year tenure at Arkansas (2013-14). He has also served as offensive coordinator at Tennessee (2009-12), Purdue (1997-2005), and Cal State Fullerton (1988-92). Chaney also spent three years in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams (2006-08) working with the offensive line for two seasons and the tight ends for one. Steven Jackson was a 1,000-yard rusher in each of Chaney’s three seasons in St. Louis. At Purdue, he coached quarterback Drew Brees, who later led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title in 2010. Brees led the nation in total offense in 2000 (358.1 yards per game) and was selected the winner of the prestigious Maxwell Award as the college player of the year. Chaney was an instrumental figure in Arkansas achieving its first winning campaign since 2011 during the 2014 season. The Razorbacks averaged 406 yards and 31.9 points per game, capping the season with a 31-7 rout of Texas in the Texas Bowl. Chaney’s offense produced two 1,000-yard rushers and a 2,000-yard passer. In 2013, Chaney’s offense featured underclassmen starters at five positions. Despite that youth, Arkansas averaged 5.28 yards per rush--the fourth highest season average in school history. Center Travis Swanson was a first team All-American, while running back Alex Collins was a 1,000-yard rusher and the SEC Freshman of the Year. The Volunteers in 2012 ranked among the nation’s most productive offenses, finishing 15th in passing yards, 18th in total offense and 22nd in scoring. That same year, UT quarterback Tyler Bray threw for 3,612 yards and 34 touchdowns, both career bests. Chaney also served as Tennessee’s interim head coach for the 2012 season finale, a 37-17 win over Kentucky. Chaney is a 1985 graduate of Central Missouri State. He and his wife Lisa have two daughters, Elizabeth and Sara.

Mel Tucker Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator -Defensive Backs Note: Mel Tucker was announced as head football coach at the University of Colorado on Dec. 6, 2018.

Mel Tucker, assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at the University of Alabama and former NFL defensive coordinator, was named UGA defensive coordinator and secondary coach on January 12, 2016. Tucker was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC championship since 2005, first appearance in the

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College Football Playoff, first appearance (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semifinal, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Georgia’s defense finished second in the SEC and 6th nationally in Scoring Defense, 2nd in the SEC and 6th nationally in Total Defense and 2nd in the SEC in Rushing Defense. Tucker joined the Crimson Tide staff in January, 2015, after serving seven years as an NFL defensive coordinator: two with the Chicago Bears (2013-14), four with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2009-12), and one with the Cleveland Browns (2008). The Jags ranked sixth in the league in total defense in 2011, allowing just 313.0 yards per game. Tucker was Jacksonville’s interim head coach for the final five games of that season. He earned the additional title of assistant head coach with the Jaguars in 2012. Tucker was also on the Browns staff from 2005-07 as defensive backs coach before taking over as defensive coordinator in 2008. In that season, the Browns were second in the NFL with 23 interceptions and ranked 16th in scoring defense (21.9 points per game). Tucker joined Nick Saban’s staff at Michigan State as a graduate assistant in 1997. After two years there, he went to work as a defensive backs coach at Miami (Ohio) for one season in 1999. In 2000, Tucker returned to work with Saban at LSU for one season before going to Ohio State for a four-year stint (2001-04). The Buckeyes went 14-0 in 2002 and won the BCS National Championship. Tucker was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in 2004. Tucker attended Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio, where he was a football standout and earned a scholarship to Wisconsin. He was a four-year letterman at defensive back for the Badgers (1992-95). Tucker’s wife, Jo-Ellyn, earned her undergraduate degree at Illinois and her law degree from Rutgers. The couple has two sons: Joseph (15) and Christian (13).

James Coley Co-Offensive Coordinator — Quarterbacks

James Coley, former offensive coordinator at Miami and Florida State, was named wide receivers coach at UGA on January 3, 2015. Coley’s first two years of coaching the Bulldog receivers have produced Isaiah McKenzie, fifth-round selection by Denver in the 2017 NFL Draft, and one of the Bulldogs’ most improved players this season in senior Javon Wims. Prior to joining the Miami staff, he was offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Florida State from 2010-12 and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at FSU in 2008 and 2009. A native of Miami, Coley served as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06. His coaching resume also included a stop at 2003 national champion LSU where he served as a graduate assistant coach. His experience also includes assistant positions at Miami (Fla.) Norland High School where he was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2000-02) and Miami (Fla.) Senior High School serving as quarterbacks coach. He has coached numerous NFL receivers during his career. At Miami Norland he coached NFL first-round picks Andre Johnson and Dwayne Bowe and second-round pick Roscoe Parrish; at FSU he mentored draft picks Kelvin Benjamin and Rashad Greene; at Miami he coached first-round picks Phillip Dorsett and Allen Hurns; and with the Dolphins he coached Wes Welker. Coley earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State in 1997 and his master’s degree from LSU in 2004. He and his wife Kenia have two children, Madison and Brady.

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Scott Fountain

Assistant Coach — Outside Linebackers

Special Teams Coordinator Scott Fountain, a native of East Brewton, Ala., is completing his first season as an on-field assistant after serving as a special teams analyst for the 2017 season, and also for a brief time in the offseason as special teams coordinator at Mississippi State. Fountain played a key role in an outstanding season for Georgia’s special teams in 2017. Mecole Hardman ranked 8th and 21st nationally in punt and kickoff returns, respectively. Georgia’s coverage teams also held opponents to 5.9 yards per punt return and 19.5 yards per kick return. Additionally, placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship made 20 of his 23 field goal attempts this season, including two kicks over 50 yards in the College Football Playoffs. He made all 63 of his PAT attempts, kicked 67 touchbacks (a Georgia season record and No. 3 nationally) and was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award. Punter Cameron Nizialek averaged 45 yards per punt (9th nationally) and was named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award. Before joining Georgia’s staff, Fountain had spent the previous eight years assisting the football program at Auburn, the first four as the Tigers’ player personnel director and the latter four as an on-field assistant, coordinating special teams and coaching tight ends. From 2014-16, Fountain coached kicker Daniel Carlson, a three-time Lou Groza Award finalist. Fountain, a part of three SEC championship teams, led Auburn’s administrative and recruiting efforts from 2009-12. He followed Gene Chizik to Auburn after spending two seasons (2007-08) on Chizik’s staff at Iowa State as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Fountain earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Samford in 1988 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Florida State in 1998. He is married to the former Rosie Hidalgo and the couple has four sons: Brookes, Hunter, Tanner and Skyler.

Dell McGee Assistant Head Coach — Running Backs

Cortez Hankton Assistant Coach — Wide Receivers Former NFL wide receiver Cortez Hankton joined the Georgia coaching staff in February, 2018, after serving three years coaching wide receivers at Vanderbilt. During his three seasons at Vandy, Hankton coached veteran receivers C.J. Duncan and Trent Sherfield, Caleb Scott and Kalija Lipscomb. In 2016 this foursome combined for 129 catches and 1,715 yards. In 2017, Duncan and Sherfield combined for 102 catches, 1,246 yards and 10 TDs. Prior to his tenure at Vanderbilt, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth in the Ivy League (2012-14). Hankton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in April, 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played in all 16 games as a rookie, catching 17 passes for 166 yards. In his four years with the Jaguars, he caught 34 passes for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Hankton signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2007 and spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hankton earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Southern in 2002, where he set school season and career records for receiving yards. A four-year starter and two-year captain, he was Texas Southern’s team MVP and an All-SWAC honoree as a junior and senior. A native of New Orleans, Hankton is the son of Cortez Sr. and Sherome Hankton, both officers in the city’s police department. Hankton was a standout athlete and at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. Hankton and his wife, the former Shon Holder, were married in July, 2014. They are the parents of Cortez “Trip” Hankton III.

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Dan Lanning was named assistant coach at the University of Georgia in January, 2018, after serving two years as inside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis. Lanning joined the Memphis staff in 2016 after spending the 2015 season at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach with the outside linebackers. Prior to Alabama, Lanning held positions at Pittsburgh (2011), Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014). At Memphis he was part of a staff that led the Tigers to their third 10-win season in school history and finished in the top five in the country in turnovers gained two years in a row. On that team, Lanning coached two-time first-team All-American Athletic Conference linebacker Genard Avery. Lanning began molding his defensive philosophy with his coaching start at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., from 2008-10. In his three seasons there, he served as an assistant coach with emphases on special teams, defensive backs and wide receivers. Lanning began his collegiate coaching career as a grad assistant on the Pitt staff of head coach Todd Graham. In his role, Lanning worked with the defensive backs coach and as a lead recruiter for several northeastern states. A Richmond, Mo., native, Lanning played linebacker at William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Mo. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in physical education and secondary education in 2008. Two years later, Lanning completed coursework for his master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. Lanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.

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Dell McGee was named Assistant Head Coach in March of 2018 after two seasons as an assistant coach, overseeing running backs. McGee was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, an SEC championship, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Georgia’s offense finished first in the SEC (9th nationally) in Rushing Offense, 3rd in Scoring Offense, 5th in Total Offense, and 2nd (4th nationally) in Red Zone Offense. The 2017-18 campaign was a banner year for McGee. His two star pupils, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, finished as the Nos. 2 & 3 career rushers in UGA history, amassing over 8,400 yards and 87 touchdowns between them. Additionally, Rivals.com named McGee the 2018 National Recruiter of the Year after the Bulldogs signed the consensus No. 1-rated recruiting class. Just 10 days before he came to UGA, McGee had led Georgia Southern to victory in its first-ever bowl game (GoDaddy Bowl) as interim head coach. He served as running backs coach at GSU the previous two seasons, during both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015. McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse. The Tigers rattled off seven straight seasons with 10 or more wins, including a perfect 15-0 season en route to the Georgia state title. McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 1992-95, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin.

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Tray Scott

Assistant Coach — Offensive Line

Assistant Coach — Defensive Line

Sam Pittman was named offensive line coach at UGA on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving three years at Arkansas as offensive line coach, associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Pittman was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, an SEC championship, and the school’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Georgia’s offense finished first in the SEC and 9th nationally in Rushing Offense (258.4 ypg), 3rd in the SEC in Scoring Offense (35.4 ppg), 5th in Total Offense (435.3 ypg), and 4th nationally in Red Zone Offense (0.964). Pittman is widely regarded among the nation’s best offensive line coaches and recruiters. Since 2013, nine offensive linemen coached by Pittman have been drafted, including three first-rounders. Two of his charges in 2017 — senior Isaiah Wynn and freshman Andrew Thomas — earned All-America and All-SEC honors. From 2012-15, a Pittman-coached offensive line led the SEC in fewest sacks allowed—three years at Arkansas and one at Tennessee. Arkansas allowed only 1.00 sacks per game in 2015, 1.08 in 2014, and 0.67 in 2013. In 2012, Pittman coached the Tennessee offensive line that led the SEC with just 0.67 sacks allowed per game. Pittman has also served as associate head coach and OL coach at North Carolina (2007-11), and OL coach at Northern Illinois (2003-06). Pittman played at Pittsburg State, where he was a first-team NAIA All-American and twice earned all-conference recognition. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1986 and was inducted into the PSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. He is married to his wife, Jamie.

Glenn Schumann

Tray Scott was named defensive line coach at Georgia in February of 2017 after two seasons in a similar capacity at the University of North Carolina. Scott was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, an SEC championship, and the school’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Georgia’s defense finished second in the SEC and 6th nationally in Scoring Defense (16.4 ppg), 2nd in the SEC and 6th nationally in Total Defense (294.9 ypg), and 2nd in the SEC in Rushing Defense. In his two campaigns in Chapel Hill, Scott helped UNC reach back-toback bowl games and the 2015 ACC Championship Game. Scott’s 2016 unit was especially effective in the Red Zone, ranking 35th nationally allowing opponents to score only 79.6 percent of the time. Scott’s top player during his tenure at UNC was Nazair Jones, an AllACC tackle who had 70 stops, 9.5 for lost yardage and 2.5 QB sacks as a junior in 2016. Jones was a third-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2017 NFL Draft. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin, an FCS team in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012), assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010-11). Scott was also a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, from the fall of 2008 until the spring of 2010. Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008. He also received his Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has a son, Julian Thomas Scott, born on May 22, 2017.

Scott Sinclair

Assistant Coach — Inside Linebackers Glenn Schumann was named inside linebackers coach at Georgia on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving two years as Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Personnel at Alabama. Schumann was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, an SEC championship, and the school’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Georgia’s defense finished second in the SEC and 6th nationally in Scoring Defense (16.4 ppg), 2nd in the SEC and 6th nationally in Total Defense (294.9 ypg), and 2nd in the SEC in Rushing Defense. Schumann’s star pupil over his first two years was Roquan Smith, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler who capped his junior season by winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker, in addition to being named SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Schumann spent eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). He was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel in Feb., 2014. Born in Valdosta, Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his B.A. degree from Alabama in 2011 and his M.S. in sports management UA in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015.

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Director of Strength & Condtioning Scott Sinclair was named Director of Strength and Conditioning on January 6, 2015, after serving two years in the same position at Marshall. Sinclair joined the Marshall program in January, 2013, after nine years as an associate director of strength and conditioning at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he worked with the football program along with baseball and track & field. He was directly responsible for the football speed and agility programs in addition to the program’s administrative duties. In 2012, he was awarded the highest honor in his field when he was certified as a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) at the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association’s national conference. Prior to UCF, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Yellow Jackets, he worked as the assistant director of player development for the Yellow Jackets’ football squad. From 1999-2001, he worked in the Wake Forest strength and conditioning department. A native of Rockingham, N.C., he earned his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Guilford College in 1999. Sinclair, a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, received a master’s degree in physical education from UCF in 2006. Sinclair and his wife, Farrah, have one son, Creed, and one daughter, Asher.

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ADAM ANDERSON Rome, Georgia Rome High School OLB Fr.

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56 Career Highs * 5 tackles vs. Ga. Tech, 2018 * 2 QB Pressures vs. Auburn, 2018

2017 * 1 TFL vs. APSU, Ga. Tech, 2018

2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far...playing time has increased as season has progressed...has 14 total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage, as well as an assisted QB sack...has four QB pressures, two vs. Auburn...also had a QB pressure vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five stops vs. Ga. Tech that included a tackle for loss and a batted-down pass...had a key third-down stop for no gain on Kentucky’s first possession of the game. High School Rome, coached by John Reid…selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OLB nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Georgia... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #40 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OLB and #4 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #56 nationally, #7 OLB and #8 in Georgia...2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the AJC and AP, as well as All-State First-Team defense by both authorities... state DPOY in 2016 by the AJC and Georgia Coaches Association (North)... USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...Rome went 15-0 and won the GHSA 5A State title in 2017...2018 Bobby Dodd National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta....63 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT as a senior...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11. Personal Full name ADAM O. ANDERSON...Intended major: Marketing...recipient of the John A. Addison, Jr. Family Football Scholarship. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/0 5 9 14 0.5/2 2.5/6 0 0 1 0 2

DEANDRE BAKER Miami, Florida Miami Northwestern High School CB Sr. 5-11 185 3VL

18 * 2018 Jim Thorpe Award Winner * * 2018 All-America First Team: AP, ESPN.com, Walter Camp * * 2018 Associated Press & Coaches’ All-SEC First Team * Career Highs * 10 tackles vs. Florida, 2016 * 1 INT (7x), last vs. MTSU, 2018 * 56-yard INT return vs. USC, 2018 * 1 forced fumble (2x) vs. Tenn., 2016; vs. Missouri, 2018

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Has started all 13 games thus far, with 40 total stops, two interceptions (team high) and 10 pass breakups (team high), two tackles for lost yardage, one QB pressure, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation’s top defensive back...also a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation’s top defender)...first interception came on first series of South Carolina game...second pick -- and seventh of his career -- came in first quarter vs. MTSU...season high in tackles (seven) came at Missouri...also had six stops at South Carolina...four solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Auburn...three solo stops, a pass breakup and a QB pressure vs. Alabama...had just one tackle vs. Georgia Tech, but it was for lost yardage... pre-season All-America 1st team by Associated Press.

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Coaches’ All-SEC 2nd Team...played in all 15 games, starting in 14...finished

season with 44 total stops, fourth-best among all defenders...led the Bulldogs in pass breakups with nine, including three vs. South Carolina, and was also second on team with three interceptions...final pick of the year came vs. Alabama in CFP Championship Game...was credited with two tackles in the Rose Bowl...had five solo tackles, one for a 4-yard loss, vs. Auburn in SEC Championship Game...snagged Georgia’s first interception of the year vs. Miss. State, returning it for 22 yards...also made seven tackles (5 solo) and had two QB hurries against MSU...second INT of the season came at Georgia Tech and snuffed a Tech scoring threat in the end zone...recorded four tackles (one solo) and two pass breakups at Notre Dame...had three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Missouri...had one tackle vs. App State...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship. 2016 Appeared in 12 games, starting in seven...had 31 total stops, including one QB sack for a 10-yard loss...had a team-best, career-high 10 total tackles (5+5) vs. Florida...first career interception came at Kentucky...second INT came vs. Louisiana, which he returned 28 yards...forced a TD-saving fumble vs. Tennessee...had two solo tackles in Liberty Bowl win, as well as a fourth-quarter, fourth-down pass breakup that ended TCU’s final drive...had seven solo tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup at South Carolina...credited with two tackles and one pass breakup vs. Auburn...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship. 2015 Appeared in 11 games...first career tackle against South Carolina...recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship. High School Miami Northwestern, coached by Eddie Brown...2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #56 ranked CB nationally...Scout.com three-star prospect, #59 ranked CB nationally, #7 ranked CB in Florida, #22 ranked CB in the South region...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #88 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #45 CB and #55 overall prospect in the state of Florida in 247Sports.com specific rankings...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #71 ranked CB nationally...recorded one tackle in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...all-state track and field performer in the 200- and 400-meter dash during his junior year. Personal Full name: DEANDRE LAMAR BAKER...Major: Housing Management & Policy..recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 12/7 21 10 31 1.0/10 1.0/10 1 1 6 2 1 2017 15/14 30 14 44 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 9 3 0 2018 13/13 31 9 40 0.0/0 2.0/9 1 1 10 2 1 Total 51/34 83 33 116 1.0/10 4.0/23 2 2 25 7 2

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KENDALL BAKER Atlanta, Georgia The Marist School OT Sr. 6-6 305 1VL

65 2018 Has played in nine of 13 games thus far as a reserve offensive lineman... played extensively in win at Kentucky...left Auburn game with injury. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games, making 14 starts at left guard...first start of the year came in the second week of the season on the road at Notre Dame......one of two offensive winners of the “Up Front” award at team’s post-season awards gala...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship. 2016 Saw his first action of the season vs. Ole Miss...also appeared in the Louisiana game...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship. 2015 Played in three games...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.

2016 Redshirted...Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. 2015 Appeared in seven games...five total tackles...career-best two tackles against Auburn...first career tackle against Florida and had a QB hurry...enrolled at UGA in January...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School Woodland...coached by Mathis Burnette...Prepstar 300 player...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 ranked DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state, ESPN Top 300 recruit...Scout.com four-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #13 ranked DE in the South region, #2 ranked DE in South Carolina...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #203 ranked player in the country, #13 strong side DE, #3 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #4 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina...named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 2014 Palmetto Champions Lower State All-Star Team...selected to the 2014 South Carolina Shrine Bowl. Personal Full name: MICHAEL JERMAINE BARNETT...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 7/0 0 5 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 12/0 4 1 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/1 5 8 13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 32/1 9 14 23 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 1

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ROBERT BEAL, Jr.

Redshirted...member of the scout team...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.

Lawrenceville, Georgia Peachtree Ridge High School

High School Marist, coached by Alan Chadwick...member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class 4-A All-State Team...named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class 4-A All-State First-Team Offense...Rivals. com four-star prospect, #177 player nationally, #10 DL nationally, #15 player in the state...during his senior season, tallied 55 tackles en route to leading Marist to 11-3 season. Personal Full name: KENDALL JEVON BAKER...Major: Sociology...Recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.

MICHAEL BARNETT Dorchester, South Carolina Woodland High School DT Jr. 6-4 304 2VL

94 Career High: * 3 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2018 2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far, making his first collegiate start vs. Georgia Tech...has 13 stops and one pass breakup...career-best three tackles vs. Tech. 2017 Played in 12 of the last 13 games...had two tackles in wins vs. Kentucky and Georgia Tech...had with one tackle assist vs. Samford...one of four winners of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.

LB RFr. 6-4 244 SQ

33 Career Highs * 4 tackles vs. LSU, 2018 * 1 QB Sack vs. LSU, 2018` 2018

* 2 QB Pressures vs. LSU, 2018

Has played in 10 of 13 games to date...has 15 total tackles...four tackles, including a QB sack for 12-yard loss, and two QB pressures vs. LSU...three stops vs. Middle Tennessee State and Kentucky...had one tackle and forced a fumble in kickoff coverage vs. Auburn...two solo tackles vs. UMass. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Peachtree Ridge, coached by Mark Fleetwood...PrepStar Magazine 5-star prospect, #27 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN. com 5-star prospect, #2 defensive end nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #9 weakside DE nationally, #177 overall prospect nationally...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #15 defensive end nationally and #115 overall prospect nationally...Participant in the Under Armour All-American Game on Team Highlight. Personal Full name: ROBERT ERWIN BEAL, Jr....Major: Journalism ...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 10/0 7 8 15 1.0/12 1.0/12 1 0 0 0 2

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TRAY BISHOP Dawson, Georgia Terrell County High School DB RFr. 6-3 210 SQ

12 2017 Redshirted...recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Scholarship. High School Terrell County, coached by William Huff…Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All America Game, listed as a RB…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 ranked ATH and #97 overall prospect nationally…Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #39 ATH nationally and #40 overall in Georgia…247Sports. com 4-star prospect, #19 CB nationally, #14 overall prospect in Georgia… Scout 4-star prospect, #156 overall prospect and #10 ATH in the country… Led the Greenwave to a 7-4 record as a quarterback and a first round appearance in the 2016 GHSA Class A Playoffs. Personal Full name: DETRAVION T. BISHOP...Major: Human Development & Family Science...recipient of the Bill & Susan Robbins Football Scholarship.

RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP Marietta, Georgia Sprayberry High School PK Jr. 6-1 191 2VL

98 * 2018 Associated Press & Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team * Career Highs * 4 FGs at UK, 2016; vs. MZ, 2017 * Long FG: 55 vs. OU, 2018 2018 Ranks 7th nationally, 1st in SEC, in total points scored (119), 13th nationally in ppg (9.2), 25th in FBS in FG pct. (82.6)...19 of 23 field goals this season... had made 14 straight FGs before a miss from 48 yards vs. Ga. Tech...semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate placekicker, for the second straight year...62x62 on PATs...has touchbacks on 79 of 93 kickoffs...named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. USC...made both FG attempts (45 and 44 yards) and all five PATs, as well as booting all seven kickoffs for touchbacks vs. the Gamecocks...season-long 53-yard FG vs. Vanderbilt came late in third quarter...second-team pre-season All-America by the Associated Press...named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the seventh Bulldog in the past eight years to earn the appointment...also named to the SEC Community Service Team.

perfect on 63 PATs, the second-highest total in UGA history...sixty-seven of his 94 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks, a UGA record...was awarded an athletic grant-in-aid just before the Notre Dame game, which he announced to the team in the victorious locker room...one of three winners of the “Special Teams Most Improved” award at team’s post-season awards gala...earned a spot on the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...winner of sophomore GPA award after spring drills...also winner of team Community Service Award. 2016 Appeared in all 13 games...named to the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team... team’s leading scorer with 68 points...14x18 on field goals...his 77.8 success pct. ranked 6th among SEC kickers...26x26 on PAT kicks...career-best performance came at Kentucky, when he converted all four FG attempts, including the game-winner as time expired...was 2x3 FGs and had touchbacks on 3 of 4 kickoffs vs. Auburn...booted three FGs vs. Vanderbilt, including a then-career-best 45-yarder...Fall 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2015 Redshirted. High School Sprayberry High School, coached by Billy Shackelford...three-time Special Teams Player of the Year ...made seven of 10 FG attempts as a senior, including makes of 56 and 51 yards... also averaged 46 yards as the Jackets’ punter ...selected to play in 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Personal Full name: RODRIGO JOHN BLANKENSHIP...Major: Digital and Broadcast Journalism...recipient of the Mike Castronis Football Scholarship, as well as the William C. Hartman Scholarship...received his undergraduate degree at Fall Semester commencement exercises in December of 2018. Placekicking Stats

Year PAT FG LG 2016 26x26 14-18 49 2017 63x63 20-23 55 2018 62x62 19-23 53 Total 151x151 53-64 55

Field Goal Breakdown

Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long 2016 0-0 7-7 3-4 4-6 0-1 49 UK 2017 0-0 8-8 6-6 4-7 2-2 55 OU 2018 1-1 8-8 2-4 7-9 1-1 53 VU Total 1-1 23-23 11-14 15-22 3-4 55 OU

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Year KO Yards Avg. TB 2016 55 3422 62.2 20 2017 94 6043 64.3 67 2018 93 5949 64.0 79 Total 242 15414 63.69 166

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TREY BLOUNT Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy WR So. 6-2 200 1VL

2017 Connected on 20 of 23 field goal tries, the sixth-best FG pct (86.9) in UGA history...his 123 points were the third-highest total in school history...earned a spot on ESPN’s All-Bowl team...career-long 55-yard FG vs. Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game, setting UGA bowl and Rose Bowl records...also added a 38-yard field goal in the first overtime to hand Georgia the 48-45 lead...perfect on three FG tries vs. Alabama in the CFP Championship Game, including a 51-yarder in OT...tied career high with four field goals vs. Missouri...his 17 points vs. the Tigers were the second-most by a kicker in UGA history...was

TP 68 123 119 310

2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far and has three catches for 39 yards...saw action vs. Austin Peay and recorded his first collegiate catch, a 19-yarder from Justin Fields in the third quarter...caught an 8-yarder from Fields vs. South Carolina...had a 12-yard catch vs. UMass.

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2017 Played in 14 games and drew his first starting assignment at WR in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.

TOMMY BUSH Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High School

High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 player nationally on the Top 350 All-American…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #71 WR nationally, #49 player in the state of Georgia… 247Sports. com 4-star prospect, #321 player nationally, #47 WR nationally, #33 player in the state of Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #27 WR nationally, #25 player in the state of Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #254 overall prospect and #33 WR prospect nationally…Dawg Post #26 player in the state of Georgia…2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA Honorable Mention… caught 23 passes for 403 yards--19.2 yards per catch in 2016, 36 passes for 642 yards as a junior in 2015. Personal Full name: JOSEPH CECIL BLOUNT...Major: Marketing...recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -2018 13/0 3 39 13.0 3.0 0 19 AP Total 27/0 3 39 13.0 1.4 0 19 AP

WR Fr. 6-5 195 HS

12 2018 Has seen action in two games this season: vs. Austin Peay and UMass. High School Samuel Clemens, coached by Jared Johnston...Selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #37 WR nationally, #196 overall prospect nationally and the #23 prospect in Texas...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #71 nationally, #9 in the Midlands, #10 WR and the #8 prospect in Texas...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #60 WR and the #46 prospect in Texas...27 receptions for 328 yards and eight TDs as a senior...also ran the 100m and 200m for the Clemens track team. Personal

LATAVIOUS BRINI Miami Gardens, Florida Mater Academy Charter School

Full name TOMMY TRA’SHUN BUSH...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship..

JAKE CAMARDA

DB RFr. 6-2 196 SQ

Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School

P Fr. 6-2 180 HS

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Has seen action in five games, including four of the past five...had one tackle vs. Austin Peay. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. High School Mater Academy Charter, coached by Rocco Casullo…ESPN.com 3-star prospect #42 CB in the nation…247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #42 CB nationally, #48 player in the state of Florida…Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #39 CB nationally, #77 player in the state of Florida…Scout 3-star prospect, #46 CB nationally, #7 CB in the state of Florida…helped his team to an 11-2 record, reaching the FHSAA Class 7A state quarterfinals…in 2016 he recorded 55 tackles, three INTs, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, and scored two TDs. Personal Full name: LATAVIOUS RON BRINI...Major: Human Development & Family Science...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

* 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team * 2018 Won the starting punter’s job in preseason camp...has a 43.2-yard average through 38 punts this season...punted three times for a 55.0 average in opener vs. Austin Peay...has three punts of at least 60 yards (63, 62, 60)...also has eight punts downed or fair caught inside the 20-yard line...four of those were downed inside the 10, including two at the 1-yard line (vs. Fla., Auburn)... punted once at Kentucky for 55 yards, and once vs. Ga. Tech for 45 yards... went eight quarters without punting, a stretch that covered three games (Aub., UMass, Ga. Tech)...also serves as the Bulldogs’ holder on placement kicks. High School Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof... one of three kicking specialists picked to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game...247Sports.com three-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 punter nationally...rated as both a fivestar kicker and punter by Kohl’s, as well as the nation’s #1 kicker/punter, #1 punter and #4 kicker...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...2017 All-State Class 7A First Team punter by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...kicker and punter for Norcross from 2015-17...made four field goals outside of 50 yards, with a long of 55, as a senior...averaged 46.2 yards per punt with a long of 65, with 13 punts downed inside the 20...USA Today 2017 Preseason All-USA First Team at punter...attended multiple Kohl’s Kicking Camps, in-

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MICHAIL CARTER Jackson, Georgia Jackson High School

Personal Full name JACK JACOB CAMARDA...intended major: Business...recipient of the David Jacobs Scholarship.

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DL Jr. 6-3 295 2VL

Punting Statistics Yards Avg. In 20 FC BL LG 1642 43.2 8 13 0 63 AP

TYSON CAMPBELL Plantation, Florida American Heritage School DB Fr. 6-2 185 HS

3 2018 Has started at cornerback in 10 of 13 games thus far...has 43 total stops and one pass breakup...team-high 11 tackles vs. LSU...forced, recovered and returned a first-quarter fumble vs. Missouri for a 64-yard score...also recovered a fumble at Kentucky. High School American Heritage, coached by Patrick Surtain, Sr. ...Selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect... ranked as the #2 DB nationally, #11 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #34 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, #6 prospect in the Southeast, #2 at CB and #3 in Florida...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked as the #25 overall prospect nationally, #4 CB and the #8 prospect in Florida...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense...led American Heritage to a 14-0 season as well as the FHSAA Class 5A Title in 2017, in addition to a No. 2 ranking in Florida and the No. 4 national ranking...USA Today 2017 Florida All-USA Second-Team defense...one of five finalists for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Lockheed Martin Defensive Back of the Year Award...amassed 133 total tackles, six INTs and seven PBUs in three seasons as a starter for the Patriots, while also returning punts and kicks...2017 MaxPreps Preseason Medium School All-America Second Team defense...2017 Sun Sentinel Preseason Super 11...selected to play in Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...led American Heritage to a combined 50-5 record in his four years, including undefeated seasons as state champions in 2017 and 2016...AHHS also produced Bulldog alums Isaiah McKenzie and Sony Michel...also competed in the 100m, 200m and high jump for the American Heritage track team...2A state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters.

76 Career Highs * 2 tackles vs. Louisiana, 2016; at Tennessee, 2017; at South Carolina, 2018 2018 Has seen action in nine of 13 games thus far...had two stops vs. South Carolina and one assisted tackle vs. UMass, as well as an assist vs. Ga. Tech. 2017 Appeared in 13 games...had six total stops...had two stops, including one for lost yardage, in win at Tennessee...had one tackle against Samford and one assisted vs. Appalachian State. 2016 Appeared in seven games...credited with two assisted tackles vs. Louisiana... assisted on a fourth-quarter tackle at South Carolina. High School Jackson, coached by Dary Myricks...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #127 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #9 DT nationally, #7 overall player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #8 DT nationally, #89 overall prospect nationally and #14 overall prospect in Georgia…247Sports.com four-star prospect, #27 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia…Scout four-star prospect, #170 overall player and #21 DT nationally...Dawg Post #5 DT and #16 overall prospect in Georgia...2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAA defense… named to the 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAA First-Team defense…helped lead team to an 11-1 record and the semifinals of the Class AAA playoffs. Personal Full name: MICHAIL MONTEZ CARTER…Major: Sociology...recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 7/0 0 3 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 13/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2018 9/0 1 3 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 29/0 5 8 13 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1

TYLER CLARK

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Americus, Georgia Americus-Sumter County High School

Full name TYSON M. CAMPBELL...recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship.

DL Jr. 6-4 300 2VL

Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/10 28 15 43 0.0/0 0.5/2 1 2 1 0 0

52 Career Highs * 5 tackles (3x), last vs. Alabama, 2018 * 2.0 TFL vs. Oklahoma, 2018

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Has played in all 13 games, starting in nine...has 26 total stops, with 4.0 tackles for loss, one QB sack, three batted-down passes and three QB pressures...had a game-sealing fumble recovery in the fourth quarter at Kentucky...four stops (one sack) vs. LSU...had three tackles, including an assist on a QB sack, vs. Tennessee...had a key third-down stop for a 2-yard loss vs. Vanderbilt that stopped a Commodore drive...has batted down passes vs. South Carolina, Vandy and UMass...selected as one of three game captains for the Missouri game.

Played in all 15 games...started the last five games at right guard...also participated on punt and placement kick units...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.

2017 Played in 14 games, with 12 starts, including the last 10 contests...had 41 total stops, including 6.0 for lost yardage, 2.5 sacks and six QB pressures... matched career high of five tackles in each of the two CFP contests, including two stops for lost yardage and one sack for a loss of nine yards vs. Oklahoma... two tackles vs. Mississippi State...four total tackles (one solo) with one tackle for a loss of two yards and a QB hurry at Notre Dame..another tackle for lost yardage at Tennessee...made the first start of his career against App State with two assisted tackles...defensive winner of the Own the Trenches award after spring drills...recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship. 2016 Played in all 13 games...had 21 total stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss and an assisted QB sack...also credited with four QB pressures...season-best five tackles vs. Louisiana...had four tackles and assisted on a second-quarter QB sack at South Carolina...made three assisted tackles against Nicholls...made two tackles (1 solo, 1 assisted) at Missouri...had a pair of assists in win vs. Auburn...his lone tackle at Kentucky resulted in a two-yard loss. High School

2016 Redshirted...member of the scout team...graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January 2016...participated in spring drills...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship. High School Stephens County, coached by Frank Barden...2016 U.S. Army All-American...2015 MaxPreps Second-Team All-American...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect in the country, #6 OG nationally, #6 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #222 overall prospect in the country, #13 OG nationally, #23 prospect in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #118 prospect in the country, #7 OG nationally...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 prospect in the nation on Top 150 Dream Team...247Sports. com five-star prospect, #9 OT nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia...Dawg Post #10 overall prospect and No. 1 OG in Georgia…2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and All-State first team...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State First Team...Helped lead his team to the playoffs in all four years of his high school career...A two-sport athlete who also shined on the baseball field at Stephens County. Personal Full name: BENJAMIN KEITH CLEVELAND...Major: Criminal Justice. ..recipient of the Harry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship.

Americus-Sumter County High, coached by Dexter Dawson...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-Southeast Region … 247Sports.com fourstar prospect, #25 DT nationally, #22 prospect in Georgia...ESPN four-star prospect, #30 DT nationally, #33 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #22 DT nationally, #30 prospect in Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #159 overall prospect and #18 DT in the country…Dawg Post #14 overall prospect and #4 DT in Georgia…Participant in Offense-Defense Diamonds in the Rough game…AJC Class AAAA All-State Honorable Mention.

OWEN CONDON Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness OL Fr. 6-7 310 HS

Personal Full name: TYLER BERNARD CLARK…Major: Sociology...recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/0 7 14 21 0.5/5 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 4 2017 14/12 18 23 41 2.5/14 6.0/21 0 0 0 0 6 2018 13/9 12 14 26 1.0/4 4.0/12 0 1 3 0 3 4.0/23 11.5/40 0 1 3 0 13 Total 40/21 37 51 88

BEN CLEVELAND Toccoa, Georgia Stephens County High School OL RSo. 6-6 340 1VL

74 2018 Has played in seven of 13 games...started the first four games at right guard... left the Missouri game during second half with an injury...returned to action six games later vs. Auburn...selected as one of three game captains for the Missouri game.

75 2018 Has seen action in three games this season: vs. Vanderbilt, UMass and Georgia Tech. High School Bishop McGuinness HS, coached by Justin Jones...247Sports.com three-star prospect... ranked as the #32 offensive tackle nationally, #444 overall prospect nationally and the #7 prospect in Oklahoma...PrepStar Magazine threestar prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Midlands Region Team... Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #43 OT and #8 prospect in Oklahoma... ESPN.com three-star prospect, the #45 OT and #10 in Oklahoma...helped shape Bishop McGuinness towards a 12-2 season and an OSSAA Class 5A State Championship Game appearance in 2017, though he was ruled out for the season with surgery on a torn meniscus after two games...suffered the knee injury in the season opener but played through it and into the second game of the season before requiring surgery...listed as No. 7 on the Oklahoman’s 2017 Super 30 Rankings in both editions before and after the season...named to the Oklahoman’s 2016 All-State First Team offense his junior year...his mother, Sheri Condon, attended Georgia...born in Atlanta. Personal Full name OWEN SELLERS CONDON...intended major: Business...recipient of the Tom and Jeannette Greeson Football Scholarship.

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JAMES COOK Miami, Florida Miami Central High School RB Fr. 5-11 190 HS

6 Career Highs * 76 rushing yds vs. UMass, 2018 * 11 carries vs. USC, 2018 * Long rush of 36 yds. vs. Austin Peay, 2018 2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far...team’s third-leading rusher, with 284 yards on 41 carries...has also caught eight passes for 89 yards...had a teamhigh 133 all-purpose yards vs. UMass (76 rush, 23 rec., 34 KOR)...also scored TDs on runs of 26 and 27 yards vs. the Minutemen...had 56 yards on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt...gained 38 yards on 11 carries, all in the second half vs. South Carolina...saw extensive action vs. Austin Peay, rushing six times for 66 yards and catching two passes for seven yards...caught two passes vs. MTSU for 37 yards. High School Miami Central, coached by Roland Smith...transferred to Miami Northwestern after football season to finish out his senior year...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect... ranked as the #41 overall prospect, #3 all-purpose running back and the #8 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #28 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked the #22 overall prospect, #1 APB and the #7 prospect in Florida... ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #54 nationally, #3 RB and #16 in Florida...ranked as the No. 9 prospect in South Florida for the Class of 2018 by the Miami Herald...led the Rockets to a 10-4 record as a 2-way player in 2017...rushed for 782 yards and 10 TDs on 91 carries while also making three INTs and two defensive TDs as a senior...played at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals.

Peay, Tennessee, LSU, Florida and Kentucky...his three pass breakups rank third on the team...two stops and an assisted tackle for loss vs. Alabama... had a QB sack, resulting in an 8-yard loss, at Kentucky...had a pass breakup at Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Stockbridge, coached by Kevin Whitley...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...2017 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Preseason Super 11...2017 All-State Class 5A First-Team defense by both the AJC and the AP...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #11 in the ESPN 300, #8 overall prospect in the Southeast, #5 ranked DE nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...247sports.com five-star prospect, #2 strong-side DE nationally, #5 player in state of Georgia, #23 player nationally...PrepSar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #26 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team... Rivals.com five-star prospect, #2 overall DE, #5 player in state of Georgia, #33 prospect nationally...Led Stockbridge to the quarterfinals of the 2017 GHSA Class 5A State Playoffs and a 13-1 record...tallied 42 tackles, five sacks, 9.5 tackles for a loss, a fumble forced and a fumble recovered as a senior...selected as an outstanding Final Five Defensive Lineman at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...2016 All-State Class 5A First Team defense by the AJC, AP and the GACA (South) as a junior...amassed 75 total tackles, 18 sacks, eight TFL, six pass deflections, a fumble recovery and blocked a field goal as a junior...prior to Stockbridge, he attended Miller Grove High School in Lithonia for two years. Personal Full name: BRENTON ALEXANDER COX, Jr...Major: Business...recipient of the Milton “Red” Leathers Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 12/0 4 10 14 1.0/8 1.5/9 0 0 3 0 1

TAE CROWDER Hamilton, Georgia Harris County High School ILB Jr. 6-3 228 1VL

Personal Full name: JAMES COOK...recipient of the Frank G. Lumpkin Football Scholarship...brother Dalvin Cook played collegiately at Florida State and is currently with Minnesota of the NFL. Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 13-0 41 284 6.9 21.8 2 36AP Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 13/0 8 89 11.1 6.8 0 24MT

BRENTON COX Stockbridge, Georgia Stockbridge High School OLB Fr. 6-4 250 HS

1 2018 Has played in 12 of 13 games thus far...14 total stops...credited with four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Middle Tennessee...had one stop vs. Austin

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30 Career Highs * 8 tackles vs. Alabama, 2018 * 1 INT (2x) vs. Missouri, UMass, 2018 * 43-yard INT return at Missouri, 2018 2018 Played in all 13 games thus far, starting in four, and has 49 total stops, including 5.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 QB sacks..also has four QB pressures and a pass breakup...second on the team in QB pressures with four...made his first career start at Kentucky...career-high eight tackles (1.5 for loss) vs. Alabama...seven tackles (one for loss) vs. LSU...five tackles vs. Ga. Tech included an assisted QB sack...had a QB sack (4-yard loss) and a forced fumble vs. Vanderbilt...tied with Deandre Baker for team lead in interceptions with two...intercepted a second-quarter Missouri pass and returned it 43 yards to set up a UGA field goal...also had an INT and 13-yard return vs. UMass...had a pass breakup vs. Tennessee...assisted on five tackles vs. Florida and also recovered a third-quarter Gator fumble...five tackles vs. Auburn, including an assist on a 6-yard loss. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games and had seven total stops, including two at Georgia Tech and two at Vanderbilt...biggest contribution of the season, however, came as a member of the Bulldogs’ KO return unit...fielded a “squib” kickoff by Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl game, enabling Georgia to kick a field goal as the first half expired.

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2016 Moved to ILB in mid-season from his RB position...saw his first action of the season vs. Louisiana...rushed for two TDs and played most of the way at tailback for the victorious Black team at the annual G-Day intrasquad spring game.

690 yards and 10 punts for 314 yards...Averaged 41.3 yards per kick return and 31.4 yards per punt return...Tallied 41 receptions for 477 yards. High School

2015

West Catholic, coached by Brian Fluck ... aided in three straight catholic league titles and city league titles ... All-State and All-Catholic WR and DB for junior and season seasons ... Also played basketball and track.

Redshirted...member of the scout team.

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High School Harris County, coached by Dwight Jones…Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Second-Team All-State in Class AAAAA…named to the AJC All-State Honorable Mention in Class AAAAA...Scout.com three-star prospect...247Sports.com two-star prospect, #269 WR and #214 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in the composite rankings, three-star prospect #221 WR and #181 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in 247sports.com specific rankings...Rivals. com two-star prospect...saw significant playing time at both WR and RB for the Tigers...rushed for 1,665 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior, also recorded 204 yards and two touchdowns receiving…two-sport athlete while at Harris County as three-year member of the varsity basketball team.

Full name: AHKIL NASIR CRUMPTON...son of Keira Crumpton... Major: Social Work...2018 Coffee County Hustle Award winner...recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship. Year 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 11/0 11/2 22/2

Rec. 5 5 10

Receiving Stats Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 96 19.2 8.7 1 78 GT 21 4.2 1.9 0 12 AP 117 11.7 5.3 1 78 GT

JORDAN DAVIS

Personal Full name: DEQUARTAVOUS “TAE” CROWDER...Major: Int’l. Affairs... recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship.

Charlotte, North Carolina Mallard Creek High School

Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 1/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 13/0 3 4 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/4 15 34 49 1.5/8 5.0/15 1 1 1 2 4 Total 27/0 18 38 56 1.5/8 5.0/15 1 1 1 2 4

AHKIL CRUMPTON Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L.A. Valley College / West Catholic HS WR Sr. 5-9 175 1VL

25 Career Highs * 2 receptions vs. Vandy, 2017; APSU, 2018 * 78 rec. yds. @GT, 2017 * Long rec. of 78 yards @GT, 2017 * KOR: 19 yds. vs. App. St., 2017 * Punt Return: 9 yards vs. USC, 2018 2018 Has played in 11 of 13 games thus far, starting in two...had two catches for 20 yards vs. Austin Peay...had one punt return for nine yards vs. South Carolina...also named a team captain for APSU game...one catch for seven yards vs. Auburn. 2017 Played in 13 games...had five receptions for 96 yards, one kickoff return (19 yds.) and two punt returns (6 yds.)...caught Georgia’s longest pass of the season, a 78-yard scoring play at Georgia Tech...caught two passes for 17 yards in extensive playing time at Vandy...also caught one pass vs. Missouri. Junior College Los Angeles Valley (Calif.) CC, coached by Matthew White ...2016 All-America CC First Team Offense as PR...All-California Region IV First Team Offense as Returner...First Team All-Conference (Pacific League) for two different positions (KR & PR)...helped lead the Monarchs to an undefeated 11-0 season capped by an American Division Pacific Championship Bowl win...MVP award of the bowl game with 253 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns...In 2016, totaled 1,004 yards and six TDs on 16 kickoffs for

DL Fr. 6-6 320 HS

99 * 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team * Career Highs * 7 tackles vs. LSU, 2018 * 1 QB Sack vs. Ga. Tech, 2018 2018 Has played in 11 of 13 games to date, starting in four, and has 25 total stops... season-high seven tackles vs. LSU...two tackles vs. Vanderbilt included a fourth-down stop that caused a Commodore turnover on downs...made his first collegiate start vs. Florida...four tackles vs. MTSU...three tackles vs. Ga. Tech included a QB sack. High School Mallard Creek, coached by Michael Palmieri...selected to represent the North Carolina Team in the 2017 Shrine Bowl...247Sports.com three-star prospect...ranked as the #29 defensive tackle nationally, #421 overall prospect nationally and the #14 prospect in North Carolina...prepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #223 nationally and member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked the #33 DT nationally and #14 in North Carolina...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked the #20 DT and #14 in North Carolina...named to the USA Today 2017 North Carolina AllUSA First Team defense...named to the 2017 All-State First Team defense by both NC Preps and the Associated Press...helped lead Mallard Creek to a 14-1 record and an appearance in the 2017 NCHSAA 4AA State Championship Game...also played forward on the Mallard Creek varsity basketball team. Personal Full name JORDAN X. DAVIS...intended major: Business...recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/4 6 19 25 1.5/6 1.5/6 0 0 0 0 3

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WARREN ERICSON Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School OL Fr. 6-4 315 HS

50 2018 Saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt...also played vs. UMass and Georgia Tech...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School North Gwinnett, coached by Bill Stewart...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #349 overall prospect nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #231 overall prospect nationally, #12 offensive guard, and the #27 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #230 overall prospect nationally, #14 OG and #28 in the state...led North Gwinnett to a 14-1 record, the Region 7-7A title and the GHSA Class 7A State title in 2017, along with a No. 2 ranking in Georgia and No. 22 ranking nationally...NGHS offense averaged 223.9 rushing yards per game and 180.7 passing yards per game in 2017.

azine five-star prospect, ranked #2 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #1 overall nationally, the #1 QB and #1 in the state...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #2 overall, #1 QB-DT and #2 in Georgia...MVP of the 2017 Elite 11 Quarterback Competition...totaled 4,187 passing yards, 41 passing TDs, 2,096 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in two years as a starter at Harrison...2018 Mr. Georgia Football by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta...named the AJC and AP 2017 Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year, in addition to being named First-Team AllState by both...semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club’s 2018 National High School Player of the Year Award...2018 Player of the Year by the Cobb County Touchdown Club...2017 Preseason AJC Super 11...named a 2017 Preseason First-Team All-American by both the USA Today and MaxPreps... led Harrison to a 10-2 record and a second-round berth in the GHSA Class 6A State Playoffs in 2016...2016 AP Class 6A Second Team offense...also played SS and 2B for the Harrison varsity baseball team. Personal Full name: JUSTIN SKYLER FIELDS...Major: Business...recipient of the Davis Family Foundation Scholarship. Career Passing Stats Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2018 12/0 27 39 69.2 328 0 4 173.72 57 UM Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 12/0 42 266 6.3 22.2 4 47 UM

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JOHN FITZPATRICK

Full name: WARREN ERICSON...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship.

Atlanta, Georgia Marist School

JUSTIN FIELDS

TE Fr. 6-6 230 HS

Kennesaw, Georgia Harrison High School

QB Fr. 6-3 225 HS

1 * 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team *

Career Highs * 121 passing yards vs. UMass, 2018 * Long TD pass of 57 yards vs. UMass, 2018 * 7 completions vs. Austin Peay, 2018 * 8 att. vs. APSU, MTSU, UMass, 2018 * 7 rushes vs. UMass, 2018 * 100 rushing yards vs. UMass, 2018 2018 Has played in 12 of 13 games thus far...completed 27 of 39 passes this season for 328 yards and four TDs...also Georgia’s fifth-leading rusher, with 266 yards on 42 carries and four TDs...1st UGA quarterback since 1999 (Q. Carter vs. Ky.) to rush for 100 yards in a game when he carried seven times for an even 100 vs. UMass...completed six of eight passes for 71 yards and one TD vs. Middle Tennessee...had rushing TDs of 12 and 15 yards vs. Tennessee... also rushed three times for 31 yards vs. MTSU...completed seven of eight passes for 63 yards and also rushed three times for 33 yards in season opener vs. Austin Peay...rushed six times for 26 yards at Kentucky, including a pair of key successful third-down conversions in the fourth quarter...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School

2018 Has seen action in the Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee games. High School Marist School, coached by Alan Chadwick...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #17 tight end nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #36 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #147 nationally, #5 TE and #17 in the state...tabbed as one of the “Biggest Movers” in the Rivals.com rankings, in which he jumped 89 spots to #131 nationally between August and December...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #346 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team... ESPN.com three-star prospect and the #11-ranked TE...named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First Team...helped lead Marist to a 14-1 season and GHSA Class 4A runner-up finish in 2017...AJC 2017 All-State Class 4A First Team offense, as well as the AJC’s All-Metro (DeKalb County) Team...hauled in 29 passes for more than 400 yards receiving and three TDs his senior season while also playing defensive end for the War Eagles... made five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in the state championship game... named to the GACA North 2016 All-State Class 4A First Team defense as a defensive lineman...also played soccer and basketball at Marist. Personal Full name JOHN WILLIAM FITZPATRICK...intended major: Finance... recipient of the Devore Family Football Scholarship.

Harrison, coached by Matt Dickmann...247sports.com five-star prospect... Ranked as the #2 overall prospect nationally, the #2 prospect in the Southeast, the #1 dual-threat QB and the #2 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Mag-

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SEAN FOGARTY Savannah, Georgia Savannah State Univ. / Benedictine HS OL Sr. 6-4 295 1VL

and junior years...starting forward for the Carterville varsity basketball team, helping lead the Lions to the IHSA Regional Finals each of the last three seasons...Also competed in the long jump and 200 meters for the Carterville track and field team. Personal Full name LUKE D. FORD...intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the William P. Bruckner Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9-0 1 4 4.0 0.6 0 4AP

2018 Saw action in the season opener vs. Austin Peay.

JAKE FROMM

2017

Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County High School

Played in nine of 15 games, seeing time as a backup center...offensive winner of the Outstanding Walkon Award after spring drills. 2016 Sat out 2016 season after transferring from Savannah State.

QB So. 6-2 225 1VL

2015 (Savannah State) Earned Third-Team All-MEAC honors...named a weekly MEAC Top Performer twice during the season. 2014 (Savannah State) Redshirted.

Career Highs

High School Benedictine, coached by Danny Brit...Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AA Offense...Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AA Second-Team Offense...voted captain by his teammates...helped his team to a 13-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals. Personal Full name: SEAN ARTHUR FOGARTY....completed his undergraduate degree in History during Spring Semester, 2018.

LUKE FORD Carterville, Illinois Carterville High School TE Fr. 6-6 252 HS

45 2018 Has played in nine of 13 games thus far...caught one pass for four yards in collegiate debut vs. Austin Peay. High School Carterville, coached by Dennis Drust...Selected to represent the West in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #3 tight end nationally, #51 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in Illinois...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #42 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #42 nationally, #1 TE and #1 in Illinois...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #63 nationally, #5 prospect in the Midwest, #3 TE and #1 in Illinois... named to the 2017 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association AllState Honorable Mention...named to the 2017 MaxPreps Preseason Medium School All-America First Team offense...Selected to represent the Mach Speed team in Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...named to the News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois) All-State Special Mention 100 following his senior

11 * 326 passing yds. vs. Missouri, 2017 * 4 passing TDs vs. Ga. Tech, 2018 * 25 completions vs. Alabama, 2018 * 39 attempts vs. Alabama, 2018 * Long completion of 80 yards vs. Alabama, 2018 (CFP)

2018 Has started at QB in all 13 games to date...currently ranks 3rd among all FBS QBs in passing efficiency (175.8) and 8th in completion percentage (68.4)... sixth nationally in yards per pass attempt (9.33), 13th in yards per completion (13.64)...one of 11 finalists for the 2018 Manning Award, given to the nation’s top QB and includes bowl-game performance...one of 16 semifinalists for the 2018 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award...named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Florida (17x24, 240 yards, 3 TDs)...has thrown for at least two TDs in eight of 13 games this season...career-high four TD passes vs. Georgia Tech...threw a pair of TD passes in the final 2:47 of the first half vs. Auburn...completed 15 of 18 passes for 194 yards vs. South Carolina...completed 12 of 16 passes for 157 yards and two TDs in opener vs. Austin Peay...matched his then-career high with three TD passes vs. four times: vs. MTSU, Missouri, Vandy and Florida. 2017

Coaches’ SEC Freshman of the Year...Associated Press SEC Co-Newcomer of the Year...Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 15 games, making 14 starts...ranked ninth nationally in passing efficiency (160.1)... third-most passing yards in a single season (2,615) by a UGA freshman... season high in passing yards (326) came in win over Missouri...named SEC Freshman of the Week three times: vs. Miss. State (9/12/201/2 TD); vs. Missouri (18/26/326/2 TD); and at Ga. Tech (12/16/24/2 TD)...completed 16 of 22 passes for 183 yards and two TDs in SEC Championship Game...hit 20-of-29 passes with two touchdowns in the Rose Bowl Game...one of his most efficient games came vs. South Carolina (16x22, 196 yards, 2 TDs)... also threw a key block on Georgia’s first TD run of the game, an 8-yarder by Sony Michel...completed 7-of-15 passes for 84 yards, with one passing TD and two more by rushing, at Tennessee... named to Maxwell Award Watch List...started the MSU game with a perfect 8-for-8 passing through the first two quarters, including a career-long 59-yard TD pass to Terry Godwin on the first play of the game...picked up first career start in a road win at Notre Dame the second week of 2017 season...completed 16-of-29 passes for 141 yards and one TD against the Irish...only the second Bulldog freshman ever to record his first career start on the road (Eric Zeier, ‘91)...made collegiate debut after an injury to starter Jacob Eason in the first quarter against Appalachian State...completed 10-of-15 passes for 143 yards and one TD against ASU...early enrollee who participated in spring drills...completed 14 of 23 passes for 277 yards and 2 TDs for the Red team in the G-Day game.

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High School Houston County, coached by Von Lassiter...Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA Second-Team Offense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #41 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #132 player nationally, #7 QB nationally, #17 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #20 player nationally, #3 QB nationally, #3 player in the state of Georgia...Scout five-star prospect, #28 overall prospect and #3 QB prospect nationally...2016 AJC Georgia Super 11 and 2016 Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year...Passed for 12,745 yards and 116 TDs throughout 46 career games...Completed 244 passes of 383 attempts for 3,910 passing yards during the 2016 season...Also completed 249 of 421 attempts to total 4,073 passing yards and 36 TDs as a junior. Personal Full name: WILLIAM JACOB FROMM...Major: Finance.....recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship, as well as the Carl E. Sanders Football Scholarship. Career Passing Stats Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2017 15/14 181 291 62.2 2615 7 24 160.09 80 UA 2018 13/13 186 272 68.4 2537 5 27 175.81 75 VU Total 28/27 367 563 65.2 5152 12 51 168.70 80 UA

Career Rushing Stats Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 55 79 1.4 5.3 3 21 UK 36 -22 -0.6 -1.7 0 10 UF 91 57 0.6 2.0 3 21 UK 2018 Game-By-Game Stats G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD LG

Year G/GS 2017 15/14 2018 13/13 Total 28/27 2018

Austin Peay 1/1 12 16 75.0 157 at S. Carolina 1/1 15 18 83.3 194 MTSU 1/1 10 12 83.3 128 at Missouri 1/1 13 23 56.5 260 Tennessee 1/1 16 22 72.7 185 Vanderbilt 1/1 17 23 73.9 276 at LSU 1/1 16 34 47.1 209 vs. Florida 1/1 17 24 70.8 240 at Kentucky 1/1 14 20 70.0 113 Auburn 1/1 13 20 65.0 193 UMass 1/1 5 5 100.0 106 Ga. Tech 1/1 13 16 81.3 175 SECCG 1/1 25 39 64.1 301 Total 13/13 186 272 68.4 2537

0 2 59 1 1 42 0 3 65 1 3 61 0 0 23 0 3 75 2 1 35 0 3 35 0 1 20 1 2 38 0 1 71 0 4 44 0 3 55 5 27 75

returned as a starter the next week vs. Auburn. 2017 Appeared in 15 games, starting all 15 at center, after playing the 2016 season at guard...winner of the Own the Trenches award after spring drills, when he moved from guard to center...recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship. 2016 Appeared in 13 games, making 13 starts...received the offense’s Most Improved award at the conclusion of spring practice...recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship. 2015 Played in two games...moved to offensive line after redshirt season as a defensive lineman. 2014 Redshirted...member of the scout team...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School Pine Forest, coached by Bill Sochovka...2014 Under Armour All-American... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #5 DT and #53 overall player in the country...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #4 ranked DT nationally, #3 overall prospect in North Carolina, #32 overall prospect in the Southeast region, ESPN Top 300 prospect, #55 overall prospect nationally... Scout.com four-star prospect, #13 DT nationally, #4 overall player in N.C., #46 overall prospect in the Southeast, #147 overall prospect nationally...2013 Mid South All Conference First Team, recording 82 tackles as a senior. Personal Full name: LAMONT ROCKARIUS GAILLARD...Major:Sociology...recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship...earned his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises.

DEANGELO GIBBS Oxford, Georgia Grayson High School DB So. 6-1 205 1VL

8 2018 Has played in seven of 13 games thus far and has seven total stops.

LAMONT GAILLARD Fayetteville, North Carolina Pine Forest High School C Sr. 6-2 308 2VL

53 2018

* 2018 Coaches All-SEC First Team * * 2018 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team *

Has started all 13 games thus far at center, giving him 41 consecutive starting assignments...leader of the Bulldog offensive line that has paved the way for an SEC-leading 251.6 rushing yards per game...played in 80 percent of Georgia’s offensive plays during the Bulldogs’ eight SEC games...that figure includes the Kentucky game, when he left after just four plays due to injury...

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2017 Appeared in six games and had three total stops...posted an assisted tackle vs. Mississippi State...made two tackles against App State...early enrollee who participated in spring drills...had three tackles for Black team in G-Day spring game. High School Grayson, coached by Jeff Herron...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #20 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com fivestar prospect, #2 athlete nationally, #1 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals. com four-star prospect, #6 athlete nationally, #132 overall prospect nationally and #12 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #4 safety nationally and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com five-star prospect, #1 athlete nationally and #25 overall prospect nationally...Participant in Under Armour All-American Game...2016 AJC Georgia Super 11 and All-State Class 7A Defense...led team to a 14-1 record and a state title in 2016...2015 AJC All-State Class 6A defense while at Peachtree Ridge. Personal Full name: DEANGELO DEON GIBBS...Major: Management. ..recipient of the David William Moorman Football Scholarship.

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TERRY GODWIN Hogansville, Georgia Callaway High School WR Sr. 5-11 185 3VL

5 Career Highs

* 98 rec. yards vs. Samford, 2017 * 8 receptions at Ga. Tech, 2015 * 2 receiving TDs vs. Samford, 2017 * Long TD rec. of 75 yds vs. Vandy, 2018 * Long rec. of 75 yards vs. Vandy, 2018 * 4 rushing att. vs. Ky, 2015 * 26 rushing yards vs. Ky, 2015 * Long rush of 28 yds vs. Ky, 2015 * Long TD rush of 28 yards vs. Ky, 2015 * Long KO ret. of 43 yards vs. USC, 2016

2018 Has seen action in 12 games, starting in eight of the past nine...has 20 catches for 340 yards and three TDs on the season...had longest catch of his career vs. Vanderbilt, a 75-yarder for a touchdown...two catches for 26 yards vs. Tennessee...made his first appearance of senior season vs. South Carolina and had one catch for 12 yards...had one catch at Missouri vs. 8 yards...missed the Austin Peay game due to injury...caught just one pass vs. Florida, but it was a big one, good for a 24-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown...had a 38-yard catchand-run for TD, converting on fourth down, with :21 left before halftime vs. Auburn...selected as one of three captains for the LSU and UMass games. 2017 Played in 15 games, making 14 starts...Georgia’s second-leading receiver, with 38 catches for 639 yards and 6 TDs...averaged 16.8 yards per catch... had four catches for 48 yards in the CFP Championship Game vs. Alabama... the Bulldogs’ leading receiver in SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn, with five catches for 48 yards, 1 TD and a 2-point conversion catch...five catches for 51 yards in the Rose Bowl, highlighted by two key grabs on the Bulldogs’ game-tying drive late in regulation...two catches for 70 yards, including a 47-yard TD reception at Vanderbilt...scored on the game’s first play vs. Miss. State on a 59-yard flea flicker pass...set new career highs with 98 yards receiving and two TDs vs. Samford...pulled down a one-handed 5-yard TD reception at Notre Dame...finished with two catches for 36 yards vs. the Irish...winner of Hugh Hendrix Award, given to player that most strains his potential, after spring drills. 2016 Appeared in 13 games, making four starts...team’s 2nd-leading receiver with 38 catches for 397 yards...caught team-best five passes for 57 yards vs. Florida...also led team with four catches (for 23 yards) vs. Louisiana...had five catches for 53 yards, both team highs, vs. Ga. Tech...had three catches for 35 yards in win at Kentucky, including a 16-yarder on game-winning drive in 4th quarter...scored his only TD of the season on a 43-yard onside KO return at South Carolina. 2015 Played in 13 games with nine starts...recipient of one of team’s Newcomer of the Year awards...second on the team with 35 receptions for 379 yards...two receiving TDs...seven rushes for 47 yards...four punt returns for 58 yards... earned TaxSlayer Bowl MVP honors; completed a 44-yard TD pass and became the first non-QB to throw a TD pass for the Bulldogs since 2005 and was the first Bulldog wideout to throw a TD pass since 1998; also had a 17yard TD catch and finished with four receptions for 34 yards...led the team with a career-best eight catches for 78 yards at Ga. Tech. High School Callaway, coached by Pete Wiggins...2014 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First-Team Defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #14 ranked player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...Scout.com five-star prospect, #31 overall prospect, #6 WR overall, #4 ranked WR in the South... DawgPost #4 ranked player in Georgia...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #1

overall athlete, #1 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #10 overall prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #5 ranked athlete in the nation and #7 overall prospect in Georgia...AJC 2014 Georgia Super 11 and Class 3A All-State Defense …2014 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. All-State returner for Class AAA...also played basketball and baseball at Callaway. Personal Full name: TERRY TYROME GODWIN...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Mobley Family Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Stats Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 379 10.8 29.2 2 35 MIZ 397 10.4 30.5 0 38 UF 639 16.8 42.6 6 59 MSU 340 17.0 28.3 3 75 VU 1755 13.4 33.1 11 75 VU Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 13/9 7 37 5.3 2.8 1 28 UK 2016 13/4 4 14 3.5 1.1 0 6 UNC Total 53/35 11 51 4.6 2.0 1 28 UK Career Passing Stats Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2015 13/9 1 1 1.000 44 0 1 799.60 44 PSU 2016 13/4 0 2 .000 0 1 0 -100.0 -Total 53/35 1 3 .333 44 1 1 199.9 44 PSU Career Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2015 4 58 14.5 0 19 MIZ 2017 2 2 1.0 0 6 ASU 2018 1 0 0.0 0 0 UM Total 7 60 8.6 0 19 MIZ Career Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2015 1 27 27.0 0 27 PSU 2016 1 43 43.0 1 43 SC Total 2 70 35.0 1 43 SC Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 13/9 13/4 15/14 12/8 53/35

Rec. 35 38 38 20 131

WALTER GRANT Cairo, Georgia Cairo High School LB So. 6-4 245 1VL

84 Career Highs * 4 tackles vs. Missouri, 2018 * 1 TFL vs. Ga. Tech, 2018 2018 Has started at SLB in eight of 13 games thus far and has 21 total tackles... credited with four stops at Missouri...had two tackles vs. Georgia Tech that included a tackle for loss, as well as a QB pressure...had three stops vs. Austin Peay...had a pass breakup vs. Vanderbilt...had a pair of tackles vs. Auburn. 2017 Played in all 15 games, with nine total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage and three QB pressures...made two assisted tackles vs. Mississippi State... had one tackle for a loss of four yards vs. Samford...at Notre Dame made two solo tackles with one tackle for a loss of three yards...made one tackle in first collegiate game at Appalachian State

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High School Cairo, coached by Tom Fallaw...PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #219 overall player nationally and Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #5 inside linebacker nationally and #22 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #17 inside linebacker nationally and #39 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #13 outside linebacker nationally, #200 overall prospect nationally and #21 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #6 outside linebacker nationally and #100 overall prospect nationally...Dawg Post #9 overall prospect in Georgia...Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2016 All-State Class AAAA Player of the Year and All-State Class AAAA defense...Georgia Sportswriters Association 2016 All-State Class AAAA honorable mention... posted 512 rushing yards on 82 carries with seven TDs, in addition to 3.5 sacks and an interception in 2016...led Cairo to an 11-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals in 2016. Personal Full name: WALTER LEE GRANT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Porter Otis Payne scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 5 4 9 0.5/4 2.5/11 0 0 0 0 3 2018 13/8 9 12 21 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 1 Total 28/8 14 16 30 0.5/0 3.5/12 0 0 1 0 4

MECOLE HARDMAN Bowman, Georgia Elbert County High School WR Jr. 5-11 183 2VL

4 * 2018 ESPN.com All-America Team (kick returner) * * 2018 AP & Coaches All-SEC Second Team * Career Highs * 103 rec. yards vs. USC, 2018 * 6 receptions vs. USC, 2018 * Long rec. of 80 yds vs. Ala., 2018 (CFP) * Long rush of 35 yards vs. Mizz., 2017 * Long PR of 70 yds vs. MTSU, 2018 * Long KOR of 47 yds vs. Auburn1, 2017 2018 Has started five of 13 games thus far...Georgia’s second-leading receiver, with 33 catches for 529 yards and six TDs...ranks 2nd nationally, first in SEC, in punt returns at 20.1 yards/return...had his first career punt return TD vs. Middle Tennessee State, a 70-yarder in the second quarter...had a 65-yard punt return vs. Kentucky that led to Georgia’s first score of the game...season-long kickoff return of 41 yards came vs. Auburn...also caught a 32-yard pass in that game...caught a team-high six passes for 103 yards (both career highs) and 1 TD vs. South Carolina...also had a 30-yard rush on a lateral play vs. the Gamecocks...caught one pass vs. Ga. Tech, a 44-yard TD...team-best three catches vs. UMass for 68 yards, including a 57-yard TD reception... caught two passes vs. Austin Peay, including a 59-yarder for a TD...had 180 all-purpose yards in win at Missouri that included a 54-yard TD catch and a 23-yard punt return...100 all-purpose yards vs. Alabama (21 rec., 63 KOR, 16 PR)...named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll. 2017

AP All-SEC 2nd Team...played in 15 games, making one start...finished

the SEC) at 11.8 yards/return and 21st in KO returns (2nd in the SEC) at 25.3 yards/return...had five tackles on punt coverage unit, including three in 4th quarter vs. Alabama...four receptions in the SEC Championship game for 67 yards...had one 15-yard reception in the Rose Bowl...scored two TDs -- one rushing and one receiving -- vs. Missouri...caught three passes for 51 yards at Georgia Tech, including a 39-yarder...made first career start at wide receiver at Notre Dame and had a team-high four receptions for 27 yards...one of his three catches vs. South Carolina went for a 20-yard 3rd-quarter score...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...moved from DB to WR for spring drills.... recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship. 2016 Appeared in 11 games...Saw his first playing time at Mizzou...had special teams tackles in four games...two stops each vs. Florida and Louisiana...also saw action on kickoff return unit vs. Kentucky, Auburn and Louisiana...returned one kickoff 17 yards vs. the Ragin’ Cajuns...recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship. High School Elbert County, coached by Sid Fritts...Selected to play in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…scored a TD in the 2016 International Bowl vs. Canada…American Family Insurance 2015 USA Today All-USA Second-Team defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #26 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #48 player nationally, #2 ATH nationally, #5 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com fivestar prospect, #13 player nationally, #1 ATH nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #11 player nationally, #2 ATH nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia...Scout five-star prospect, #16 overall prospect and, #2 ATH nationally...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year...2015 GSWA Class 3A First-Team offense...2015 AJC Super 11 in Georgia and Class 3A All-State Offense... Played both QB and DB in high school, leading Elbert Co. to an 11-3 record and the quarterfinals of the 2015 GHSA Class 3A playoffs. Personal Full name: CAREY MECOLE HARDMAN…Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship, as well as the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship.

Career Statistics

Year 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 15/1 13/5 39/6*

Rec. 25 33 58

Year 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 15/1 12/5 39/6*

Att. 8 5 13

Receiving Yards Per/Rec. 418 16.7 529 16.0 947 16.3 Rushing Yards Per/Att. 61 7.6 36 7.2 97 7.5

Per/Gm. 27.9 40.7 24.2

TD 3 6 9

LG 80 UA 59 AP 80 UA

Per/Gm. 4.1 3.0 2.5

TD 2 0 2

LG 35 UK 30 SC 35 UK

Punt Returns KO Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2016 ----------------------- 1 17 17.0 0 17 ULL 2017 23 271 11.8 0 30 AU1 20 505 25.2 0 47 AU1 2018 16 321 20.1 1 70 MT 10 262 26.2 0 41 AU Total 39 592 15.2 1 70 MT 34 847 24.9 0 41 AU Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 11/0 1 5 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/1 4 1 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 26/1 5 6 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 *Played defense as a freshman in 2016.

season with 25 catches for 418 yards and 6 TDs (4 rec., 2 rush)...also had 1255 all-purpose yards, including season-high 203 at Auburn...scored both of Georgia’s TDs vs. Alabama in the CFP Championship Game: a 1-yard rush and an 80-yard pass...named the Vince Dooley Special Teams MVP at the team’s post-season awards gala...8th nationally in punt returns (first in

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JACKSON HARRIS Columbia, Tennessee Columbia Central High School

Atlanta, Georgia Westlake High School

TE Sr. 6-6 250 3VL

DT Sr. 6-4 310 3VL

Career Highs * 2 receptions vs. USC, 2015 * Long rec. of 20 yards vs. USC, 2015 * 35 receiving yards vs. USC, 2015 2018 Has played in eight of 13 games...saw his first action of the season vs. Tennessee after missing first four games due to injury...caught one pass vs. Vanderbilt for 12 yards...named as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which goes annually to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete. 2017 Appeared in 15 games, making one start (vs. App. State)...caught one pass for eight yards against Miss. State...had one reception for four yards against App. State...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...winner of junior GPA award after spring drills...recipient of the William B. Jones Family Football Scholarship. 2016 Appeared in all 13 games, making one start...made just the second start of his career and caught one pass for 5 yards vs. Missouri...team’s leading receiver at G-Day spring game with seven catches for 53 yards...received one of the team GPA Awards (3.76) during spring drills...recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship...Fall 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2015 Played in 12 games with one start...four receptions for 50 yards...earned first career start vs. Missouri...two catches for 35 yards vs. South Carolina...first career reception for 10 yards at Vanderbilt...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills...recipient of the William B. Jones Family Football Scholarship... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. High School Columbia Central, coached by Howard Stone...named PrepStar Magazine #225 ranked player nationally in the PrepStar Top 300 All-American… Rivals. com four-star prospect, #9 TE nationally, #10 player in Tennessee...ESPN. com four-star prospect, #212 player nationally, #5 TE nationally, #8 player in Tennessee...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #192 player nationally, #5 TE nationally, #7 player in Tennessee...Scout.com four-star prospect, #170 ranked overall player in the country, #6 ranked TE nationally, #2 in the South, #5 ranked overall player in Tennessee…played in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Game...gained over 1200 yards receiving and nine TDs as a senior for Columbia Central.

Career High 2018

* 6 tackles v. Florida, 2016

Has seen action in five games thus far and has four stops...two tackles vs. Missouri, one each vs. South Carolina and Middle Tennessee. 2017 Played in six games and had two total tackles...made one of the biggest plays in the SEC title game vs. Auburn when he blocked a Tiger field goal try in the third quarter...posted first tackle (solo) against MSU...had a tackle and batted down a pass at Vandy. 2016 Appeared in seven games, making five starts...had career-best six total stops vs. Florida before leaving the game because of injury...had five tackles (two solo, three assisted) against Nicholls...had three tackles vs. Vanderbilt...recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment. 2015 Played in 10 games, starting two...three total tackles...recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment. High School Westlake, coached by Bryan Love...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #30 DT nationally, #56 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #31 DT in the country, #46 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect...Scout. com three-star prospect, #45 ranked DT in the nation, #14 DT in the South...AJC Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention...two-way player for Westlake...had 65 tackles, 16 for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal. Personal Full name: DaQUAN LORENZO HAWKINS-MUCKLE …Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 10/2 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 7/5 6 12 18 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 6/0 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 2018 5/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 28/7 11 16 27 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 1

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D’MARCUS HAYES

Full name: JACKSON HENRY HARRIS...Major: Mechanical Engineering... recipient of the Louis S. Sohn, Jr. Football Scholarshp.

Madison, Mississippi Miss. Gulf Coast CC / Madison Central HS

Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 12/1 4 50 12.5 4.2 0 20 SC 2016 13/1 1 5 5.0 0.4 0 5 MO 2017 13/1 2 12 6.0 0.9 0 8 MS 2018 8/0 1 12 12.0 0.1 0 12 VU Total 38/3 8 79 9.9 0.2 0 20 SC

OT Jr. 6-5 315 SQ

78 2018 Has seen action vs. Austin Peay, Tennessee, UMass and Georgia Tech.

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2017 Redshirted...played on scout team...early enrollee who participated in spring drills...started at left tackle for victorious Red team in G-Day spring game. Junior College Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, coached by Chad Huff....PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, Top 100 JUCO prospect...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #13 ranked JUCO prospect nationally...ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #11 ranked JUCO prospect nationally and #2 ranked JUCO OL overall...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #15 ranked JUCO prospect overall, #2 JUCO OL overall...Scout.com four-star prospect, No. 5 overall JUCO prospect in the country...earned 2016 NJCAA All-Region 23 Team honors, All-MACJC South Division honors and was named the Offensive Line MVP...helped the Bulldogs average 194.1 rushing yards a game. High School Madison Central, coached by Bobby Hall...Played two years of football and a year of basketball...Appeared in three games in his senior year and recorded 12 pancake blocks. Personal Full name: TYRON D’MARCUS HAYES...Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.

JAY HAYES Brooklyn, New York Notre Dame / Poly Prep Country Day DL Gr. 6-3 289 Tr.

7 Graduate transfer from Notre Dame who enrolled at UGA in the summer of 2018. 2018 Has seen action in 10 games thus far and has three stops, two vs. Middle Tennessee State and a third vs. Georgia Tech. At Notre Dame (2015-17) Had 39 career tackles, 27 of which came in senior season, when he started all 13 games for the Irish...team’s co-leader in tackles with seven stops in early-season home loss to Georgia. High School Three-time first-team All-City pick by MSG Varsity...MaxPreps U.S. Air Force All-American...All-Northeast Region pick for 2013. Personal Earned degree in Film, Television and Theatre at Notre Dame...pursuing a Master’s degree in Financial Planning at UGA. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 3/0 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 10/0 2 8 10 0.0/0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 13/13 13 14 27 1.0/4 3.5/9 0 1 2 0 0 2018 10/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 36/13 17 25 42 1.0/4 4.0/9 0 1 2 0 0

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BRIAN HERRIEN Douglasville, Georgia New Manchester High School RB Jr. 6-0 210 2VL

35 Career Highs * 82 rushing yds vs. USC, 2016 * 15 carries vs. Tennessee, 2016 * 2 rush TDs vs. Ole Miss, 2016 * Long rush of 30 yds vs. Kentucky, 2017 2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far...team’s fourth-leading rusher has 278 yards on 46 carries (6.0 yards per carry), along with six receptions for 22 yards... gained 30 yards on four carries on Georgia’s final scoring drive vs. Tennessee...gained 45 yards on seven carries, including a 15-yard, third-quarter TD run at South Carolina...53 yards on six carries vs. UMass, including a 6-yard score...had three carries for 20 yards vs. Austin Peay...carried five times for 37 yards vs. Auburn. 2017 Played in 14 games...gained 265 yards on 61 carries...totaled six rushes for 20 yards, including a 4th-quarter touchdown, at Tennessee...gained 48 yards on just three carries vs. Kentucky, including a career-long 30-yard run...rushed for 21 yards on nine carries against Mississippi State...carried nine times for 49 yards against Samford...won the Coffee County Hustle Award for offense for his work during spring drills. 2016 Appeared in 12 games...the Bulldogs’ No. 3 rusher, with 363 yards on 63 carries...gained 82 yards on just nine carries at South Carolina...scored on a 19-yard TD rush on the first attempt of his career vs. North Carolina...rushed for 78 yards on 11 carries and two TDs vs. Ole Miss...gained 74 yards on 15 carries vs. Tennessee...also recorded a tackle on a 4th-quarter kickoff return vs. Louisiana. High School New Manchester, coached by Myron Terry...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #402 player nationally, #19 RB nationally, #35 player in the state of Georgia...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second-Team Offense...Led all AAAAA running backs with 1,873 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior year, adding a pair of touchdowns on kickoff returns. Personal Full name: BRIAN TAVARIS HERRIEN...Major: Psychology...recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship. Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2016 12/0 63 363 5.8 30.2 3 23 NIC 2017 14/0 61 265 4.3 18.9 1 30 UK 2018 13/0 46 278 6.0 21.4 3 24 UM Total 39/0 170 906 5.3 23.2 7 30 UK Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2016 12/0 2 14 7.0 0.2 0 9 OM 2017 14/0 2 1 0.5 0.1 0 1 MU 2018 13/0 6 22 3.7 1.7 0 9 OM Total 39/0 10 37 3.7 0.9 0 9 OM

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MALIK HERRING Forsyth, Georgia Mary Persons High School DL So. 6-3 280 1VL

Houston County, coached by Von Lassiter...selected to represent the East in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect... ranked as the #3 offensive guard nationally, #62 overall prospect nationally and the #9 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #31 nationally and member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 nationally, #1 OG and #4 in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #137 nationally, #4 OG and #15 in the state...USA Today 2017 All-USA Second-Team offense...2017 All-State Class 6A First-team offense by both the AJC and Georgia Sports Writers Assn...AP 2016 All-State Class 6A Second-Team offense...teammate of UGA quarterback Jake Fromm for two seasons...also competed in shot put for the HCHS track team. Personal

Career Highs * 5 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2018

Full name: DEONTREY N. HILL...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Freeman Family Football Scholarship.

2018 Has seen action in all 13 games thus far and has 19 total stops, three for lost yardage and assists on two QB sacks...career-best five tackles came in first career start vs. Georgia Tech...one of his three stops vs. Florida resulted in a 7-yard loss and a fumble...assisted on a QB sack vs. UMass that resulted in a 4-yard loss.

JEREMIAH HOLLOMAN Covington, Georgia Newton High School

2017 Played in all 15 games, with seven total stops...most productive game was vs. Florida, when he was credited with two stops and a QB pressure...recorded first two career tackles vs. Samford...also participated on kickoff return coverage units.

WR So. 6-2 200 1VL

High School Mary Persons High School, coached by Brian Nelson …PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #80 prospect in the nation… ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #8 ranked DE nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #6 DE nationally and #17 overall in Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #215 player nationally, #19 DE nationally…AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11 team and Class 4A All-State team…Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 4A All-State team…totaled 81 total tackles, 27 TFL, nine sacks and caused two fumbles as a senior…Also scored five career receiving TDs. Personal Full name: AL’MALIK DEMICHIA HERRING...major: Sport Management... recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 1 6 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2018 13/1 8 11 19 1.0/5 3.0/13 1 0 0 0 2 Total 28/1 9 17 26 1.0/5 3.0/13 1 0 0 0 3

Career Highs * 4 receptions vs. UF & UK, 2018 * 90 rec. yds vs. MTSU, 2018 * 2 TD receptions vs. Florida, 2018 * Long rec. of 65 yds vs. MTSU, 2018 2018 Has seen action in all 13 games to date, with four starts (Florida, Auburn, UMass, Alabama)...Georgia’s fifth-leading receiver, with 23 catches for 387 yards and five TDs...two of his career-high four catches vs. Florida went for TDs...matched his career best with a team-high four catches at Kentucky... had one catch for a then-career-long 15 yards at South Carolina...two catches for 37 yards vs. Alabama...has TD catches of 65 and 61 yards this season... also a key blocker on D’Andre Swift’s 77-yard TD run vs. Auburn. 2017 Saw action in five games...caught his first collegiate pass for seven yards vs. Vanderbilt...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...early enrollee who participated in spring drills. High School

TREY HILL Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County High School OL Fr. 6-4 330 HS

55 2018 Has seen action in all 13 games thus far...has started the past three games... filled in at center for all but four offensive plays of the Kentucky game after starter Lamont Gaillard left with an injury...played extensively at multiple OL positions vs. Vanderbilt...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills.

Newton, coached by Terrance Banks...Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect #159 player nationally, Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #104 player nationally, #15 WR nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals. com four-star prospect, #36 ATH nationally, #30 player in the state of Georgia...as a senior, caught 31 passes for 513 yards and seven TDs, including a long reception of 80 yards...as a junior, hauled in 32 catches for 632 yards and seven TDs...had 101 career catches for 1,596 yards and 17 TDs...punted 12 times as a senior with an average of 38.8 yards and a long of 60. Personal Full name: JEREMIAH JOSIAH HOLLOMAN...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 5/0 1 7 7.0 0.2 0 7 VU 2018 13/4 23 387 16.8 29.8 5 65 MT Total 18/4 24 394 16.4 21.9 5 65 MT

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ELIJAH HOLYFIELD

PRATHER HUDSON

College Park, Georgia Woodward Academy

Columbus, Georgia Brookstone High School

RB Jr. 5-11 215 2VL

RB So. 5-11 195 1VL

Career Highs * 115 rush yds vs. Kentucky, 2018 * 20 rushes vs. Florida, 2018 * Long rush of 66 yds vs. MTSU, 2018 * 1 reception (6x), recent: AU, 2018 * 24 rec. yds vs. Missouri, 2018 2018 Georgia’s second-leading rusher through 13 games, with 956 yards on 147 carries (6.5 avg.) and seven TDs...ranks 22nd nationally in yards per carry... reached the 100-yard mark twice this season, highlighted by his 115 yards on 18 carries at Kentucky...also had 100 yards, including a career-long rush of 66 yards vs. Middle Tennessee State...93 yards on 15 carries vs. Auburn...was also one of three game captains for the Auburn game...team-high 76 yards on just nine attempts at South Carolina...90 yards on 14 carries at Missouri...71 yards on a career-best 20 carries vs. Florida. 2017 Played in 13 games, with one start in the SEC Championship game...team’s 4th-leading rusher, with 293 yards on 50 carries and 2 TDs...set a new career high with 51 yards rushing at Tennessee...matched that total a week later at Vanderbilt while scoring his first collegiate TD...had 49 yards, including a 39-yard TD run, vs. Florida...rushed six times for 48 yards in win over Missouri...one of two winners of the Most Improved Award for Offense during spring drills.

2016 Played in five games...rushed four times for 27 yards vs. Ole Miss...also caught one pass for 19 yards vs. the Rebels...made his Georgia debut at Missouri. High School Woodward Academy, coached by John Hunt…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #148 overall prospect in the country on Top 150 Dream Team…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #108 overall prospect, and #2 RB in the country, #7 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #183 overall prospect in the country, #11 RB nationally, #18 prospect in Georgia...AJC Super 11 in Georgia and Class 4A All-State honorable mention...ran for 1,069 yards on 151 carries with 21 TDs in nine games during the 2015 season...had five 100-plus yard games as a senior...totaled 1,735 yards on 264 carries and 25 TDs in 14 games as a junior…not charged with a single fumble during his high school varsity career.

2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far, with 64 yards on 15 carries...had 19 yards on five carries vs. South Carolina...also had three carries for 16 yards in season opener vs. Austin Peay...three carries for 18 yards vs. Vanderbilt... carried twice for nine yards vs. UMass...has continued his role as a special teams stalwart this season...Hugh Hendrix Award winner after spring practice, given to players that most “strain their potential.” 2017 Played in 15 games, both on special teams and as backup RB...had six carries for 15 yards, all coming in Samford game...had special teams tackles at Georgia Tech and vs. Oklahoma...one of three Special Teams Newcomers of the Year, given at the team’s annual post-season awards gala...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...winner of freshman GPA award after spring drills. 2016 Redshirted. High School Brookstone, coached by Scott Pethtel...All-State Academic honors...All-Region Two-Way Player of the Year...Aflac Student Athlete of the Year...also participated in wrestling, baseball and track...graduated cum laude. Personal Full name: EDWARD PRATHER HUDSON, Jr....father, Edward Sr., attended law school at UGA...Major: Finance. Year 2017 2018 Total

Career Rushing Stats G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 15/0 6 15 2.5 1.2 0 7 SAM 13/0 15 64 4.3 4.9 0 11 AP 28/0 21 79 3.8 2.8 0 11 AP

JADEN HUNTER Atlanta, Georgia Westlake High School

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LB So. 6-2 228 SQ

Full name: ELIJAH ESAIAS HOLYFIELD…Son of former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion boxer Evander Holyfield…Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Christian Walker Football Scholarship. Year G/GS 2016 5/0 2017 13/1 2018 13/8 Total 31/9

Att. 6 50 147 203

Career Rushing Stats Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 29 4.8 5.8 0 9 OM 293 5.9 22.5 2 39 UF 956 6.5 73.5 7 66 MT 1278 6.3 41.2 9 66 MT

Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2016 5/0 1 19 19.0 3.8 0 19 OM 2017 13/1 1 4 4.0 0.3 0 4 AU1 2018 13/8 4 36 9.0 2.8 0 24 UM Total 31/9 6 59 9.8 1.9 0 24 UM

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88 2018 Has seen action in the Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee State games. 2017 Member of the scout team...played in the Appalachian State and Missouri games. High School Westlake, coached by Kareem Reid...PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #88 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #168

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player nationally, #11 OLB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #46 player nationally, #3 OLB nationally, #6 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #198 player nationally, #13 OLB nationally, DawgPost #15 player in the state of Georgia...2016 AJC All-State Class 7A defense...helped lead Westlake to a trip to the semifinals of the GHSA Class 7A playoffs as a senior. Personal Full name: JADEN WILLIAM HUNTER...Major: Sport Management......recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship...father, the late Brice Hunter, was an All-SEC wide receiver and team captain for the Bulldogs who still holds the school record for most catches in a season (76) set in 1993... mother Brandi Decker played basketball for UGA and was a member of two Final Four teams.

KEARIS JACKSON Fort Valley, Georgia Peach County School WR Fr. 6-0 200 HS

tucky game and saw action in the Georgia Tech game. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #122 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #142 player nationally, #10 OG nationally, #18 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #115 player nationally, #6 OG nationally, #12 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #71 player nationally, #4 OG nationally, #9 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #110 player nationally, #5 OG nationally...2016 AJC All-State Class 3A offense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. All-State Class 3A First Team offense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team...helped lead Cedar Grove to a 13-2 record his senior year and the 2016 GHSA Class 3A state title. Personal Full name: NETORI ISAIAH JOHNSON...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Ellis and Kate Murphy Football Scholarship.

SOLOMON KINDLEY

Jacksonville, Florida Raines High School

2018

OL RSo. 6-4 330 1VL

Has seen action in four of 13 games...had one carry for six yards in the MTSU game...missed the season opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills.

High School Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...2017 AJC Preseason Super 11...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #251 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 WR in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #172 prospect nationally, #30 wide receiver in the nation, #20 overall prospect in the state of Georgia...2017 All-State First-Team offense by the AJC and the Second-Team offense by AP...had 47 receptions for 852 yards as a senior, with nine TDs...PCHS went 13-2 and reached the 2017 GHSA 3A state title game...as a junior, he had 52 catches for 739 yards, leading Peach County to a 12-2 season and the 3A state semifinals...also competed in sprints and throws in track & field...won the 2017 Class 3A state shot put championship...led Peach County to three 4A region track & field titles and received two Men’s High Point Awards. Personal Full name: KEARIS JAMARCUS JACKSON...Major: Management...recipient of the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship.

NETORI JOHNSON Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School

2018 Has started all 13 games thus far at left guard, helping pave the way to an SEC-leading 251.6 rushing yards per contest...played in 75 percent of Georgia’s offensive snaps during the Bulldogs’ eight SEC games...left Vanderbilt game with an injury but returned the following week as a starter at LSU. 2017

Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 15 games, making seven starts at right guard...picked up first career start against Samford and started the next week against Mississippi State...one of two winners of the Most Improved Award for Offense during spring drills...started at right guard for Black team in G-Day spring game. High School Raines, coached by Deran Wiley...Rivals.com three-star prospect...ESPN. com three-star prospect, #40 OG nationally, #99 prospect in Florida...Scout three-star prospect, #105 OT nationally, #6 OT and #140 prospect in Florida...247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #87 OT nationally, #143 prospect in Florida...Florida Times-Union Class 4A All-State Second Team. Personal Full name: SOLOMON TERRY KINDLEY…Major: Sport Management... recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship.

DL RFr. 6-4 325 SQ

72 2018 Has seen action in five of 13 games...first four appearances came as a reserve offensive lineman...switched to the defensive line in advance of the Ken-

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Redshirted...member of the Scout team.

Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today AllUSA Team First-Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America First-Team Defense…MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second-Team Defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team... ESPN.com five-star prospect, #12 player nationally, #2 safety nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 player nationally, #6 safety nationally, #7 player in the state of Georgia...AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11, All-State Class 3A Defense...Savannah Morning News 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year...as a senior, recorded 100 tackles, 11 for loss, with two forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD...on offense, caught 39 passes for 800 yards and 17 TDs, threw for two TDs and rushed for another...for his career, had 399 tackles (36 for loss), 13 INTs, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and three defensive TDs...on offense, he accounted for 3,883 all-purpose yards and 36 TDs...also participated in basketball and track...as a junior, named co-Region 3-4A Player of the Year in basketball, leading LCHS to the 2016 GHSA Class 4A state title.

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Pinellas, Florida St. Petersburg High School WR RFr. 6-5 200

15 2018 Has seen action in four games: Austin Peay, MTSU, Vanderbilt and UMass. 2017

St. Petersburg, coached by Joe Fabrizio...PrepStar Magazine 3-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com 3-star prospect, #88 ranked WR nationally, #84 overall prospect in Florida...Rivals.com 3-star prospect...247Sports. com 3-star, #97 ranked WR nationally and #89 overall prospect in Florida...Scout 3-star prospect, #57 ranked WR nationally…He totaled 40 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns while also adding a score on the ground...Tampa Bay Times 2016 All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention...In his junior year at Admiral Farragut Academy, he amassed 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns, both team highs… Coached by Ryan Hearn, the Blue Jackets went 10-2 and reached the 2015 FHSAA Class 2A Regional Finals...Tampa Bay Times 2015 All-Tampa Bay First Team Offense...Sun Sentinel 2015 Florida All-State Class 2A First Team Offense.

Full name: RICHARD LEE LeCOUNTE, III...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 10/1 10 5 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/12 40 27 67 0.0/0 1.0/2 3 2 3 1 0 Total 23/13 50 32 82 0.0/0 1.0/2 3 2 3 1 0

JONATHAN LEDBETTER

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Tucker, Georgia Tucker High School

Full name: MATTHEW JAMES LANDERS...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship.

DE Sr. 6-4 277 3VL

RICHARD LeCOUNTE III Riceboro, Georgia Liberty County High School DB So. 5-11 185 1VL

2 Career Highs * 10 total tackles at USC, 2018

* 1 Interception vs. Alabama, 2018

2018 Has started 12 of 13 games thus far...the Bulldogs’ leading tackler, with 67 total stops, including a tackle for loss and three pass breakups...career-high 10 total tackles vs. South Carolina...first career interception vs. Alabama, with a 29-yard return...seven tackles at LSU...four tackles vs. Tennessee... had seven stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss, and also returned a first-quarter fumble 32 yards to set up a Bulldog score...also had a fumble recovery & return (7 yards) vs. Middle Tennessee...had one tackle and a forced fumble vs. Georgia Tech. 2017 Appeared in 10 games, starting at Notre Dame, and had 15 total stops...made five total tackles against App State (4 solo)...made one solo tackle against Miss. State and also against Auburn in the SEC title game...tallied three tackles against Samford...had a fourth-quarter tackle and assist at Georgia Tech... early enrollee who participated in spring drills.

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13 * 2018 Coaches All-SEC Second Team * Career Highs * 10 tackles vs. LSU, 2018 * 1 QB sack (4.5x), recent: vs. Ky., 2018 * 3 QB pressures vs. Louisiana, 2016 2018 Has started 12 of 13 games thus far at DE and has 51 total tackles, tops among down linemen and fourth-best among all defenders...second on team in tackles for loss with 5.5...career-high 10 stops vs. LSU...second-highest total of nine tackles came vs. Ga. Tech and included one stop for a 3-yard loss...had six tackles in win at Kentucky, two for lost yardage, including a third-quarter QB sack for a 7-yard loss...capped his stellar day vs. the Wildcats by causing a game-sealing fumble in the fourth quarter...had another forced fumble, along with four tackles, vs. Auburn...seven tackles vs. Florida...had three tackles, one for lost yardage, vs. Vanderbilt...one of three game captains for Georgia vs. UT, UF, UK, GT and UA. 2017 Started in 11 of 15 games...finished season with 38 total stops, 5.5 tackles for lost yardage, 2.5 QB sacks and nine QB pressures...matched career-high with six tackles, including a QB sack for -8 yards in the Rose Bowl... had season-high five tackles in win over Missouri...made three tackles thrice, vs. Miss. State, Vandy and Florida...Coaches Preseason Third-Team All-SEC... Coffee County Hustle Award winner after spring drills. 2016 Played in seven games with four starts...had 24 total stops, including 2.5

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DAVID MARSHALL Thomaston, Georgia Upson-Lee High School

Played in seven games...four total tackles...two each vs. Southern and Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January...Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #56 ranked player in the country on its Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #48 player nationally, #6 player in Georgia...ESPN 4-star prospect, #62 player nationally, #10 DT nationally, #9 player in Georgia... played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game...helped Tucker to a 10-3 record and two wins in the 2014 6A state playoffs. Personal Full name: JONATHAN LEROY LEDBETTER...Major: Sport Management...2018 Coffee County Award winner after spring drills...recipient of the Jeff & Stacy Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 7/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2016 7/4 7 17 24 1.0/4 2.5/7 0 0 0 0 5 2017 15/11 18 20 38 2.5/21 5.5/26 0 0 0 0 9 2018 13/12 13 38 51 1.0/7 5.5/19 2 0 0 0 4 Total 42/27 40 77 117 4.5/32 13.5/52 2 0 0 0 19

MARSHALL LONG China Grove, North Carolina South Rowan High School P RSo. 6-2 217 1VL

DE Jr. 6-3 274 2VL

51 Career Highs * 5 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2016 2018 Has played in six of 13 games thus far and has six total stops...three tackles, including one for lost yardage, vs. Tennessee...has missed the past six games due to injury. 2017 Played in 14 games, starting in three, with 26 total stops...posted a season-high four tackles with a QB sack in the Rose Bowl...had three tackles in win over Florida, including one for lost yardage...credited with three tackles in SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...had three stops vs. South Carolina...made two assisted tackles against Miss. State and Tennessee. 2016 Played in 12 games, making four starts...had 26 total stops, including 2.5 QB sacks, 3.5 TFLs and five QB pressures...season high of five stops came vs. Georgia Tech and included a fourth-down tackle for 7-yard loss...had four tackles in win at Kentucky, including a sack for a 6-yard loss...made four tackles (3 solo, 1 assisted) and had a sack against UNC...had three assisted tackles vs. Florida. High School

Member of the scout team.

Upson-Lee, coached by Tommy Parks…played in Rising Seniors Bowl game in 2015…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #259 ranked athlete nationally, #28 ranked overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #123 ranked prospect and #25 ranked DE in the South region…Scout.com three-star prospect, #46 ranked DE in the country, #19 DE in South region…247Sports.com three-star prospect, #473 ranked national DE, #21 ranked strongside DE, #41 ranked prospect in the state of Georgia…Rivals.com three-star prospect, #41 ranked DE nationally, #50 overall prospect in the state of Georgia… AJC Class 4A AllState Defensive Lineman…Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 4A All-State First Team…played basketball and threw the shot put for track and field.

2017

Personal

95 Career Highs * 59-yard punt at South Carolina, 2016

* 8 punts vs. Missouri, 2016

2018

Redshirted...member of the scout team. 2016 Played in nine games as the Dogs’ punter before an injury ended his season... punted 49 times for a 38.7 average...14 of his punts were downed inside the 20; 12 were fair caught. High School South Rowan, coached by Daniel Yow...Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #10 P nationally, #41 player in North Carolina...247Sports.com two-star prospect, #12 P nationally, #85 player in the state of North Carolina...2015 NCPreps. com All-State Team...Averaged 46.5 yards per punt as a senior.in the state.

Full name: DAVID LAMAR MARSHALL…Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Brad K. and Anissa H. Johnson Family Trust Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 12/4 12 14 26 2.5/10 3.5/17 1 0 2 0 5 2017 14/3 13 13 26 1.0/9 2.5/11 0 0 1 0 3 2018 6/0 0 6 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 32/7 25 33 58 3.5/19 7.0/29 1 0 4 0 8

Personal Full name: MARSHALL DYLAN LONG….Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship.

Year 2016

* 1 sack (4x); recent: Oklahoma, 2018

Punts 49

Career Punting Statistics

Yards 1897

Avg. 38.7

In 20 14

BL 0

LG 59 SC

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CADE MAYS Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Catholic High School OL Fr. 6-6 318 HS

77 2018

* 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team *

Has played in 10 of 13 games to date, including starting assignments in seven...played in 75 percent of Georgia’s offensive plays during SEC games... first extensive action came in reserve role at South Carolina...missed the UMass, Georgia Tech and Alabama games due to injury...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Knoxville Catholic HS, coached by Steve Matthews...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect... ranked as the #3 offensive tackle nationally, #22 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in Tennessee...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #13 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #19 nationally, #3 OT and #1 in Tennessee...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #25 nationally, #3 OT and #1 in Tennessee...2017 USA Today All-USA First-Team offense...finalist for the 2017 MaxPreps Jonah Williams Award, given to the best offensive lineman nationally...helped lead Knoxville Catholic to a 12-4 season and the TSSAA Division I Class 5A Title in 2017...Mr. Football in Tennessee for Class 5A by the TSSAA his senior and junior years...finalist for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award...recorded 75 pancake blocks and two rushing TDs for the Fighting Irish in 2017...2017 Preseason First-Team All-American by USA Today and Second-Team All-American by MaxPreps...named to the Maxwell Football Club’s 2017 National High School Player of the Year watch list in the preseason...named the Class 4A Lineman of the Year in 2016...named to the All-PrepXtra First-Team offense, as well as the All-State Class 4A First Team offense his junior year. Personal Full name: Cade Mays...Father Kevin Mays was an All-SEC guard and offensive captain in 1994 at Tennessee...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship.

NATE McBRIDE Vidalia, Georgia Vidalia High School LB So. 6-2 223 1VL

22 2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far...had one stop vs. Austin Peay, UMass and Georgia Tech. 2017 Played in all 15 games...finished seven total stops...credited with a tackle in kickoff coverage in the Rose Bowl...had a tackle and an assist on special teams vs. Florida...made assisted tackle against Tennessee...solo tackle at Vanderbilt came on kickoff return.

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High School Vidalia, coached by Lee Chomskis...Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today ALL-USA First Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second Team...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #51 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #280 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #33 player in Georgia...247Sports. com four-star prospect, #269 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #23 player in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #60 player nationally, #5 OLB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #173 player nationally, #8 ILB nationally….AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11, Class AA defense...115 tackles, including seven for loss, three sacks, and an interception as a senior...helped lead Vidalia to the second round of the GHSA Class AA playoffs...also participated in track and field, winning four Class AA titles (4x100, 4x400, 100m, 200m) at the state meet in 2017. Personal Full name: NATHAN REECE MCBRIDE...Major: Marketing. recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship, as well as the Erk Russell Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 4 3 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 28/0 5 5 10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

TYRIQUE McGHEE Byron, Georgia Peach County High School DB Jr. 5-10 187 2VL

26 Career High * 5 tackles (3x), recent: Florida, 2018

1 INT vs. UT, 2017; vs. UF 2018

2018 Has seen action in the past 12 games after missing the opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury...started in six games...has 22 total stops...had career-high five stops vs. Florida, as well as two big plays: a first-quarter interception and a forced fumble in the third quarter...four tackles vs. Tennessee...four stops and two QB pressures in win at Kentucky...had a third-quarter pass breakup vs. Auburn and a fourth-quarter breakup vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in all 15 games, starting in two, with 25 total stops...second among all defenders with six pass breakups...matched career-high in tackles with five in the Rose Bowl...had two tackles vs. Florida, one for a 10-yard loss...also caused a fumble on the play, resulting in a recovery and TD by teammate J.R. Reed... had an interception and four pass breakups in shutout of Tennessee...INT came on UT’s opening offensive play...tallied three tackles (two solo) vs. Samford... had two tackles at Notre Dame...made five total tackles against App State (2 solo)...defensive winner of Hugh Hendrix Award for the player who most strains his potential...recipient of the Brett E. Hansen Family Scholarship. 2016 Played in all 13 games...had nine total stops...eight of those came in special teams play, six on KO coverage and two on punt coverage...three of his tackles on KO coverage came inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...made two special teams tackles vs. Tennessee...had a fourth-quarter tackle on a kickoff return vs. Auburn...recipient of the Brett E. Hansen Family Football Scholarship.

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High School Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #43 CB nationally, #67 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #62 CB nationally, #59 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports. com three-star prospect, #45 CB nationally, #43 overall prospect in Georgia... Scout three-star prospect, #36 CB nationally…2015 AJC All-State Class 3A defense...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class 3A FirstTeam Defense...led team to a 9-3 record and the second round of the Class 3A playoffs as a senior, playing both DB and QB….tallied 13 total tackles and five passes defended during his senior season in addition to passing for 812 yards and rushing for 438 yards. Personal Full name: TYRIQUE JAMAR MCGHEE...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Brett E. Hansen Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/0 3 6 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/2 14 11 25 0.5/10 0.5/10 1 0 6 1 1 2018 12/6 11 11 22 0.0/0 0.5/0 1 0 2 1 2 Total 40/8 28 28 56 0.5/10 1.0/10 2 0 8 2 3

2017 Saw action in the Bulldogs’ first three games as the Bulldogs’ punt snapper... also appeared in both College Football Playoff contests. 2016 Played in two games...first career action vs. ULM...one tackle vs. ULM. High School Brookwood High School, coached by Mark Crews…eight-time Player of the Week…two-time Player of the Month…two-time 1st Team All County …First Team Coaches Choice Award…DB of the Year, County and State Award…twotime 1st Team All-State…Metro Atlanta All-Star…Gwinnett County All-Star. Personal Full name: NICHOLAS ROBERT MOORE…Major: Finance...selected in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox and played in the organization’s minor league system for four years.

ISAAC NAUTA Buford, Georgia IMG Academy

JORDON McKINNEY

Jr. 6-4 240 2VL

Dalton, Georgia Dalton High School

DB RSo. 6-0 187 SQ

37 2018 Member of the Scout Team...has played in the Austin Peay and UMass games. 2017 Member of the Scout Team...one of 11 players to win Scout Team Player Award at the team’s post-season awards gala...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for spring and fall semesters. 2016 Redshirted...Member of the scout team. High School Dalton, coached by Matt Land ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second Team defense ... member of two regional championship teams ... also participated in basketball and track and field ... earned a 4.0 GPA. Personal Full name: JORDON CLAY McKINNEY...major: Political Science.

NICK MOORE Snellville, Georgia Brookwood High School SN Jr. 6-3 250 2VL

43 2018 Has played in all 13 games to date as the Bulldogs’ snapper.

Career Highs

* 83 rec. yards vs. Tennessee, 2016 * 5 rec. (3x) recent: vs. Florida, 2018 * Long rec. of 55 yds vs. Alabama, 2018 * 1 TD rec. (7x), recent: Ala., 2018

2018

Has seen action in all 13 games to date, starting in 12...team’s third-leading receiver, with 29 catches for 427 yards and three TDs...season high of five catches vs. Florida for 73 yards...four of those catches came on consecutive plays, covering 66 yards in a late second-quarter drive...season-long reception of 55 yards came vs. Alabama...scored Georgia’s first TD vs. Kentucky on a 4-yard, first-quarter reception...also scored a 31-yard rushing TD vs. Tennessee when he picked up a Jake Fromm fumble...started in season opener vs. Austin Peay and had one catch for 12 yards and a TD...started vs. Middle Tennessee and had four catches for 47 yards...team-high four catches (36 yards) vs. Georgia Tech...caught one pass for three yards at Missouri. 2017 Played in all 15 games, making nine starts...had nine catches for 114 yards... scored Georgia’s first TD of the SEC Championship game on a 2-yard pass... his only catch against Miss. State was a big one -- a 41-yard third-quarter TD catch...totaled two catches for 24 yards against App. State...preseason FirstTeam All-SEC by media & coaches preseason 2nd-Team All-SEC...Mackey Award Watch List...named to the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2016

Appeared in 13 games, starting in five...Freshman All-America team by ESPN.com, USA Today, Athlon, Football Writers Assn. and Campus Insiders...Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman team...team’s third-leading receiver with 29 catches for 361 yards vs. three TDs...team-high five catches for 83 yards vs. Tenn., including a 50-yard TD...five catches for 74 yards, both team-high totals, vs. Vanderbilt...his three catches for 43 yards vs. Auburn included a pair of 17-yard receptions...had three catches for 47 yards, plus a 2-point conversion catch, in win at Kentucky...early enrollee in spring of 2016...Fall 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll. High School IMG Academy, coached by Kevin Wright...2015 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team Offense...selected to play in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #16 overall player in the PrepStar Top 350...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #1 TE nationally, #2 overall prospect in Florida...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #1 TE nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally, #5 overall prospect in Florida...

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Scout.com five-star prospect, No. 30 overall and #1 TE nationally, #5 overall prospect in Florida. Personal

in win at Kentucky...had three stops in a starting assignment at Missouri... four solo tackles, one for a 2-yard loss, vs. Vanderbilt.

Full name: ISAAC JAY NAUTA â&#x20AC;ŚMajor: Sport Management...recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.

Played in nine games, starting in seven..had 35 total stops, including 2.5 tackles for lost yardage and three QB pressures...had seven assisted tackles vs. Kentucky...credited with five total stops vs. Georgia Tech, including one for lost yardage...had four tackles against Tennessee...matched then-season high with five tackles (two solo) vs. Miss. State...had five tackles (2 solo) and a 0.5 TFL against Notre Dame. 2016

Year 2016 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 13/5 15/9 13/12 41/26

Rec. 29 9 29 67

Career Receiving Stats Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD 361 12.4 27.8 3 114 12.7 8.1 2 427 14.7 32.8 3 902 13.5 22.0 8

LG 50 UT 41 MS 55 UA 55 UA

AZEEZ OJULARI Marietta, Georgia Marietta High School LB Fr. 6-3 240 HS

38 2018 Saw his first collegiate action vs. Middle Tennessee State and had one tackle for lost yardage...also saw fourth-quarter action vs. Georgia Tech. High School Marietta, coached by Richard Morgan...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #10 weakside DE nationally, #144 overall prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #244 prospect nationally, #13 OLB in nation, #31 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #173 prospect nationally, #7 WDE and #21 prospect in Georgia...2017 Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen...led Marietta to the GHSA 7A State semifinals as a senior...recorded 118 total tackles, including 92 solo, with 11 sacks and 31 tackles for loss...posted 103 tackles, eight sacks and 17 tackles for loss his junior season...also lettered in basketball at Marietta. Personal Full name: AZEEZ O. OJULARI...intended major: Management...recipient of the Don Leeburn, Jr. and Don Leeburn III Scholarship.

2017

Played in 10 games, making nine starts...teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-leading tackler with 59 total stops, despite missing the last three regular-season games due to injury...career-best 10 tackles vs. Tennessee, including a sack and 2.5 tackles for lost yardage...had six stops and assisted on a QB sack vs. Vanderbilt...had a then-career-best 5 tackles vs. UNC with a TFL and 2 QB pressures...had nine tackles vs. Missouri...named Most Improved - Defense during spring. 2015 Played in 11 games with two starts...22 total tackles...tied his career-high with four tackles vs. Penn State...career high four tackles, including a sack and two TFLs, in his first career start at Georgia Tech...three-tackle performances vs. South Carolina, Southern and Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. High School Mays, coached by Corey Jarvis...USA Today All-USA Second Team...PrepStar Magazine #81 ranked player in the PrepStar Top 300 All-American... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #51 player nationally, #2 WDE nationally, #7 player in the state...ESPN four-star prospect, #117 player nationally, #11 DE nationally, #16 player in the state...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #137 overall player nationally, #9 WDE nationally, #14 player in the state...2014 AJC All-State Class 5A defense and 2014 Defensive Player of the Year... played in the 2015 U.S. Army All American Bowl...recorded 111 tackles as a senior, including 27 for loss, leading Mays to a 12-3 record and a berth in the 5A state championship game. Personal Full name: NATREZ DESHUN PATRICK...Major: Advertising...recipient of the Virginia and Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/2 12 10 22 1.0/6 2.5/10 0 0 0 0 1 2016 10/9 29 30 59 1.0/9 4.5/15 0 0 0 0 7 2017 9/7 13 22 35 0.0/0 2.5/5 0 0 0 0 3 2018 13/8 21 16 37 0.0/0 4.0/7 0 0 1 0 3 Total 43/26 75 78 153 2.0/15 13.5/37 0 0 1 0 14

NATREZ PATRICK

WYATT PAYNE

Atlanta, Ga. Benjamin E. Mays High School

Dublin, Georgia Trinity Christian School

ILB Sr. 6-3 242 3VL

WR Sr. 6-1 181 SQ

6 Career Highs

* 10 tackles vs. Tennessee, 2016

* 1 QB sack vs. Ga. Tech, 2015 & Tenn., 2016

2018 Has seen action in all 13 games thus far, starting in eight...has 37 tackles on the season...fourth on the team with 4.0 tackles for lost yardage...five tackles (one TFL) vs. LSU...had five total stops, including one for lost yardage, and one QB pressure vs. South Carolina...had two solo tackles and a pass breakup

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84 2018 Member of the scout team...named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for spring and summer semesters. 2017 Member of the scout team.

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2016 Member of the scout team.

J.R. REED

2015

Frisco, Texas Univ. of Tulsa / Prestonwood Christian

Member of the scout team. High School Trinity Christian School … Coached by Matt Hammett … Three-time Offensive MVP (football and basketball) ... Earned All-State honors in football, baseball and track...Member of GISA AAA All-Star Football Team...Holds school record for most interceptions in a season and records for most passing/ rushing yards for a quarterback in a season...Lettered in football for four years, basketball, baseball and track for five years...Honors graduate with GPA of 3.95...Earned Christian Leadership Award and the Christian Athlete of the Year honor...National Scholar Athlete Award...Trinity’s Athlete of the Year twice. Personal Full name: WYATT C. PAYNE…Major: Human Development and Family Science.

WILLIAM POOLE Atlanta, Georgia Hapeville Charter High School DB So. 6-0 190 1VL

31 * 4 tackles vs. MTSU, 2018 2018

Career Highs

1 TFL vs. MTSU, 2018

Has played in eight games to date, starting vs. Middle Tennessee State...has 10 total stops, including four solo tackles vs. MTSU...had two solo stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...one of his two stops at South Carolina resulted in a 4-yard loss. 2017

20 Career Highs * 11 tackles vs. Auburn1, 2017 * 3 PBUs vs. Miss. State, 2017 * 1 INT (4x) vs. Tenn., SC, 2017; SC & UA, 2018 2018 Has started at safety in all 13 games thus far and has 58 tackles, third-most on the team...team’s top tackler vs. Alabama with eight and also had a red-zone interception...nine stops vs. LSU...Georgia’s leading tackler with six total stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...also its top tackler at Missouri with eight stops...had a tackle for loss and an interception (his third as a Bulldog) at South Carolina...pass breakup in win over Vanderbilt...selected as one of three game captains for the South Carolina, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia Tech contests. 2017

Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...Started in all 15 games...2nd on team

with 79 tackles, including 5.0 for loss...defensive Newcomer of the Year at team’s post-season awards gala...had seven tackles in the Rose Bowl...named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his 8-tackle, .5 sack and fumble pickup for a TD vs. Florida...had 11 total stops at Auburn...had a hand in two of four Georgia takeaways at Tennessee, including one fumble recovery and one INT with a 34-yard return...led the team with nine total tackles against Notre Dame with two QB hurries...led the team with 10 tackles, including three PBUs vs. Miss. State...blocked a field goal vs. Samford...defensive winner of the Most Improved Award after spring drills...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. 2016 Sat out the season after transferring to UGA in the summer of 2016.

Saw action in five games: App. State, Notre Dame, Samford, Kentucky and Oklahoma. High School

2015

Hapeville Charter, coached by Winston Gordon...Selected to represent Team Highlight in the 2017 Under Armour All American Game...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #52 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #8 DB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #189 player nationally, #25 DB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #163 player nationally, #16 DB nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #31 DB prospect nationally... Dawg Post #37 prospect in the state of Georgia...Named to the 2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AA All-State Defense...Named to the 2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA First-Team Defense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team …Accumulated 26 total tackles during the 2016 season.

Prestonwood Christian, coached by Chris Cunningham...was the only twoway starter as a senior at Prestonwood in 2013, playing WR and DB..helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and the state championship game as a senior... caught 18 passes for 308 yards and three TDs...tallied 53 tackles, three TFLs and five INTs, while returning three for TDs his senior season.

Personal Full name: WILLIAM DOUGLAS POOLE, III...Major: Entertainment and Media Studies...recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Scholarship Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 8/1 9 1 10 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13/1 9 1 10 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0

DB Jr. 6-1 194 1VL

(Tulsa) Played in 13 games, totaling five tackles and a pass breakup. High School

Personal Full name: JAKE RASHAAN REED...father, Jake, played in the NFL for 12 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints...Major: Communication Studies..recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship...scheduled to receive his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/15 40 39 79 1.5/19 5.0/23 1 2 5 2 6 2018 13/13 34 24 58 1.0/8 2.0/9 0 0 2 2 1 Total 28/28 74 63 137 2.5/27 7.0/32 1 2 7 4 7

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OTIS REESE Leesburg, Georgia Lee County High School DB Fr. 6-3 210 HS

17 Career High * 4 tackles vs. MTSU, 2018 2018 Has played in 10 of 13 games, with 13 total stops, four of which came vs. Middle Tennessee...first collegiate starting assignment vs. Auburn...three stops vs. UMass. High School Lee County, coached by Dean Fabrizio...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #5 OLB nationally, #87 overall prospect nationally and the #12 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #180 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #56 nationally, #4 OLB and #8 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #230 nationally, #12 OLB and #26 in Georgia...helped lead Lee County to a 14-1 season and the GHSA Class 6A Title in 2017... named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...honored as the 2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn., in addition to being named a member of the 2017 All-State Class 6A First Team defense by both the AJC and GSWA... AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11...played a wide range of defensive positions... named to the Albany Herald’s 2017 Preseason Dynamite Dozen...named an All-State First Team DB by both the AP and AJC in 2016...recorded 65 tackles, 10 for loss, as well as five sacks and three INTs as a junior...

first-quarter forced fumble...Georgia’s leading tackler in win at Kentucky, with eight total stops, including a QB sack that resulted in a 13-yard loss...also had a team-high eight tackles vs. Auburn, including an assist for lost yardage...2018 Coffee County Hustle award winner after spring practice... 2017 Appeared in 14 games, with 22 total stops...first career start in Missouri game... had three assisted tackles vs. Florida...had two solo tackles against both Tennessee and Vanderbilt...made two tackles vs. Mississippi State, including one solo and one for a loss of one yard...had five tackles against Samford...made first collegiate appearance against App. State with two tackles...early enrollee who participated in spring drills. High School James Clemens, coached by Wade Waldrop...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #285 player nationally, Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #289 player nationally, #11 ILB nationally, #13 player in Alabama... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #34 ILB nationally, #23 player in Alabama... Scout.com four-star prospect, #192 player nationally, #9 ILB nationally, #9 player in Alabama...had 137 tackles, 80 solo, four INTs and four TDs as a senior. Personal Full name: MONTAVIAN LAMAR RICE-JORDAN...Major: Journalism... recipient of the Touchdown Club of Athens Scholarship, as well as the David C. Cooper Family Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 14/1 10 12 22 0.0/0 2.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 9/5 25 34 59 1.0/13 1.5/15 1 0 1 0 2 Total 23/6 25 46 71 1.0/13 3.5/17 1 0 1 0 2

KEYON RICHARDSON Wauchula, Florida Hardee County High School

Personal

OLB Sr. 6-3 240 1VL

Full name OTIS SYLVESTER REESE...recipient of the Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship.

Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 10/1 7 6 13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

2018

MONTY RICE Madison, Alabama James Clemens High School ILB So. 6-1 235 1VL

Played in 14 of 15 games...had an assisted tackle in win at Tennessee...had a third-quarter tackle in KO coverage vs. Georgia Tech...recorded a tackle on KO coverage in the Rose Bowl against Oklahoma and also vs. Alabama in the CFP title game. 2016 Member of the scout team...saw his first action of the season against Louisiana. 2015 Member of the scout team.

Career High * 11 tackles vs. Florida, 2018 2018

2014

Has played in nine games, starting in five...Georgia’s second-leading tackler through 13 games with 59 total stops, despite missing four games (Missouri, UMass, Ga. Tech, Alabama) due to injury...started at the MLB position and had four tackles in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had then-career-high eight tackles vs. South Carolina, as well as a pass breakup...five tackles vs. Tennessee...six stops vs. LSU...had career-best 11 tackles vs. Florida, as well as a

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Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School

Hardee County, coached by Buddy Martin...2014 Semper Fidelis All-American...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #9 ranked DE and #106 ranked player in the country...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #19 ranked DE nationally, #33 overall prospect in Florida, #97 overall play-

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er in the Southeast region, ESPN Top 300 prospect, #185 overall prospect nationally...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #91 overall prospect nationally, #14 overall prospect in Florida...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #7 ranked WDE nationally, #23 overall prospect in Florida, #147 overall prospect nationally...Scout.com four-star prospect, #19 ranked DE nationally, #22 overall prospect in Florida, #62 overall prospect in the Southeast...led the Wildcats to an 11-2 record and a district championship in 2013...recorded 79 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and six sacks in 2013. Personal Full name: KALAEP KEYON RICHARDSON...Major: Psychology...recipient of The Drake Family Football Scholarship...earned his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises.

RILEY RIDLEY Coconut Creek, Florida Monarch High School

Team Highlight at Under Armour Game…Caught 25 passes for 586 yards and six touchdowns his junior year…Top Offensive Player in District 11-8A. Personal Full name: CAVIN RILEY RIDLEY…Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the AJ Green Family Football Scholarship. Year 2016 2017 2018 Total

G/GS 11/0 14/7 13/11 38/18

Rec. 12 14 39 75

Career Receiving Stats Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 238 19.8 21.6 2 57 AU 218 15.6 15.5 2 47 SAM 509 13.1 39.2 9 35 LSU 965 12.9 25.4 13 57 AU

Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2016 11/0 3 41 13.7 3.7 0 22 ULL 2017 14/7 1 5 5.0 0.4 0 5 SC 2018 13/11 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --Total 37/17 4 46 11.5 1.2 0 22 ULL

WR Jr. 6-2 200 2VL

DEMETRIS ROBERTSON

Savannah, Georgia Savannah Christian / Univ. of California

Career Highs

WR RSo. 6-0 190 Tr.

* 6 catches vs. Alabama, 2018 (CFP) * 87 receiving yards vs. Missouri, 2018 * 57-yard catch vs. Auburn, 2016 * 22-yard rush vs. Louisiana, 2016 * 2 TD catches (4x) vs. Georgia Tech, 2018

2018 Has started at WR in 11 of 13 games thus far and has a team-best 39 catches for 509 yards and nine TDs...team-high five catches for 87 yards at Missouri, including a 33-yard TD strike...caught three passes, including a 10-yard, first-quarter score in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had four catches for 37 yards at South Carolina...three catches for 37 yards in win at Kentucky... team-high five receptions for 57 yards and one TD vs. Vanderbilt...both of his catches vs. Georgia Tech went for TDs...team-high five catches for 59 yards and 1 TD vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in 14 games, making seven starts...finished with 14 catches for 218 yards and two TDs...career-best six catches for 82 yards in CFP Championship Game vs. Alabama...first career start came on the road win at Tennessee...first TD catch of the season came vs. Missouri...also had a scoring catch vs. Auburn1...hauled in a 47-yard pass from Jake Fromm to set up Georgia’s first score against Samford...had two catches for 18 yards at Notre Dame. 2016 Played in 11 games...had 12 catches for 238 yards and 2 TDs...five catches for 67 yards vs. Vanderbilt...among his three catches vs. Auburn was a one-handed grab that covered 57 yards...caught two passes for 59 yards vs. Tennessee, including a 47-yard TD with :10 remaining...caught one pass for a 14-yard TD vs. Florida...had a 22-yard rush vs. Louisiana...made collegiate debut vs. North Carolina...missed the AutoZone Liberty Bowl because of injury...early enrollee at Georgia in spring 2016...participated in spring drills... caught four passes for 68 yards in the G-Day game. High School Monarch, coached by Calvin Davis….2016 Under Armour All-America Game selection…ESPN.com four-star prospect…#40 ranked WR nationally…Scout four-star prospect, #169 overall prospect and #28 WR in the country…#4 ranked WR in Florida…#6 WR and #21 overall prospect in Florida…247Sports.com four-star prospect, #25 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #56 WR and #41 overall prospect in the state of Florida…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #141 ranked WR nationally…PrepStar Magazine four star prospect and Top All-American Team, ranked #187 prospect nationally…Listed as top performer on offense for

Career Highs * 9 rec., at USC, 2016 * 141 rec. yds vs. Wash. State, 2016 * Long rec. 61 yds vs. Wash., 2016 * 2 TD rec. (2x), at Ariz. State & vs. Utah, 2016 * Long Rush of 72 vs. Austin Peay, 2018 * Long KOR, 39 at Ore. State, 2016 2018 Has seen action in nine of 13 games to date...Georgia’s leading rusher vs. Austin Peay, rushing once for 72 yards and a TD...also had a 23-yard rush vs. Middle Tennessee...rushed once vs. UMass and gained 12 yards. 2016-17 (At Cal) Started each of the first two games in 2017 before suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt...contributed seven catches for 70 yards... also had two rushes for 40 yards, including a 34-yard TD run vs. Weber State..2016 Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders, ESPN.com, Phil Steele and USA Today..won Cal’s Bob Simmons Award for Most Valuable Freshman...2nd on team in catches (50), receiving yards (767) and TDs (7), setting school freshman records in the process. High School Savannah Christian coached by Donald Chumley, after spending two years at Savannah Day School...ESPN 4-star prospect, #62 player nationally, and #6 WR nationally, and #8 player in the state...five-star prospect from 247 Sports, Rivals, and Scout including the #1 WR nationally for each...four-year varsity player who played running back, wide receiver, cornerback and also return specialist... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Personal Full name: DEMETRIS RASHAAD ROBERTSON...Major: American Studies...recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Scholarship. Career Rushing Stats (at Georgia) Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9/0 4 109 27.2 12.1 1 72 AP

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JULIAN ROCHESTER

JAMAREE SALYER

Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School

Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy

Jr. 6-5 300 2VL

OL Fr. 6-4 325 HS

5 Career Highs

2017

* 8 tackles at Kentucky, 2016 * 1 QB sack (5x) recent: vs. Florida, 2018

Has played in 13 of 13 games to date as a reserve offensive lineman...saw extensive action vs. South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech.

2018 Has started 11 of 13 games to date and has 29 total stops...six tackles vs. LSU...had three tackles vs. Austin Peay...assisted on a fourth-quarter QB sack vs. Tennessee...four tackles vs. Florida, including a fourth-quarter QB sack...had one tackle and a QB pressure in win at Kentucky...three tackles in win vs. Auburn. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games, starting in one, with 22 total stops...had three tackles, including a QB sack for a 7-yard loss, vs. Florida...had three tackles and a QB pressure in SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...record two tackles in the Rose Bowl...posted two tackles against Tennessee, including a sack for a loss of eight yards...had one solo tackle vs. Mississippi State...made four assisted tackles and one QB hurry in start against Notre Dame...made two assisted tackles against App State... named to the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Scholarship. 2016 Played in all 13 games, starting in six...had 36 total stops on the season, second-best among interior linemen...career-best and team-high eight stops in win at Kentucky...also had a QB sack and a forced fumble vs. UK...had seven tackles vs. Florida...among his three stops vs. Louisiana was a QB sack for a 5-yard loss...had three assisted tackles against Nicholls...added another three-tackle performance at Missouri...also appeared in several short-yardage offensive plays...recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. High School McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman...2015 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA Second Team defense…2015 Army All-American… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #38 ranked player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #204 overall prospect, #17 DT nationally, #13 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #23 overall player nationally, #8 DT overall, #4 prospect in Georgia, #14 player in the Southeast…247Sports.com four-star prospect, #68 overall prospect, #10 ranked DT, #8 prospect in Georgia…Scout.com four-star prospect, #47 overall prospect, #7 DT nationally, #4 ranked DT in the South…Dawg Post #2 DT and #6 overall prospect in Georgia…2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class AAAAAA All-State defense…2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-State Defense…helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and advance to the second round of the state playoffs…recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks during senior season. Personal

JULIAN MICHAEL ROCHESTER...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/6 10 26 36 2.0/13 2.0/13 1 0 0 0 2 2017 15/1 9 13 22 2.0/15 2.5/16 0 0 0 0 3 2018 13/11 8 21 29 1.5/7 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 3 Total 41/18 27 60 87 5.5/35 6.0/36 1 0 0 0 8

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High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OG nationally, the #7 prospect in the Southeast, the #10 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #10 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, the #1 OG and #3 in the state... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #2 OG and #5 in Georgia...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team offense, as well as the Georgia All-USA First Team... one of three finalists for the 2017 MaxPreps Jonah Williams Award, given to the best OL nationally...a finalist for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award...named to the 2017 All-State Class 3A First-Team offense by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...paved the way for 1,503 rushing yards by Pace Academy in 2017... AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11...Maxwell Football Club’s 2017 National High School Player of the Year watch list in the preseason...Top Lineman MVP in the Final Five Lineman Challenge at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...AJC 2016 All-State Class 3A First-Team offense...helped lead Pace to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state title in 2015...2015 All-State Class 2A First-Team offense by both the AJC and AP...played with UGA teammates Andrew Thomas and Trey Blount at Pace...also threw the discus and shot for the Pace track team. Personal Full name JAMAREE TYREEZ SALYER...intended major: Finance...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.

JUSTIN SHAFFER Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School OL So. 6-4 335 1VL

54 2018 Has seen action in 12 games to date as a reserve offensive lineman. 2017 Played in eight games as a reserve offensive lineman. High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #29 offensive guard nationally and #51 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #28 offensive guard nationally and #55 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #22 offensive guard nationally, #420

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overall prospect nationally and #43 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 offensive guard nationally and #239 overall prospect nationally...Dawg Post #18 overall prospect in Georgia...Named to the AJC 2016 All-State Class AAA offense...Named to the Georgia Sportswriters Association 2016 All-State Class AAA First Team offense...led team to a 13-2 record and state championship in 2016...Teammate of fellow Georgia Bulldog lineman Netori Johnson.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH Atlanta, Georgia Hapeville Charter Career Academy DB Fr. 5-11 180 HS

Personal Full name: JUSTIN DARNELL SHAFFER...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship.

TYLER SIMMONS Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School WR Jr. 6-0 201 2VL

87 Career Highs

* 2 rec., vs. Auburn, UMass, 2018 * Long rec. of 71 yards vs. UMass, 2018 * 1 TD rec. vs. Auburn, UMass, 2018 * Long rush of 49 yards vs. UMass, 2018

2018 Has played in 12 games to date, starting in six...caught TD passes vs. Auburn and UMass...caught two passes (career high) vs. Auburn, one for a 14-yard TD, his first as a collegian...career-long 71-yard TD catch vs. UMass...also scored on a 49-yard run vs.the Minutemen...had one catch for a then-career-long 12 yards on Georgia’s first offensive play at South Carolina...also had a 5-yard rush later in the game...first career TD came on a 56-yard, second-quarter run vs. Middle Tennessee State...had one fourth-quarter catch for three yards vs. Kentucky...caught one pass for eight yards vs. Alabama.

29 2018 Has seen action in five games thus far, with four total stops...three of his tackles came against MTSU...also had a stop vs. Georgia Tech. High School Hapeville Charter Career Academy, coached by Winston Gordon...247Sports. com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #30 cornerback nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #34 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com fourstar prospect, ranked #185 nationally, #18 CB and #22 in the state...ESPN. com three-star prospect...Led Hapeville Charter to a 14-1 season and the GHSA Class AA title in 2017...2017 Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year by the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...Named to the AJC 2017 All-State Class 2A First-Team defense...Had five INTs and nine PBUs as a senior. Personal Full name CHRISTOPHER PAUL SMITH, II...Intended major: undeclared... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.

AMEER SPEED Jacksonville, Florida Sandalwood High School DB So. 6-3 211 1VL

2017 Played in all 15 games...finished with three catches for 26 yards, with a long of 10 yards vs. Samford...hauled in a nine-yard catch in the Rose Bowl...one catch for seven yards at Notre Dame...also participated on multiple special teams units...one of three recipients of Special Teams Most Improved Player Award. 2016 Appeared in six games...caught his first collegiate pass vs. Kentucky for 8 yards...saw his first action of the season in special-teams play at South Carolina....caught an 11-yard pass in 3rd quarter vs. Louisiana. High School McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #70 WR prospect nationally, #47 player in Georgia...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #87 overall WR, #243 prospect in the Southeast, #45 prospect in Georgia... Scout four-star prospect, #265 prospect in the nation, #40 WR overall, #18 WR in the South, #3 WR in Georgia...2015 AJC Class 6A Region 4 all-district first-team offense...helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs. Personal Full name: TYLER ARMAND SIMMONS…Major: Consumer Economics... recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship. Year 2016 2017 2018 Total

Career Receiving Stats G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 6/0 2 19 9.5 3.8 0 11 ULL 15/0 3 26 8.7 1.7 0 10 SAM 12/6 9 138 15.3 11.5 2 71 UM 33/6 14 183 13.1 5.5 2 71 UM

9 2018 Has seen action in two games thus far: Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee... lone tackle came vs. MTSU. 2017 Played in 11 games and had five total stops...had one solo tackle against Tennessee..made three solo tackles against App State in debut. High School Sandalwood HS, coached by Adam Geis… PrepStar Magazine four-star recruit, top 350 ranked #316 nationally… 247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked #353 nationally, #41 at his position, #44 in Florida…ESPN.com four-star recruit, 80 scout grade, #20 in his position, #138 in the Southeast region, #49 in Florida…Rivals.com three-star recruit, #36 in his position, ranked #71 in Florida…Scout.com four-star prospect, #240 scout rank, #24 at his position, #6 in the Southeast, #4 in Florida. Personal Full name: AMEER LASHON SPEED...Major: Accounting...recipient of the Alisa and Robert O. Tate Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 11/0 5 0 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 2018 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13/0 5 1 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

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JAYSON STANLEY

ERIC STOKES

Fairburn, Georgia Creekside High School

Covington, Georgia Eastside High School

WR Sr. 6-1 207 2VL

DB RFr. 6-1 185 SQ

2 Career Highs

27 Career Highs

* 2 catches vs. Southern, 2015 * Long rec. of 18 yards vs. Southern, 2015 * Long rush of 34 yards vs. Ky., 2018

* 4 tackles at Missouri, Alabama, 2018

2018

Has played in 12 of 13 games thus far, having started in two of the past three... has 15 total stops, four each vs. Missouri and Alabama...second on the team in pass breakups with eight, including one in each of the past four games... broke up passes in the end zone vs. Auburn and Alabama...has the special teams highlight of the season thus far, when he blocked a Missouri punt and returned it eight yards for a TD...had one tackle for lost yardage vs. Austin Peay...had a pass breakup vs. Middle Tennessee State.

Has played in each of the last 12 games, earning starting assignments in wins over Kentucky and Georgia Tech...had a key 34-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. UK...also had a 26-yard scamper vs. Georgia Tech...caught his first career TD pass, a 9-yarder, vs. Middle Tennessee State...had one rush for 12 yards vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in 11 games, starting in the SEC Championship Game...one of three recipients of Special Teams Most Improved Award...returned one kickoff for 24 yards vs. Samford...a regular on UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punt and KO coverage teams and had three tackles. 2016 Appeared in nine games, making five starts...made first career start vs. Nicholls...named Most Improved - Offense during the spring. 2015 Played in three games...two receptions for 23 yards vs. Southern. High School Creekside, coached by Olten Downs...AJC 2014 Super 11...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #164 player in the PrepStar Top 300...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #156 player nationally, #17 WR nationally, #20 player in Georgia... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #44 WR nationally, #38 player in Georgia... Scout.com four-star prospect, #42 WR in the country, #19 WR in the South... missed senior season due to an ACL injury...had 41 catches for 817 yards and 16 TDs as a junior...helped Creekside to the Georgia 5A state title in 2013... MVP of 2013 Georgia Rising Seniors All-Star Game, scoring two TDs for 70 and 47 yards...also ran track, with a personal best 10.83 in the 100m. Personal

2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Eastside, coached by Troy Hoff...Named to 2016 AJC Class 4A Honorable Mention...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #99 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals three-star prospect, #51 ATH nationally and #56 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout three-star prospect, #37 ATH nationally and #7 ATH in Georgia...had 20 total tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INTs and 5 PBUs on defense...also rushed for 279 yards on 41 carries and two TDs while also catching 16 balls for 183 yards and three TDs on offense. Personal Full name: ERIC JAMANE STOKES...Major: Psychology...recipient of the Tommy Reeder scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 12/2 12 3 15 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 8 0 0

LANDON STRATTON

Full name: JAYSON KYLE STANLEY...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total

Russellville, Kentucky Murray State / Logan County HS

Career Receiving Stats G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 3/0 2 23 11.5 7.7 0 18 SU 9/5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -11/1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -12/2 1 9 9.0 0.8 1 9 MT 35/8 3 32 10.7 0.9 1 18 SU

Career Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 12/2 4 81 20.2 6.8 0 34 UK

* 3 pass breakups at Missouri, 2018

2018

P Gr. 6-0 180 Tr.

92 Graduate transfer from Murray State who enrolled at UGA in the summer of 2018. At Murray State (2015-17) Three-year starting punter for the Racers, with a career average of 41.2 yards over 213 punts...had two punts over 70 yards, including a career long of 78 against Southern Illinois in 2016...ranked 19th among all FCS punters in average per punt as a freshman in 2015...ranked 21st nationally in 2016. High School Logan County...three-sport athlete who starred in soccer (4-time team MVP) and also lettered in basketball, in addition to playing football...scored 53 goals in soccer as a senior in 2014.

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Personal Full name: LANDON MARK STRATTON…Earned degree in Occupational & Health Safety from Murray State. Year 2015 2016 2017 Total

Punts 62 65 86 213

Career Punting Stats Yards Avg. In 20 FC TB BL LG 2601 42.0 16 14 10 0 74 EIU 2710 41.7 18 19 4 0 78 SIU 3474 40.4 25 18 4 0 60 JSU 8775 41.2 59 51 18 0 78 SIU

D’ANDRE SWIFT

Chandler Football Scholarship. Year G/GS 2017 15/1 2018 13/5 Total 28/6 Year G/GS 2017 15/1 2018 13/5 Total 28/6

Att. 81 155 236

Career Rushing Stats Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 618 7.6 41.2 3 71 MU 1037 6.7 79.8 10 83 UK 1655 7.0 59.1 13 83 UK

Career Receiving Stats Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 17 153 9.0 10.2 1 39 UF 27 267 9.9 20.5 2 35 VU 44 420 9.5 15.0 3 39 UF

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JUWAN TAYLOR

RB So. 5-9 215 1VL

Hollywood, Florida Hallandale High School ILB Sr. 6-1 218 2VL

7 * 2018 Associated Press & Coaches All-SEC Second Team * Career Highs * 186 rushing yds vs. Auburn, 2018 * 17 rush att. vs. Auburn, 2018 * Long rush of 83 yds at Kentucky, 2018 * 6 receptions vs. UA, 2018 * 84 rec. yards vs. Florida, 2017 2018 Has started five of 13 games and has gained a team-high 1037 yards on 155 carries, with 10 TDs (also a team high)...set career bests in rushing yards and carries in two November games...has gone over the 100-yard mark in rushing in four of the past six games...led team in rushing (75 yds.) and receiving (six catches) vs. Alabama, scoring a TD each way...earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week after Kentucky and Auburn games...ranks 16th nationally in yards per carry (6.7)...rushed for 156 yards, including a career-long 83 yarder, in win at Kentucky...followed with 186 yards on 17 carries vs. Auburn, highlighted by a 77-yarder for a score...then-career-best 104 yards vs. Florida included a fourth-quarter TD run of 33 yards...team-high 72 yards on 12 carries at LSU...rushed eight times for 43 yards and a TD and also caught four passes for 33 yards vs. Austin Peay...scored a first-quarter TD on a 17-yard run vs. South Carolina, finishing the game with 64 yards...gained 50 yards on 12 carries (2 TDs) vs. Tennessee and also had a 22-yard catch in the game... caught a 35-yard TD pass vs. Vanderbilt. 2017

Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...Played in all 15 games, starting in one (@AU)...one of UGA’s three offensive Newcomers of the Year...team’s third-leading rusher and its fourth-leading receiver...the Bulldogs’ top rusher twice: vs. Missouri and again in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn... his 64-yard 4th-quarter TD dash capped scoring in the latter contest...gained career-best 94 yards on six carries vs. Missouri...caught three passes for 84 yards vs. Florida, including a 39-yarder that set up Georgia’s first TD...had a 40-yard run at Notre Dame that set up the go-ahead TD. High School St. Joseph’s Prep, coached by Gabe Infante…Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…2016 USA Today All-USA First-Team offense… Prepstar Magazine 5-star prospect, #48 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #66 player in the nation, #6 RB nationally, #1 player in Pennsylvania...2016 Pa. Football Writers All-State player of the year…Led his team to a 14-0 record and a 2017 PIAA Class 6A State title...carried 149 times for 1,564 yards, and 25 TDs as a senior…also had 21 catches for 405 yards and nine TDs…amassed 716 rushing yards and nine TDs in three playoff games. Personal Full name: D’ANDRE T. SWIFT...Major: Journalism...recipient of the IV

44 Career High * 6 tackles vs. MTSU, at Missouri, 2018 2018 Started eight of 13 games at WLB...has 46 total tackles to date, sixth-best on the team...had career-high six tackles vs. Missouri and added a QB pressure... four tackles, including an assisted stop for lost yardage and a forced fumble vs. Alabama...three tackles and a fourth-quarter fumble recovery vs. Tennessee...had four solo tackles and forced a first-quarter fumble in win at Kentucky...five tackles vs. Auburn...had two stops and was also a team captain for the APSU game...had three tackles and fumble recovery at South Carolina, scooping Deandre Baker’s fumble into the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown...team-high six tackles vs. Middle Tennessee State. 2017 Played in all 15 games, with 13 total stops...had three tackles vs. Florida... made first two assisted tackles against Mississippi State...started at OLB against Vanderbilt and had three tackles, including one for lost yardage. 2016 Played in eight games...made one tackle against UNC...followed with a tackle against Nicholls...had a special teams stop vs. Kentucky. 2015 Played in nine games...seven total tackles...four tackles against Kentucky. High School Hallandale, coached by Dameon Jones...PrepStar three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #44 OLB nationally, #111 player in Florida...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #32 OLB nationally, #69 player in Florida...Scout.com three-star prospect, #36 OLB nationally, #14 in the South, #4 in Florida...led HHS to a 10-2 record and the second round of the state playoffs his senior year...had 83 tackles and two INTs as a senior. Personal Full name: JUWAN LEONARD TAYLOR …Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 9/0 3 4 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 8/0 1 3 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/1 4 9 13 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/8 21 25 46 0.0/0 1.0/3 2 2 0 0 4 Total 42/7 26 35 61 0.0/0 1.0/3 1 2 1 0 2

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ANDREW THOMAS Lithonia, Georgia Pace Academy OL So. 6-5 320 1VL

71 2018

* 2018 Coaches All-SEC First Team * * 2018 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team *

Started at LT in all games (12) in which he’s played...earned SEC Offensive Line Co-Player of the Week honors after Georgia’s win at Kentucky, against which the Bulldogs racked up a then-season-high 331 rushing yards...left South Carolina game early in 3rd quarter with an injury and missed the subsequent contest vs. MTSU...still managed to play in 72 percent of the Bulldogs’ offensive plays vs. SEC teams...selected as one of three game captains vs. Vanderbilt, Auburn and Georgia Tech....was selected as the student-athlete speaker at the Bulldogs’ new West End Zone dedication in August. 2017 ESPN Freshman All-America Team...USA Today Sports Freshman All-America Team...Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...Played in all 15 games, making 15 starts as a true freshman at right tackle...one of three offensive Newcomers of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...earned his first-team status from early days of pre-season camp...Recipient of the Statesboro Football Club Scholarship.

in red-zone action at Kentucky...had one tackle vs. Alabama, a QB sack that resulted in a 10-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty. High School Spring Valley, coached by Robin Bacon...Selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #5 OLB nationally, #103 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in South Carolina...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #151 nationally, #12 OLB and #2 in South Carolina...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #220 nationally, #11 OLB and #4 in South Carolina...named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense...helped lead Spring Valley to an 11-2 season and a berth in the SCHSL 5A quarterfinals in 2017...2017 S.C. Defensive Player of the Year by both The State and USA Today, as well as First-Team All-State...finalist for USA Today’s National Defensive Player of the Year... one of four finalists by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl for the 2018 Doc Blanchard Award, given to a player on the East team who has succeeded in the classroom and on the field...made 190 total tackles to lead the state, 14 for loss and nine sacks in 2017...named as one of five finalists for South Carolina’s Mr. Football award...named to the 2017 MaxPreps Preseason All-America Second-Team defense...also threw the shot and discus for the Spring Valley track team. Personal Full name CHANNING D. TINDALL...intended major: undeclared...recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/0 3 14 17 2.0/17 3.0/17 0 0 0 0 4

STEVEN VAN TIFLIN

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Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade…Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #40 player nationally, #7 OT nationally, #5 player in Georgia...247Sports. com four-star prospect, #42 player nationally, #9 OT nationally, #4 player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #88 player nationally, #10 OT nationally, #10 player in Georgia…Scout four-star prospect, #55 player nationally, #9 OT nationally…2016 AJC Super 11 in Georgia…Helped Pace Academy to a 14-2 record in 2015, winning the Class 3A State Championship...played both offensive tackle and defensive line, recording 59 tackles his senior season. Personal Full name: ANDREW KEN THOMAS...Major: Finance...recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship.

Saginaw, Michigan Heritage High School WR Sr. 6-1 207 SQ

81 2018 Has seen action in Austin Peay, Middle Tennessee and Vandy games. 2017 Member of the scout team...named to the 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2016

CHANNING TINDALL Columbia, South Carolina Spring Valley High School ILB Fr. 6-2 218 HS

41 * 5 tackles vs. Vandy, 2018

Career Highs 1 QB Sack vs. Kentucky, 2018

2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far and has 17 total stops, two QB sacks, two additional tackles for lost yardage, and four QB pressures...season-high five tackles in win over Vanderbilt...had a second-quarter sack on third down

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Member of the scout team...saw his only action of the season vs. Louisiana... named to the 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2015 Member of the scout team...named to the 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 Redshirted ... earned a spot during open tryouts during the preseason High School Heritage, coached by Donald Maloney ... earned All-Valley honors at quarterback ... completed 44 of 86 passes for 653 yards and four TDs at quarterback and added 324 yards rushing and seven scores ... also kicked extra points for the Hawks...named Saginaw Valley League Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the SVL All-Academic Team...also on Heritage basketball, golf and track teams. Personal Full name: STEVEN LEONARD VAN TIFLIN...Major: Real Estate & Finance...earned his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises.

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D’ANDRE WALKER

QUAY WALKER

Fairburn, Georgia Langston Hughes High School

Cordele, Georgia Crisp County High School

OLB Sr. 6-3 245 3VL

ILB Fr. 6-4 240 HS

15 * 2018 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team * Career Highs

* 7 tackles vs. Ga. Tech, 2018 * 2.0 sacks at Missouri, 2018

* 2.0 TFL (5x), recent: vs. Alabama, 2018

25 2018 Has seen action in all 13 games thus far and has six total stops...season-best three tackles vs. Georgia Tech. High School

2018 Has started all 13 games to date and has 45 total stops, along with 11.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 QB sacks and 14 QB pressures, all team highs...career-best seven tackles vs. Georgia Tech...five tackles vs. Alabama included two for loss, a QB sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup...had a sack for a 6-yard loss, in addition to a forced fumble, vs. Tennessee...had a sack and a tackle for a 9-yard loss vs. South Carollna...had a fumble recovery and QB pressure in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had two QB sacks and four QB pressures, to go along with this four tackles, in the win at Missouri...two stops vs. Auburn included a tackle for a 6-yard loss...also had a pass breakup vs. the Tigers. 2017 Played in 15 games and had 40 total stops...second on the team in both tackles for lost yardage (13.5) and QB sacks (5.5)...fourth on team in QB pressures with 12... one of four defensive players to win Most Improved Award... had career-high six total stops in win at Ga. Tech...in Rose Bowl, made five tackles, two for loss, and a QB sack for a loss of eight yards...blocked a punt at Tennessee...forced a fumble on a QB sack vs. Kentucky...at Notre Dame, had three solo tackles and two tackles for a loss of two yards...defensive winner of the Physicality/Head-hunter Award after spring drills. 2016 Appeared in all 13 games...had 19 total stops and seven QB pressures...five tackles, including one TFL, in win at USC...two tackles and two QB pressures against UNC...made two tackles and had a QB pressure at Missouri...earned Coffee County Hustle Award for exhibiting the most desire during spring drills.

Crisp County, coached by Brad Harber...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect...#2 OLB nationally, #31 overall prospect nationally and the #6 prospect in Georgia... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #93 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #38 nationally, the #3 OLB and #6 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #73 nationally, #2 OLB and #10 in Georgia...helped lead Crisp County to a 9-2 season and the second round of the GHSA Class 3A state playoffs in 2017...USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second-Team defense...AJC 2017 Class 3A AllState First-Team defense...2017 Class 3A All-State Second-Team defense by the Georgia Sports Writers Assn....had 76 total tackles, 10 for loss, and five pass deflections as a senior, also caught 13 passes for 201 yards and five TDs as a receiver...listed to the 2017 High School Butkus Award Watch List, given annually to the nation’s top prep linebacker...helped lead the Cougars to a program-best 13-1 record and the GHSA Class 3A State Semifinals in 2016...registered 19 TFLs, 109 total tackles, eight sacks and five PBUs as a junior...also a starter for the Crisp County basketball team, which won a region title in 2017. Personal Full name JAQUAVIAN JY’QUESE WALKER...intended major: Business... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

2015 Played in 13 games...nine total tackles...had four tackles each vs. No. 13 Alabama and at Vanderbilt...had a tackle and blocked a punt for a safety in his UGA debut against ULM. High School

MARK WEBB Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Archbishop Wood

Langston Hughes, coached by Willie Cannon…Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention...2014 U.S. Army All-American...member of the AJC 2014 Class 6A All-State Team...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #236 overall player in the PrepStar 300 All-American…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #85 player nationally, #5 WDE nationally, #19 player in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #79 player nationally, #7 OLB nationally, #1 in the South …finished his senior season with 102 tackles. Personal Full name: D’ANDRE WALKER...Major: Communications Studies...recipient of the Larry Munson Football Scholarship, as well as the Leavy Family & Brunwick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 13/0 7 2 9 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 2 2016 13/0 9 10 19 0.0/0 2.5/8 0 0 0 0 7 2017 15/0 26 14 40 5.5/48 13.5/65 1 0 1 0 12 2018 13/13 23 22 45 7.5/43 11.0/59 4 1 3 0 15 Total 54/13 65 48 113 13.5/94 27.5/135 5 1 4 0 36

DB So. 6-1 200 1VL

23 * 6 tackles vs. Auburn, 2018 2018

Career High

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on opening kickoff vs. Missouri...began the season as a receiver but switched to the defensive backfield in mid-September.

DIVAAD WILSON

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Miami, Florida Miami Northwestern High School

Archbishop Wood, coached by Steve Devlin... Selected to the inaugural Polynesian Bowl in Hawai’i…PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #91 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #175 player nationally, #25 WR nationally, #6 player in Pennsylvania...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #101 player nationally, #14 WR nationally, #5 player in Pennsylvania…helped his team to a 11-2 record in 2016, winning the 2016 PIAA Class 5A State title…Recorded 703 receiving yards and six TDs in 2016.

DB Fr. 6-0 195 HS

Personal Full name: MARK S. WEBB, JR...Major: Financial Planning...recipient of the James W. and Elizabeth Plant Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 13/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 13/1 8 6 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 0 1 Total 26/1 8 7 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 0 1

ZAMIR WHITE Laurinburg, North Carolina Scotland High School RB Fr. 6-0 210 HS

2018 Has yet to play this season while mending an injured knee...enrolled at UGA in January and began spring drills before being sidelined by a knee injury. High School Miami Northwestern HS, coached by Max Edwards...Ranked as the #26 defensive back nationally, #242 overall prospect nationally and the #46 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #217 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #205 nationally and the #26 CB...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #26 CB and the #51 prospect in Florida...captained Miami Northwestern to a 13-2-1 season and the FHSAA Class 6A Title in 2017...made eight INTs as a senior, along with two punt returns for TDs and a 55-yard TD pass...also a sprinter/jumper for the Northwestern track and field team. Personal Full name: DIVAAD ANTHONY WILSON...Major: Computer Science... recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship.

ISAIAH WILSON

2018

Brooklyn, New York Poly Prep Country Day School

Has missed the 2018 season after a knee injury sustained in pre-season scrimmage...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in limited work during spring drills while mending an injury.

OL RFr. 6-7 345 SQ

High School Scotland HS, coached by Richard Bailey...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 running back nationally, #6 prospect in the Southeast, the #9 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in N.C... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 nationally...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #10 nationally, #6 in the Southeast, the #1 RB and #1 in N.C...rushed for 2,086 yards and 34 TDs in 11 games as a senior, averaging 14.1 yards per carry...led the Fighting Scots to a 12-2 record in 2017...suffered a torn ACL in the second round of the 2017 4A State playoffs...USA Today 2017 All-USA First Team offense...a finalist for USA Today’s National Offensive Player of the Year...winner of the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio)’s 2017 Sam B. Nicola Award for national high school player of the year...winner of the 2017 MaxPreps Jonathan Gray Award, awarded to the top running back nationally...semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club’s National High School Player of the Year Award...2017 N.C. Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today, as well as the N.C. All-State First Team...2015-16 Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year...AP 2016 All-State First Team for North Carolina...Helped SHS to a 50-6 record during his career...also competed in sprint events for SHS track team. Personal Full name: ZAMAR ALEXZA WHITE...Major: Undecided...recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Football Scholarship.

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* 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team *

Has started at RT in all 13 games to date...played on 95 percent of Georgia’s offensive snaps during the Bulldogs’ eight SEC games this season, including every snap in the last four conference games. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School

Poly Prep Country Day School, coached by Kevin Fountaine...Parade Magazine All-America Hon. Mention…2016 USA Today All-USA 2nd-Team Offense…Selected to play in the 2017 Under Armour All American Game… Named NYC’s “Mr. Football” by the NYC chapter of the National Football Foundation...New York State Sports Writers Assn. 2016 Class AA Player of the Year…PrepStar Magazine 5-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally…ESPN.com 5-star prospect, #2 ranked OT nationally, #1 overall prospect in New York… Rivals 5-star prospect, #17 overall prospect nationally, #4 OT nationally and #1 overall prospect in New York…Scout 4-star prospect, #42 ranked overall prospect nationally, #7 OT nationally and #1 overall prospect in New York… Scored three TDs on 20 yards from Wildcat formation in one 2016 game Personal

Full name: ISAIAH T. WILSON...Major: Psychology...recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Scholarship.

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CHARLIE WOERNER

Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo High School

Tiger, Georgia Rabun County High School

SS Sr. 6-2 199 3VL

19 Career Highs * 3 tackles vs. TCU, 2016

* 0.5 Tackle for Loss vs. TCU, 2016

2018 Has played in seven of 13 games to date. 2017 Played in all 15 games...credited with two stops in the Kentucky game...winner of Special Teams Weapon award after spring drills. 2016

Appeared in all 13 games...saw extensive action in AutoZone Liberty Bowl win vs. TCU and was credited with three stops...two of those came in kickoff coverage and the third resulted in lost yardage...credited with a fourth-quarter stop vs. Louisiana. 2015

Appeared in 11 games...first career tackle against South Carolina...recipient of the Chad Powell Family Scholarship Endowment...enrolled early at UGA to participate in 2015 spring practice. High School Tupelo, coached by Trent Hammond...named to the 201 MAC All-State FirstTeam Defense...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #90 ranked athlete nationally, #23 overall prospect in Mississippi...Scout.com three-star prospect, #53 ranked safety nationally, #24 ranked safety in the South, #4 ranked safety in the state... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #19 ranked overall player in the state...registered six total tackles as a senior and also rushed for 275 yards and four TDs, adding 118 yards receiving and two TDs...led Tupelo to the 6A State Finals. Personal Full name: JARVIS LABRYANT WILSON…Major: Psychology...recipient of the Chad Powell Family Endowment. Career Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/0 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 13/0 1 3 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2018 7/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 46/0 5 6 11 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0

89 Career Highs * 3 catches vs. Oklahoma, 2018 * 66 receiving yards vs. Missouri, 2017 * 50-yard catch vs. Missouri, 2017 2018 Has played in all 13 games thus far, starting vs. LSU and Florida, and has nine catches for 121 yards...two catches for 41 yards vs. Vanderbilt...also two catches for 12 yards vs. Alabama...one catch for 35 yards vs. Florida...had one catch for six yards in season opener vs. Austin Peay and another catch for four yards vs. MTSU...one of 14 football student-athletes named to the Southeastern Conference Football Leadership Council. 2017 Played in 14 games, including one starting assignment vs. Auburn...offensive co-winner of the Most Improved Award...career high of three catches came in Rose Bowl vs. Oklahoma...caught two passes for career-best 66 yards vs. Missouri...one of two winners of the Coffee County Hustle Award for offense...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2016 Played in 12 games, making two starts...had five catches for 50 yards on the season...made collegiate debut vs. UNC, earning a start against the Tar Heels ...caught one pass for 11 yards vs. Florida...caught a 29-yard pass in the Nicholls game. High School Rabun County, coached by Lee Shaw...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #23 TE nationally, #8 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #102 overall prospect in the country, #4 TE nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #42 overall prospect in the country, #5 ATH nationally… PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #182 overall prospect in the country, Top All-American selection...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AA All-State first team at TE...2015 AJC Super 11 in Georgia, Class AA Defensive Player of the Year, and AA All-State at DB…had 2,696 receiving yards in four seasons...had 57 receptions in 2015 to finish with 150 in his career... scored 16 TDs as a senior. Personal Full name: CHARLES KENT WOERNER...Major: Agricultural & Applied Economics...Recipient of the Peter and Kay Amann Football Scholarship... Nephew of former Georgia All-America DB and 2016 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Scott Woerner. Year 2015 2017 2018 Total

Jr. 6-5 245 2VL

Career Receiving Stats G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 12/2 5 50 10.0 4.5 0 29 NICH 14/1 9 100 11.1 7.1 0 50 MU 13/2 9 121 13.4 9.3 0 35 UF 39/5 23 271 11.8 6.9 0 50 MU

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DEVONTE WYATT Decatur, Georgia Hutchinson CC / Towers High School DL So. 6-3 301 Tr.

2016 Played in nine games...had six total stops, including a tackle for lost yardage and a QB pressure...made his first tackle, a TFL, at Missouri.

2015

Redshirted...member of the scout team.

High School

Grayson, coached by Mickey Conn...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #32 SDE nationally, #48 player in the state...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #68 DT nationally, #112 player in the state...Scout.com three-star prospect, #35 DT nationally, #9 ranked DT in the South...2014 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. All-State Class 6A First Team...Grayson went 10-2 in 2014, including a berth in the state playoffs.

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Career High

Full name: JUSTIN MORGAN YOUNG…Major: Management...recipient of

* 4 tackles vs. Middle Tennessee State, 2018

the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship.

2018

Has played in 11 of 13 games to date and has 12 total tackles...credited with four stops vs. Middle Tennessee State...missed the Vandy game due to injury...had two stops in collegiate debut vs. Austin Peay...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. Junior College

Career Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 9/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1 2017 4/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14/0 4 4 8 0.0/0 2.0/3 0 0 0 0 1

Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C., coached by Rion Rhoades...247Sports.com four-star JUCO prospect... ranked as the #8 overall Junior College prospect nationally, the #4 JUCO defensive tackle prospect and the #3 JUCO prospect from Georgia...ESPN.com four-star JUCO prospect, the #10 JUCO prospect nationally as a member of ESPN’s JC50 and the #3 JUCO DT overall...Rivals.com four-star JUCO prospect and the #9 JUCO prospect nationally...had 30 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and a blocked PAT in 11 games for the Blue Dragons. High School Towers, coached by Brian Montgomery...247Sports.com four-star prospect... ranked as the #17 defensive tackle nationally, #278 overall prospect nationally and the #27 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #49 defensive tackle nationally and #65 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked the #30 DT and #43 in the state...named 2016 All-State Class 3A defense by the AJC and Georgia Sportswriters Assn...signed with Georgia out of high school. Personal Full name: DEVONTE MALIK WYATT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship. Career Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/0 3 9 12 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

JUSTIN YOUNG Loganville, Georgia Grayson High School DE Jr. 6-4 275 2VL

92 * 3 tackles vs. Tennessee, 2016

Career Highs

2018

* 1 TFL at Missouri, 2016

Appeared in one game...had one tackle vs. Austin Peay.

2017

Appeared in four games...had one tackle for a loss of two yards vs. Samford.

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1. Alabama 2. GEORGIA Texas 4. Nebraska 5. USC Tennessee

67 54 54 53 52 52

ALL-TIME BOWL VICTORIES (Entering 2018)

1. Alabama 40 2. USC 34 3. GEORGIA 31 4. Oklahoma 29 Penn State 29 6. Tennessee 28

GEORGIA’S BOWL RESULTS Date 1-1-42 1-1-43 1-1-46 1-1-47 1-1-48 1-1-49 12-9-50 1-1-60 12-26-64 12-31-66 12-16-67 1-1-69 12-20-69 12-31-71 12-28-73 12-21-74 1-1-76 1-1-77 12-31-78 1-1-81 1-1-82 1-1-83 1-2-84 12-22-84 12-28-85 12-23-86 12-29-87 1-1-89 12-30-89 12-29-91 1-1-93 12-30-95 1-1-98 12-31-98 1-1-00 12-24-00 12-28-01 1-1-03 1-1-04 1-1-05 1-3-06 12-30-06 1-1-08 1-1-09 12-28-09 12-31-10 1-2-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 12-30-14 1-2-16 12-30-16 1-1-18 1-8-18

Won 31, Lost 20, Tied 3

Bowl Rank Orange #14 Rose #2 Oil #18 Sugar #3 Gator NR Orange #8 Pres. Cup NR Orange #6 Sun NR Cotton #4 Liberty NR Sugar #4 Sun NR Gator #6 Peach NR Tangerine NR Cotton #12 Sugar #5 Bluebonnet #11 Sugar #1 Sugar #2 Sugar #1 Cotton #7 Citrus #18 Sun #20 Hall of Fame #17 Liberty #15 Gator #19 Peach NR Independence #24 Florida Citrus #8 Peach NR Outback #11 Peach #19 Outback #21 O’ahu #24 Music City #16 Sugar #4 Capital One #11 Outback #8 *Sugar #6 Chick-fil-A NR Sugar #4 Capital One #16 Independence NR Liberty NR Outback #18 Capital One #5 Gator #23 Belk #13 TaxSlayer NR Liberty NR Rose #3 CFP Champ. Game #3

Opponent TCU #13 UCLA #17 Tulsa #9 North Carolina Maryland Texas Texas A&M #18 Missouri Texas Tech #10 SMU N.C. State #9 Arkansas #14 Nebraska North Carolina #18 Maryland #15 Miami, Ohio #18 Arkansas #1 Pittsburgh Stanford #7 Notre Dame #10 Pittsburgh #2 Penn State #2 Texas #15 Florida State Arizona Boston College Arkansas Michigan State Syracuse Arkansas #15 Ohio State #18 Virginia Wisconsin #14 Virginia #19 Purdue Virginia Boston College #16 Florida State #12 Purdue #16 Wisconsin #11 West Virginia #14 Virginia Tech #10 Hawai’i #18 Michigan State Texas A&M #24 Central Fla. #12 Mich. State #21 Nebraska Nebraska #20 Louisville Penn State TCU #2 Oklahoma #4 Alabama

Score Coach           W, 40-26 Butts W, 9-0 Butts W, 20-6 Butts W, 20-10 Butts T, 20-20 Butts L, 41-28 Butts L, 40-20 Butts W, 14-0 Butts W, 7-0 Dooley W, 24-9 Dooley L, 14-7 Dooley L, 16-2 Dooley L, 45-6 Dooley W, 7-3 Dooley W, 17-16 Dooley L, 21-10 Dooley L, 31-10 Dooley L, 27-3 Dooley L, 25-22 Dooley W, 17-10 Dooley L, 24-20 Dooley L, 27-23 Dooley W, 10-9 Dooley T, 17-17 Dooley T, 13-13 Dooley L, 27-24 Dooley W, 20-17 Dooley W, 34-27 Dooley L, 19-18 Goff W, 24-15 Goff W, 21-14 Goff L, 34-27 Goff W, 33-6 Donnan W, 35-33 Donnan W, 28-25 OT Donnan W, 37-14 Donnan L, 20-16 Richt W, 26-13 Richt W, 34-27 OT Richt W, 24-21 Richt L, 38-35 Richt W, 31-24 Richt W, 41-10 Richt W, 24-12 Richt W, 44-20 Richt L, 10-6 Richt L, 33-30 (3OT) Richt W, 45-31 Richt L, 24-19 Richt W, 37-14 Richt W, 24-17 McClendon W, 31-23 Smart W, 54-48 (2OT) Smart L, 23-26 (OT) Smart

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Bowl Belk Bluebonnet Capital One/Citrus /Tangerine CFP Championship Game Chick-Fil-A/Peach Cotton TaxSlayer.com / Gator Hall of Fame Independence AutoZone Liberty Music City O’ahu Oil Orange Outback Presidential Cup Rose Sugar Sun

Games W L T P PA 1 1 0 0 37 14 1 0 1 0 22 25 6 4 1 1 151 122 1 5 3 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 9 3

0 1 0 23 26 3 2 0 128 126 2 1 0 44 49 3 1 1 104 91 0 1 0 24 27 2 0 0 68 35 2 2 0 64 64 0 1 0 16 20 1 0 0 37 14 1 0 0 20 6 2 1 0 82 67 3 1 0 115 85 0 1 0 20 40 2 0 0 63 48 4 5 0 187 175 1 1 1 26 58

*Capital One Bowl formerly known as the Tangerine Bowl and then the Citrus Bowl when Georgia has played in Orlando. All Orlando games included here. #TaxSlayer Bowl was originally known as the Gator Bowl, then the TaxSlayer. com Gator Bowl before taking its current title in April of 2014.

Georgia captains prepare to meet their Oklahoma counterparts prior to the 2018 Rose Bowl Game.

Chris Conley (#31) set a Georgia bowl record with an 87-yard TD catch in the win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl.

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TOTAL OFFENSE

Most Yards: 469 by Hines Ward (56 rushing, 413 passing), 1995 Peach vs. UVa Most Plays: 68 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa Best Per-Play Avg. (Min. 30 p): 11.6 by Aaron Murray (430 yds/37 plays), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most TDs Responsible: 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska (ties SEC record)

RUSHING

Most Attempts: 36 by Herschel Walker, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Most Yards: 266 by Nick Chubb, 2014 Belk vs. Louisville (SEC record) Best Avg. (Min. 15 att.): 9.3 by Kent Lawrence (149 yards/16 att.), 1966 Cotton vs. SMU Best Avg. (Min. 30 att.): 8.1 by Nick Chubb (266 yards/33 att.), 2014 Belk vs. Louisville Most TDs: 3 by Robert Edwards, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Longest Rush: 82 yards by Nick Chubb, 2014 Belk vs. Louisville Longest Rushing TD: 75 yards (Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma)

PASSING

Most Attempts: 59 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa. (SEC record) Most Completions: 31 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa. Consecutive Completions: 19 by Mike Bobo, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin (SEC record) Best Percentage: 93% by Mike Bobo (26x28), 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin (SEC record) Most Yards: 427 by Aaron Murray (18x33), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most TDs: 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska (SEC record) Most Interceptions Thrown: 3 by Matt Robinson, 1977 Sugar vs. Pittsburgh Longest Pass Play: 87-yard TD; Aaron Murray to Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest Pass Play By Opp.: 99-yard TD; Tommy Armstrong to Quincy Enuwa, Nebraska, 2014 Gator

Most Punts: 11 by Mark Malkiewicz, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Longest Punt: 64 by Jonathan Kilgo, 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State Best Punting Avg.: 49.2 by Brian Mimbs, 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State

TEAM RECORDS

RECEIVING

SCORING

Most Points Scored: 24 by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most TDs Scored: 4 by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Longest TD Play: 87; Aaron Murray to Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest TD By Opp.: 100; Bob Smith, Texas A&M, opening KOR, 1950 Presidential Cup

KICKING/PUNTING

Most Points Kicking: 14 by Billy Bennett (4 FG, 2 PAT), 2003 Sugar vs. Fla. State Most Field Goals: 4 by Kanon Parkman, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; Billy Bennett, 2003 Sugar vs. Fla. State; Marshall Morgan, 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Longest Field Goal: 55 by Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most PATs: 6 by Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma

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PUNT/KICKOFF RETURNS

Most Punt Returns: 9 by Buzy Rosenberg (54 yards), 1971 Gator vs. North Carolina Most Punt Return Yards: 92 by Brandon Boykin (1 ret.), 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Best Punt Return Average (min. 2): 19.5 by Zippy Morocco (4 ret.), 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M Longest Punt Return: 92-yard TD by Brandon Boykin, 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Most KORs: 5 by Reggie Davis, 2016 Liberty Bowl vs. TCU (76 yards) Most KOR Yards: 114 by Glynn Harrison (4 ret.), 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Best KOR Avg. (min. 2): 53.54 (2 ret.) by Brandon Boykin, 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M Longest KOR: 90 yards by Ramarcus Brown, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Longest KOR for a TD: 81 yards by Brandon Boykin, 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M

Most Receptions: 12 by Hines Ward (154 yards), 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most Yards: 205 by Tavarres King (6 rec.), 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Most TDs: 2 by Carmon Prince, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford; Rodney Hampton, 1989 Gator vs. Michigan State; Fred Gibson, 2004 Capital One vs. Purdue; Aron White, 2009 Indepedence vs. Texas A&M; Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest Rec.: 87-yard TD; Chris Conley from Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska

DEFENSE

Most Tackles: 15 by Ben Zambiasi, 1976 Cotton vs. Arkansas Most Sacks: 3 by David Pollack, 2005 Outback vs. Wisconsin; Marcus Howard, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Trenton Thompson vs. TCU, 2016 Liberty Bowl Most Interceptions: 2 by Scott Woerner, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame; Ronnie Harris, 1982 Sugar vs. Pitt; Tony Taylor, 2006 Chick-fil-A vs. Va. Tech; Asher Allen, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Damian Swann, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska; Dominick Sanders, 2014 Belk Bowl vs. Louisville Longest INT Ret. for a TD: 81 by Gary Moss, 1986 Hall of Fame vs. Boston College Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 10 by Jason Ferguson, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia

RUSHING

Most Rushes: 66, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Rushes: 23, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia Most Yards: 317, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Yards: 55, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most TDs: 5, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma

PASSING

Most Attempts: 59 (31 comp.), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia (SEC record) Fewest Attempts: 9, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Most Completions: 31 (59 att.), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia Fewest Completions: 1, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Completion Pct: .897 (26x29) 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most Yards: 427 (18x33), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Fewest Yards: 7, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Most TDs: 5, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska; Most INTs — 6, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska

TOTAL OFFENSE

Most Offensive Plays: 95 (552 yards), 1995 Peach vs. UVa Most Total Yards: 589 (71 plays), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Highest Avg./Play: 8.4 (527 yards/63 plays), 2018 Rose Bowl Game vs. Oklahoma Fewest Total Yards: 127 (65 plays), 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame

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Most Rushing: 17, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Most Passing: 15, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; 2004 Capital One vs. Purdue; 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State; 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Most Total First Downs: 27, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford; 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia

SCORING

Most Points: 54, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Points: 2, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas Most TDs: 7, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Largest Margin of Victory: 31, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Largest Margin of Defeat: 39, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most Points in a Loss: 35, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia Fewest Points in a Win: 7, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech; 1971 Gator vs. North Carolina Most Points in a Quarter: 21 (2nd), 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia

KICKING

Most Field Goals: 4 in 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; 2003 Sugar vs. Florida State; 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Longest Field Goal: 55 yarder, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most PATs: 6 in 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most Punts: 11, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Highest Punting Average: 48.3 (3 punts), 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i

KICK RETURNS

Most Punt Returns: 9 (54 yards), 1971 Gator vs. UNC Most Punt Return Yards: 92 (1 ret.), 2012 Outback vs. Mich. State Most Kickoff Returns: 7, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M Most Kickoff Return Yards: 177 (5 ret.), 2001 Music City vs. Boston College Best Kickoff Return Avg. (min. two): 53.5 (2 ret.), 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M

DEFENSE

Fewest Points Allowed: 0, 1943 Rose vs. UCLA; 1960 Orange vs. Missouri; 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Most Points Allowed: 48, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: minus 5, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 14, 1974 Tangerine vs. Miami, Ohio Fewest Yards Total Offense Allowed: 128, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Registered A Safety: 1943 Rose vs. UCLA; 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas; 1989 Peach vs. Syracuse; 2012 Outback vs. Mich. State; 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most Interceptions: 6 vs. TCU, 1942 Orange Most Sacks: 8 vs. Hawai’i, 2008 Sugar Most Offensive Plays Allowed: 92 vs. Texas A&M, 2009 Independence Most Yards Allowed: 531 vs. Oklahoma, 2018 Rose

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Biggest Comeback: 25, 2000 Outback (Trailed Purdue 25-0 with 10:38 left in the 2nd quarter, won 28-25 in overtime) (SEC record) Most Penalties: 11 (100 yards), 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Fewest: 1 (5 yards), 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Most Yards Penalized: 100, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Fewest Yards Penalized: 5, 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Most Turnovers (Fumbles & INTs): 8, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most Fumbles: 7, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M; 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas Most Fumbles Lost: 5, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas; 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Fumbles: 0; (15 games) Overtime Record: 3-1 —2000 Outback (28-25 beat Purdue); 2004 Capital One (34-27 beat Purdue); 2012 Outback (33-30 loss to Michigan State-3 OT); 2018 Rose (54-48 beat Oklahoma); 2018 CFP Championship Game, (Lost to Alabama 26-23)

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Bowl Honors By Bulldogs BELK BOWL: Most Valuable Player — Nick Chubb, TB, 2014. Most Rushing Attempts — 33 by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014; Most Rushing Yards — 266 by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014; Longest Non-Scoring Run — 82 yards by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014. Most Interceptions — 2 by Dominick Sanders, CB, 2014. BLUEBONNET BOWL: Most TD Passes Caught — Carmon Prince, WR, 2, 1978. BLUE-GRAY: Longest punt: 68 yards by Laneair Roberts, E, in 1956; Most Valuable Back for Grays: Charley Trippi, HB, 1944; Billy Mixon, LH, 1950; Theron Sapp, FB, 1958; Larry Rakestraw, QB, 1963. COTTON BOWL: Game’s Outstanding Player: Kent Lawrence, RB, 1966; John Lastinger, QB, 1984. FLORIDA CITRUS/CAPITAL ONE BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Aaron Murray, QB, 2013; Matthew Stafford, QB, 2009; David Greene, QB, 2004; James Jackson, QB, 1984; Garrison Hearst, TB, 1993; Most Valuable Offensive Player: David Greene, QB, 2004; Lars Tate, TB, 1984; Garrison Hearst, TB, 1993; Most Valuable Defensive Player: David Pollack, DE, 2004; Kevin Harris, CB, 1984; Mitch Davis, OLB, 1993. GATOR BOWL (Also TaxSlayer Bowl): Most Yards Passing: 215 by Johnny Rauch, QB, 1948; Most Passes Completed: 13 by Johnny Rauch, QB, 1948; Longest Pass: 58 yards by Johnny Rauch to Billy Henderson, 1948; Most Yards Passing (Team) — 215 by Georgia, 1948; Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Poulos, TB, 1971; Wayne Johnson, QB, 1989; Todd Gurley, TB, 2014; Terry Godwin, WR, 2016. HALL OF FAME BOWL: Most Valuable Offensive Player: James Jackson, QB, 1986; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Gary Moss, CB, 1986. HULA BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Francis Tarkenton, QB, 1960, 19 x 33 passes for 204 yards; Freddie Gilbert, DE, 1984. INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Most Valuable Defensive Player, Torrey Evans, ILB, 1991; Geno Atkins, DT, 2009; Most Valuable Offensive Player, Andre Hastings, FLK, 1991; Aron White, TE, 2009 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL: Overall MVP: Trenton Thompson, DT, 2016; Outstanding Back: Kent Lawrence, RB, 1967; Outstanding Lineman — Edgar Chandler, RT, 1967; Most Valuable Offensive Player: James Jackson, QB, 1987; A.J. Green, FLK, 2010; Sony Michel, RB, 2016; Most Valuable

Sony Michel (left) and Roquan Smith celebrate the Bulldogs’ double-overtime victory over Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game. Michel, who rushed for 181 yards, caught four passes and scored four TDs, was named Offensive MVP. Smith had a game-high 11 tackles and was tabbed the game’s Defensive MVP.

Defensive Player: John Brantley, LB, 1987; Brandon Boykin, CB, 2010; Trenton Thompson, DT, 2016. O'AHU BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Terrence Edwards, WR, 2000. ORANGE BOWL: Total Offense (Rushing and Passing) — 382 yards by Frank Sinkwich, QB, 1942; Most TD Passes Thrown: 3 by Frank Sinkwich, 1942; Most Points R unning and Passing: 24 by Frank Sinkwich, 1942; Best Punting Average: 46.9 by Bobby Walden, RHB, in 1960; Most TD Passes (Team) — 4 by Georgia, 1942; Most Passes Intercepted (Team): 6 by Georgia, 1942. OUTBACK BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Mike Bobo, 1997; David Pollack, 2005; Brandon Boykin, 2012 PEACH BOWL/CHICK-FIL-A: Outstanding Defensive Player: Sylvester Boler, LB, 1973; Longest Punt: 67 yards by Don Golden, SAF, 1973; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Rodney Hampton, TB, 1989; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Morris Lewis, OLB, 1989; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Most Pass Attempts: 59, Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Total Offense: 469, Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Whit Marshall, LB, 1995; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Olandis Gary, RB, 1998; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Champ Bailey, CB, 1998. CHICK-FIL-A: Most Valuable Defensive Player: LB Tony Taylor, 2006; Most Valuable Offensive Player: QB Matthew Stafford, 2006. ROSE BOWL: All-Time 1st Team: Charley Trippi, LH, 1943 winner of Helms Award as game’s outstanding player, Georgia vs. UCLA. Offensive MVP: Sony Michel, TB, 2018; Defensive MVP: Roquan Smith, ILB, 2018. SENIOR BOWL: Most Points: 12 by Theron Sapp, FB, (tie with four others), 1959 and Fred Brown, HB, 1960. Outstanding Player Award: Theron Sapp, FB, 1959 (tie with Norm Odyniec, Notre Dame); Outstanding Back for South: Charley Britt, QB, 1960; Punting Average: 49.8 by Bobby Walden, RHB, 1961, on five punts. SUGAR BOWL: Longest TD Pass: 67 yards, Charley Trippi, HB, to Dan Edwards, E, 1947; All-Sugar Bowl team: 1945-54: Joe Tereshinski, E, and Charley Trippi, LH, 1947; Most Valuable Player: Herschel Walker, RB, 1981; Musa Smith, RB, 2003; Marcus Howard, DE, 2008; Most FGs Att.: Billy Bennett, 2003, (5 tied); Longest FG: Brandon Coutu, 52 yards, 2008; Longest Kickoff Return: Ramarcus Brown, 90 yards, 2008

Terry Godwin won MVP honors of the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. In addition to catching a TD pass, the freshman became the first UGA non-quarterback in 10 years to throw for a score.

SUN BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Preston Ridlehuber, QB, 1964, total offense 164 yards; Most Valuable Lineman: Jim Wilson, RT, 1964; Peter Anderson, C, 1985 vs. Arizona.

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Sinkwich Leads Bulldogs Past TCU In 1942 Orange Bowl

Georgia All-American quarterback Frankie Sinkwich, playing with an oversized chin mask to protect a broken jaw, put on an offensive display still considered by many as the greatest in any bowl game, as he led his Bulldogs to a 40-26 win over Texas Christian before 35,786 fans in the 1942 Orange Bowl game (a record crowd in ’42). Sinkwich passed for touchdowns of 61, 60 and 15 yards and raced 43 yards on a QB draw for another score. He completed nine of 13 passes for 243 yards and rushed for 139 yards for a total offensive gain of 382 yards. Georgia scored first as Ken Keuper rushed two yards over the goal line to give the Dogs the early 6-0 lead. TCU tied the game less than four minutes later after a Lamar Davis fumble led to a Horned Frog score from the four yard line. TCU kicked the point after and led 7-6. Georgia answered soon after the score on a 60-yard pass play from Sinkwich to Melvin Conger, giving the Bulldogs a 12-7 lead they would never relinquish. When the Dogs left the field at halftime the score stood 33-7, prompting head coach Wally Butts to proclaim it the greatest offensive performance he ever saw by a UGA team. He also believed the Georgia squad, at the end of the 1941 season, was the most powerful he coached. The lead was 40-7 in the third quarter before TCU mounted a late three-touchdown effort. Bruce Alford caught two passes for scores from Emory Nix and Frink Kring scored on a 53-yard play from Kyle Gillespie for the 40-26 final. The 1942 Orange Bowl was played less than a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was a record-setting event. Sinkwich set five individual Orange Bowl records in the win for combined rushing and passing yards (382), touchdown passes (3), points scored (24), yards gained on touchdown pass plays (136) and yards gained on all touchdown plays (179). Georgia’s four touchdown passes set a bowl team record, as well as the Dogs’ four interceptions. The combined seven touchdowns for Georgia and TCU also set a new Orange Bowl mark. Georgia 19 14 7 0 — 40 Texas Christian 7 0 7 12 — 26 GA-Keuper 2-yard run (Costa kick)-1st Q TCU-Gillespie 4-yard run (Medanich kick)-1st Q GA-Conger 61-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed)-1st Q GA-Kimsey 60-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed)-1st Q GA-Davis 15-yard pass from Sinkwich (Costa kick)-2nd Q GA-Davis 23-yard pass from Todd (Costa kick)-2nd Q GA-Sinkwich 43-yard rush (Costa kick)-3rd Q TC-Alford 20-yard pass from Nix (Roach kick)-3rd Q TC-Alford 15-yard pass from Nix (run failed)-4th Q TC-Kring 53-yard pass from Gillespie (run failed)-4th Q

uga bowl history Trippi Gets Helms Award In 1943 Rose Bowl With All-American Frankie Sinkwich hobbling on two s prained ankles, his young sophomore understudy — Charley Trippi — paced Georgia to a 9-0 victory over UCLA before 90,000 in the 1943 Rose Bowl at Pasadena.    Trippi rushed 27 times for a net gain of 115 yards and received the Helms Award as the game’s outstanding player.    Recently the Rose Bowl named its all-time first team and put Trippi at left halfback.    Tackle Red Boyd blocked a Bob Waterfield punt, which rolled out of the end zone for a safety to give Georgia two points in the last quarter. A few minutes later center Clyde Ehrhardt intercepted a Waterfield pass and returned to the UCLA 25. Sinkwich finally scored from the one and Leo Costa converted. Georgia 0 0 0 9 — 9 UCLA 0 0 0 0 — 0 GA—Safety on Boyd blocked punt-4th Q GA—Sinkwich 1-yd TD run (Costa kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS UCLA Georgia First Downs 5 24 Rushing Yards 97 212 Passing Yards 62 161 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 15-4-4 30-12-2 Return Yardage 35 73 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1 Punts 6 (43.7) 5 (37.6) Yards Penalized 6-40 6-40 Rushing Trippi (UGA) Sinkwich (UGA) Snelling (UCLA)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 27 115 0 11 33 1 5 41 0

TEAM STATISTICS Texas Christian Georgia First Downs 8 12 Rushing Yards 71 218 Passing Yards 137 281 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-9-6 24-12-4 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3 Punts 7 (37.0) 4 (22.2) Yards Penalized 2-24 7-54 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Sinkwich (UGA) 22 139 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Sinkwich (UGA) 13 9 243 3

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Charley Trippi was at his best as Georgia defeated Tulsa, 20-6, in the Oil Bowl at Houston before 27,000 on Jan. 1, 1946. He passed 64 yards to John Donaldson for Georgia’s second TD and returned a punt 68 yards for the final Bulldog tally in the fourth quarter — a run still considered by many as the greatest punt return of all time. He completely reversed his field and ran over two Tulsa tacklers who had him trapped near a sideline.

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GA—Smith 3-yard run (Jernigan kick)-1st Q UT—Wilson 1-yard run (kick failed)-2nd Q GA—Donaldson 47-yard touchdown pass from Trippi-4th Q GA—Trippi 68-yard punt return-4th Q NOTE***Jernigan converted one of final two point after TD attempts TEAM STATISTICS Tulsa Georgia First Downs 7 14 Rushing Yards 69 178 Passing Yards 79 110 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 21-6-0 15-5-1 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/3 Punts 12 (35.0) 7 (36.0) Yards Penalized 4-40 4-29

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On a chilly and rainy day in New Orleans, Georgia battled back from two deficits to knock off North Carolina, 20-10, in front of 75,000 in the 13th renewal of the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1947. Charley Trippi led the way for the Bulldogs, playing all 60 minutes in his last game wearing the red and black. His 67-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to Dan Edwards gave the Dogs a 13-10 lead that the club would not relinquish. The win was Georgia’s 16th consecutive victory and gave the Bulldogs a perfect season (11-0) for just the second time in school history. The scoring started when North Carolina’s Walt Pupa ran 25 yards in the second quarter for the first lead of the game. Kicker Bob Cox added the extra point for a 7-0 lead. Georgia was held scoreless into halftime, but Johnny Rauch plunged into the endzone from one yard out in the third quarter and was followed by George Jernigan’s extra point for a 7-7 tie. Cox gave the Tar Heels the lead later in the third quarter with an 18yard field goal, but the play of the Dan Edwards day, Trippi’s 67-yarder to Edwards, answered the Tar Heel score and Georgia never looked back. Georgia 0 0 13 7 — North Carolina 0 7 3 0 —

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NC—Pupa 25-yard run (Cox kick)-2nd Q GA—Rauch 1-yard run (Jernigan kick)-3rd Q NC—Cox 18-yard field goal-3rd Q GA—Edwards 67-yard pass from Trippi (kick failed)-3rd Q GA—Rauch 13-yard run (Jernigan kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS North Carolina Georgia First Downs 17 12 Rushing Yards 166 175 Passing Yards 59 81 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-8-1 14-5-1 Yards Penalized 50 30 Rushing Trippi (UGA) Justice (NC)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 15 77 0 18 37 0

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Rauch, Geri Shine In 1948 Gator Bowl

Rauch Spectacular In 1949 Orange Bowl

Georgia’s All-America quarterback Johnny Rauch had one of the best days of his career in Jacksonville, completing 12 of 17 passes for 183 yards. Captain Dan Edwards caught five passes and Joe Geri averaged 43.5 yards on seven punts. The game remained scoreless after one quarter of play, but Maryland’s Lu Gambino ran 35 yards for the first score of the game. The Terps held that 7-0 lead into halftime. Joe Geri Georgia took the opening drive of the second half 87 yards, capped by Rauch’s 1-yards plunge into the endzone. Maryland answered with an 80-yard drive of its own and took the lead again on Gambino’s second TD of the day. Later in the third, Georgia drove to its own 40 yard line but fumbled away possession. Three plays later the Terps were leading 20-7. The fourth quarter was all Georgia, as the Bulldogs scored once on a Geri four-yard run and again on a nine-yard pass from Rauch to John Donaldson. The extra point was no good after Geri’s TD and time ran out on a tied ball game with Georgia knocking on the door for another score.

Johnny Rauch, who directed Georgia to four straight bowl games, stood out in defeat as the Bulldogs finally lost their first post-season game, 41-28, to Texas in the 1949 Orange Bowl at Miami before a then-record crowd of 60,523. Rauch completed 11 of 17 passes for 161 yards.

Georgia 0 0 7 13 — 20 Maryland 0 7 13 0 — 20 MD—Gambino 35-yard run (McHugh kick)-2nd Q GA—Rauch 1-yard run (Geri kick)-3rd Q MD—Gambino 1-yard run (kick failed)-3rd Q MD—Gambino 24-yard pass from Baroni (McHugh kick)-3rd Q GA—Geri 4-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q GA—Donaldson 9-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick)-4th Q

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GA—Bodine 71-yard interception return (Geri kick)-1st Q TX—Borneman 4-yard run ( kick failed)-1st Q TX—Landry 14-yard run (Clay kick)-1st Q GA—Geri 1-yard run (Geri kick)-2nd Q TX—Samuels 21-yard run (Clay kick)-2nd Q TX—Proctor 24-yard pass from Campbell (Clay kick)-3rd Q GA—Geri 6-yard run (Geri kick)-1st Q GA—Walston 37-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick)-4th Q TX—Clay 2-yard run (Clay kick)-4th Q TX—Clay 4-yard run (Clay kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Texas Georgia First Downs 19 9 Rushing Yards 332 56 Passing Yards 70 161 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 10-5-2 17-11-2 Return Yardage 103 159 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1 Punts 5 (40.0) 5 (41.0) Yards Penalized 5-55 6-50 Rushing Landry (UT) Geri (UGA)

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Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Rauch (UGA) 17 11 161 1 Campbell (UT) 10 5 70 1

TEAM STATISTICS Maryland Georgia First Downs 16 19 Rushing Yards 268 216 Passing Yards 128 190 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-7-1 20-12-1 Return Yardage 91 101 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1 Punts 5 (40.0) 7 (43.5)    Georgia lost its seventh visit to a post-season affair, 40-20, to Texas Yards Penalized 8-66 6-80 A&M in the first and only Presidential Cup game at College Park, Md., before 12,245 fans on Dec. 9, 1950. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Georgia's Zippy Morocco, who later was to set the all-time SEC basRushing Att. Yds. TD ketball scoring record, scored two touchdowns on brilliant runs, the first Gambino (MD) 22 165 2 coming on a 65-yard punt return and the other a 23-yard rush. Donaldson (UGA) 10 69 0 A&M jumped out early and never looked back, scoring 40 unanswered points through three quarters of play. Before two minutes had been Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD played in the opening quarter, the score was 13-0 after Bob Smith took Rauch (UGA) 20 12 190 1 the opening kickoff 100 yards and Glenn Lippman scored from five yards out after a Bulldog fumble. Another 81-yard TD rush by Smith in the first quarter buried the Bulldogs. Morocco scored on a two-yard run in the third and a 65-yard punt return in the fourth to get the Dogs on the board. Lauren Hargrove added the last score of the day on a one-yard rush to make the final 40-20.

A&M Zips Past Georgia In 1950 Presidential Cup Tilt

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A&M—Smith 100-yard kickoff return (Hooper kick)-1st Q A&M—Lippman 2-yard run (kick failed)-1st Q A&M—Smith 81-yard run (Hooper kick)-1st Q A&M—Tidwell 6-yard run (Hooper kick)-2nd Q A&M—Tidwell 6-yard run (kick failed)-2nd Q A&M—Tidwell 36-yard run (Hooper kick)-3rd Q GA—Morocco 30-yard run (Durand kick)-3rd Q GA—Morocco 65-yard punt return (Durand kick)-4th Q GA—Hargrove 1-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q

Ridlehuber Rips Raiders In 1964 Sun Bowl The 7-0 conquest of Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl at El Paso Dec. 26, 1964, before 28,500 may have been the Bulldogs’ best game of a glorious ‘‘Cinderella’’ season.    The defense held the Red Raiders’ vaunted offense, which led the Southwest Conference with almost 300 yards per game, to only 128 yards (32 rushing and 96 passing). And, the offensive troops rolled up 329 yards (245 rushing and 84 passing), their second best performance of the season.    Preston Ridlehuber had by far the most productive day of his Georgia varsity career and clearly deserved the trophy awarded him as the game’s outstanding performer. Preston ran 19 times for 87 yards, completed 4x5 passes for 77 yards, giving him a total of 164 yards.

TEAM STATISTICS A&M Georgia First Downs 10 15 Rushing Yards 304 220 Georgia 0 7 0 0 — 7 Passing Yards 73 65 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 — 0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 9-6-0 17-6-2 Fumbles/Lost 6/3 7/4 GA—Lankewicz 2-yard run (Etter kick)-2nd Q Punts 6 (39.0) 7 (39.0) Yards Penalized 4-50 7-40 TEAM STATISTICS Texas Tech Georgia First Downs 7 17 Rushing Yards 32 245 Passing Yards 96 84 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-11-1 9-5-0 Return Yardage 76 39 Francis Tarkenton directed two excellent scoring drives of 62 and 71 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3 yards in Georgia’s 14-0 victory over Missouri in the 1960 Orange Bowl Punts 8 (37.3) 4 (38.0) before 75,280. Yards Penalized 8-37 7-45   Late in the first quarter Tarkenton anticipated a quick kick to set up INDIVIDUAL LEADERS the first score. He returned it 17 yards to the M 38. On third down and Rushing Att. Yds. TD nine he passed to Fred Brown for 12 to the M 25. On third and 14 he Ridlehuber (UGA) 19 87 0 fired to Bill McKenny, rookie RHB from Jacksonville, for 29 yards and Agan (TT) 5 20 0 the TD, Durward Pennington’s PAT made it 7-0. Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Wilson (TT) 24 11 96 0 Georgia 7 0 7 0 — 14 Ridlehuber (UGA) 5 4 77 0 Missouri 0 0 0 0 — 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Agan (TT) 3 11 0 GA—McKenny 29-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-1st Q Brown (UGA) 3 29 0 GA—Box 33-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-3rd Q Barber (UGA) 1 52 0 TEAM STATISTICS Missouri Georgia First Downs 16 19 Rushing Yards 80 88 Passing Yards 180 128 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-14-3 21-9-2 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1 Punts 6 (38.7) 7 (46.9) Yards Penalized 7-72 7-44

Tarkenton’s TD Passes Key 1960 Orange Bowl Win

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 10 39 0 9 37 0 Att. Comp. Yds. 17 11 151 16 9 128 Rec. Yds. TD 6 73 0 3 29 0 1 33 1

TD 0 2 Georgia blanked Texas Tech 7-0 in the 1964 Sun Bowl (Vince Dooley’s first Bulldog team). The big play on the 68-yard TD drive was a 52-yard reception by Fred Barber from Preston Ridlehuber that gave the Bulldogs first and goal from the six-yard line.

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Kent Lawrence Sets Cotton Bowl Record As Bulldogs Win Big over SMU Georgia magnificently upheld the honor of the SEC with its decisive 24-9 victory over Southern Methodist University, Southwest Conference champ, Dec. 31, 1966, in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl before 75,504. Kent Lawrence established a Bulldog bowl-game rushing record vs. the Mustangs. His 149 yards in 16 carries erased the old Georgia bowl-game mark of 139 yards in 22 rushes by Frank Sinkwich vs. TCU in the 1942 Orange Bowl. Lawrence’s 74-yard TD rush on the game’s third play also was the longest scoring play in Kent Lawrence Bulldog bowl annals. He was voted the game’s outstanding player. Bob Etter’s 28-yard FG put Georgia out front 10-3 at the quarter. Steve Neuhaus set up another score with an interception at the SMU 33. Kirby Moore hit Billy Payne on a 20-yard scoring pass and Etter made it 17-3. There was only one score in the last half. The Bulldogs drove 59 yards to goal early in the fourth quarter with Ronnie Jenkins carrying nine of the 12 rushes. Jenkins scored from the one. Etter made it 24-9.

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N.C. State Rallies Past Georgia In 1967 Liberty Bowl A record Liberty Bowl crowd of 35,045 at Memphis Dec. 16, 1967, saw N.C. State, led by former Bulldog head coach Jim Donnan, trim Georgia, 14-7.    The Wolfpack cashed in their scoring opportunities, drawing first blood in the second quarter on a 65-yard drive—aided by a timely 15-yard penalty —that saw Donnan pass 6 yards to Martell for a TD. Warren’s PAT made it 7-0.    Georgia retaliated with a fine 68-yard scoring drive, Lawrence starting things off with a 42-yard kickoff return. Kirby Moore hit on four passes, three to Dennis Hughes and one to Billy Payne. Ronnie Jenkins scored from the one and Jim McCullough’s PAT knotted the count at 7-7 midway the second quarter.    State went ahead early in the fourth quarter, driving 73 yards with Barchuk scoring from the one. Warren’s PAT was good.    Georgia again fought back and mounted a great 98-yard drive that ended with Lawrence failing to score by inches after taking a pitchout from Moore at the N.C. State 3 and sprinting to the 1. Lawrence was voted the game’s most valuable offensive back, while Edgar Chandler was the most valuable offensive lineman.

Georgia 0 7 0 0 — 7 N.C. State 0 7 0 7 — 14 NCS—Martel six-yard pass from Donnan (Warren kick) 11:46-2nd Q GA—Jenkins 1-yard run (McCullough kick) 6:38-2nd Q NCS—Barchuk 1-yard run (Warren kick) 12:39-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS N.C. State Georgia First Downs 14 14 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 79 140 SMU Georgia Passing Yards 128 136 First Downs 11 17 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 25-17-1 23-11-0 Rushing Yards 40 284 Return Yardage 42 124 Passing Yards 165 79 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 20-10-3 14-6-1 Punts 7 (35.5) 6 (28.8) Return Yardage 61 57 Yards Penalized 45 67 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1 Punts 4 (36.5) 4 (28.5) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 7-45 3-37 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Lawrence (UGA) 18 71 0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Bowers (NCS) 10 35 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Lawrence (UGA) 16 149 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Jenkins (UGA) 23 88 1 Donnan (NCS) 24 16 121 1 Jernigan (SMU) 9 28 0 Moore (UGA) 22 10 124 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD White (SMU) 17 9 160 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Moore (UGA) 11 6 79 1 Martel (NCS) 7 69 1 Receiving Levias (SMU) Payne (UGA)

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Georgia Upset by Arkansas Razorbacks In 1969 Sugar Bowl

A huge Sugar Bowl crowd of 82,113 saw Arkansas, champion of the Southwest Conference, upset Georgia, champion of the Southeastern Conference, 16-2, on Jan. 1, 1969.   The Bulldogs had the ball six times in the first quarter but lost possession three times on fumbles and once on a pass interception. But the Georgia defense played well and the quarter ended scoreless. The Razorbacks moved 65 yards for a TD early in the second quarter, scoring on a 27-yard pass, Montgomery-Dicus. White’s PAT made it 7-0.     Midway the second quarter David McKnight tossed Burnett for a six-yard loss and a safety to make it 7-2, but a Bulldog fumble a few plays later gave Arkansas position for a 34-yard field goal by White which made it 10-2 at halftime. Georgia ‘‘blew’’ a good chance early in the third quarter after recovering an Arkansas fumble on the kickoff. Brad Johnson fumbled on the goal line on third down, and the ball went out of the end zone. A fumble and pass interception in the fourth quarter put Arkansas in position for two more field goals by White (24 and 31 yards).

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AR—Dicus 27-yard pass from Montgomery (White kick) 14:55-2nd Q GA—McKnight tackles Burnett in end zone for safety 9:44-2nd Q AR—White 34-yard field goal 1:59-2nd Q AR—White 24-yard field goal 8:58-4th Q AR—White 31-yard field goal 6:23 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Arkansas Georgia First Downs 13 13 Rushing Yards 40 75 Passing Yards 185 117 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-39-1 11-31-3 Return Yardage 10 62 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 5/5 Punts 10-33.6 10-38.6 Yards Penalized 4-31 4-25 Rushing Johnson (UGA) Maxwell (AR)

Att. Comp. 39 17 22 9

Yds. 185 103

Receiving Dicus (AR) Whittemore (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 12 169 1 5 56 0

Nebraska turned out to be every bit as good as advertised. ‘‘They were the best team we played all season,’’ said Captain Steve Greer following the Cornhuskers’ 45-6 victory before a sun-baked Sun Bowl crowd of 31,176 in El Paso Dec. 20.     The Cornhuskers took advantage of a strong wind to kick four field goals in the exceptionally-long first quarter (scoreboard clock broke and officials admitted afterwards that the first quarter was too long).     Trailing 18-0 after the first quarter, Georgia fought back to hold the big and fast Big Eight co-champions scoreless in the second quarter. But the Nebraskans took advantage of six pass interceptions and two fumble recoveries to run up the score, 14 points in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth.     Paul Gilbert directed Georgia’s lone TD in the fourth quarter. He completed passes of 16 yards to Charley Whittemore, 11 to Dennis Hughes, then scored himself from the six. Jim McCullough’s PAT kick was wide.

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UN—Rogers 50-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 32-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Kinney 10-yard run (kick failed)-1st Q UN—Rogers 42-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 37-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Green 7-yard pass from Brownson (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Brownson 1-yard run (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Schneiss 1-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q GA—Gilbert 6-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q UN—Taggae 2-yard run (Rogers kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Nebraska Georgia First Downs 17 11 Rushing Yards 190 55 Passing Yards 165 130 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 35-18-2 35-11-6 Return Yardage 34 86 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2 Punts 7 (35.6) 10-42.2 Yards Penalized 6-50 3-31 Rushing Green (UN) Paine (UGA)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 12 45 0 20 31 0

Passing Montgomery (AR) Cavan (UGA)

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 13 46 0 13 41 0

Passing Brownson (UN) Gilbert (UGA)

Att. Comp. 18 11 30 10

Receiving Whittemore (UGA) Ingles (UN)

Rec. Yds. TD 5 86 0 4 55 0

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Tough Terps Trimmed in 1973 Peach Bowl

Georgia played perhaps its finest defensive game of the season to beat North Carolina 7-3 in the Gator Bowl, Dec. 31, 1971, before 71,208. The Bulldogs held the Tar Heels to only 181 yards total offense (115 rushing and 66 passing). Dennis Watson was the defensive hero, making tackles time and time again. He made three straight tackles during one stretch. Offensively, the Bulldogs gained a lot of ground (322 yards) but were sporadic, particularly in the first half. But, following the Tar Heels’ lone scoring drive of the game which resulted in a 35-yard FG by Craven, the Bulldogs finally mounted a beautiful 80-yard march that s ettled the issue. The scintillating sophomores, Jimmy Poulos and Andy Johnson, ran the ball from Georgia’s 20 to the G 43. Then Johnson hit split end Lynn Hunnicutt on a great 32-yard play to the NC 25. On the next snap, Poulos broke around left end down the sidelines to score, side-stepping the safety. Braswell made it 7-3. The nation’s TV audience once again was thrilled by the exploits of Poulos, the Greek Streak, who set a Georgia bowl rushing record in the Gator Bowl. He netted 161 yards on 20 carries to better the old Bulldog bowl mark of 149 yards on 16 rushes by Kent Lawrence against SMU in the 1966 Cotton Bowl.

Hats off to the Bulldogs for their thrilling 17-16 triumph over the Terrapins in the 1973 Peach Bowl Dec. 28 before 38,017 in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Early in the second quarter, thanks to runs by Horace King and Andy Johnson, Georgia reached the Maryland 17 but was stopped. Johnson hit Jimmy Poulos on a screen and the Greek Streak went 62 yards for a score in one of the finest runs ever made by a Georgia back. Two plays later Maryland’s Carter and White hooked up on a 68-yard haymaker and Mick-Mayer’s PAT tied it 7-7. Later Mike-Mayer put Maryland out front 10-7 on a 36-yard FG. Then the Bulldogs roared back with one of their best drives of the season. Captain Bobby Burns ripped up the middle for 21. Johnson hit King for 30, then ran 12 after faking a pass to the UM 9. With the clock running out, the Bulldogs had to settle for a 26-yard FG by Leavitt to make it 10-10 at halftime.     Tremendous defensive play set up Georgia’s go-ahead TD late in the third quarter. Following Golden’s 43-yard punt to Smith, tackled in his tracks at the UM 11 by Glynn Harrison, Sylvester Boler smashed through and hit QB Kinard as he was pitching out to Jennings. The hit caused a fumble that was recovered by Dick Conn at the Maryland 8 yard line. On third down, Johnson scored from the one and Leavitt made it 17-10. A nine-yard punt and fumble by Richard Appleby, on an end-round, presented Maryland with two FG opportunities in the fourth quarter. Both were cashed in on by Mike-Mayer (25 and 28 yards) to close the gap to 17-16.

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GA—Poulos 62-yard pass from Johnson (Leavitt kick) 5:27-2nd Q MD—White 68-yard pass from Carter (Mike-Mayer kick) 5:04 2nd Q MD—Mike-Mayer 36-yard field goal 1:31-2nd Q GA—Leavitt 26-yard field goal :06-2nd Q GA—Johnson 1-yard run (Leavitt kick) 4:24-3rd Q MD—Mike-Mayer 25-yard field goal 13:53-4th Q MD—Mike-Mayer 28-yard field goal 7:35-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS North Carolina Georgia Maryland Georgia First Downs 9 13 First Downs 15 11 Rushing Yards 115 228 Rushing Yards 219 170 Passing Yards 66 84 Passing Yards 242 114 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-6-1 17-6-0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 18-8-1 16-5-1 Return Yardage 51 61 Return Yardage 78 135 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1 Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/2 Punts 10 (46.6) 10 (34.8) Punts 6 (31.8) 8 (41.3) Yards Penalized 3-15 5-29 Yards Penalized 5-63 1-5 Rushing Poulos (UGA) Jolley (UNC)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 20 161 1 20 77 0

Rushing Carter (MD) King (UGA)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 29 126 0 16 57 0

Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Johnson (UGA) 13 6 84 0 Miller (UNC) 14 6 66 0

Passing Johnson (UGA) Kinard (MD)

Att. Comp. 16 5 8 4

Receiving Hunnicutt (UGA) Sigler (UNC)

Receiving White (MD) Poulos (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 2 106 1 2 62 1

Rec. Yds. TD 4 58 0 2 32 0

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uga bowl history Dogs Fall To Miami 21-10 in 1974 Tangerine Bowl Miami of Ohio won its 23rd in a row with a 21-10 vicotry over Georgia in the Tangerine Bowl before 20,246 at Orlando, on Dec. 21, 1974. It might have been a close game had not the Bulldogs given Miami two easy scoring chances with fumbles at their own 25 (first play from scrimmage) and 22. The Redskins cashed both oppor tunities, and in between, marched 68 yards to goal, QB Smith passing seven yards to E. Taylor for the TD. After trailing 7-0, Georgia did make a good drive, first down at the UM 9, the big gainer being a 43-yard pass, Robinson to Appleby. But the vaunted Miami defense held and Allan Leavitt kicked at 21-yard FG. Georgia came back strong in the second half and won it, 7-0. The defense played considerably better. Midway through, the third quarter Butch Box, covering a Bucky Dilts punt, recovered a fumble at the Miami 41. Glynn Harrison immediately broke loose for 28 yards to the UM 13. Five plays later Ray Goff plunged over from the one and Leavitt made it 21-10.  Georgia outgained Miami in total offense, 274 to 242. Georgia had only 74 yards rushing but 200 passing. Miami had 228 rushing, 14 passing.

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Cinderella Dogs Bow to Hogs in 1976 Cotton Bowl   The big clock in the Cotton Bowl showed 1:49 left in the first half with Georgia leading Arkansas, 10-0. Not a soul there or any one of the millions watching CBS-TV had any idea then that the Bulldogs, who had played almost a perfect game for nearly a half, would suffer one tough blow after and finally succumb, 31-10 on Jan. 1, 1976. Georgia amazed the crowd of 74,500 by taking the opening kickoff and ramming the ball all the way to the A4. But the Razorbacks held and Georgia had to settle for a 35-yard FG by Allan Leavitt.    In the second quarter Matt Robinson connected with Gene Washington on a nifty 21-yard scoring play and Georgia led 10-0.    But two Georgia fumbles in the last two minutes of the first half resulted in an Arkansas FG (Little, 39 yards) and TD (Forte, 1-yd. rush). “Glidin’ ” Glynn Harrison led    It was a scoreless third Georgia to the ’76 Cotton Bowl. quarter but the Hogs tallied three times in the final period.

Georgia 3 7 0 0 — 10 Arkansas 0 10 0 21 — 31 GA—Leavitt 35-yard field goal 9:12-1st Q GA—Washington 21-yd pass from Robinson (Leavitt kick) 7:21-2nd Q AR—Little 39-yard field goal 0:50-2nd Q AR—Forte 1-yard run (Little kick) 0:14-2nd Q AR—Fuchs 5-yard run (Little kick) 11:07-4th Q AR—Forrest 1-yard run (Little kick) 9:21-4th Q AR—Forte 6-yard run (Little kick) 1:16-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Miami (Ohio) Georgia TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 18 17 Arkansas Georgia Rushing Yards 228 74 First Downs 20 13 Passing Yards 14 210 Rushing Yards 235 102 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 7-3-0 25-12-0 Passing Yards 89 91 Return Yardage 0 0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-5-0 18-8-2 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 5/2 Return Yardage 73 18 Punts 5 (36.0) 4 (30.0) Fumbles/Lost 6/1 3/2 Yards Penalized 3-25 2-24 Punts 4 (43.0) 6 (38.7) Yards Penalized 5-35 3-15 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Carpenter (MI) 30 114 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Harrison (UGA) 17 69 0 Forte (AR) 24 119 2 Fuchs (AR) 16 71 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Harrison (UGA) 14 44 0 Robinson (UGA) 24 11 190 0 Smith (MI) 2 1 7 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Bull (AR) 13 5 89 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Robinson (UGA) 15 7 85 1 Appleby (UGA) 6 102 0 Wilson (UGA)

Receiving Douglas (AR) Davis (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 2 54 0 3 16 0

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#1 Pittsburgh Tops Dogs In ’77 Sugar Bowl Armed with a number four national ranking and the distinction of being first team to represent the conference in the SEC’s ‘‘marriage’’ with the Sugar Bowl, Georgia’s dreams of a national title were convincingly shattered by top-ranked Pittsburgh, 27-3, in the Sugar Bowl shootout for the national championship.     With a Sugar Bowl record crowd for the Superdome of 76, 117 fans looking on, Pittsburgh made believers of the whole nation in justifying their top national billing. Junior quarterback Matt Cavanaugh and heralded Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett supplied most of the offensive fireworks for the Panthers in building a 21-0 halftime lead. Cavanaugh directed his team 80 yards in the first quarter for Pitt’s initial score, covering the last six yards himself on a keeper. In the second quarter, the Pittsburgh junior unveiled a brilliant passing game to account for another Pittsburgh score by hitting FLK Matt Jones for a 59-yard scoring strike. Dorsett added the Panthers’ third TD of the day on an 11-yard burst to make the halftime tally 21-0.    The Bulldog offense, which had been stymied all day by the swarming Pittsburgh defense, finally was able to put something on the scoreboard in the third quarter. On Pitt's first possession of the second half, fullback Elliott Walker was separated from the ball on the Panthers’ own 26-yard line, where defensive end Lawrence Craft fell on it for the Bulldogs. But several plays later, Georgia found themselves faced with fourth and goal on the seven and had to settle for Allan Leavitt’s 25-yard field goal for their only score of the day.    Pitt’s Carson Long added field goals of 42 and 31 yards as the Panthers claimed the 1976 national championship.

Georgia 0 Pittsburgh 7

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PITT—Cavanaugh 6-yard run (Long kick) 5:44-1st Q PITT—Jones 59-yard pass from Cavanaugh (Long kick) 8:33-2nd Q PITT—Dorsett 11-yard run (Long kick) 2:02-2nd Q GA—Leavitt 25-yard field goal 11:30-3rd Q PITT—Long 42-yard field goal 1:50-3rd Q PITT—Long 31-yard field goal 7:35-4th Q

Stanford Rallies For Win In 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl Georgia’s Wonderdogs outgained Stanford 525 yards to 31, but lost the game 25-22 before 34,084 fans in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston on December 31, 1978. Fumbles and penalties, missed PAT’s and FG’s and precision passing by All-American QB Steve Dils, enables the Cardinal to overcome a 22-0 deficit in the second half. The Bulldogs played their best game of the season in running up an early advantage to the 22-0. They scored on their second possession in the first quarter, Rex Robinson kicking a 31-yd FG. On their third possession, Georgia’s Buck Belue passed to flanker Carmon Prince 22 yards for a TD, but Robinson missed on the PAT to make Georgia a 9-0 leader. As the half closed, Jeff Pyburn directed an 80-yard drive in seven plays as he spotted Prince for an eight-yard strike. Robinson was wide again on the PAT and Georgia led 15-0. Georgia drove 75 yards to goal after the second half kick-off and took only six plays as Pyburn dove in from the one, making the score 22-0. Two Bulldog fumbles accounted for Stanford’s first pair of touchdowns, and their third tally came on a 14-yard pass from Dils to Ken Margerum. The two-point conversion was good, knotting the score at 22. The Cardinal recovered another Georgia fumble to set up their go-ahead field goal of 24 yards. Georgia came back strong, driving to the Stanford 14, but Robinson missed on a 31-yard attempt.

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GA- Robinson 31-yard field goal 5:18-1st Q GA-Prince 22-yard pass from Belue (kick failed) 4:06-2nd Q GA-Prince 8-yard pass from Pyburn (kick failed) 0:11-2nd Q GA-Pyburn 1-yard run (Robinson kick) 12:58-3rd Q SU-Margerum 32-yard pass from Dils (pass failed) 6:03-3rd Q SU-Nelson 20-yard pass from Dils (Nabers run) 3:57-3rd Q SU-Margerum 14-yard pass from Dils (Nelson pass from Dils) 1:33-3rd Q SU-Nabers 24-yard field goal 14:50-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Stanford Georgia First Downs 20 27 Rushing Yards 128 315 TEAM STATISTICS Passing Yards 210 189 Pittsburgh Georgia Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 28-15-1 18-11-1 First Downs 24 14 Return Yardage 51 119 Rushing Yards 288 135 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 6/5 Passing Yards 192 46 Punts 8 (41.6) 1 (35.0) Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 18-10-0 22-3-4 Yards Penalized 2-34 5-43 Return Yardage 34 80 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Punts 5 (36.8) 8 (47.1) Rushing Att. Yds. TD Yards Penalized 6-66 4-30 McClendon (UGA) 30 115 0 Nelson (SU) 16 100 0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Passing Att Comp Yds. TD Dorsett (PITT) 32 202 1 Dils (SU) 28 17 210 3 Goff (UGA) 17 76 0 Pyburn (UGA) 12 6 87 2 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Cavanaugh (PITT) 18 10 192 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Robinson (UGA) 15 2 33 0 Margerum (SU) 5 87 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Scott (UGA) 5 67 0 Jones (PITT) 3 80 1 Taylor (UGA) 4 72 0

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Determined to silence the critics who claimed that Georgia had been lucky in streaking to a perfect 11-0 regular season slate, the Bulldogs journeyed to New Orleans, No. 1 ranking in hand, and defeated Notre Dame, 17-10, in the 1981 Sugar Bowl to claim the national championship. Played before a record Sugar Bowl crowd of 77,895 in the Louisiana Superdome, the game was one where Georgia capitalized on early Irish mistakes to take a 17-3 lead at halftime.    Notre Dame took the ball on the first possession of the contest from its own 20 all the way to the UGA 32 where kicker Harry Oliver booted a 50-yard field goal to give the Irish a 3-0 lead with 10:41 to go in the opening quarter. Oliver tried another field goal moments later from the 48, but this time Bulldog freshman rover Terry Hoage slipped through the line to step in front and block the attempt, giving Georgia the ball at the ND49. Nine plays netted 20 yards and placekicker Rex Robinson was called on for a 46-yard field goal. The All-American was successful to tie the game at three apiece with less than two minutes remaining in the first period. On the ensuing kickoff, Georgia capitalized on confusion among two Notre Dame return men, and Bulldog senior Bob Kelly recovered a loose football at the Irish one-yard line. Freshman marvel Herschel Walker, who would go on to gain 150 yards (the first 100-yard performance against the Notre Dame defense all season) and win the Miller-Digby MVP Trophy, dived on the second play for the touchdown. Robinson coverted the PAT and Bulldogs were up, 10-3, still in the first quarter. Erk Russell’s defense, which led the country in takeaways during the season, recovered another Notre Dame fumble early in the second period as Irish fullback John Sweeney was separated from the ball at the ND22 and Bulldog senior roverback Chris Welton pounced on it. Walker broke an off tackle play for 12 yards to the ND10. Quarterback Buck Belue swept left for seven more to the Irish three-yard line, setting up a second and goal situation. Belue gave it to Walker and the 6-2, 220-pounder stormed into the endzone for his second score of the game. Robinson added the PAT and Georgia enjoyed a 17-3 lead.     Down 14 points, Notre Dame drove the second time it had the ball in the second half from its own 40-yard line to the G13. On a third down play there, Irish QB Blair Kiel dropped back, threw into the endzone to flanker Pete Holohan, only to watch Georgia’s All-American cornerback Scott Woerner step in at the last minute to bat the pass away. Notre Dame's Oliver came in to kick a 30-yarder, but the ball sailed wide right. The Irish finally got a touchdown after Georgia punted on the next possession. The passing of Kiel and running of tailback Phil Carter took Notre Dame 57 yards in 11 plays as the drive was climaxed by a one-yard plunge by Carter for the touchdown. Oliver booted the PAT and the Georgia lead was now 17-10 with :54 seconds of the third quarter showing on the Superdome scoreboard clock. After Georgia was unable to move the ball, senior Mark Malkiewicz was called in to punt. The boot carried to the Irish 46 and Notre Dame, with momentum mounting, took over. Seven plays later, the Fighting Irish were at the G21 and fourth down staring them in the face. Oliver’s 38-yard field goal attempt went wide to the left this time and the Bulldogs clung to their

seven-point lead. After two unsuccessful possessions by each team, Notre Dame got the ball one last time with 5:10 to go in the ballgame at the ND43. Carter ran around the end for seven yards to midfield. On second down, 6-1, 265-pound defensive guard Eddie Weaver caught Kiel behind the line for a four-yard loss, setting up a third and seven play. A Kiel-to-Nick Vehr pass got six yards back, making it fourth down, one yard to go. A running play looked to be forthcoming, but Kiel surprised everyone when he faded back, looking for Dean Masztak, the big tight end, on the side line. One Bulldog, apparently not surprised by the call, was cornerback Woerner, who stepped in front of Masztak for the interception (his second of the game) at the G34. Only 2:56 remained. Runs by Belue and Walker gave the Bulldogs a first down at the G47. Two plays after that, Georgia recorded the biggest first down of the game when Belue hit his very first completion of the day on a seven-yard pass to senior flanker Amp Arnold. Walker got the Bulldogs another first down at the ND 38, where Georgia ran off three plays and watched the clock expire, prompting a sea of UGA fans to engulf the playing field for the national championship celebration.

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ND — Oliver, 50-yard FG 10:41-1st Q GA — Robinson, 46-yard FG 1:45-1st Q GA — Walker, 1-yard run (Robinson PAT) 1:04-1st Q GA — Walker, 3-yard run (Robinson PAT) 13:49-2nd Q ND — Carter, 1-yard run (Oliver PAT) :54-3rd Q TEAM STATISTICS Notre Dame Georgia First Downs 17 10 Rushing Yards 190 120 Passing Yards 138 7 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 28-14-3 13-1-0 Return Yardage 2 44 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Punts 5 (42.0) 11 (38.5) Yards Penalized 8-69 6-32 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Walker (UGA) Carter (ND)

Att. Yds. TD 36 150 2 27 109 1

Passing Kiel (ND) Belue (UGA)

Att. Comp. 27 14 12 1

Receiving Holohan (ND) Arnold (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 4 44 0 1 7 0

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Pitt Edges Bulldogs 24-20 In 1982 Sugar Bowl Pittsburgh QB Dan Marino hit tight end John Brown on a fourth-down, 33-yard TD pass with just 35 seconds left to give the Panthers a come-from-behind 24-20 win over Georgia in the 1982 Sugar Bowl, dashing the Bulldogs’ hopes for a second straight national championship. Perhaps the most exciting of the holiday games of '82, the Pitt-Georgia matchup had six lead changes for the 77,224 who were in attendance at the Superdome. Early in the fourth quarter it was Pittsburgh which capitalized on a Dog fumble at the G23. Four plays later, QB Marino found John Brown open for a six-yard TD play. The conversion put the Panthers, 17-13 with 11:40 to play in the game. But the Bulldogs, entering the game ranked No. 2 in the country, weren’t quite through yet. Taking over on the G20, Georgia drove the distance in 10 plays, climaxing the drive with a Buck Belue-to-Clarence Kay TD pass from six yards out. Kevin Butler’s PAT put the lead in Georgia’s favor, 20-17, with 8:31 remaining. Each team failed on a possession and, with 3:46 left, the Panthers got the ball on the P20. Eleven plays later, they were at the G33, fourth down and five. Seconds later, TE Brown was in the endzone on the receiving end of Marino’s game-winner.

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GA—Walker, 8-yard run (Butler PAT) 7:18 — 2nd Q PT —Everett, 41-yard FG 1:59 — 2nd Q PT —Dawkins, 30-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) 11:59 — 3rd Q GA—Walker, 10-yard run (kick failed) 6:42 — 3rd Q PT —Brown, 6-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) 1:40 — 4th Q GA—Kay, 6 yard pass from Belue (Butler PAT) 8:31 — 4th Q PT —Brown, 33-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) :35 — 4th Q

uga bowl history Penn State Clips Dogs 27-23 In 1983 Sugar Bowl After staking Penn State to a 20-3 second-quarter lead, the Bulldogs staged a great comeback but came up short, 27-23, to the Nittany Lions before 78,124 in the ‘83 Sugar Bowl Classic. The outcome foiled Georgia’s chances for another national championship and a perfect 12-0 season. Trailing 20-3 with only :39 remaining in the first half, Georgia took over on its 34-yard line. Lastinger completed four of five pass attempts, the final completion coming on a 10-yard scoring play to Herman Archie. Butler’s PAT cut the deficit to 20-10 at intermission. The Bulldogs took the second half kickoff and drove 69 yards in 11 plays as Herschel Walker, who netted 103 yards on the day, ran in from a yard out. Penn State’s lead now was only 20-17. The Nittany Lions took possession late in the third quarter at their 19. Six plays advanced the football to the G47. From there, Blackledge found his receiver Garrity, who made a diving catch in the endzone for a TD. Gancitano’s PAT increased the PSU lead to 27-17. Georgia didn’t roll over, however. With 5:38 left to play, the Dogs took the ball at the P43 after a fumbled punt. Six plays later, Lastinger found TE Clarence Kay for a nine-yard TD pass. Only 3:54 remained. The two-point try failed and Georgia trailed 27-23. Georgia could not prevent the Nittany Lions from getting two first downs and used up its allotted timeouts as Penn State ran out the clock. The game ended with the ball rolling into the Georgia endzone after a 62-yard punt from Ralph Giacomarro.

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PS — Warner, 2-yd. run (Gancitano PAT) 12:09 — 1st Q GA — Butler, 27-yd. FG 6:05 — 1st Q PS — Gancitano, 38-yd. FG 11:47 — 2nd Q PS — Warner, 9-yd. (Gancitano PAT) 2:43 — 2nd Q PS — Gancitano, 45-yd FG :44 — 2nd Q TEAM STATISTICS GA — Archie, 10-yd. pass from Lastinger (Butler PAT) :05 P 2nd Q Pittsburgh Georgia GA — Walker, 1-yd. run (Butler PAT) 10:37 — 3rd Q First Downs 27 11 PS — Garrity, 47-yd pass from Blackledge (Gancitano PAT) 13:16 — 4th Q Rushing Yards 208 141 GA — Kay, 9-yd. pass from Lastinger (run failed) 3:54— 4th Q Passing Yards 261 83 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 41-26-2 15-8-2 TEAM STATISTICS Return Yardage 35 57 Penn State Georgia Fumbles/Lost 5/3 2/2 First Downs 19 19 Punts 2 (44.5) 6 (39.5) Rushing Yards 139 160 Yards Penalized 14-96 5-35 Passing Yards 228 166 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 23-13-0 28-12-2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Return Yardage 124 12 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0 Thomas (PITT) 26 129 0 Punts 7 (42.5) 8 (41.7) Walker (UGA) 25 84 2 Yards Penalized 7-39 7-42 Dibartola (PITT) 13 68 0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Rushing Att. Yds. TD Marino (PITT) 41 26 261 3 Warner (PS) 18 117 2 Belue (UGA) 15 8 83 1 Walker (UGA) 28 103 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Dawkins (PITT) 6 77 1 Blackledge (PS) 23 13 228 1 Dibartola (PITT) 8 64 0 Lastinger (UGA) 27 12 166 2 Walker (UGA) 3 53 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Garrity (PS) 4 116 1 Kay (UGA) 5 61 1

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uga bowl history Georgia Upsets Texas 10-9 In 1984 Cotton Bowl Georgia senior QB John Lastinger ran 17 yards for a go-ahead TD with just 3:22 left on the clock to lift the Bulldogs to a 10-9 Cotton Bowl Classic triumph over No. 2 Texas before 67,891 in Dallas on Jan. 2, 1984.    The winning TD had been set up when Bulldog sophomore Gary Moss recovered a Craig Curry fumbled punt at the Longhorn John Lastinger stretches for the winning TD in the final minutes. 23-yard line. Lastinger called his own number on the third play from scrimmage and darted outside right for the TD.     Texas had one more possession, but the Bulldog defense rose up, recording two sacks (Kenny Sims and Ed Moore) to back the Longhorns up from their 28-yard line all the way to their seven. Georgia took control and ran off the final 2:19 on the clock after converting a fourth down play at the Texas 36.    As expected going into the Cotton Bowl, defense was the key for both teams as there were just 13 first downs and three points each achieved in the first half. Texas grabbed an early 3-0 lead with 10:32 to go in the first quarter when freshman Jeff Ward booted a 22-yard FG. The Bulldogs, after Moss returned a punt 29 yards to the Longhorn 43 late in the quarter, used four plays to move to the Texas 26 where Butler came in and kicked a 43-yarder.    Ward added his second three-pointer on the day with 7:10 to play in the third quarter as he connected on a 40-yard field goal. After a Georgia fumble at the G37, the Longhorns moved 26 yards in eight plays to the G11 where Ward came on and extended the Texas advantage to 9-3 with 3:50 to play in the third quarter.

Georgia 3 0 0 7 — 10 Texas 3 0 6 0 — 9 UT—Ward 22-yard field goal 10:32-1st Q GA—Butler 43-yard field goal 2:12-1st Q UT—Ward 40-yard field goal 7:10-3rd Q UT—Ward 27-yard field goal 3:50-3rd Q GA—Lastinger 17-yard run (Butler kick) 3:22-4th Q

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FSU Rallies To Tie Bulldogs In 1984 Citrus Bowl Georgia placekicker Kevin Butler’s attempt of a 70-yard field goal fell a foot short as time expired in the '84 Florida Citrus Bowl, enabling favored Florida State to hold off the upstart Bulldogs and earn a 17-17 tie before 51,821 in Orlando on Dec. 22, 1984. The Bulldogs, who had hoped to use the Citrus Bowl as the start of their 1985 season, stormed out to a 14-0 halftime lead. Florida State battled back to tie the score through the efforts of a talented offense and an aggressive punt rush with under four minutes remaining. After averaging 35.3 points a game, the Seminoles were held to just 10 points through three quarters until noseguard Lenny Chavers blocked a Chip Andrews punt, which was picked up by teammate Joe Wessel for a Seminole touchdown. Darrin Holloman’s sweep around the left side gave FSU a two-point conversion and knotted the game at 17 late in the fourth quarter. The Dogs tried to repeat the miracle they had staged earlier in the season against rival Clemson in which they drove up field in the closing seconds enabling All-American Kevin Butler to kick a conference record 60-yard FG and secure a Georgia victory. FSU’s defense proved to be a bit stiffer than that of Clemson, and after three incomplete James Jackson passes, Georgia coach Vince Dooley called on Butler once again, but his kick fell just short of the crossbar and the game ended deadlocked at 17.    Although disappointed with a tie, Georgia walked off the field encouraged by the play of their underclassmen. Freshman QB James Jackson saw his first stretch of extensive playing time and responded by earning the game’s Most Valuable Player trophy. The game’s most valuable offensive player was another Georgia freshman, TB Lars Tate, who scored both of Georgia’s TDs. Senior CB Kevin Harris was awarded Defensive Player of the Game, giving the red and black a clean sweep of the awards ceremony.

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0 14 0 3 — 17 0 0 3 14 — 17

GA—Tate 4-yard run (Butler kick) 5:26-2nd Q GA—Tate 2-yard run (Butler kick) 1:08-2nd Q FS—Schmidt 32-yard field goal 10:26-3rd Q FS—Smith 1-yard run (run failed) 14:21-4th Q GA—Butler 36-yard field goal 12:10-4th Q FS—Wessel 14-yard return of blocked punt (Holloman run) 3:58-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Texas Georgia First Downs 14 13 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 110 149 Florida State Georgia Passing Yards 168 66 First Downs 18 15 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 26-8-2 20-6-1 Rushing Yards 161 189 Return Yardage 34 70 Passing Yards 85 178 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/1 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 27-10-2 18-9-1 Punts 7 (46.7) 9 (41.2) Return Yardage 122 22 Yards Penalized 6-52 3-25 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/1 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Robinson (UT) 28 88 0 Montgomery (UGA) 11 40 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD McIvor (UT) 26 8 169 0 Lastinger (UGA) 19 6 66 0 Receiving Nicho (UT) Harris (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 2 59 0 2 33 0

Punts Yards Penalized

8 (38.6) 8 (37.1) 8-65 6-42

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (UGA) 11 75 2 Smith (FS) 10 65 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD J. Jackson (UGA) 16 7 159 0 Thomas (FS) 26 10 85 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Lane (UGA) 2 64 0 Hester (FS) 3 26 0

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Dogs, Wildcats Tie 13-13 In 1985 Sun Bowl Game

B.C. Edges Dogs 27-24 In 1986 Hall of Fame

A Sun Bowl crowd of 52,203 saw the Georgia Bulldogs rally for 10 fourth quarter points to pull even with the Arizona Wildcats, 13-13, then watched as both teams miss potential game-winning field goals in the final two minutes to preserve the tie. Georgia struck first, marching 72 yards in 13 plays to set up a 37-yard FG by Steve Crumley. Crumley, who had pulled a muscle in his kicking leg before the final game of the regular season, reinjured himself on the kick, however, and was unable to continue. Arizona responded on the following possession to tie the game, driving to the G1 before an illegal procedure penalty on fourth down forced the Cats to call upon All-American Max Zendejas to tie the score at three from 21 yards.Zendejas added a 52-yarder, and the the Wildcats made it 12-3 when Martin Rudolph picked off QB James Jackson's pass and returned it 35 yards for a TD. Georgia backup kicker Davis Jacobs was true on a 44-yard field to close the gap to 13-6. With 12:35 to play senior DB Tony Flack recovered RB James Debow’s fumble at the A23 to set up what would be the game’s last score behind Tate on the ground. With 1:14 left, Jacobs missed a 44-yard field goal. Georgia held Arizona until the Wildcats gambled on fourth-and-two from their own 36, and David Adams rambled for 25 yards on a draw play with DL Henry Williams executing a game-saving tackle at the G39. The Wildcats drove to the 22, called time out, and Zendejas’ 39-yard attempt went wide and Georgia averted a last-second defeat.

Boston College scored a five-yard TD pass with 32 seconds remaining to nip Georgia, 27-24, in the first Hall of Fame Bowl held at Tampa on Dec. 22, 1986, in front of 25,368 in Tampa Stadium. The last second win spoiled a brilliant comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit by Georgia which actually took the lead, 24-20, with a five-yard TD run by QB James Jackson with 11:51 left in the game. The Bulldogs, after scoring first to lead 7-0, watched Boston College score 20 straight points before halftime. Georgia came out in the third quarter to score 10 points and a dded another seven in the final period to take the lead. B.C. got the ball the final time with 2:38 left and drove to the Georgia 27 when an incomplete fourth-and-two pass appeared to have iced the game for the Dogs. But a pass interference penalty gave the Eagles new life and three plays later, they scored on a five-yard TD toss.

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GA—Crumley 37-yard field goal 12:05-2nd Q AZ—Zendejas 21-yard field goal 4:57-2nd Q AZ—Zendejas 52-yard field goal 10:20-3rd Q AZ—Rudolph 35-yard interception return (Zendejas kick) 3:17-3rd Q GA—Jacobs 44-yard field goal 13:20-4th Q GA—Tate 2-yard run (Jacobs kick) 9:27-4th Q

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24 27

GA—Jackson 7-yard run (Crumley kick) 5:24 1st Q BC—Lowe 23-yard field goal 0:40-1st Q BC—Casparriello 4-yard pass from Halloran (Lowe kick) 7:04-2nd Q BC—Stradford 1-yard run (Lowe kick) 5:05-2nd Q BC—Lowe 37-yard field goal 0:04-2nd Q GA—Jacobs 28-yard field goal 8:29-3rd Q GA—Moss 81-yard interception return (Crumley kick) 4:25-3rd Q GA—Jackson 5-yard run (Crumley kick) 11:51-4th Q BC—Martin 5-yard pass from Halloran (Lowe kick) 0:32-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Boston College Georgia First Downs 26 18 Rushing Yards 111 94 Passing Yards 316 178 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 52-31-2 21-13-0 Return Yardage 114 205 TEAM STATISTICS Fumbles/Lost 3/0 4/2 Arizona Georgia Punts 8 (33.8) 7 (44.9) First Downs 11 18 Yards Penalized 6-45 3-30 Rushing Yards 99 211 Passing Yards 133 51 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 22-13-0 8-5-2 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Return Yardage 35 3 Stradford (BC) 20 122 1 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1 Tate (UGA) 17 63 0 Punts 4 (40.0) 2 (27.5) Yards Penalized 7-50 4-20 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Halloran (BC) 52 31 316 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Jackson (UGA) 21 13 178 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (UGA) 22 71 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Henderson (UGA) 12 59 0 Martin (BC) 9 98 1 Worley (UGA) 12 56 0 Thomas (UGA) 7 75 0 Adams (AZ) 13 51 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Jenkins (AZ) 22 13 133 0 Jackson (UGA) 7 4 42 0 Receiving Fairholm (AZ) Tate (UGA)

Rec. Yds. TD 4 40 0 2 16 0

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Kasay Kick Defeats Arkansas In 1987 Liberty Bowl

Freshman placekicker John Kasay booted a 39-yard field goal with no time left to give Georgia a 20-17 come-from-behind victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks before 53,249 fans at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec 29, 1987. The victory provided Georgia with its first nine-win season since 1983 and the first victory over Arkansas after two previous attempts. Bulldog QB James Jackson was the Georgia most valuable offensive player after rushing for 72 yards and completing 15 of 25 passes for 148 yards. Bulldog LB John Brantley was the Georgia most valuable

defensive player. Kasay’s game-winning kick was set up when Georgia cornerback Carver Russaw intercepted an Arkansas pass and ran it back to the Razorback 43-yard line with 46 seconds to play. Arkansas had missed a 35-yard field goal with 1:42 left which would have given them the lead. The Bulldogs ran three plays to set up Kasay’s, kick the big one being a Jackson-to -Sadowski pass for 16 yards to put the Dogs in field goal range. Georgia had trailed at halftime, 10-7, and Arkansas took the second half kickoff and drove for a touchdown to take a 17-7 lead with 11:35 left in the third period. But the fourth quarter belonged to Georgia. Kasay kicked a 24-yard FG with 14:57 left to cut the lead to 17-10, and James Jackson scored on a five-yard run to tie the score at 17.

Georgia Arkansas

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AR—Trainor 43-yard field goal 6:37-1st Q GA—Tate 1-yard run (Kasay kick) 14:24-2nd Q AR—Thomas 10-yard run (Trainor kick) 0:31-2nd Q AR—Thomas 1-yard run (Trainor kick) 11:35-3rd Q GA—Kasay 24-yard field goal 14:57-4th Q GA—Jackson 5-yard run (Kasay kick) 10:23-4th Q GA—Kasay 39-yard field goal 0:00-4th Q

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Dogs Use New Tricks To Win 1989 Gator Bowl

Largely discarding their trademark rushing attack, Vince Dooley’s Bulldogs took to the air in the 44th Mazda Gator Bowl en route to a 34-27 victory over the Michigan State in front of 76,236 fans in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 1, 1989. Georgia not only secured its second straight 9-win season but handed Dooley the 201st, and final, win of his illustrious 25-year coaching career. QB Wayne Johnson, who was named Georgia’s MVP for the game, had a career-high 227 yards and three touchdowns. Two of Johnson’s three TD strikes went to tailback Rodney Hampton, who also carried the ball 10 times for 109 yards

and a TD.   Georgia took a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard Johnson-to-Hampton touchdown pass. By halftime, the Dogs led 17-7.  Georgia scored again in the third when Johnson capped a 64-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to tight end Kirk Warner.  MSU closed the gap to 27-20 with 14:24 to play, but the Dogs countered on their next possession when Hampton raced 32 yards for his third touchdown. The Spartans scored once more, but Georgia, which finished the season ranked 15th, hung on for a 34-27 win.

Georgia 7 10 10 7 — Michigan State 0 7 6 14 —

34 27

GA—Hampton 6-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 0:01-1st Q GA—Crumley 39-yard field goal 11:00-2nd Q GA—Hampton 30-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 7:06-2nd Q MS—Rison 4-yard pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick) 2:55-2nd Q GA—Warner 18-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 7:48-3rd Q MS—Rison 55-yard pass from McAllister (kick failed) 3:55-3rd Q GA—Crumley 36-yard field goal 2:16-3rd Q MS—Ezor 3-yard run (Langeloh kick) 14:24-4th Q GA—Hampton 32-yard run (Kasay kick) 11:58-4th Q MS—Rison 50-yard pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick) 3:49-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Michigan State Georgia TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 22 22 Arkansas Georgia Rushing Yards 158 182 First Downs 19 20 Passing Yards 288 227 Rushing Yards 258 202 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-14-0 27-15-0 Passing Yards 86 148 Return Yardage 101 101 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-7-2 25-15-2 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Return Yardage 95 68 Punts 6 (42.8) 4 (34.0) Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Yards Penalized 8-102 5-25 Punts 3 (32.7) 3 (31.0) Yards Penalized 4-45 5-50 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Hampton (UGA) 10 109 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Ezor (MS) 33 146 1 Thomas (AR) 13 79 2 Jackson (UGA) 10 72 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD McAllister (MS) 24 14 288 3 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Johnson (UGA) 27 15 227 Jackson (UGA) 25 15 148 0 3 Thomas (AR) 17 7 86 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Rison (MS) 9 252 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Hampton (UGA) 4 71 2 Thomas (UGA) 7 76 0 Winston (AR) 2 36 0

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Syracuse Nips Georgia 19-18 To Win ’89 Peach

With :25 left in the game, Syracuse PK John Biskup booted a 26-yard field goal to lift the Orangemen over the Bulldogs, 19-18, in Atlanta at the 22nd Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, 1989.  Despite putting together an impressive opening drive and coming up with several big plays, the Dogs couldn’t sustain a bal anced offensive attack throughout the game. Georgia's leading rusher Rodney Hampton was held to 32 yards on the ground, while Syracuse TB Michael Owens ran for 112 yards on 14 carries. The Georgia passing attack was limited to 88 yards, the first time all season the Dogs were held under 100 yards in the air. Georgia opened the game with a 66-yard drive, capped off by a 5-yard TD pass from QB Greg Talley to tight end Kirk Warner. Syracuse answered with an 80-yard drive of its own, with Owens scoring from one yard out.  In the second quarter, Syracuse suffered from three miscues, but managed to stay close. The first came when Georgia linebacker Mo Lewis set a new Peach Bowl record with a 77-yard interception return to the Syracuse five. The Bulldogs were unable to get into the end zone, however, and had to settle for a John Kasay field goal. In the second half, the Orangemen gave up a safety, and Georgia added a TD for an 18-10 edge going to the fourth.  Syracuse rallied, first with a 94-yards drive to close to 18--16. Then, Biskup’s field goal lifted the Orange over Georgia in the closest Peach Bowl since 1973.

Georgia 7 3 8 0 — 18 Syracuse 7 0 3 9 — 19 GA—Warner 5-yard pass from Talley (Kasay kick) 10:34-1st Q SU—Owens 1-yard run (Biskup kick) 6:07-1st Q GA—Kasay 20-yard field goal 12:53-2nd Q GA—Safety on ball centered through endzone 9:52-3rd Q GA—Hampton 4-yard pass from Talley (pass failed) 7:39-3rd Q SU—Biskup 32-yard field goal 1:44-3rd Q SU—Moore 19-yard pass from McDonald (pass failed) 10:08-4th Q SU—Biskup 26-yard field goal :25-4th Q

uga bowl history Georgia Beats Arkansas 24-15 In ’91 Independence

Georgia completed the 1991 phase of “Operation Turnaround” by beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 24-15 in front of 46, 932 fans and an ABC-TV national television audience in the 1991 Independence Bowl. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind two scoring strikes thrown from Eric Zeier to Arthur Marshall and Andre Hastings stretching their lead to 17-0 on a 39-yard FG by freshman Kanon Parkman. The Razorbacks battled back and got on the scoreboard with a 7-yard run by the Hogs’ leading rusher, E.D. Jackson. The run capped off an eight-play 37-yard drive by the Razorbacks. The second half continued to be a showcase for the play of Hastings and Zeier and the ball-hawking Georgia defense led by junior linebacker Torrey Evans. Georgia’s defense forced Arkansas quarterback Jason Allen into throwing five interceptions. Evans came off the bench for the injured John Allen and played brilliantly, recording four tackles, an interception and fumble recovery to earn defensive MVP honors. The game’s offensive MVP, Hastings caught four passes for 94 yards and outran all pursuers on a third quarter 53-yard reverse that put the Bulldogs out front 24-7. The Hogs added eight points in the fourth quarter, but it was too late, the Bulldogs had won the Independence Bowl.

Georgia 14 3 7 0 — 24 Arkansas 0 7 0 8 — 15 GA—Marshall 7-yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) 5:40-1st Q GA—Hastings 27-yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) 3:01-1st Q GA—Parkman 39-yard field goal 8:31-2nd Q AR—Jackson 7-yard run (Wright kick) 0:35-2nd Q GA—Hastings 53-yard run (Peterson kick) 12:07-3rd Q AR—Jackson 1-yard run (Jackson run) 1:19-4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Arkansas Georgia First Downs 22 15 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 188 125 Syracuse Georgia Passing Yards 122 237 First Downs 27 12 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 31-12-5 31-20-0 Rushing Yards 245 113 Return Yardage 11 39 Passing Yards 224 88 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 34-22-3 19-10-1 Punts 4 (45.3) 6 (32.3) Return Yardage 31 140 Yards Penalized 7-43 10-75 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0 Punts 3 (41.0) 7 (41.0) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 2-10 3-30 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Jackson (AR) 28 112 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 53 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Hastings (UGA) Owens (SU) 14 112 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Hampton (UGA) 14 32 0 Zeier (UGA) 28 18 228 2 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Hill (AR) 31 12 122 0 McDonald (SU) 13 10 135 1 Talley (UGA) 14 8 93 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Hastings (UGA) 4 94 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Keith (AR) 3 38 0 Hampton (UGA) 7 62 1 Owens (SU) 5 62 0

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Virginia Rallies For 34-27 Win In 1995 Peach Bowl

Georgia secured its best finish in a decade, including a top-10 final ranking and the first 10-win season since 1983, with a 21-14 victory over Ohio State. A New Year’s Day crowd of 65,861 attended the 47th annual Florida Citrus Bowl. Offensively, Georgia found ball control to its liking in the first quarter as it opened the game with its longest touchdown drive of the season. The Bulldogs drove 80 yards in 14 plays, grinding up 6:18 on the game clock, to take a 7-0 lead. Georgia then opened it up in the second quarter, calling for passes on five of its first eight plays. An Eric Zeier fumble just inside OSU territory proved costly as the Buckeyes drove 54 yards to paydirt in 11 plays for a 7-7 halftime tie. After the break, Andre Hastings ignited the Dogs’ offense on the opening kickoff of the second half with a spectacular 49-yard return. Then from the OSU 45, Garrison Hearst gained all 45 yards on four carries en route to a 14-7 Bulldog advantage. But after a short punt by Georgia, which the Buckeyes returned to the UGA 33, Ohio State seized the opportunity and tied the game again, 14-14, on a five-yard run by Robert Smith. Slowly, the Buckeyes had taken control of the game’s momentum and after a 45-yard completion to Smith to the UGA 15, it appeared Ohio State would take its first lead of the game. But quarterback Kirk Herbstreit fumbled, and the Bulldogs drove 80 yards in 11 plays to take the victory. A final Buckeye drive ended with a desperation pass intercepted in the endzone.

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GA — Hearst, 1-yard run (Peterson kick) 6:48—1st Q OS — R. Smith, 1-yard run (Williams kick) 1:17—2nd Q GA — Hearst, 5-yard run (Peterson kick) 13:27—3rd Q OS — R. Smith, 5-yard run (Williams kick) 3:31—3rd Q GA — Harvey, 1-yard run (Peterson kick) 4:32—4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Ohio State Georgia First Downs 18 26 Rushing Yardage 202 234 Passing Yardage 110 242 Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 8-24-1 21-31-0 Return Yardage 29 6 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2 Punts (Avg.) 8 (37.1) 6 (39.0) Yards Penalized 5-35 3-30 Rushing Hearst (UGA) R. Smith (OS)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 28 163 2 25 113 2

Passing Zeier (UGA) Herbstreit (OS)

Att. 31 24

Comp. Yds. TD 21 242 0 8 110 0

Receiving Hastings (UGA) R. Smith (OS)

Rec. Yds. TD 8 113 0 2 49 0

At the Peach Bowl, two of the nation’s most fatestruck teams took to Atlanta’s Georgia Dome in search of season-ending consolation. Although the Bulldogs entered the contest as underdogs, Georgia again battled back from adversity, this time a 14-0 deficit with 4:09 left in the first quarter, only to lose in the closing minute. Virginia’s Demetrius Allen proved the difference, returning a Kanon Parkman kickoff for an 83-yard TD with :57 remaining. Sophomore QB Hines Ward engineered the Georgia comeback, lighting up the Cavalier secondary for 413 yards on 31 of 59 passing. Figure in another 56 yards rushing, and Ward had set new Georgia bowl records for pass attempts, completions, yards passing and total offense. However, a pair of first-quarter interceptions and a blocked Dax Langley punt led to an easy 14 points for Virginia and considerable red and black frustration. Once again, Georgia’s defense kept the team's hope alive. Besides limiting Virginia to 256 yards total offense, the UGA "D" even gave the 70,824 audience a temporary charge when defensive tackle Jason Ferguson returned UVA's Walt Derey fumble 10 yards for a TD—Georgia's first tie of the game (27-27) with only 1:09 left.

Georgia 3 11 3 10 — 27 Virginia 14 10 3 7 — 34 VA—Barber, 1-yard run (Garcia kick) 10:27 1st Q VA—Brooks, 5-yard run (Garcia kick) 4:09 1st Q GA—Parkman, 36-yard FG 1:00 1st Q GA—Parkman, 37-yard FG 14:52 2nd Q VA—Garcia, 36-yard FG 9:42 2nd Q VA—Allen, 82-yard pass from Groh (Garcia kick) 2:34 2nd Q GA—Ward, 1-yard run (Ward to Hunter) :19 2nd Q GA—Parkman, 20-yard FG 8:01 3rd Q VA—Garcia, 36-yard FG 1:58 3rd Q GA—Parkman, 42-yard FG 14:43 4th Q GA—Ferguson, 10-yard fumble return (Parkman kick) 1:09 4th Q VA—Allen, 83-yard kickoff return (Garcia kick) 0:57 4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Virginia First Downs 20 10 Rushing Yardage 139 100 Passing Yardage 413 156 Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 31-59-2 10-20-1 Return Yardage 144 303 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-2 Punts (Avg.) 5 (33.0) 8 (42.4) Penalties: Number-Yards 6-40 3-30 Rushing Ward (UGA) Barber (UV)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 9 56 1 20 103 1

Passing Ward (UGA) Groh (UV)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 59 31 413 0 20 10 156 1

Receiving Bowie (UGA) Allen (UV)

Rec. Yds. TD 10 156 0 5 111 1

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Bobo, Edwards Lead UGA Past Badgers in ‘98 Outback Bowl Mike Bobo completed 26 of 28 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown and running back Robert Edwards ran for three more scores as Georgia defeated Wisconsin 33-6 before an Outback Bowl crowd of 56,186 and an ESPN national television audience. Bobo, who earned MVP honors, set an Outback Bowl record for best completion percentage (92.8). He also set Outback and Georgia records for consecutive completions with 19. Edwards set a Georgia bowl mark and tied an Outback record with three rushing touchdowns. Senior Hines Ward set an Outback Bowl record for receptions and yardage with 12 catches for 122 yards. Georgia sported a new look for the Outback Bowl, donning black pants instead of the traditional “silver britches” to go along with the Bulldogs’ white jerseys and red helmets. “The players came to me a while back and requested we do something special for the bowl game,” Georgia head coach Jim Donnan said. “The idea the players liked best was wearing black pants. After discussing it with (athletic director) Coach Dooley we decided to go along with the players’ suggestion for this game.” Mike Bobo

No. 19 Georgia rallied from an early secondquarter deficit of 21-0 to post a thrilling 35-33 win over 12th-ranked Virginia. A Peach Bowl record crowd of 72,876 in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 1998 was in attendance for the memorable comeback. Virginia capitalized on three second quarter interceptions by Georgia freshman Quincy Carter, turning each of them into a touchdown to build a 21-0 lead. Georgia got on the scoreboard when Carter connected with senior Tony Small on an 11-yard score with 1:15 left in the second quarter. Georgia got its first lead of the night when Olandis Gary capped a 67-yard drive with a 2-yard Olandis Gary run on the Dogs’ first possession of the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs then built an 8-point lead when Carter called his own number on a quarterback sneak from the one-yard-line with 7:01 remaining. Georgia staved off the Cavaliers late by stopping a 2-point conversion and then watching as their last-ditch field goal sailed wide left with just 19 seconds remaining.

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VA-Southern, 2-yard run (Braverman kick) 10:30, 2nd Q VA-Wilkins, 43-yard pass from Brooks (Braverman kick) 7:57, 2nd Q VA-Jones, 24-yard pass from Brooks (Braverman kick) 5:36, 2nd Q UG-Small, 11-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick) 1:15, 2nd Q UG-Bailey, 14-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick) 11:18, 3rd Q UG-Gary, 15-yard run (Hines kick) 5:50, 3rd Q VA-Wilkins, 67-yard pass from Brooks (kick failed) 3:29, 3rd Q UG-Gary, 2-yard run (Hines kick) 12:52, 4th Q UG-Carter, 1-yard run (Hines kick) 7:01, 4th Q VA-Brooks, 30-yard run (pass failed) 1:34, 4th Q

Georgia 12 7 7 7 — 33 Wisconsin 0 0 0 6 — 6 GA-Edwards, 2-yard run (Hines kick b locked) 8:19, 1st Q GA-Edwards, 40-yard run (Bobo pass INT) 4:21, 1st Q GA-Gary, 3-yard run (Hines kick) :29, 2nd Q GA-Edwards, 13-yard run (Hines kick) 9:15, 3rd Q GA-Allen, 7-yard pass from Bobo, (Hines kick) 8:45, 4th WIS-Retzlaff, 12-yard pass from Kavanage (kick failed) 4:04, 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Wisconsin First Downs 25 18 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-207 29-74 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 26-29-267-0 14-36-160-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-59 7-71 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 3-107 5-218 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 2-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-16 5-104 Time of Possession 34:05 25:55 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 22 110 3 40 Gary (UGA) 4 61 1 44 McCullough (WIS) 4 37 0 16 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Bobo (UGA) 28 26 267 1 Samuel (WIS) 27 8 84 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Ward (UGA) 12 154 0 49 Hayes (WIS) 5 44 0 11 Tackles UT AT Tot. Bright (UGA) 8 4 12 Thompson (WIS) 10 3 13

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TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Virginia First Downs 19 21 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-159 44-198 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 18-33-222-3 13-35-236-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-381 79-434 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-74 9-71 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 8-284 8-316 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 6-62 4-17 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-104 4-39 Time of Possession 28:01 31:59 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Gary (UGA) 19 110 2 18 Jones (UVA) 23 96 0 29 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Carter (UGA) 33 18 222 2 Brooks (UVA) 32 12 226 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Wilkins (UVA) 6 161 2 67 Small (UGA) 5 28 1 11 Tackles UT AT Tot. Hollingshed (UGA) 5 3 8 Rainer (UVA) 8 3 11

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uga bowl history Record Comeback Highlights ‘00 Outback Win over Purdue Georgia kicked off the new year by staging the largest comeback in bowl history, scoring 28 unanswered points to defeat Purdue 28-25 in overtime at Raymond James Stadium in front of 54,059 in a game broadcast by ESPN. Purdue jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter behind three Drew Brees touchdown passes. In the second quarter Brees threw his fourth touchdown pass to Chris James. Purdue missed three of the four extra point opportunities to lead 25-0 with 10:38 left in the first half. Georgia got its first points of the game on a Terrence Edwards 74-yard touchdown run off an option reverse to cut the lead to 25-7. Quincy Carter, who had 243 yards on 20 of 33 passing with two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing), helped continue the Georgia surge when he scored on an eight-yard run with 4:22 left in the third quarter. Patrick Pass made the two-point conversion to move the score to 25-18. The Bulldogs tied the score at 25 with just 1:19 left in regulation, when Randy McMichael caught a Carter pass over two defenders for an eight-yard touchdown. In overtime, Georgia managed to stop Purdue on its first drive when Dorsch missed a 43-yard field goal. After two Pass rushes for 19 yards, Hap Hines nailed a 21-yarder to cap the Bulldogs’ come from behind victory.

Purdue Georgia

19 0

6 10

0 8

0 7

(0) — 25 (3) — 28

PU-Daniels, 3-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick), 10:26, 1st Q PU-Daniels, 11-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick failed), 7:10, 1st Q PU-Sutherland, 21-yard pass from Brees (Brees pass failed), 1:03, 1st Q PU-James, 32-yard pass from Brees, (Brees pass failed), 10:38, 2nd Q GA-Edwards, 74-yard run (Hines kick), 9:39, 2nd Q GA-Hines 32-yard field goal, :09, 2nd Q GA- Carter, 8-yard run, (Pass run), 4:33, 3rd Q GA-McMichael 8-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick), 1:19, 4th Q GA-Hines 21-yard field goal, 0:00, overtime

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Purdue First Downs 21 30 Rushing: Att.-Yards 34-154 29-150 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 20-33-243-0 36-60-378-1 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-55 14-153 Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 3-144 3-136 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-24 1-1 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-63 2-31 Time of Possession 25:11 34:49 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 2 70 1 74 Lowe (PU) 15 87 0 18 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Carter (UGA) 33 20 243 1 Brees (PU) 60 36 378 4 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 8 97 0 21 Daniels (PU) 12 103 2 25 Tackles UT AT Tot. Bell (UGA) 6 4 10 Fells (PU) 5 6 11

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Georgia Cruises Past Virginia In 2000 O’ahu Bowl

The 24th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) defeated Virginia 34-17 in the 2000 Jeep O’ahu Bowl in front of an Aloha Stadium crowd of 24,187 and an ESPN television audience on Christmas Eve. Georgia jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. The Bulldogs got on the board with a 35-yard field goal by freshman kicker Billy Bennett. On the Bulldogs’ next series, one play after a successful fake punt, Edwards scampered 40 yards into the end zone Terrence Edwards on a reverse to give Georgia a 10-0 lead. On Virginia’s next possession, freshman safety Kentrell Curry recovered a Cavalier fumble in the end zone for the 17-0 lead. The Cavaliers pulled within 24-14 in the third quarter as senior linebacker Byron Thweatt returned a Georgia fumble 58 yards, but that was as close as Virginia would get. Georgia added two more touchdowns for the final margin, a 21-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Cory Phillips to freshman receiver Damien Gary and a four-yard fumble return by sophomore safety Cap Burnett after senior linebacker Kendrell Bell knocked the ball loose. Edwards was named MVP after leading UGA in both receiving and rushing with eight catches for 79 yards and five rushes for 97 yards and one touchdown.

Georgia Virginia

17 7 0 13 — 37 0 7 7 0 — 14

GA-Bennett 35-yard field goal, 1st Q 4:30 GA-Edwards 40-yard run (Bennett kick), 1st Q 1:12 GA-Curry 0-yard fumble recovery (Bennett kick), 1st Q 0:51 UVA-Dotson 14-yard run (Greene kick), 2nd Q 14:15 GA-Haynes 3-yard run, 2nd Q 13:08 UVA-Thweatt 58-yard fumble recovery (Greene kick), 3rd Q 4:46 GA-Gary 21-yard pass from C. Phillips (Bennett kick), 4th Q 13:13 GA-Burnett 4-yard fumble return (Bennett kick failed), 4th Q 12:57

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia

Virginia

First Downs 21 20 Rushing: Att.-Yards 34-157 38-144 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 25-39-241-1 22-36-226-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 4-29 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-213 5-224 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-18 5-39 Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Edwards (UGA) Womack (UVA) Passing C. Phillips (UGA) Spinner (UVA) Receiving Edwards (UGA) McGrew (UVA) Tackles Hollingshed (UGA) Evans (UVA)

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Att. Yds. TD Long 5 97 1 57 15 48 0 13 Att. Comp. Yds. TD 35 22 213 1 22 14 153 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 8 79 0 22 4 40 0 14 UT AT Tot. 7 5 12 9 1 10

2018 SEC East Champions

Eagles Edge Dogs In 2001 Music City Bowl

Running back William Green scored a 7-yard touchdown with 4:43 remaining to lift Boston College to a 20-16 win over Georgia at the Music City Bowl. Running back Verron Haynes capped his Georgia career with 132 yards on 27 carries, including a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter. That touchdown gave the Bulldogs a 16-10 lead. The Bulldogs began the game with some trickery when Fred Gibson took the opening kickoff and gave a reverse handoff to Decory Bryant, who raced 86 Fred Gibson yards to the Boston College 18. On Georgia’s second play, Greene found Gibson on a swing pass and he fought his way into the end zone from 15 yards out. Boston College grabbed the lead in the second quarter when quarterback Brian St. Pierre threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Dedrick Dewalt. The play was set up by Green’s 75-yard run, the longest play allowed by the Bulldogs this season. Sciortino then converted from 26 yards out to give the Eagles a 13-7 lead. The Bulldogs answered with Bennett’s 24-yard field goal as Georgia trailed 13-10 at the break. Haynes’ third-quarter touchdown gave the Bulldogs their final lead of the contest.

Boston College Georgia

3 10 0 7 = 20 7 3 6 0 = 16

GA-F. Gibson 15-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick), 1st Q 14:05 BC-S. Sciortino 25-yd field goal, 1st Q 1:43 BC-D. Dewalt 10-yd pass from St. Pierre (Sciortino kick), 2nd Q 9:09 BC-S. Sciortino 26-yd field goal, 2nd Q 3:05 GA-B. Bennett 24-yd field goal, 2nd Q 0:39 GA-V. Haynes 1-yd run (B. Bennett kick failed), 3rd Q 5:26 GA-Gary 21-yard pass from C. Phillips (Bennett kick), 4th Q 13:13 BC-W. Green 7-yd run (S. Sciortino kick), 4th Q 4:43

TEAM STATISTICS BC Georgia First Downs 16 23 Rushing: Att.-Yards 47-197 39-122 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 9-25-109-0 22-39-288-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 9-74 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 6-225 3-131 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-7 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-28 5-177 Time of Possession 35:02 24:58 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Green (BC) 35 149 1 70 Haynes (UGA) 27 132 1 32 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD St. Pierre (BC) 25 9 109 1 Greene (UGA) 38 22 288 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Dewalt (BC) 3 62 1 30 Gibson (UGA) 6 109 1 38 Tackles UT AT Tot. Parent (BC) 6 5 11 J. Phillips (UGA) 7 5 12

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uga bowl history 2003 Dogs Gets Record 13th Win In Nokia Sugar Bowl

Georgia bowl MVP Musa Smith rushed for 145 yards and Billy Bennett kicked four field goals as Georgia defeated Florida State 26-13 before 74,269 fans in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Georgia completed the season at 13-1, the most wins in school history. The Bulldogs’ defense forced three turnovers by the Seminoles, including cornerback Bruce Thornton’s 71-yard interception return for a touchdown. Nose tackle Ken Veal’s fumble recovery led to one of Bennett’s four field goals. Terrence Edwards Bennett staked the Bulldogs to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter . The Seminoles took their only lead of the game in the second quarter as quarterback Fabian Walker found receiver Anquan Boldin on a 5-yard scoring toss. Thornton’s second-quarter interception and score gave Georgia the lead for good. Bennett pushed the advantage to 20-7 by drilling a 42-yard field goal early in the third quarter. On FSU’s next possession, Veal’s fumble recovery set up a third Bennett field goal, pushing Georgia ahead 23-7.

Florida State (9-5) Georgia (13-1)

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7 14

6 6

0 3

= =

13 26

GA-B. Bennett 23-yd field goal 4:19, 1st Q FSU-A. Boldin 5-yd pass from F. Walker 13:41, 2nd Q GA-B. Thornton 71-yd interception return 6:24, 2nd Q GA-T. Edwards 37-yd pass from D.J. Shockley 3:43, 2nd Q GA-B. Bennett 42-yd field goal 11:06, 3rd Q GA-B. Bennett 25-yd field goal 8:49, 3rd Q FSU-C. Thorpe 40-yd pass from A. Boldin, 0:00, 3rd Q GA-B. Bennett 35-yd field goal 10:17, 4th Q

TEAM STATISTICS Florida State Georgia First Downs 18 11 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-173 36-176 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 13-26-147-2 10-15-125-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 67-262 51-276 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-37 6-59 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-202 4-193 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 4-68 2-29 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-57 1-7 Time of Possession 33:51 26:09 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long L. Washington (FSU) 10 48 0 17 M. Smith (UGA) 23 145 0 39 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD A. Boldin (FSU) 14 6 78 1 D. Greene (UGA) 14 9 88 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long N. Maddox (FSU) 4 24 0 13 T. Edwards (UGA) 3 60 1 37 Tackles UT AT Tot. A. Augustin (FSU) 5 1 6 T. Gilbert (UGA) 7 1 8

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uga bowl history Georgia Defeats Purdue In OT In 2004 Capital One Bowl

After scoring the game’s first 24 points, Georgia needed a Kregg Lumpkin overtime touchdown run to hold off Purdue, 34-27, in front of a Capital One Bowl crowd of 64,565 and an ABC national television audience. The Bulldogs opened the game with a nineplay, 68-yard drive culminating in a six-yard Fred Gibson touchdown pass from quarterback and offensive MVP David Greene (left). The Bulldogs used a Billy Bennett field goal and two more Greene TD passes--one each to Gibson and Reggie Brown--to open a 24-0 lead with 4:47 left in the first half. Purdue answered with a touchdown and field David Greene goal to pull within 14, 24-10, at halftime. Purdue scored the fourth quarter’s first points on a Kyle Orton two-yard run with 9:11 left. Georgia then used up 4:44 on a 12-play, 57-yard drive ending in a 40-yard Bennett field goal. Late in the fourth, Purdue needed just three plays to go 66 yards and pull within three, 27-24, on a Kyle Orton three-yard touchdown pass. Ben Jones kicked a 44-yard field goal with 49 seconds left to tie the game at 27-all. On the first possession of overtime, Lumpkin pushed his way into the end zone to give the Bulldogs a 34-27 lead. Purdue also drove inside the 10 yard line, but failed to convert.

Purdue (9-4) Georgia (11-3)

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0 0

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GA-F. Gibson 6-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 10:29, 1st Q GA-F. Gibson 4-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 04:27, 1st Q GA-B. Bennett 28-yd field goal 09:56, 2nd Q GA-R. Brown 11-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 04:47, 2nd Q PU-K. Orton 17-yd run (B. Jones kick) 03:01, 2nd Q PU-B. Jones 27-yd field goal 01:48, 2nd Q PU-K. Orton 2-yd run (B. Jones kick) 09:11, 4th Q GA-B. Bennett 40-yd field goal 04:27, 4th Q PU-A. Chambers 3-yd pass from K. Orton (B. Jones kick) 01:34,4th Q PU-B. Jones 44-yd field goal 00:49, 4th Q GA-K. Lumpkin 1-yd run (B. Bennett kick) 15:00, OT

TEAM STATISTICS Purdue Georgia First Downs 15 23 Rushing: Att.-Yards 29-59 47-113 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 20-35-230-1 27-37-327-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-289 84-440 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-69 10-90 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 9-400 6-268 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 6-163 2-48 Time of Possession 24:31 35:29 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long J. Void (PU) 15 63 0 12 K. Lumpkin (UGA) 27 90 1 15 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD K. Orton (PU) 20 34 230 1 D. Greene (UGA) 27 37 327 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long J. Standeford (PU) 7 102 0 60 R. Brown (UGA) 5 99 1 32 Tackles UT AT Tot. L. Johnson (PU) 10 5 15 S. Jones (UGA) 6 2 8

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Bulldogs Beat Badgers In 2005 Outback Bowl

Georgia (10-2) held off a late Wisconsin rally to defeat the Badgers 24-21 in front of 62,414 Outback Bowl fans at Raymond James Stadium and an ESPN national television audience. It was the last game for several Bulldog seniors, including All-American DE David Pollack (right) whose three-sack performance earned him Outback Bowl MVP. Overall, Georgia’s defense stifled the Badgers’ offense, allowing just 13 points while recording seven quarterback sacks and forcing and recovering two fumbles. Wisconsin (9-3) took an early second-quarDavid Pollack ter 6-3 lead in a battle of field goals, but Georgia’s offense came to life in the middle of the game. Senior QB David Greene connected on a 24-yard touchdown to Fred Gibson and later a 24-yard TD to senior Jeremy Thomas. Freshman Thomas Brown notched his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year with 111 yards on 16 carries, including a 29-yard touchdown run to give Georgia a 24-6 lead.

Georgia (10-2) Wisconsin (9-3)

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7 14 3 7

0 8

= =

24 21

GA-B. Coutu 20-yd field goal 10:24, 1st Q WIS-M. Allen 46-yd field goal 05:47, 1st Q WIS-M. Allen 44-yd field goal 14:55, 2nd Q GA-F. Gibson 19-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Coutu kick) 07:38, 2nd Q GA-J. Thomas 24-yd pass from D. Greene (Coutu kick) 09:16, 3rd Q GA-T. Brown 29-yd run (B. Coutu kick) 06:33, 3rd Q WIS-D. Charles 19-yd pass from J. Stocco (Allen kick) 03:16, 3rd Q WIS-A. Crooks 11-yd interception return (J. Orr pass) 04:13, 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Wisconsin First Downs 21 14 Rushing: Att.-Yards 37-196 35-60 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 19-41-264-2 12-27-170-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 78-460 62-230 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-85 7-45 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-199) 7-310 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-49 5-49 Time of Possession 29:05 30:55 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long T. Brown (UGA) 16 111 1 29 A. Davis (WIS) 21 79 0 25 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD D. Greene (UGA) 19 38 264 2 J. Stocco (WIS) 12 27 170 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long F. Gibson (UGA) 4 42 1 19 D. Charles (WIS) 3 52 1 20 Tackles UT AT Tot. G. Blue (UGA) 8 3 11 R. Brooks (WIS) 6 4 10

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West Virginia Upsets Dogs In 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl

Georgia was unable to overcome a 28-0 deficit and fell to West Virginia 38-35 in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl in front of 74,458 fans at the Georgia Dome and an ABC national television audience. Despite three touchdowns and 277 yards passing by quarterback D.J. Shockley, the Bulldogs’ late rally fell short after they outscored the Mountaineers 35-10 to finish the game. Tailback Thomas Brown led Georgia with 78 yards rushing, including a 52-yard touchdown. West Virginia started the game’s scoring with three touchdowns in the first quarter and went up 28-0 with 14:10 remaining in the second quarter. Georgia got its first points at the 12:58 mark in the Kregg Lumpkin second quarter on Kregg Lumpkin’s career-long 34-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs managed to close the gap to 38-35 after Shockley connected with fellow senior Bryan McClendon for a 43-yard touchdown with 5:13 left in the fourth quarter. But West Virginia converted a fake punt in the game’s final drive, enabling the Mountaineers to run the clock out.

West Virginia (11-1) Georgia (10-3)

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7 7

= =

Georgia stormed back from an 18-point deficit to defeat 14th-ranked Virginia Tech 31-24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in the Georgia Dome in front of a bowl-record crowd of 75,406 and a national ESPN television audience. Bulldog linebacker Tony Taylor (two interceptions) and quarterback Matthew Stafford (129 yards, 1 TD) were named the Defensive and Offensive MVPs. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs got scoring runs from tailback Kregg Lumpkin and fullback Brannan Southerland along with one of kicker Brandon Coutu’s three Tony Taylor field goals (including a Georgia bowl record 51-yarder) to complete the comeback. Georgia led 3-0 after the first quarter, but then the Hokies built a 21-3 halftime edge. Taylor’s interception at the start of the fourth quarter set up the game-tying touchdown, a 3-yard Lumpkin run. On the Hokies’ next possession, Charles Johnson sacked Sean Glennon and caused him to fumble, which Quentin Moses recovered. It led to the go-ahead field goal by Coutu.

Georgia (9-4) Virginia Tech (10-3)

38 35

GAME STATISTICS Georgia WVU First Downs 27 27 Rushing: Att.-Yards 28-224 63-382 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-33-277-0 11-14-120-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 61-501 77-502 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-3 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-50 9-74 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-137 4-144 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 2-28 5-111 Time of Possession 24:01 35:59 Rushing S. Slaton (WVU) T. Brown (UGA) Passing P. White (WVU) D.J. Shockley (UGA) Receiving D. Reynaud (WVU) L. Pope (UGA) Tackles M. Lorello (WVU) J. Jackson (UGA)

TEAM STATISTICS Att. Yds. 26 204 9 78 Att. Comp. 14 11 33 20 Rec. Yds. 6 48 6 50 UT AT 7 1 11 0

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31 24

GA-Brandon Coutu 39-yard field goal, 10:49, 1st Q VT-Brandon Ore 1-yard run (Brandon Pack kick), 14:07, 2nd Q VT-Ore 1-yard run (Pace kick), 6:45, 2nd Q VT-Sam Wheeler 53-yard pass from Eddie Royal (Pace kick), 4:36, 2Q GA-Coutu 51-yard field goal, 6:10, 3rd Q GA-M. Milner 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Coutu kick), 1:52, 3rd Q GA-Kregg Lumpkin 3-yard run (Milner pass from Stafford), 12:30, 4Q GA-Coutu 28-yard field goal, 10:42, 4th Q GA-Brannan Southerland 1-yard run (Coutu kick), 7:30, 4th Q VT-Pace 28-yard field goal, 3:41, 4th Q

WVU - S. Slaton 52-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 12:12, 1st Q WVU - Reynaud 13-yd. pass from P. White (P. McAfee kick), 06:27, 1stQ WVU - D. Reynaud 13-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 04:27, 1st Q WVU - S. Slaton 18-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 14:10, 2nd Q GA - K. Lumpkin 34-yd. run (B. Coutu kick), 12:58, 2nd Q GA - T. Brown 52-yd. run (B. Coutu kick), 08:52, 2nd Q WVU - P. McAfee 27-yd. field goal 05:37, 2nd Q GA - L. Pope 4-yd. pass from Shockley (B. Coutu kick), 00:58, 2nd Q GA - A.J. Bryant 34-yd. pass from Shockley (Coutu kick), 01:44, 3rd Q WVU - S. Slaton 52-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 08:32, 4th Q GA-B McClendon 43-yd. pass from Shockley (Coutu kick), 5:13, 4th Q

3 0 10 0 21 0

GAME STATISTICS Georgia Va. Tech First Downs 9 9 Rushing: Att.-Yards 31-71 26-42 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 9-21-129-1 14-27-147-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 52-200 53-189 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-31 8-78 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-264 4-195 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-81 6-105 Time of Possession 30:23 29:37

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B. Ore (VT) K. Lumpkin (UGA)

TEAM STATISTICS Att. Yds. TD 20 12

42 39

26 21

E. Royal (VT) M. Milner (UGA)

4 3

45 49

0 1

Vince Hall (VT) P. Oliver (UGA) T. Taylor (UGA)

9 5 5

4 4 4

13 9 9

Passing

S. Glennon (VT) M. Stafford (UGA)

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Rec. UT

2 1

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6 26

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13 9

Yds. AT

94 0 129 1

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Long

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uga bowl history Bulldogs Blast Hawai’i To Win 2008 Sugar Bowl

The Bulldogs trounced previously undefeated Hawai’i 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl on New Years night from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. This was the most points the Bulldogs have ever scored in a bowl game as well as their largest margin of victory in a bowl game. Georgia struck early against the Warriors, starting with a Knowshon Moreno 17-yard touchdown run with 9:42 in the first quarter. Moreno also had an 11-yard scoring run late in the first period. Early in the second half, defensive end Marcus Howard sacked Warrior quarterThomas Brown back Colt Brennan on the goal line and recovered Brennan’s fumble on the play for a TD, the first of his career. Thomas Brown got in on the scoring action with a one-yard scamper in the third quarter, and QB Matthew Stafford got into the books with an 11-yard TD pass to Sean Bailey midway through the second quarter.

Hawai’i (12-1) 3 0 0 7 = Georgia (11-2) 14 10 14 3 =

10 41

GA-Knowshon Moreno 17-yard run, 9:42 1Q UH-Dan Kelly 41-yard field goal, 4:20 1Q GA-Knowshon Moreno 11-yard run (Brandon Coutu PAT), 0:57 1Q GA-Brandon Coutu 52-yard field goal, 9:36 2Q GA-Sean Bailey 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Coutu PAT), 8:00 2Q GA-Marcus Howard 0-yard fumble return (Coutu PAT), 8:57 3Q GA-Thomas Brown 1-yard run (Coutu PAT), 1:40 3Q GA- Brandon Coutu 45-yard field goal, 14:32 4Q UH- Ryan Grice-Mullen 16-yard pass from Tyler Graunke, 10:32 4Q

100

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Bulldogs Notch 10th Win At 2009 Capital One Bowl

Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the final 18 minutes against Michigan State, as the Bulldogs posted a 24-12 Capital One Bowl victory in front of 59,681 fans and an ABC national television audience. The first half was ugly for Stafford, projected to be an early first-round NFL draft pick, and Georgia. He was just 6-for-14 with an interception in the first half and Michigan State (9-4) led 6-3. In the second half, he looked more like the quarterback NFL teams covet. He completed 14 of his Matthew Stafford final 17 throws, including three TD passes. Stafford started the comeback by directing a 10-play, 96-yard drive midway through the third quarter. He went 6-for-6 for 92 yards and capped it with a 35-yard touchdown toss to Michael Moore. Stafford and Aron White hooked up on a 21-yard TD toss with 9 seconds left in the third quarter to put Georgia up 17-6.

Georgia (10-3) Michigan State (9-4)

3 3

0 3

14 0

7 6

= =

24 12

UGA-Blair Walsh 32 yd field goal, 9:26 1Q MSU-Brett Swenson 20 yd field goal, 4:50 1Q MSU-Swenson 32 yd field goal, 2:14 2Q UGA-Michael Moore 35 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (B. Walsh kick), 3:31 3Q UGA-Aron White 21 yd pass from M. Stafford (B. Walsh kick), :09 3Q MSU-Javon Ringer 1 yd run (Brian Hoyer pass failed), 8:50 4Q UGA-Knowshon Moreno 21 yd pass from M. Stafford (B. Walsh kick), 3:43 4Q

GAME STATISTICS Hawai’i Georgia First Downs 20 19 Rushing: Att.-Yards 18--5 40-160 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 35-57-311-4 14-27-175-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 75-306 67-335 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 11-90 11-100 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-102 (34.0) 3-145-48.3 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 7-175 3-128 Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

GAME STATISTICS Georgia MSU First Downs 19 16 Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-81 34-31 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-31-250-1 22-39-205-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-331 73-236 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-53 5-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-237 (47.4) 5-190 (38.0) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-78 4-88 Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Pilares (UH) 7 31 0 11 Brown (UGA) 19 77 1 20 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Brennan (UH) 38 22 169 0 Stafford (UGA) 27 14 175 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Rivers (UH) 10 105 0 21 Massaquoi (UGA) 5 54 0 16 Tackles UT AT Tot. Patek (UH) 7 2 9 Allen (UGA) 6 3 9

TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Moreno (UGA) 23 62 0 10 Ringer (MSU) 20 47 1 7 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Stafford (UGA) 31 20 250 3 Hoyer (MSU) 34 18 169 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Moore (UGA) 6 97 1 35 Cunningham (MSU) 6 52 0 16 Tackles UT AT Tot. Allen (UGA) 9 0 9 Jones (MSU) 8 4 12

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2018 SEC East Champions

Dogs Defeat Texas A&M For Independence Bowl Win

Georgia closed out the 2009 football season in dominant fashion as it defeated Texas A&M 44-20 in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in front of 49,653 fans in Shreveport, La. After the Aggies tied the game early in the third quarter, Georgia scored 30 unanswered points to win with relative ease. The 44 points was a Bulldog bowl record. Neither team scored until the final 2:33 of the second quarter, when Georgia followed an A&M touchdown with two quick scores before halftime, highlighted by Brandon Boykin’s kickoff return. A 49-yard field goal by Blair Walsh with 9:25 left in the third quarter gave Georgia Brandon Boykin the lead for good and started the string of 30 consecutive points. Georgia’s defense, coached by defensive line coach Rodney Garner and graduate assistants Mitch Doolittle and Todd Hartley, was led by sophomore linebacker Marcus Dowtin, who had nine tackles. Junior linebacker Rennie Curran had eight, and junior safety Reshad Jones had five tackles and an interception.

Texas A&M (6-7) Georgia (8-5)

0 7 7 6 0 14 10 20

= 20 = 44

TAMU-Jamie McCoy 15 yd pass from Jerrod Johnson (Randy Bullock kick), 2:33 2Q GA-Brandon Boykin 81 yd kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 2:22 2Q GA-Caleb King 2 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 1:22 2Q TAMU-Christine Michael 14 yd run (R. Bullock kick), 12:36 3Q GA-Blair Walsh 49 yd field goal, 9:25 3Q GA-Aron White 24 yd pass from Joe Cox (B. Walsh kick), 7:49 3Q GA-Aron White 2 yd pass from J. Cox (B. Walsh kick), 13:19 4Q GA-Caleb King 1 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 9:47 4Q GA-Shaun Chapas 5 yd run (Andrew Jensen kick failed), 4:29 4Q TAMU-Howard Morrow 5 yd pass from J. Johnson (J. Johnson pass failed), 1:13 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS TAMU Georgia First Downs 26 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-109 40-208 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 29-59-362-2 15-28-158-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 92-471 68-366 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-65 6-39 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-206 (29.4) 6-249 (41.5) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 8-157 2-107 Time of Possession 27:59 32:01 Rushing

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Michael (TAMU) Ealey (UGA)

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No. 24 UCF Edges Bulldogs In 2010 Liberty Bowl

Georgia saw its four-game bowl winning streak stopped by dropping a 10-6 decision to #24 Central Florida in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, marking Georgia’s first postseason loss since the 2006 Sugar Bowl. UCF’s Latavius Murray scored on a 10-yard touchdown run with 9:01 left, and the Knights were able to stave off Georgia to post the victory. The Bulldogs had the ball last and converted two fourth downs before Kemal Ishmael knocked down Aaron Murray’s final throw into the end zone as time expired. The Bulldogs also started both halves A.J. Green driving down field easily before bogging down and settling for field goals of 20 and 41 yards by Blair Walsh. These teams went to halftime tied at 3-3 after a first half in which both Georgia and UCF wasted chances at the end zone.

Georgia (10-4) 3 0 3 0 UCF (7-6) 0 3 0 7

= 6 = 10

GA-Blair Walsh 20 yd field goal, 2:02 1Q UCF-Nick Cattoi 22 yd field goal, 0:33 2Q GA-Blair Walsh 41 yd field goal, 9:23, 3Q UCF-Latavius Murray 10 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick), 9:01 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia UCF First Downs 19 16 Rushing: Att.-Yards 32-82 30-124 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 21-38-198-2 16-30-117-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 70-280 60-241 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-35 3-30 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-213 (42.6) 6-250 (41.7) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-38 2-35 Time of Possession 32:30 27:30 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Ealey (UGA) 16 60 0 12 Murray (UCF) 18 104 1 18 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Murray (UGA) 38 21 198 0 Gilbert (UCF) 29 16 117 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Green (UGA) 8 77 0 18 Watters (UCF) 6 57 0 14 Tackles UT AT Tot. Houston (UGA) 7 3 10 Ishmael (UCF) 7 4 11

7 102 0 25 6 57 0 16 5 4 9 5 4 9

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uga bowl history No. 12 MSU Rallies Past Bulldogs In 2012 Outback Bowl

Georgia dropped a 33-30 decision to Michigan State in a thrilling three-overtime game in the Outback Bowl in front of 49,429 fans and a nationally televised ABC audience. Bulldog junior Tavarres King set a school-record with 205 yards receiving on six catches, including a career-long 80-yard TD. Defensive back Brandon Boykin, who was named the MVP of the game, forced a safety, returned a punt 92 yards for a TD and scored on a 13-yard run. With 2:06 left, MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins led a 10-play 85-yard drive that tied the game at 27-27 to send it into overtime. After an interTavarres King ception by Bacarri Rambo on MSU’s first possession, Georgia senior Blair Walsh missed a 42-yard field goal to send it to another overtime. Both teams exchanged field goals in the second OT. The Spartans opened the third OT with a field goal that gave them a 33-30 lead. Georgia had a chance to tie it again, but its 47-yard field goal attempt was blocked, sealing the win for the Spartans.

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Bulldogs Defeat Nebraska In 2013 Capital One Bowl

No. 5 Georgia handed the 21st-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers a 45-31 loss in front of 59,712 fans and a national TV audience in the Capital One Bowl. On the second Georgia drive of the game, Aaron Murray capped an 80-yard drive with a 29-yard completion to Arthur Lynch. Nebraska answered with a pair of TDs to take a 14-9 lead, but the lead didn’t last, as Todd Gurley rushed for a 24-yard TD. The Huskers responded with a six-play, 44-yard drive that resulted in a 39-yard field goal that Chris Conley made it a 23-17 game midway through the second quarter. After a Georgia three-and-out, Nebraska took a 24-23 lead on a 16-yard pass to Rex Burkhead. On the opening drive of the second half, Nebraska scored on a twoyard TD run by Burkhead that extended Nebraska’s lead to 31-23. Georgia answered on the following drive with a 49-yard touchdown grab by Chris Conley. Georgia scored TDs on its next two possessions to take a 45-31 lead and seal the bowl victory.

MSU (11-3) 0 0 14 13 0-3-3 = 33 14 = 45 Georgia (10-4) 2 14 0 11 0-3-0 = 30 Georgia (12-2) 16 7 8 Nebraska (10-4) 14 10 7 0 = 31

GA-TEAM Safety-Brandon Boykin, 12:07 1Q GA-Tavarres King 80 yd pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick), 3:06 2Q GA-Brandon Boykin 92 yd punt retun (Walsh kick), 1:39 2Q MSU-Le’Veon Bell 8 yd run (B. Linthicum pass from Kirk Cousins), 7:52 3Q MSU-Darqueze Dennard 38 yd interception return (Cousins pass failed), 1:47 3Q GA-B. Walsh 32 yd field goal, 9:58, 4Q MSU-Keith Nichol 7 yd pass from Cousins (Cousins pass failed), 8:22, 4Q GA-B. Boykin 13 yd pass from A. Murray (M. Mitchell pass from Murray), 6:44, 4Q MSU-L. Bell 1 yd run (Dan Conroy kick), 0:14, 4Q GA-B. Walsh 47 yd field goal, 2nd OT MSU-D. Conroy 35 yd field goal, 2nd OT MSU-D. Conroy 28 yd field goal, 3rd OT

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia MSU First Downs 15 15 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-51 29-73 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-32-288-2 28-51-318-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-339 80-391 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-15 8-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-306 (43.7) 8-401 (50.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 5-294 6-366 Time of Possession 31:34 28:26 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Malcome (UGA) 12 51 0 21 Bell (MSU) 17 48 2 8 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Murray (UGA) 32 20 288 2 Cousins (MSU) 50 27 300 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long King (UGA) 6 205 1 80 Linthicum (MSU) 7 115 0 50 Tackles UT AT Tot. Ogletree (UGA) 12 1 13 Gholston (MSU) 7 0 7

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GA - Team safety, 11:31 1Q GA - Arthur Lynch 29-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 07:54 1Q NEB - Jamal Turner 14-yard pass fom T. Martinez (B. Maher kick), 04:42 1Q NEB - Will Compton 24-yard interception return (Brett Maher kick), 04:15 1Q GA - Tavarres King 75-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 04:04 1Q GA - Todd Gurley 24-yard run (M. Morgan kick), 10:33 2Q NEB - Brett Maher 39-yard field goal, 08:48 2Q NEB - Rex Burkhead 16-yard pass from T. Martinez (B. Maher kick), 04:43 2Q NEB - Rex Burkhead 2-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 09:42 3Q GA - C. Conley 49-yard pass from A. Murray (R. McGowan pass from A. Murray), 07:26 3Q GA - Keith Marshall 24-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 14:52 4Q GA - Chris Conley 87-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 11:03 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Nebraska First Downs 23 26 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-162 52-239 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 18-33-427-2 16-27-204-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-589 79-443 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-76 8-69 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 39.0 34.0 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-41 (13.7) 4-90 (22.5) Time of Possession 27:33 32:27 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Burkhead (NEB) 24 142 2 28 Gurley (UGA) 23 125 1 24 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Martinez (NEB) 27 16 204 2 Murray (UGA) 33 18 427 5 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Bell (NEB) 4 60 0 35 King (UGA) 3 104 1 75 Tackles UT AT Tot. Compton (NEB) 6 3 9 A. Ogletree (UGA) 7 4 11

2018 Georgia Bulldogs • Post-Season Media Guide

2018 SEC East Champions

Nebraska Holds On For 2014 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Win

No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs sustained a 24-19 loss to Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl in front of 60,712 fans in Jacksonville and a national ESPN audience. After a scoreless first quarter, Hutson Mason led Georgia on an 12-play, 38-yard drive that produced a Marshall Morgan 39-yard field goal. Nebraska, however, took advantage of a fumbled punt return by the Bulldogs to take a 7-3 lead with 9:05 left in the second quarter. The teams traded field goals to complete first-half scoring with the Huskers holding a 10-9 edge. Nebraska forged ahead 24-12 with touchTodd Gurley downs on its first two possessions of the second half. The latter came on a 99-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong, Jr. to Quincy Enunwa with 4:58 left in the third quarter. Georgia scored its first touchdown of the game at the start of the fourth quarter when Hutson Mason passed for 25 yards to Todd Gurley. Later in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs looked to take the lead, twice driving inside the Nebraska 20. Georgia was unable to convert on either fourth down, however, allowing Nebraska to come away with the victory.

Nebraska (9-4) Georgia (8-5)

0 0

10 9

14 3

0 7

= =

24 19

GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 10:37 2Q NEB - Quincy Enunwa 5-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 09:05 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 28-yard field goal, 06:53 2Q NEB - Pat Smith 46-yard field goal, 03:18 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 00:00 2Q NEB - Ameer Abdullah 1-yard run, 10:08 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 30-yard field goal, 06:32 3Q NEB - Q. Enunwa 99-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 04:58 3Q GA - Todd Gurley 25-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 14:49 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Nebraska First Downs 22 14 Rushing: Att.-Yards 43-96 43-144 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 21-39-320-1 6-16-163-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 82-416 59-307 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-42 6-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 4-151 (37.8) 7-271 (38.7) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-93 5-90 Time of Possession 33:24 26:36

uga bowl history Chubb, Bulldogs Power Past Louisville in 2014 Belk Bowl

Nick Chubb rushed for a UGA-bowl record 266 yards to propel No. 13 Georgia past 20th-ranked Louisville 37-14 in front of a crowd of 45,671 and a national ESPN audience in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Georgia struck first, taking a 7-0 lead on a nine-play, 60-yard drive in the first quarter. On 2nd-and-14, Hutson Mason connected with Chris Conley for a 45-yard touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead after the Nick Chubb Marshall Morgan PAT. Belk Bowl MVP The Cardinals answered on the next drive, going 84 yards on nine plays to tie the game at 7-7. Gerald Christian scored the TD on an 11-yard pass from Kyle Bolin. Already leading 20-7 at halftime, Georgia broke the game open late in the third quarter. Chubbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 82-yard run, starting at his own 3-yard line, paved the way for Sony Michel to score from two yards out with 5:41 left. After UL answered with a score, the Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the fourth period with a Morgan field goal and an 8-yard TD run by Chubb.

Louisville (9-4) Georgia (10-3)

7 7

0 13

7 7

0 10

= 14 = 37

GA - Chris Conley 44-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 08:24 1Q UL - G. Christian 11-yard pass from K. Bolin (J. Wallace kick), 04:25 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 11:33 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 31-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:40 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 22-yard field goal, 04:58 2Q GA - Sony Michel 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:41 3Q UL - B. Radcliff 6-yard run (J. Wallace kick), 01:48 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 05:20 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 8-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 02:02 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Abdullah (NEB) 27 122 1 14 Gurley (UGA) 21 86 0 16 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Armstrong (NEB) 6 14 163 2 Mason (UGA) 21 39 320 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Enunwa (NEB) 4 129 2 99 Gurley (UGA) 7 97 1 30 Tackles UT AT Tot. Cooper (NEB) 10 0 19 Floyd (UGA) 6 1 6.5

Georgia Louisville First Downs 22 20 Rushing: Att.-Yards 53-292 27-62 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 14-24-200-1 21-44-314-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 77-492 71-376 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-19 7-44 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-82 (41.0) 6-225 (37.5) KO Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-37 (18.5) 8-132 (16.5) Time of Possession 33:00 27:00 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Radcliff (UL) 19 89 1 20 Chubb (UGA) 33 266 2 82 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Bolin (UL) 20 40 300 1 Mason (UGA) 10 15 149 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Parker (UL) 8 120 0 25 Conley (UGA) 4 80 1 44 Tackles UT AT Tot. Sample (UL) 10 4 14 Carter (UGA) 5 3 8

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uga bowl history Godwin, Bulldogs Hold Off Penn State for TaxSlayer Win

Ground Attack Pushes Dogs Past TCU in Liberty Bowl Win

After jumping ahead 24-3 in the third quarter, Georgia was able to hold on and beat Penn State 24-17 in the TaxSlayer Bowl at Jacksonville’s EverBank Field. Freshman Terry Godwin became the first non-quarterback to throw for a score for Georgia since 2005, and the first Bulldog wideout to throw for a score since 1998, when he hit senior Malcolm Mitchell in stride for a 44-yard strike for the first touchdown of the game. Later in the first half, he pulled in a 17-yard touchdown from Greyson Lambert. Terry Godwin Taxslayer Bowl MVP After Sony Michel’s third-quarter TD run pushed Georgia comfortably ahead, Penn State finally broke through on the first play of the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback Trace McSorley connected with Geno Lewis for a 17-yard score. Two drives later, McSorley hit DaeSean Hamilton for a TD that trimmed the margin to 24-17. Georgia got the ball back and consumed most of the remaining 6:07 with a solid drive. Bulldog defenders, however, had to preserve the victory by batting down a 43-yard Hail Mary heave by McSorley on the final play.

The Georgia Bulldogs grabbed the school’s 30th all-time bowl victory in a 31-23 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in the Autozone Liberty Bowl at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. Georgia junior tailbacks Nick Chubb and Sony Michel combined for 268 total yards and three touchdowns. Chubb amassed 142 yards on the ground, including a 13-yard touchdown run that strengthened the Bulldogs’ lead to eight points at 31-23 with 2:48 left in the game. Michel, the Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP, supplied the Bulldogs with one rushing touchSony Michel down on 87 yards and another on 39 receiving yards. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore lineman Trenton Thompson collected three sacks, a Liberty Bowl record, and was named Liberty Bowl Overall MVP and defensive MVP. Georgia took its first lead of the game at 21-16 on a 4-yard pass from Jacob Eason to Javon Wims midway through the third quarter. The Horned Frogs answered late in the period with a short touchdown pass of their own. Rodrigo Blankenship’s 30-yard field goal 90 seconds into the fourth quarter gave Georgia the lead for keeps.

Penn State (7-6) Georgia (10-3)

0 3

3 14

0 7

14 0

= =

17 24

GA - Marshall Morgan, 44-yard FG, 7:02, 1Q PSU - Tyler Davis, 34-yard FG, 8:08, 2Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell, 44-yard pass from Terry Godwin (Morgan kick), 6:46, 2Q GA - Godwin, 17-yd pass from Greyson Lambert (Patrick Beless kick), 00:24, 2Q GA - Sony Michel, 21-yard run (Beless kick), 4:15, 3Q PSU - Geno Lewis, 17-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Davis kick), 14:53, 4Q PSU - D. Hamilton, 20-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick), 6:14,4Q

TEAM STATISTICS

Penn State Georgia First Downs 16 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 32-120 41-166 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 22-42-281-1 12-23-161-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 74-401 64-327 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-39 5-45 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-219 (36.5) 7-267 (38.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-69 (23.0) 1-27 (27.0) Time of Possession 31:22 28:38 Third Down Conversions 4 of 18 4 of 14 Fourth Down Conversions 4 of 6 0 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Barkley (PSU) Michel (UGA) Passing McSorley (PSU) Lambert (UGA) Receiving Godwin (PSU) Mitchell (UGA) Punting Pasquariello (PSU) Ramsey (UGA) Tackles Bell (PSU) Davis (UGA)

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Att. Yds. TD Long 17 69 0 29 20 85 1 28 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 14 27 142 2 10 20 115 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 133 0 51 5 114 1 44 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 219 36.5 44 5 200 40.0 43 UT AT Tot. 8 3 11 7 1 8

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Georgia (8-5) TCU (6-7)

7 9

7 7

10 0

= =

31 23

GA - Sony Michel, 4-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 9:32, 1Q TCU - Brandon Hatfield, 40-yard FG, 0:44, 1Q TCU - Kenny Hill, 10-yard run (B. Hatfield kick failed), 0:02, 1Q TCU - John Diarse, 10-yard pass from Hill (B. Hatfield kick), 9:15, 2Q GA - Michel, 33-yard pass from Eason (Blankenship kick), 1:13, 2Q GA - Javon Wims, 4-yard pass from Jacob Eason (B’ship kick), 7:08, 3Q TCU - Diarse, 9-yard pass from Hill (Hatfield kick), 2:07, 3Q GA - Blankenship, 30-yard FG, 13:27, 4Q GA - Nick Chubb, 13-yard run (Blankenship kick), 2:48, 4Q

TEAM STATISTICS Georgia TCU First Downs 17 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 44 - 248 39 - 175 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 12-21-164-0 18-28-146-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 65 - 412 67 - 321 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-45 2-10 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-174 (34.8) 3-121 (40.3) KO Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-76 (15.2) 5-149 (29.8) Time of Possession 33:24 26:36 Third Down Conversions 7 of 14 6 of 14 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5 - 30 3 - 20 Rushing Chubb (UGA) Hicks (TCU) Passing Eason (UGA) Hill (TCU) Receiving McKenzie (UGA) Hicks (TCU) Punting Ramsey (UGA) Nunez (TCU) Tackles R. Smith (UGA) Small (TCU)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 17 142 1 48 15 88 0 20 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 12 21 164 2 18 27 146 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 103 0 77 5 21 0 8 No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 174 34.8 43 3 121 40.3 47 UT AT Tot. 9 4 13 8 4 12

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Bulldogs Top Sooners In Rose Bowl Game for the Ages

Bulldogs’ Bid for Title Falls Short vs. Alabama

• Sony Michel’s 27-yard touchdown run in the second overtime capped one of the wildest games in program history, a 4-hour roller coaster ride that sent Georgia into the National Championship Game. • Michel’s winning score was his fourth of a career-best game, one in which he gained 181 yards rushing and also caught four passes. • Georgia overcame a 17-point second-quarter deficit and and a 7-point margin in the final minutes of regulation. Nick Chubb scored the equalizer on a 2-yard sprint around right end with just 55 seconds left, knotting the score at 45. The tying drive covered 59 yards in seven plays. • After an exchange of field goals in the first overtime, Lorenzo Carter blocked a Sooner field goal from 27 yards to give Georgia the advantage. It was the Bulldogs’ third block of a placement kick in the 2017 season and fourth block overall.

• Alabama defeated Georgia in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, overcoming two 13-point deficits and an errant field goal attempt that would have won it in regulation. • Still, the Bulldogs led in overtime on the strength of a 51-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. They even took the upper hand by sacking Bama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for a 16-yard loss on the Tide’s first play in the extra period. But on second down, Tagovailoa hit DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard scoring pass that ended the game. • Georgia controlled the first half, taking a 13-0 lead on Mecole Hardman’s 1-yard run just before intermission. Hardman scored again on an 80-yard pass from Jake Fromm with 6:52 left in the third quarter, answering Bama’s first score of the night. • This game marked Georgia’s first appearance Mecole Hardman since 1982 in a game where victory would have given it a national title in football. • It was also the first time that any Bulldog team had played consecutive overtime games. Georgia is now 8-6 all-time in overtime contests, including 3-3 at neutral sites.

Georgia (13-1) Oklahoma (12-2)

7 10 14 14 3 6 14 17 0 14 3 0

= =

54 48

OU - Marquise Brown, 13-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Seibert kick), 11:31, 1Q GA - Sony Michel, 13-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 8:27, 1Q OU- Rodney Anderson, 9-yard run (Seibert kick), 6:56, 1Q OU - Anderson, 41-yard run (Seibert kick), 14:12, 2Q GA - Michel, 75-yard run (Blankenship kick), 14:00, 2Q OU - Seibert, 38-yard FG, 9:12, 2Q OU - Mayfield, 2-yard pass from CeeDee Lamb (Seibert kick), :06, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 55-yard FG, :00, 2Q GA - Nick Chubb, 50-yard run (Blankenship kick), 12:25, 3Q GA - Michel, 38-yard run (Blankenship kick), :41, 3Q GA - Javon Wims, 4-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 13:57, 4Q OU - Flowers, 11-yard pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick), 8:47, 4Q OU - Steven Parker, 46-yard fumble return (Seibert kick), 6:52, 4Q GA - Chubb, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), :55, 4Q GA - Blankenship, 38-yard FG, 1st OT OU - Seibert, 33-yard FG, 1st OT GA - Michel, 27-yard run, 2nd OT

TEAM STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) T ime of Possession Rushing Michel (UGA) Anderson (OU) Passing Fromm (UGA) Mayfield (OU) Receiving Wims (UGA) Brown (OU) Punting Nizialek (UGA) Seibert (OU) Tackles Smith (UGA) Murray (OU)

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21 24 34 - 317 45 - 242 20-29-210-0 24-36-289-1 63 - 527 81 - 531 1-1 0-0 6-39 1-5 6-288 (48.0) 7-288 (41.1) 2-55 (27.5) 3-44 (14.7) 27:02 32:58

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Att. Yds. TD Long 11 181 3 75 26 201 2 45 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 20 29 210 2 23 35 287 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 73 1 21 8 114 1 45 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 288 48.0 61 7 288 41.1 57 UT AT Tot. 4 7 11 6 3 9

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0 0

0 10 10 13 7 0

6 3

= =

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GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 14:14, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 7:33, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick) 0:07, 2Q UA - Henry Ruggs III, 6-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Pappanastos kick), 6:52, 3Q GA - Hardman, 80-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 6:52, 3Q UA - Andy Pappanastos 43-yard field goal, 5:15, 3Q UA - Pappanastos, 30-yard field goal, 9:24, 4Q UA - Calvin Ridley, 7-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Pappanastos kick), 3:49, 4Q GA - Blankenship kick, 51-yard field goal, OT UA - DeVonta Smith, 41-yard pass from Tagovailoa, OT

TEAM STATISTICS Alabama Georgia First Downs 20 22 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-184 45-133 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 17-32-187-1 16-32-232-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-371 77-365 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-41 6-65 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-285 (47.5) 7-295 (42.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-42 (21.0) 3-40 (13.3) Time of Possession 26:17 33:43 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Harris (UA) 6 64 0 35 Michel (UGA) 14 98 0 26 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Tagovailoa (UA) 14 24 166 3 Fromm (UGA) 16 32 232 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long C. Ridley (UA) 4 32 1 9 R. Ridley (UGA) 6 82 0 23 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Scott (UA) 6 285 47.5 56 Nizialek (UGA) 6 276 46.0 51 Tackles UT AT Tot. Wilson (UA) 7 5 12 Smith (UGA) 9 4 13

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The Arch

Serving as the official symbol of the University of Georgia, the Arch was built in the 1850s and originally served as part of a larger iron fence securing the campus. Daniel Redfearn (BL 1909, BS 1910) is credited with making the Arch the sacred symbol of UGA. Recognized as one of the school’s finest icons, students today hold the Arch in high regard as its three pillars represent the virtues of wisdom, justice, and moderation.

‘‘Glory, Glory’’

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The “G”

In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs’ Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform, choosing a red helmet with a black “G” on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season. He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking “G” would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. Donaldson was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA, to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne’s original “G” which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia’s new emblem. Since the Georgia “G”, though different in design and color, was similar to Green Bay’s “G”, Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia’s new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission, which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay “G” has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia’s original 1964 “G.” Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs’ forward-looking “G”. Georgia’s oval “G”, eventually replacing Georgia’s old block “G” as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley’s first three teams were so successful—highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.

‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs’’

Chapel Bell

“Bulldogs”

“Between the Hedges”

“Lone Trumpeter”

The Chapel Bell

The ringing of the chapel bell after a Georgia victory is a tradition that continues even though freshmen are no longer ordered to do the chore. In the 1890’s, the playing field was located only yards from the Chapel and first-year students were compelled to ring the bell until midnight in celebration of a Bulldog victory. Today students, alumni, and townspeople still rush to the Chapel to ring the bell after a gridiron victory.

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This is a slogan of recent vintage, but one that has become a battle cry of Bulldog fans probably because of its obvious grammatical slur. It first surfaced during the mid to late 1970’s especially during the 1978 season when the Bull dogs posted several remarkable, come-from-behind victories. It gained national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980. A major wire service used the phrase in its story of Georgia’s victory over Notre Dame and many newspapers picked it up in glaring headlines across the country proclaiming ‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs!’’

‘‘Bulldogs’’

‘‘Silver Britches’’

Silver Britches were an innovation of Coach Wally Butts, who took over as head coach in 1939. The handsome pants complemented the bright red jersey and made for a striking uniform. Through the years, fans referred to the Bulldogs’ silver britches in their chants and on banners, but the phrase really caught on in the early fifties with a cheer, banners, and colorful vests that proclaimed ‘‘Go, You Silver Britches.’’ Coach Vince Dooley re-designed the uniform when he came in 1964 and used white pants; however, he re-instituted the silver britches in 1980 just prior to what turned out to be Georgia’s national championship season.

Among the University’s oldest and most lasting traditions is the school fight song, ‘‘Glory, Glory,’’ which is sung to the tune of ‘‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’’ It was sung at games as early as the 1890’s, but arranged in its present form by Georgia’s immortal musician-composer Hugh Hodgson in 1915. There have been many Bulldog songs through the years and at least two collections dating back to 1909 have been published, but none have enjoyed more acceptance than ‘‘Glory, Glory.’’

“Silver Britches”

Many oldtimers say Georgia acquired the nickname, “Bulldogs,” because of the strong ties with Yale, whose nickname is “Bulldogs.” Georgia’s first president, Abraham Baldwin, was a Yale man and the early buildings on campus were designed from blueprints of the same buildings at Yale. However, the first references to the nickname “Bulldogs” actually came in the 1910’s (1911-20) by Atlanta newspaper writers covering both football and baseball games. Although used occasionally during the previous decade, the nickname began to be consistently used around 1920. On Nov. 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote about school nicknames and said "The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity." After a 0-0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs" in his story five times. Gene Hinton also used the term “Bulldogs.” The nickname seemed to be off and running.

‘‘Between The Hedges’’

A reference to Sanford Stadium that dates to the early 1930’s. The famous Chinese privet hedges that surround Sanford’s playing field were only one foot high when the stadium was dedicated in 1929 and were protected by a wooden fence. It was natural for a clever sports writer, referring to an upcoming home game, to observe ‘‘that the Bulldogs will have their opponent ‘between the hedges.’’ At least one old-timer says the phrase was first coined by the legendary Atlanta sportswriter Grantland Rice.

‘‘Lone Trumpeter’’

Seven minutes before kickoff in Sanford Stadium, the Bulldog Nation directs its attention to a lone trumpeter standing in the upper deck of the southwest corner of the stadium. The soloist is recognized and begins to play the first 14 notes of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The Battle Hymn solo was originally composed in 1987 as a student project by Jeff Simmons and became a part of the pre-game traditions in 2000. Each year, 25-30 members of the Redcoat Band audition for one of the 4-5 soloist positions.

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Although the University of Georgia is now known as the home of Uga, the pure white English bulldog, several mascots led the Red and Black before Frank W. Seiler provided the current lineage beginning in 1956.

The Goat -- Feb. 22, 1892

Georgia’s mascot for its first football game against Auburn, February 22, 1892 in Atlanta, Ga., was a goat. Old newspaper clippings indicate that the goat wore a black coat with red U.G. letters on each side. He also had on a hat with ribbons all down his high horns, and the Auburn fans yelled throughout the game “shoot the billy-goat.”

gia-Georgia Tech game in Athens, and the canine appeared to be suited for the mascot position. Smith agreed to loan Butch to the University during the football season along with a female puppy named Tuffy. The female died of a heart attack following the Georgia-Kentucky game in 1948, but Butch continued to serve. Spending the off-season at Smith’s home in Warner Robins, Butch was tragically shot in the summer of 1951 by a policeman after the dog escaped from his pen and was found roaming the streets. Butch is buried behind Smith’s business along Watson Boulevard. In 2004 plans for a marker honoring Butch in his hometown were put into motion by longtime Warner Robins resident Guy Fussell.

Mike, 1951-55

Trilby, 1894

Butch was succeeded In 1894, Georgia’s mascot was by Mike, another brindled a solid white female bull terrier English bulldog, owned by owned by a student, Charles H. C. L. Fain. Mike lived in Black, Sr., of Atlanta. Trilby, the field house on campus named after a novel by George and died of natural canine Du Maurier, served as the campus causes in 1955. As his maspet and mascot for the Chi Phi ter’s thesis, Gene Owens fraternity. of Fort Worth, Texas, cast Disputing stories speculate the the bronze statue of Mike origin of the Bulldog nickname, which is located at the and the story of Trilby provides Trilby with owner Charles H. Black entrance of Memorial Hall yet another opinion: “...every day Trilby took herself down to old Herty field with her master for football Uga Takes the Field practice. She ran signals with the best of them and became an accustomed In the last 100 years of figure on the athletic field...One morning, Trilby failed to appear for her breakfast and after a frantic search she was finally discovered proudly Bronze statue of Mike washing the faces of her newborn family, 13 white puppies...Late one intercollegiate football, Georgia’s dusky fall afternoon, Trilby appeared Uga has established himself as the for a grid workout and scampering nation’s most well-known mascot. after her came her 13 children, dartThe line of pure white English bulling through players’ legs, barking dogs, which epitomizes everything and pace. ‘Well,’ suggested one of Georgia, has been owned by the the players, ‘Trilby has brought us a Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family name, Bulldogs.’ ...Every time a game of Savannah, Ga., since Uga I first was played on Herty Field, the boys graced the campus in 1956. would floss Trilby and her 13 offerings Through the years, Uga has been up with red and black ribbons, and defined by his spiked collar, a symbol so attired they have gone down in of the position which he holds. He history as perhaps the first ‘sponsors’ was given his name, an abbreviation in southern football.” —Ruth Stanton for the university, by William Young Cogill (Atlanta newspaper) of Columbus, a law school classmate “After the rein of Trilby and her Sanford Stadium Graves of Seiler. Each of the Uga mascots is family, chaos developed in the mascot awarded a varsity letter in the form department at the university. Many games had several, depending on which of a plaque, identical to those presented to all Bulldog athletes who letter alumnus got his dog to the game first.” —AJC, Nov. 18, 1962 in their respective sports. As determined and published by the Pittsburgh Press, the Univer Mr. Angel, 1944-46 sity of Georgia is the only major college that actually buries its mascots Mr. Angel, a brindle and white colored within the confines of the stadium. Ugas I-IX are buried in marble vaults English Bulldog owned by Eastman,Ga.,near the main gate in the embankment of the South stands. Epitaphs to physician, Warren Coleman, filled a void the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, flowers during some of the war years. are placed on their graves. The memorial plot attracts hundreds of fans There was no mascot roaming the sideand visitors each year. lines and Coleman took Mr. Angel to games For the past 20 years, Uga’s jerseys have been custom-made at the and stood with him on the sidelines. His beginning of each season from the same material used for the players’ picture on the field and with the Georgia jerseys. Old jerseys are destroyed. cheerleaders appears in the 1945 and ’46 Uga’s on-field home is a permanent air conditioned doghouse located UGA annual, the Pandora. next to the cheerleader’s platform, providing comfort in the heat of August and September. The custom-made doghouse is a gift from the Butch, 1947-50 Bahamian Bulldog Club of Nassau, Bahamas, through the courtesy of Butch was a brindled English bulldog Fred Hazlewood. owned by Mabry Smith of Warner Robins, Ga. He was spotted by students who were attending the 1946 Geor-

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Uga I, 1956-66 “Hood’s Ole Dan” Record: 53-48-6

Uga III, 1972-80 “Seiler’s Uga Three” Record: 71-32-2

The current Uga line of solid white English bulldogs began with Uga I, Hood’s Ole Dan, born Dec. 2, 1955, in Columbus. Uga I was given to Cecelia Seiler by a friend, Frank Heard of Columbus and appeared in his first game in the 1956 home opener. As recalled by Sonny Seiler, “...his original red jerseys were made by Cecelia. It Uga I was necessary to take up children’s t-shirts to fit the dog in the right places. There is no telling how many of these jersey’s he wore out. During the early games in Athens, especially the hot ones before he had a dog house, the large green hedges that surround Sanford Stadium afford welcomed shade in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, the hedges constantly tore these jerseys and new ones had to be made.” epitaph: Damn Good Dog

Uga II, 1966-72 “Ole Dan’s Uga” Record: 42-16-3 Uga I was succeeded by his son, Ole Dan’s Uga at an impressive pregame ceremony at Homecoming, 1966. With the Georgia Redcoat Band lining the field, Uga II was led to the center of the field by Charles Seiler, son of Sonny and Cecelia. The student body erupted in a cheer that was picked up by the entire stadium, ‘‘Damn Good Dog!’’ Uga II had an impressive reign as he watched Georgia participate in five bowl games and win two SEC championships. epitaph: Not Bad for A Dog

Uga II

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Uga III

Born Oct. 9, 1972, Seiler’s Uga III was present for Georgia football’s finest moment as Herschel Walker took the Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship. He led Georgia to six bowl games in nine years and closed out his career in ultimate fashion winning the 1980 NCAA championship. Uga III retired on the 100th football game of his career, marking the season-opener of the 1981 season. He died just weeks later. epitaph: How ‘Bout This Dawg

Uga IV, 1981-89 “Seiler’s Uga Four” Record: 77-27-4 Uga IV was perhaps the most active of all the Georgia mascots, standing as the only one to attend a bowl game every year of his service (1981-89). He took over for Uga III in the 1981 season opener and over the next nine seasons, led Georgia to a record of 77-27-4. The highlight of his career was his personal appearance at the Heisman Trophy Banquet with Herschel Walker in New York on December 9, 1982. Uga IV was escorted through thebanquet hall by Uga IV the president of the Downtown Athletic Club, and was earlier photographed with Herschel by photographers from across the country. The proud Bulldog donned his game jersey for the outing and added the formal touch of a collar and black tie. Uga IV was the first mascot invited to the Heisman Banquet.Declared ‘‘Dog of the Decade’’ by Vince Dooley in 1991, Uga IV was posthumously awarded the highest honor available to University of Georgia mascots — the Georgia varsity letter. epitaph: The Dog of the Decade

Bowl Games (season) I II III IV V VI VII IX X Russ

Orange ’59, Sun ’64 Cotton ’66, Liberty ’67, Sugar ’68, Sun ’69, Gator ’71 Peach ’73, Tangerine ’74, Cotton ’75, Sugar ’76, Bluebonnet ’78, Sugar ’80 Sugar ’81, Sugar ’82, Cotton ’83, Citrus ’84, Sun ’85, Hall of Fame ’86, Liberty ’87, Gator ’88, Peach ’89 Independence ’91, Florida Citrus ’92, Peach ’95, Outback ’97, Peach ’98 Outback ’99, Music City Bowl ’01, Sugar ’03, Capital One ’04 Outback ’05, Sugar ’06, Chick-fil-A ’06, Sugar ’08 Capital One ’09 Capital One ’13, Gator ’14, Belk ‘14 Taxslayer ‘16, AutoZone Liberty ‘16, Rose Bowl Game ‘18, CFP Championship ‘18 Independence Bowl ’09, AutoZone Liberty Bowl ’10, Outback Bowl ’12

Other Sporting Events & Banquets

Men’s Basketball Final Four, Albuquerque, N.M, 1983 (IV) Men’s Basketball SEC Championships, 1990 (IV) Heisman Trophy Banquet, Dec. 9, 1982 (IV) Coronation of NCAA Men’s Tennis Champions, 1999 (V)

Miscellaneous

Sports Illustrated Cover, April 28, 1997 (V) The Animal’s Who’s Who (III) Sports Illustrated (IV, V, VI) Featured on the Animal Planet (VI) ESPN’s College Gameday (VII, IX) Dog Fancy Magazine (VI) Time (IV) Newsweek (IV) Football News (IV) SportMagazine (IV) 1997 movie, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” (V) 1976 movie, “Gator,” (III)

Otto, 1986 “The Substitute” Record: 3-1 Although Otto was not pure white like his father, he was called upon to fill in for his younger brother, Uga IV, who injured ligaments in his left hind knee when jumping off Otto a hotel bed before the Vanderbilt contest. In four games during the 1986 season, Otto led the team to a 3-1 record and also co-mascotted (along with Uga IV), a victory over instate rival Georgia Tech. After winning his first two games, fans cheered, “2-and-0 with Otto!” Dooley, serving as head coach during Otto’s brief tenure, favored the substitute the most. “I have always had a great affection for those who came off the bench and performed, and he did that and had a great time,” Dooley said. Otto is buried in the Seiler’s backyard.

Charitable Functions

March of Dimes, Easter Seals, Heart Fund, Humane Society, Boy’s Clubs

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Uga V, 1990-99 “UGA IV’s Magillicuddy II” Record: 65-39-1 In the first game of 1990, Uga V officially began his reign as the Georgia mascot, taking over from his father Uga IV, who passed away at his home in Savannah on Feb. 26, 1990. Uga V was the last pup sired by Uga IV and was born on March 6, 1990. Named in honor of one of the greatest Bulldogs, Dan Magill, former Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations and longtime tennis coach and sports information director. Surprisingly, the Seiler family became aware that Uga IV’s mate was expecting only 10 days before the litter was due. This notice came a week after Uga IV had passed away at his home in Savannah from kidney failure. There were only three pups in the litter and the last one born on March 6 was the only solid white male. Uga V had been perhaps the most well known of all the Bulldog mascots, highlighted by his appearance on the cover of the April 28, 1997, Sports Illustrated which declared him the nation’s best college mascot. Rocketed to stardom, he also appeared in Clint Eastwood’s “Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil” — filmed in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He died on Nov. 22, 1999, just over two months after his retirement. Epitaph: “Nation’s Best College Mascot”—Sports Illustrated

Uga VI, 1999-2008 “Uga V’s Whatchagot Loran” Record: 87-27

Uga VI

In 2007, Uga VI became the winningest mascot in school history and owned a record of 87-27. The fall of 2008 would have been his 10th season after Uga VI reigned over more games than any other mascot with 114. He died on June 27, 2008. In his last game, the Bulldogs defeated Hawai’i 41-10 in the 2008 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The pregame passing of the bone ceremony from Uga V to his heftier and friskier son, Whatchagot Loran, took place at the 1999 Georgia-South Carolina contest. Only a year old at his coronation, Uga VI stood as the biggest of all the Uga mascots weighing in at 65 pounds — 20 pounds heavier than his father. His first season climaxed in a magnificent come from behind victory over Purdue at the Outback Bowl in Tampa. The 2000 season ended in Hawaii, but due to the distance and a quarantine rule, Uga VI missed the O’ahu Bowl, marking the first time the Georgia mascot had missed the postseason game since the 1969 Sun Bowl. Alongside first-year head coach Mark Richt, Uga VI saw his third consecutive 8-4 season, which included a 26-24 win at then-No. 6 Tennessee for the Bulldogs’ first win in Knoxville since 1980. Uga VI and Georgia experienced their best run in two decades during the 200205 seasons. That stretch included 44 wins, a pair of SEC titles and appearances in the Sugar, Capital One and Outback Bowls. In 2007, Uga VI passed Uga IV (77-24-4) for the most wins of any bulldog in school history.

Uga VII, 2008-2009 “Loran’s Best” Record: 16-7 The seventh in the Uga line of Georgia mascots was introduced to the Georgia people on Aug. 30, 2008, during pre-game ceremonies of the Bulldogs’ season opener against Georgia Southern. “Loran’s Best” officially became “Uga VII,” when he was introduced for the first time to the Sanford Stadium crowd prior to kickoff of the Georgia vs. Georgia Southern game. He was escorted onto the field by members of the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savannah who have owned the continuous line of mascots

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since Uga I took up the mantle in 1956. Uga VII passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 19 of heart-related causes. It was the Thursday before the final home game of the 2009 season and the Bulldogs did not have a live mascot at the game. Instead, a wreath was placed on UGA VII’s doghouse, and the players wore a special UGA VII decal on their helmets to remember him. “Russ,” the five-year-old half brother of Uga VII, served as the Bulldog mascot for the Georgia Tech game in Atlanta and helped his squad to a 30-24 win. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986. Epitaph: Gone Too Soon

Uga VIII, 2010 “Big Bad Bruce” Record: 4-2 Born Sept. 12, 2009 in Savannah, Ga., Uga VIII is the grandson of Uga VI. He carried on the tradition of more than 60 years of all-white bulldogs bred by Frank “Sonny” Seiler and family. Uga VIII was named in honor of Dr. Bruce Hollett from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hollett has been a longtime caregiver for the famed line of Uga VIII English bulldogs. UGA VIII served six games in the 2010 season before he became ill and missed the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. He passed away with lymphoma on February 4, 2011. Epitaph: He Never Had a Chance

Uga IX, 2012-14 (“Russ”, 2009-2012: 16-9) Record: 44-19 “Uga IX, formerly “Russ,” the half-brother of Uga VII, served as interim Bulldog mascot for a total of 25 games. He worked nine games during the 2009 and 2010 seasons after Uga VII and VIII passed away. He roamed the sidelines at all 14 games during the 2011 season. He then served for two wins at the beginning of the 2012 season before being promoted as Uga Uga IX IX prior to the Florida Atlantic game on Sept. 15, 2012. His time as mascot included the 2011 and 2012 SEC Eastern Division championships, three road wins at Georgia Tech, a victory over Texas A&M in the 2009 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., and a win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986.

Epitaph: He endeared himself to the Georgia people. His dedication to duty when called upon was exemplary.

Uga X, 2015-Present “Que” Record: 42-12 Uga IX officially retired as the Bulldogs’ mascot at the end of the 2014 season. After a three-month “audition” in that role, his grandson “Que” was formally crowned as his successor in a collaring ceremony prior to the Georgia-Georgia Southern game on Nov. 21, 2015. Que assumed the title of Uga X at the age of 2 1/2 years. During his audition, he made appearances at the Countdown to Kickoff event in July 2015, as well as Picture Day in August, before presiding over the entirety of the 2015 football season. Que capped his inaugural season by leading the team to a 24-17 victory over Penn State at the 2016 Taxslayer Bowl.

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Greg McGarity

J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics

thens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida. Since that time, McGarity has emphasized exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics, service, and exceptional experiences for student-athletes and supporters. McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $143 million. UGA teams under his watch have won national championships in women’s swimming and diving (2013, ‘14, ‘16), equestrian (2014), women’s indoor track and field (2018), men’s outdoor track and field (2018), and SEC championships in football (2017), men’s tennis (2011, ’13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ’17) men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012, ‘13, ‘17), women’s tennis (2013), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (2014), women’s swimming and diving (2011, ’12, ’13, ’14, and ‘15), equestrian (2015, ’17, and ‘18), and four SEC eastern division titles in football (2011, 2012, 2017 and 2018)). The 2017 football team was also the 2018 Rose Bowl champion and College Football Playoff national runnerup. During McGarity’s tenure as AD, 18 different Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top ten. Georgia’s finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, has been in the top 20 every year of his tenure, reaching as high as 8th in 2018. McGarity has also been a standard bearer for academic achievement. Since his arrival, Georgia student-athletes have been the recipients of 18 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships, 30 CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, three NCAA Top Ten honors, three SEC Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, two SEC Brad Davis Community Service Awards, and one SEC Sportsmanship Award winner. In addition, McGarity has been at the forefront of facility expansion and renovations which have totaled over $115 million during his tenure, with more on the way. The construction of the $30 million William Porter Payne and Porter Otis Payne Indoor Athletic Facility adjacent to the Butts-Mehre Building was completed in January, 2017, and provides a facility for use by multiple sports. Completed in July, 2018, is the $63 million Sanford Stadium west end addition which features a new home locker room, recruiting facility, and entry plaza connecting the Gillis bridge to the stadium as well as new concession stands and rest rooms. Also completed in 2018 were $7 million in improvements to Stegeman Coliseum and the Boyd Golf Center expansion. Other recent projects include a $12 million Foley Field (baseball) facility renovation and new scoreboards/video boards at baseball, softball and soccer. New sound systems in Stegeman Coliseum and Sanford Stadium have also been installed to improve the fan experience. Under McGarity’s leadership, fundraising has reached unprecedented heights. For the 2018 fiscal year, The Georgia Bulldog Club raised a record $80 million in cash and pledges to support UGA Athletics. In September of 2015 a new philanthropic giving arm was created, The Magill Society, which currently has over 900 members that have contributed more than $86 million to support athletic facility projects. The Scholarship Endowment has grown to over $41 million, and five coaching and administrative positions have been endowed. McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and after graduation began his professional career at UGA. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-81), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92). McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.

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Jere W. Morehead President University of Georgia

hen Jere W. Morehead became the University of Georgia’s 22nd President, he set forth a bold vision to elevate the birthplace of public higher education in America to new heights of excellence. Today, that vision is becoming a reality through hands-on student learning, expanded global research, and extensive public service and outreach. President Morehead, an accomplished legal scholar and award-winning professor, has spearheaded efforts to strengthen undergraduate education and enhance student success. Under his tenure, UGA has become the largest public institution in the country to implement a campus-wide experiential learning initiative and has launched a number of capital projects to transform the learning environment—from the Business Learning Community and the Science Learning Center on the Athens campus to Delta Hall in the nation’s capital. UGA, which consistently ranks among the top 20 public universities in America, is known nationally for providing an outstanding value to students and their families. The academic quality of UGA’s student body continues to grow stronger every year, and the University’s retention and graduation rates are among the highest in the nation—a clear sign of academic excellence. Under President Morehead’s leadership, UGA’s research enterprise continues to evolve to address the most pressing challenges facing Georgia, the nation, and the world. Annual research and development expenditures—a key measure of productivity—have increased by nearly 30 percent over the past five years, defying national trends. UGA is recruiting world-leading scientists to expand research capacity in fields such as infectious diseases and informatics, while also elevating graduate education to train future scholars. As the reach of the University becomes more global, UGA remains dedicated to its land-grant mission to promote prosperity across Georgia by training the state’s leaders, helping to solve pressing challenges, and promoting economic development. The latest estimate puts the University’s economic impact on Georgia at $5.7B, reflecting a growing investment in the future of this state. The University is currently in the midst of its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever, the Commit to Georgia Campaign, with a goal of raising $1.2B to amplify the positive impact of UGA faculty, staff, and students on the world. Alumni and friends are supporting the campaign at unprecedented levels. In 2018, for the fifth consecutive year, the University set a new record in annual fundraising, with donors contributing $242M in new gifts and pledges—doubling the amount raised in FY13, the year before President Morehead took office. President Morehead is deeply engaged in discussions about the value of public higher education and the role of athletics in universities. He is a member of the Committee of Research Intensive Public Universities under the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities as well as the Council on Competitiveness. He also serves as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Presidential Forum, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Executive Committee, and the SEC Working Group on Student-Athlete Conduct. He formerly chaired the SEC Working Group on Compliance, Enforcement, and Governance. President Morehead is a graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a juris doctor degree from the School of Law in 1980. After graduation, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the Department of Justice from 1980 to 1986, when he joined the faculty of UGA’s Terry College of Business. President Morehead is serving in his sixth year as the President of the University of Georgia, having previously served in a number of key administrative roles at UGA, including Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program.

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Athens Banner-Herald By: Ryne Dennis Published Thursday, September 27, 2018 Coming into the season, Georgia’s offensive line returned all but one starter from a unit that bullied opponents around a year ago on the way to playing in the national championship game. But after four games, a rash of injuries and jostling for starting jobs has left the group of Bulldogs that most believed to be one of the team’s strongest entities hardly recognizable. Except for center. Lamont Gaillard has been the constant of the group as he’s set to start his 33rd straight game for the Bulldogs when they kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against Tennessee. "I think he's the rock, you know,” coach Kirby Smart said on Monday. “You got one guy in there, and that's always one of the toughest positions to replace, is that position. That's the voice, that's the leader. That's the guy that handles it all.” With an ankle injury to left tackle Andrew Thomas limiting him the past three weeks and with Ben Cleveland fracturing his left fibula against Missouri, the Bulldogs have had to shift their line around. Thomas is expected to be back in at left tackle on Saturday while freshman Cade Mays will likely move from Thomas’ replacement to right guard against Tennessee to take over for the injured Cleveland. Against Missouri, Cleveland was replaced by Justin Shaffer while Mays continued to fill in for the injured Thomas. Meanwhile, redshirt freshman Isaiah Wilson will likely remain at right tackle and Solomon Kindley at left guard. As much of a puzzle as the offensive line has become, Gaillard has remained the centerpiece. “Continuity is really important in the offensive line and whether Andrew is beside www.georgiadogs.com

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Solly (Solomon Kindley) or Cade is beside Solly,” Smart said, “that guy in the middle is one of the centerpieces, and he's done a good job leading that group.” After making the switch from defensive to offensive line during his redshirt freshman season, the role Gaillard has had for three seasons now has been quite miraculous. The so-called quarterback of the line has to communicate with those around him, hear checks from the quarterback, snap the ball and then find his blocking assignment. All of that while those around him have been changing at a moment’s notice. “Lamont is huge,” quarterback Jake Fromm said. “To have those interchangeable parts along the offensive line, he gets those guys moving in the same direction. As far as the offense, if we are doing that then we are going to be successful.” Gaillard says he’s just doing his part and he believes that those around him will fill in admirably when they get the chance. He also puts the onus of the line’s success on offensive line coach Sam Pittman and others. “Some people have gone down, of course, but we’ve got more people who can come off the bench and ready to play,” Gaillard said. “That is just the preparation that the coaches have given us.” While the senior tries to play down his importance on the unit’s success, Smart readily showers Gaillard with praise. “Lamont has done a good job of that communicating across the board, different fronts, different movements, different looks,” Smart said. “He's the guy that leads that room through vocal and through kind of being the guy that's done it the most. So it's important to have him part of it.”

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Just a good ol’ boy: Jake Fromm is like any other student at UGA; But he’s also the quarterback of the football team Athens Banner-Herald By: Marc Weiszer Published Aug. 26, 2018 The freshman experience for Jake Fromm was a just a tad bit different than most first-year college students. Thrust into the most prominent position at a program thirsty to drink from the championship fountain, all Fromm did was help lead Georgia football to wins at Notre Dame, in the SEC championship game in Atlanta, in the Rose Bowl and very nearly to the national title that has eluded the Bulldogs since 1980. In other ways, Fromm is like many of the 36,000 plus other students enrolled at UGA. He’ll spend hours playing Fortnite. Or will fire up the grill at the home he shares with Georgia pitcher Tony Locey and tight end Charlie Woerner. “He calls himself the grill-master but I think every man proclaims himself to be that,” said Locey, Fromm’s former baseball teammate at Houston County who now plays the sport at Georgia. Fromm went from an expected backup role last season to suddenly the starting quarterback. Even though the SEC Freshman of the Year thrived in that role, he had to beat back five-star dual-threat recruit Justin Fields to hold onto the gig entering this season. “The only way I see him going down is if he gets hurt and I don’t even see him giving up after that if it does happen,” said Nathan Ragsdale, a UGA student who is friends with Fromm. “That’s just who he is. He’s very driven. He’s a competitor. It doesn’t matter if it’s fishing or hunting or whatever, he’s ready to compete.” Ragsdale, who is from Fayetteville, South of Atlanta, bonded with Fromm this past school year because they both

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love the outdoors. Fromm and Locey became fast friends after Locey transferred to Houston County High before his junior season. Every day after baseball practice, they would go swimming at Fromm’s house. Jake’s father, Emerson, owns a pool business. Locey and Fromm led Houston County to the 5A state title in 2016. Fromm’s pretty occupied with that football thing now but hasn’t completely given up that other sport. “Sometimes we go in the batting cages and hit a little bit,” Locey said. “Just have a little fun.” Fromm still can swing the bat. “Only a fastball,” Locey informs. Fromm and his friends take to the woods to hunt or hit the lake to fish. “He’s a simple guy, loves the Lord, loves the outdoors,” said Locey, who attends 9:15 a.m. Sunday services with Fromm at Living Hope Baptist Church in Athens. “Goes about his business the right way. Just does everything the right way.” Fromm and Van Lassiter, the former Houston County football coach who

now is at Bleckley County, trade text messages daily with Scripture. One in particular—Jeremiah 29:11—applies to the situation Fromm found himself this offseason, competing to hold onto his starting job with Fields joining the program this winter. “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Lassiter explained: “The plans he had for Jake were obviously beyond anybody’s grasp. Nobody ever thought he would be given the opportunity that soon. I think that I understood and the people around us that watched that kid grow up knew that when he was given the opportunity it would be well managed and well taken care of.” That opportunity came on the third offensive series of Georgia’s first game last season. Jacob Eason scrambled out of bounds and sustained a sprained knee ligament. Fromm stepped in and never looked back, guiding the Bulldogs to a 13-2 season. “Coming here, you definitely get a

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football education,” Fromm said this spring. “You learn a whole lot about football. Definitely being your first year of college, you grow up a lot.” Fromm, perhaps because of the quarterback intrigue, has not been made available since the spring for interviews, leaving others to talk about him. “I’m amazed at Jake, his command of the team, not just on the field, but when I was sitting in the team meeting room when he walked in, you could tell it was his team at such a young age,” said former Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians who took in a spring practice. His father said last September that Fromm came to Georgia ready to compete. “He watched Eason on film, he watched Jalen Hurts on film, he watched Shea Patterson, all the schools he could have gone to, he watched and said ’I think I can beat this kid out,” Emerson Fromm said. “And if I can’t beat them out, I’m one play away from going in.” Coach Kirby Smart said Fromm knows “the inside and outside of everything a little better now.” That’s the benefit of playing more than 900 snaps last season. “I think he’s much more comfortable,” Smart said. “You can’t even imagine from this time last year to now. That’s just a lot of games. He’s played a lot of football games. His understanding of what we’re trying to do offensively, his step now is he knows what the defense is doing now before the defense does it, especially against us, who he goes against every day. So his development has been good because he played all these games. He understands where the weakness is in each defense and he can exploit that.” Fromm could lean heavily on Georgia’s run game last season, but still threw 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions and was ninth nationally in passing efficiency.

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Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney called it a “fantastic year,” this preseason. “I’ve never see him waver,” Ragsdale said. “He’s very confident in his abilities. Not cocky, but just confident. He works hard to maintain that.” His time on the water this offseason had its share of adventures as you probably have heard by now. A fishing hook from a buddy hit Fromm, sticking in his leg. He needed a hospital visit to get it removed. The second incident happened when Fromm and friends were out wakeboarding and a handle hit Fromm in his left non-throwing hand. He sustained a broken bone. “Somebody went under and held on too long to the rope and happened to come back in the boat,” said Locey, who was there. “He wasn’t paying attention, wasn’t even looking. It was a freak accident. If the person did it 100 times, it probably would hit him once. It just so happened to hit him right.” There was initial worry about the injury but it turned out Fromm didn’t miss practice time. He wore a splint on the hand this preseason. Those injuries—minor as they may have been—were big news because it was Fromm. “He can’t just walk outside of his footballuga

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house without someone recognizing him,” Locey said. That doesn’t keep Fromm going to see country artists Cole Swindell (who texted Fromm before the show), Riley Green or the Zac Brown Band. His friend Jordan Rowe, a UGA student, played the famed 40 Watt in Athens in August. Lassiter and his family take Fromm out to get burgers at Grindhouse when he’s in town. “His body has changed because of what that staff has done there,” Lassiter said. “He’s always been able to make just unbelievable throws, putting the ball where it needed to be. He’s always understood defenses. I think the biggest thing is pocket awareness, know when to get out, know when to step up. Those things have continued to improve. The thing overall I’ve seen in him is his physical attributes. He is bigger and stronger and faster than he ever has been.” Year one of Jake Fromm at Georgia nearly translated into a national title. With Fields in the mix for playing time, Fromm 2.0 may need to be even better. “They say there’s always room for improvement,” wide receiver Jayson Stanley said. “I’m scared to see what Jake (could do). We could go so far. I see us going farther.”

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Georgia running back Swift chases NFL dream from Philadelphia to Athens Red & Black By: Janey Murray Published Nov. 8, 2018 When D’Andre Swift was a young child, he would spend Sundays in front of the TV watching the Philadelphia Eagles. Living in Philadelphia, Swift grew up an Eagles fan and often watched games with his grandfather, Henry Holloway. Darren Swift, his father, said he remembers Swift expressing a dream during those early years while watching the Eagles. “He would always say to myself and to my father-in-law, ‘Dad — or Pop-Pop — I’m going to be on TV when I get older. I’m going to play in the NFL,’” Darren Swift said. As a sophomore running back at Georgia, Swift is one step closer to achieving that childhood goal. He first stepped in the national spotlight during his freshman year in 2017 when he finished as the team’s third-leading rusher and fourth-leading receiver. In the wake of the departures of Sony Michel and Nick Chubb, D’Andre Swift was called up to step into a featured role. For much of his sophomore year, he’s been hindered by injuries which set him back early on. But it didn’t stop from pursuing his childhood dream. Since returning to full form, Swift has gone on to have some of his best performances in games against Florida and Kentucky. His presence in the backfield is a key part in Georgia’s pursuit for another SEC championship title. Swift is hitting his stride at the right time for Georgia. Despite his uptick in offensive production, he believes he hasn’t yet reached his

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full potential. “I think that when I’m healthy, the sky’s the limit for me,” Swift said. Swift had his first career 100-yard rushing game against Florida on Oct. 27, where he finished with 104 rushing yards on 12 carries and one touchdown. Just seven days later against Kentucky on Nov. 3, he broke the personal record he set the week before, rushing for 156 yards on 16 carries for two touchdowns. While he’s found success the past two weeks, Swift wasn’t as explosive earlier in the season. He dealt with different injuries throughout the season. He suffered a foot contusion against LSU and revealed in September he also dealt with a groin injury, similar to one he dealt with this spring. Swift’s accomplishments were recognized, and he was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5 for his career-setting performance against Kentucky. “I’m getting back healthy, so I think people are going to start seeing more of me exploding and stuff like that,” Swift said. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart recognizes Swift’s growth from last season. During a press conference on

Sept. 25, he said Swift has become more of an explosive running back. Smart pointed out the differences in Swift between his two seasons. He was in the role as the change-up running back his freshman year because Michel and Chubb were Georgia’s featured backs. This season, Swift has taken more reps and has worked to be a featured running back. “I’m very pleased with his ability to protect and catch the ball out of the backfield,” Smart said. “He’s working really hard.” Swift has been splitting carries this season with junior running back Elijah Holyfield through Georgia’s nine games. Swift acknowledged a competitive nature between the two of them, but referred to Holyfield as a brother. Holyfield expressed a similar sentiment about Swift. He said they work to push each other to improve and be more vocal leaders for the team. “We do a lot together, on and off the field, so I mean, we complement each other really well,” Swift said. Swift’s ability isn’t a new phenomenon. He was recognized in high school for his talent. Vanderbilt senior quarterback Kyle Shurmur said at SEC Media Days he

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remembered playing against Swift in high school. Shurmur attended LaSalle College High School, a rival school to Swift’s St. Joseph’s Prep. “I was a junior and he was a freshman, and he was one of the best players on the field, if not the best player on the field,” Shurmur said on July 19. Gabe Infante, Swift’s high school coach, agreed. Infante said he believes D’Andre Swift is one the best players he’s ever seen in his 20-year coaching career. Swift’s strengths as a running back from high school translated into his current role at Georgia. Infante said he is asked to catch the ball out of the backfield, pick up hard yards and pass protect, three components that make him a well-rounded running back. “So when you really look at what he does, in my opinion, he’s the most complete back Georgia has,” Infante said. “Because no one else is asked to do everything he’s asked to do.” Infante’s memories of Swift include what the running back did on the football field in high school, from winning a state championship in 2016 to signing with Georgia. But the coach’s favorite memory comes in a small moment during his soph-

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omore year of high school when the team stopped for lunch. Swift’s mother and sisters were traveling behind the team, and Infante invited them to eat. Infante said he watched Swift serve his younger sister and make sure she had what she needed in front of the football team. “To see the genuine love and care he had for his little sister told me a lot about that young man,” Infante said. “For him to just be focused on his sister was a wonderful tribute to him as to what is really important to him. His family is really important to him. He’s a very, very loyal young man.” Swift and Infante still keep in touch, either through texts or visits when he returns home to Philadelphia. Swift said their conversations revolve around school and a general discussion about life. Sometimes the conversations turn to football, where Infante might offer coaching pointers or advice. Mainly, though, Infante said their conversations are like two old friends catching up about life. “He just did a great job at just helping me become a better man,” Swift said. When Swift runs wild on defenses and scores touchdowns for Georgia

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on Saturdays, people from his past are watching him, witnessing the next phase in Swift’s road to fulfilling his dream. Infante tries to watch every Georgia game he can to see Swift play, and he’ll sometimes text Swift on Georgia game days to offer his support. The running back said Infante helped him mature early on in high school, and his maturity level transferred well into his collegiate career from the beginning. When Darren Swift watches Swift play on TV, his father often sees a kid, instead of a star running back. He said he remembers when Swift carried the football for the first time, made his first catch and made his first block. He thinks of the young football player, the one who used to sit in front of the TV and dream of being on a national stage. “Ever since that point, nothing has deterred him from setting that track for himself,” Darren Swift said. “And that’s his goal no matter what, he feels his goal, that it’s obtainable.”

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‘Pylon Destroyer’ Holyfield helps Georgia resurrect its vaunted run game Dawgnation.com By Chip Towers Published Nov. 27, 2018 One of the many nicknames for Georgia running back legend Herschel Walker was “Goal-line Stalker.” Not that Elijah Holyfield or anybody else can be compared to the man whose No. 34 jersey has long been retired by the Bulldogs, but he deserves a similar nickname at this point, too. Here’s one that might work: “Pylon Destroyer.” If you’ve watched Holyfield play these last two seasons, you know immediately why this fits him. When it comes to seeking out and destroying goal-line pylons, there are few around who do it with the effectiveness and efficiency of Georgia’s junior running back. Take this past Saturday. Holyfield’s passage to the east end zone at Sanford Stadium seemed to be closing down fast due to Georgia Tech’s angling defensive pursuit. But somewhere along about the 5-yard line, Holyfield left his

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feet, and at that point, he became an styrofoam-seeking missile. With the outstretched football acting as his nose cone and the rest of his body following torpedo-like perfectly parallel to the football field below him, Holyfield found his mark. The bright-orange target was obliterated and Holyfield and the Bulldogs were rewarded with another 6 points. We’ve seen this action repeated several times this season. Of his seven touchdowns, at least three have ended in significant pylon-destroying leaps. Keen observers will recall Holyfield’s first career pylon kill at the end of a 39-yard run against Florida last year in Jacksonville. But Holyfield’s most impressive dive was probably the one that came at the end of a 24-yard run against Vanderbilt earlier this year. That one included a half-twist to South boundary, allowing him to break the plane of the end zone sideways. All have been captured by the talented photographers who crowd the sidelines at Georgia’s games. Pylon targeting is an ability for which Holyfield is

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quite proud. “It’s always like that,” Holyfield said. “I just see the pylon and try to get to it anyway I can. I just try to reach it, and I usually can get to it. If I can see it, I know I can get the ball to it.” Destroying pylons came naturally to Holyfield. There were a lot of other aspects of the college game that did not. The Woodward Academy graduate had to work hard on his pass-protection skills early in his Georgia career. Likewise, it took Holyfield a while to become an adept receiver out of the backfield. On that front, he’s still a work in progress, with just four catches on the season and six in his career. But it’s not from a lack of trying. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Holyfield stays after practice every day to catch as many as 100 extra balls to entrust his coaches that he’ll be able to do that whenever needed. “I’ve been very pleased with Elijah,” Smart said Monday as he discussed Saturday’s SEC Championship matchup with No. 1 Alabama. “His leadership more so than his ability to get to the pylons has been tremendous. His work ethic day in and day out, his toughness and his attitude, is tremendous.” Holyfield and his backfield mate D’Andre Swift are a couple of big reasons the Bulldogs are back in the conference title game. A year ago, they were understudies to Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Both of those guys are now starting running backs in the NFL, which only underscores the level of weaponry Georgia was losing off that team. The Bulldogs felt good about Swift being able to match the production of those predecessors, even though his durability and stamina were in question. But when Zamir White – America’s No. 1-rated recruit better known as “Zeus” – went down in preseason camp with a second knee injury, there were concerns about whether the Bulldogs could replicate the level of run game that helped propel them to the College Football Playoff finals last year. A year later, Holyfield and the Bulldogs have answered that challenge with a resounding clang. With the regular season now completed, Swift (962 yards, 6.9 ypc average, 9 TDs) and Holyfield (896-6.7-7) have produced almost identical rushing numbers on the field. More importantly, Georgia is almost identical as a run-oriented football team. In 2017, the Bulldogs logged 550 rushing attempts for 3,188 yards (5.8 ypc) and 35 TDs. So far in 2018, they’ve had 498 carries for 3,118 yards, (6.3 ypc) and 29 TDs. Accordingly, Georgia leads

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the SEC in rushing at 259.8 yards per game. “I think both those backs would tell you they benefit from a physical offensive line and a group of receivers that are a threat to catch the ball,” said Smart, done with heaping praise on Georgia’s backs. “So those things help open boxes. When people don’t want to play you oneon-one, which Alabama will, they open up things for the other guys. And that’s important. “But Elijah has been tremendous, and he has a good knack for getting the ball in the end zone. He’s a slasher. He’s not afraid of contact.” Their predecessors like what they’re seeing, Holyfield said. “We talk every once in a while,” Holyfield said of both Chubb and Michel. “We’ll hit each other up on Instagram or they’ll shoot me a text every once in a while. They’ve been real, real supportive and they approve of what we’ve done so far. They just want us to get this next game.” Beating Alabama is all that’s on Holyfield’s mind and the minds of all the Bulldogs at this point. If they’re to do that, their ability to run the football and take out the occasional pylon will certainly be a contributing factor. “I feel like all of us have done a really good job this year, and I feel like we’ve gotten better throughout the year,” Holyfield said. “This is the time to really make yourself a name.” Holyfield already has. Pylon Destroyer.

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‘Hot Rod’ Blankenship has turned into a cult hero Associated Press By: Paul Newberry Published Oct. 31, 2018 No one is quite sure how Rodrigo Blankenship sees through those big, thick glasses. Georgia coach Kirby Smart even tried them on. “I don’t understand eyesight,” Smart said, “but I don’t see how those could help anybody.” Clearly, they work just fine for the kicker known as “Hot Rod,” who has become one of the sixth-ranked Bulldogs’ most reliable players and a bit of a cult hero. Let’s start with the glasses. While Blankenship goes with a much more subdued pair of wirerimmed specs away from the field, he definitely needs those black, goggle-like sports glasses to see what he’s doing on game day. They’re not some sort of fashion statement or marketing gimmick. He’s unable to wear contacts, so that’s really his only option. “Being able to see important things, like the play clock on a field goal or a kickoff, I need my specs to be able to see that,” said Blankenship, who is nearsighted. “To see the uprights from 50 yards away, that’s helpful to be able to have a really nice, sharp image. I don’t think they hold me back in any other way. They just help me see as clearly as I can and be the best kicker I can be.” Smart doesn’t mind how Blankenship looks, as long as he keeps kicking like he has over the past three seasons. “I know one thing, he sees that ball on the ground, and he gets his toe on the leather real well,” the coach said. “So they must work for him.” Two seasons ago, Blankenship was

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a largely obscure walk-on who didn’t even claim the starting job until the fourth game of the season, after thenNo. 1 kicker William Ham missed four of his first seven field-goal attempts. Then, against Kentucky, Blankenship connected on the first game-winning kick of his career. It wasn’t really that dramatic — the chip-shot from 25 yards was little more than an extra point , and neither team did anything special that season — but it was the postgame interview that propelled his popularity as Blankenship left both his helmet and his glasses on as he faced the camera. A social media hashtag, #respectthespecs, became Blankenship’s calling card. He did nothing to dissuade the image of the quirky placekicker, also going with pink cleats as his preferred footwear (though he’s since added some silver to his collection). He even got a shout-out from Jimmy Kimmel. “He did a great job in that game two years ago, and I think that certainly gave him the confidence, gave us the confidence in him that he was

a pressure player and enjoyed the moment,” Smart said. Blankenship propelled himself to even greater heights in 2017, converting 20 of 23 field goals and all 63 of his extra points, as well as finally earning a scholarship. He was at his best on the biggest stages, setting a Rose Bowl record with a 55-yarder in the national semifinal victory over Oklahoma, and putting himself in position to be the hero of the national championship game when he knocked one through from 51 yards in overtime against Alabama . Of course, the Crimson Tide threw a winning touchdown pass on second-and-26 to ruin the ending to Blankenship’s storybook season. But he’s picked right up where he left off, hitting 14 of 18 field goals and remaining perfect on extra points (he’s now made 125 in a row over his career). “He’s automatic,” said defensive back Tyrique McGhee. “I’d be surprised if he ever missed one the rest of his life. The guy’s clutch.”

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Godwin’s career has gone by in the blink of an eye Athens Banner-Herald By: Ryne Dennis Published Nov. 23, 2018 Terry Godwin’s smile can light up a room. Monday for example, with a throng of media hurling queries his way about all aspects of football and life, each answer began with a flash of the pearly whites. After games, his demeanor is the same—the routine never changes. Question. Ear-to-ear grin. Answer. Perhaps it’s a nervous reaction, his way of handling the questions tossed at him. Or maybe that smile is an incessant attachment to Georgia’s senior receiver. To those who know him best, who see the same smile every day, it’s just Terry being Terry. “Terry’s great. He’s always got the best attitude,” said tight end Isaac Nauta. “He’s always smiling, always happy.” When Kirby Smart arrived two seasons ago, Terry being Terry didn’t have the same overtone. By his own admission, Godwin wasn’t ready to face the challenges Smart brought to the program. Smart ramped up intensity at practice and demanded more out of his receivers than simply route running and pass catching. “He’s changed my practice habits to be the best practice guy here and it’s showing on the field now,” Godwin said. “Just me being who I am, I wasn’t the hardest practicer. He came in and changed that. It kind of helped me in the game because now practice is harder than the game.” It took a little time, especially in Smart’s first season when the Bulldogs finished 8-5 and Godwin had a modest 397 receiving yards. “Terry has grown as a kid,” Smart said. “When I first got here his practice commitment was there, and he got better at it and he got better and he got better. And he worked at it.” That buy-in reaped its rewards last season as a junior, when he had 639 receiving yards despite the same number of catches (38) as the year before. The play that stands out to most came on a one-handed snag for a touchdown against Notre Dame that has made the highlight reels for years to come. www.georgiadogs.com

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But like his smile, that play was just more of Terry being Terry. “He’ll do stuff in practice where you’re just like, ‘if that happened in a game it would be all over SportsCenter,’” Nauta said. “He’s a special talent, for sure.” Early season injuries limited Godwin this year, but he’s made up ground as the season’s progressed. Godwin missed two of Georgia’s first three games and he had but four catches through five games after the Bulldogs downed Tennessee. His return to mostly full health was marked by another highlight-reel play against Vanderbilt in Week 6, when he sped down the middle of the field before tossing aside a pair of Commodore defenders near the goal line for a 75-yard touchdown. He added a 38-yard touchdown on fourthand-3 late in the first half against Auburn that showed his explosive capabilities as well. To Godwin, who briefly considered entering last year’s NFL draft, his time in Athens has gone by ‘in a blink of an eye.’ What stands out is the heights that he and the senior class have taken the Georgia program in four seasons. “I’d have to say thinking back to the Georgia Southern game at the beginning of my freshman year,” Godwin said. “Thinking about where we were then to where we are now, we got here in the blink of an eye. It’s like day and night with that.” georgia football

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Frierson Files By: John Frierson Published Aug. 15, 2018 Frierson: I do one or two of these a week throughout the season, on top of the other things I write, so I talk to a lot of football players. One of my questions last season, that I asked to just about all of them, was: who's the funniest guy on the team? And without a doubt, your name was mentioned more than anyone else. Why do think that is? LeCounte: Being around this group of guys, as you can see, there's great energy. It brings the best out of everyone, and being around those guys I feel like if everybody's not having a good time, I feel bad. I love positive energy and things like, and when we're sitting around joking, it's always, I'll say a joke or some-

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body else will say a joke, and we get to cutting up together I love good conversation and jokes and stuff like that. Frierson: Now it's your turn, who do you think is the funniest guy on the team? LeCounte: Oh man, I'd have to say (Deandre) Baker is pretty funny, too. 'Dre Baker's funny. David Marshall, he's quiet but he's super funny. I ease him up a little bit because he's always quiet, but when you get to sitting around and cutting up, he's a hilarious person. Frierson: Tell me about your hometown of Riceboro — what's it like growing up in a place that small? LeCounte: It's a tight-knit community, everyone knows each other, it's that thing when you're growing up where you go outside at 8 o'clock

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(in the morning) and you come back when the streetlights come on. That's the type of childhood I had, a great childhood. My family, my neighbors, everybody cared for each other —if I'm playing all day I can go to my neighbor's house to get something to drink. It was always great vibes, great family members, and I had a lot of peers around my age at that time so all of us hung together, 15 or 20 of us. Frierson: What's the most creative thing you do, or something creating you wish you could do. LeCounte: I wish I could draw, I'd love to draw pictures and things like that. I've got a mind to do it, and I love picturing things and wondering how things work and how to put them together, and I just wish I had that artistic hand. And the people that can do it, it's so natural. Man, why

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don't I have that? Frierson: What was the most interesting part of your summer? LeCounte: Probably hanging out with some of my friends from back at home. One of my mentor-type guys, Jordan McRae (from near Savannah, played at Tennessee), who played for the (Cleveland) Cavaliers, and Raekwon McMillan (from Hinesville, former Ohio State linebacker) played for the Dolphins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he's like my best friend and he came up here in the offseason and was training in Atlanta. And Jordan lives up in Atlanta. All of us being together and having a good time; all of us went to the same high school (Liberty County), so we're from the same area and we're all real tight. Us coming out of that small area, we all stick together. It's always fun being around good company; being four hours away from home is kind of hard, not being able to see your family every weekend, so weekends when I wasn't back home, I was up there with those guys. Frierson: Are you a bit of a celebrity in Riceboro, just because you were such a great high school player and now you're playing for Georgia? LeCounte: I wouldn't say I was a celebrity or anything like that (smiling), but a lot of people know me. That's my personality, I love talking to people and things like that. I'm known more for being a kind person in the community than for football, but I happen to also play football. Either with or without football, I'm probably still the same person. Frierson: That's a really nice perspective. Fifty years from now you'd certainly rather be remembered as a nice, kind person than someone that was a good football player. LeCounte: I'd much rather be one www.georgiadogs.com

of those great, positive people in the community. Frierson: What's something you're really good at that doesn't impress anyone else? LeCounte: I'm great at untying knots and juggling. I can juggle anything. I took so much time learning how to juggle and when I started juggling everyone was like, OK, so, go join the circus. (laughs). It fascinates my niece and nephew, but other than that it can't really do much for me. Frierson: I think whatever you're juggling is going to have to either be on fire or be dangerous like a running chainsaw. LeCounte: I gotta have a knife in my hand to juggle for y'all (laughs), that's funny. Frierson: OK, so where did the untying knots part of your answer come from? LeCounte: Oh, I don't know. I'm great at untying knots, though. That's something I can brag about, untying knots (laughs). Frierson: (laughs) That's a great answer. ... If you could be great at footballuga

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any other sport for a day, just to experience it, what sport would it be? LeCounte: Soccer. Like a Ronaldo type. That guy on Instagram has like 82 million followers; everybody knows this guy from soccer. That's a great thing to do, and seeing the World Cup and things like that, I'm a person that feeds off energy so that energy in that World Cup stadium, man, I'd have a great time being in there. Frierson: What's the most oldschool thing you're into? LeCounte: Man, I've got like an old-school soul. I love the older things, as far as music, as far as the way I dress; you know, I'm not into all that flashy type of dress. ... I love collared shirts and things like that. I'm an old school type of guy.â&#x20AC;?

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Quick Chat with J.R. Reed

Frierson: I was looking at your bio and saw that you played receiver and defensive back in high school, so how would J.R. the DB cover J.R. the wideout? Who would win that head-to-head? Reed: Probably the DB. I was a pretty good receiver, I wouldn't say I was, like, amazing, but defense was my specialty ever since I was younger. My dad told me, you're going to be a defensive player, not an offensive player. Frierson: Because? Reed: Just because of my ability to run to the ball; when I was little I'd never get tired. When I was playing soccer I'd tell the coach, I'm not tired, don't take me out. And so when it came to football they'd put me in the middle, playing safety, and I'd just fly to the ball. As I got older I started falling more in love with defense because it's all about the effort you give to the ball. The ball can be way over there and you can be on the left side and you can run all the way over there and make a tackle. It's all about the effort you give. On offense, it's all about if you're open, you might be open but the quarterback doesn't see you and all this other craziness. I'd rather play defense, so the defensive guy won [my head-tohead]. Frierson: What other sports besides football and soccer did you play growing up and how would you rate your abilities in those sports? Reed: One through five, five

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being the best and one being the worst, one on baseball, absolutely the worst. When I was little, playing third base, the ball would be hit, say, to second base — this is tee-ball and I'm young — I'd run over to grab the ball from second base and run over to tag the runner at third. I was awful at it because I couldn't just sit there and wait for the ball to come to me, I was just too bored. Soccer, I would give myself a four. I was a pretty good defender in soccer, and defense is my thing. I could steal the ball and get rid of it and chase down offensive players. I could play pretty good defense in soccer. Football, definitely a five. Swimming, I was a good swimmer. I didn't do it as a sport but I'd say a three. And then any recreation, gym sports, sports you play in gym [class] like kickball and dodgeball, that's a five. Frierson: Do you miss having the opportunity to show off your kickball or dodgeball skills?

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Reed: I miss the opportunity to play dodgeball — that's one of my favorites. That and kickball. Those two sports are so simple and take you back, I could play them whenever. Frierson: The last time we did this, before Christmas, you talked about how your house was always decked out for the holidays. Did the Reed house get the same treatment at Halloween? Reed: It wasn't really a Halloween house. We got to get dressed up as whoever we wanted to be and we had our candies, but it wasn't really a Halloween decked-out house. We'd have maybe the fake spider webs and the fog machine, but we didn't have anything too scary. Frierson: Is there a candy that you like at Halloween that you ignore the rest of the year? I'm that way with candy corn, which is probably a good thing. Reed: I'm just a Skittles guy, no matter what day, year, time, it's Skittles. Frierson: What's the most important class you've taken in college? Or the one that has affected you or interested you the most? Reed: Interpersonal communications — I took that and it shows you how humans work and human nature and how we communicate and different levels and stages of relationships. And if you hit this phase you might as well just quit your relationship because it's going to go downhill from there, there's not coming back. That class was just very interesting to me.

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Ledbetter, Smart represent more than player, coach

Athens Banner-Herald By: Ryne Dennis Published July 18, 2018 Jonathan Ledbetter sported a sleek black suit with a G lapel pin, a bright pink bow tie, green, blue and pink argyle socks, and sneakers with flames on them. It was a last-minute wardrobe decision, but the senior defensive end looked sharp considering he had just four days to prepare for his role as one of three Georgia representatives at SEC Media Days. “I never would have thought I’d be here, ” Ledbetter said Tuesday. “Honestly, I’m just blessed. I just got selected to go to a really prestigious event.” The short notice had little to do with Ledbetter’s doubt of being one of Georgia football’s player reps. A little more than two years ago, Ledbetter was found slumped over a steering wheel, passed out at a traffic light with his car running. Just 18 years old at the time, Ledbetter was arrested, charged with DUI and underage possession of alcohol. It marked his second alcohol-related arrest in a fourmonth span. Some coaches would have given up on a player struggling with alcohol issues. Kirby Smart, just a little more than half a year into his first head coaching job, didn’t. The coach and player had formed a relationship years prior, when Smart got Ledbetter to commit to Alabama. Ledbetter, who played at Tucker High School just outside Atlanta, switched his commitment to the Bulldogs in 2015. Smart became his head coach the following year. “I think back to his 10th grade year when he first committed to the University of Alabama and I was there,” Smart said. “He was a really good player and someone I really enjoyed getting to know.” In Ledbetter’s best interest, there couldn’t have been a better hire than Smart. Despite Ledbetter’s flip from Alabama to Georgia, Smart had become family. And people rarely give up on their family. After Smart’s hiring Ledbetter was arrested for a fake ID and underage consumption, charges that were later dropped, in March before his July DUI. Smart was there when a family member needed him most. www.georgiadogs.com

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He was tough but fair suspending Ledbetter for the first six games of 2016 school policy for a second alcohol arrest, while guiding him through his issues. As a result, Ledbetter and Smart have a relationship that’s incomparable between most players and coaches. “He is family,” Ledbetter said. “I view him more as my family than a head coach … Sometimes there’s the raw, uncut Kirby at practice, sometimes there’s the man that will put you up under his shoulder and talk to you like a son.” The kin-like bond is noticeable when Ledbetter reflects on Smart’s guidance the past two seasons. “He’s just a great guy and he’ll tell you that he just wants you to be yourself with him because he’s going to be himself with you,” Ledbetter said. “I know not every kid in college has that experience and not every kid in college football gets to talk to their coach like that.” Ledbetter admits to ups and downs in his relationship with Smart, but like most families it has resulted in the best interest of the group. And it’s led to the position Ledbetter found himself in on Tuesday. Here he sat at a table in front of 35 or 40 reporters in the College Football Hall of Fame. Ledbetter answered questions about defending the run-pass option, how the Bulldogs are trying to forget about last season’s ending and if their expectations could match last year. For someone who never thought he’d be in this position, he was now a main voice for the program. “He stood by me no matter what and talked me through it and coached me through everything,” Ledbetter said. “It’s just really powerful. You’re just kind of cooking when you have something like that. You don’t have that connection now with everybody.”

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The quiet All-American: Georgia’s Deandre Baker is driven by performance, not talk By Seth Emerson The Athletic Sept. 6, 2018 The story might seem ruined because the encounter did not lead to an immediate friendship, did not result in a mentorship between an NFL great and a future college star. But that wouldn’t fit Deandre Baker. In that way, the story is perfect. Antonio Brown is the NFL’s best receiver. His father Eddie Brown was, at the time, the coach at Miami Northwestern High School, and had invited his son to practice, and one of the players the coach wanted his son to meet was Baker, the up-and-coming cornerback. “I knew he was special. I knew he had that ‘It Factor,’” Eddie Brown said. But he also knew Baker was shy. So he walked Antonio Brown over to Baker, they exchanged hellos, shook hands, and then Baker turned and ran back to his side of the field. “That was it,” Eddie Brown said. “Deandre doesn’t say much of a thing.”

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That hasn’t changed. Baker, now a senior cornerback at Georgia, is a preseason First Team All-American, yet is one of the few starters yet to consent to an interview since preseason practice began. That’s OK. Plenty of others can do the talking for him, and explain how a seemingly unheralded recruit became one of college football’s best cornerbacks. Mel Tucker arrived at Georgia after the 2015 season, when Baker played a quiet 11 games, mostly on special teams. There was little buzz about his future. But Tucker, the team’s new defensive coordinator and secondary coach, watched Baker in offseason workouts, and immediately realized what he had. “I pulled him over and said ‘Hey, I think you could be a heckuva player: You’re six-feet tall, you’re the fastest guy out here, you have good change of direction, you have great length.’ I said, ‘I really believe that you can do something here,” Tucker said. “All you have to do is listen, pay attention, do what I ask you to do.’ That is what he did.” Six games into the following season, Baker was inserted into the lineup during a blowout loss at Ole Miss, which

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was carving up Georgia’s secondary. Baker has been entrenched in the lineup since then. The ascendance to stardom happened almost quietly: Game after game went by during Georgia’s magical 2017 season, and it finally occurred to people in the outside world that on the rare occasions a big pass play happened against Georgia, No. 18 was never in the picture. Not a single touchdown was thrown against a man covered by Baker, either in man or cover-2. “No sir. Not at all,” Baker said this spring, smiling proudly, in one of his rare media appearances. Baker’s season snuck up on people enough that he was only a Second Team All-SEC pick by the coaches. The AP left him completely off. But NFL scouts noticed, moving Baker up their draft boards, tempting him enough that he took his decision a few hours up to the deadline. He would later say the moment he made his decision was when ESPN showed a highlight of the end of the national championship game — Baker was on the other side of the field — and he vowed he had to not let that happen again. But Georgia coach Kirby Smart believes the decision was more pragmatic, that Baker could lift himself higher in the 2019 draft than had he entered as an underclassmen. Either way, it was a major lift for a defense that lost All-American inside linebacker Roquan Smith one year early, along with six other starters. www.georgiadogs.com

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“Yeah, it would’ve been tough to replace all we had to replace and then you add Bake,” Smart said. “I think Bake made a good decision, but Bake probably was the most highly-rated guy when it came to scouts’ opinions as far as deciding to come back. He had a tough decision to make. I feel like he made the right one; only time will tell if he improves and continues to work to move up the draft board. But he has chance to do that. He’s a talented player.” Baker was only a three-star recruit coming out of high school, but a few high-profile programs were on him. Alabama, Nebraska and Texas also offered him. Larry Blustein, a longtime recruiting analyst in south Florida, recalled seeing Baker as a youth football player, and thinking even then he was one of the top players. Baker’s physical skills didn’t translate well to camps, where more eyes are on recruits. But real football games are played in pads. Blustein remembers seeing Miami Northwestern playing against Carroll City, its chief rival, and Baker stood out. “Watch any of the games that he played and he was always around the ball,” Blustein said. “I remember saying, this kid is getting way under-recruited because no one is watching him in the game. They’re watching him (at camps) in damn shorts and a T-shirt, where nobody has an advantage. In a game it’s a whole different story.” Nick Saban wanted Baker. During an official visit to Tuscaloosa, the two had breakfast together. But the next week Baker committed to Georgia, where, to hear Eddie Brown tell it, he was always going if he had the offer. For whatever reason, the kid from south Florida grew up wanting to go to Georgia. “He’s at his dream school,” Brown said. “I don’t think there’s a better story. He’s living out his dream.” Earlier this year Antonio Brown was back in town, and his father, now coaching at another school, tried to pull together some players for a workout. Most everybody jumped at the chance to work with one of the best players in the NFL. An exception: Baker, who was in town but had just gotten back and was tired. He respectfully declined. His old coach wasn’t offended. That’s just Deandre. “He was a quiet kid. He had his circle that he talked with, that could get conversation out of him. He was that guy that was always sitting in the back, head on the wall,” Brown said. “But when it came time to play football, he was in the forefront. “He likes to talk on the field.”

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Quick Chat with Tae Crowder

Frierson: I did a Google search of your first name, Dequartavious, and you are the only thing that comes up, in all of Google. Crowder: For real? Frierson: Did your name come from anywhere in particular? Crowder: Nah, my aunt named me. I've got a cousin named Shantavious and I was Dequartavious, and we both go by the same name — but I'm T-a-e and she's T-ay-e, so that's kind of cool. Frierson: Where would you go if you were given all the time and money you needed to travel anywhere in the world? Crowder: I'd probably go to Europe, just because I want to see something different and see how they live over there. Frierson: Who would you take with you? Crowder: I'd take my boy Roquan Smith. I'd definitely take him because I know he'd want to go, too. Frierson: What is it like watching him on TV with the Bears? Crowder: Words can't really explain it. You can't really make it bigger than what it is, but it's awesome, a special thing. Frierson: Roquan's such a great player, great guy, so easy to look up to — and then his first play he gets a sack. Did you get goosebumps watching that? Crowder: (Laughs) Yeah, I did. As soon as he got in I just had a feeling something was going to happen for him. Frierson: I certainly didn't expect that game to end the way it did [with the Packers rallying in the fourth quarter to win]. Crowder: I hated that it ended that way, but Aaron Rodgers, man, you can't relax with him. Frierson: If you could be great at any other sport for a day just to experience what it's like, what sport would it be? Crowder: I would definitely go with soccer (laughs). Frierson: Really? Where did that come from? Crowder: I was pretty good at soccer, too, but I didn't play it in high school. I would definitely play soccer. Frierson: Do you follow it, like watching the World Cup or some of the European leagues?

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Crowder: I try to when I can; it's pretty cool how their fans are so into it. Frierson: What's something you've tried to master but have never even come close? Crowder: I've tried (laughs) to be pretty good at this game, Fortnite. Frierson: It's the biggest game in the world right now, right? Crowder: I'm pretty good at it, but now that I'm pretty good I want to go up and beyond. I see people across the world that are so good at it, which is pretty cool. But I can't really get it yet. Frierson: What video game are you best at? Crowder: Any sport game: soccer, 2K, Madden, all of those I can play pretty good. Frierson: What's something you know now that you wish you'd known or understood as a freshman? Crowder: I wish I'd known how to practice. When I first got here I didn't really know how to practice; sometimes it takes people longer to adjust to how you practice and do things. I wish I came in more mature and ready, but it took me some time. Frierson: Because it came too easy in high school? Crowder: Yeah, it did maybe come too easy in high school, and coming here was a big step. I had to learn how to adjust with school and ball. It was a big step I had to take.

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Quick Chat with Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;andre Walker

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Frierson: What other sports did you play when you were growing up? What were you good at? Walker: I was just always good at football growing up, and I played some basketball as well, but it was mainly football. Frierson: This is a question I ask whenever I do one of these with basketball players but given your size and athleticism I'll ask you as well, do you remember your first dunk? Walker: (Smiles) Yeah, I remember my first dunk [around are 13 or 14]. We were up by a bunch of points against one team and our head coach wasn't coaching so we had one of the players' dads step in and coach. We were up and had run the score up and we were out there doing what we wanted. Somehow I stole the ball at the half-court line and dribbled it back toward the goal. I went up for a dunk, but I took off at the free-throw line and I actually traveled. I took like three steps and then I dunked, and they called a travel. I made it and everything but they called a travel. That's one I won't forget. Also, I remember the first time I tried to dunk and I didn't make that dunk, and we were playing in the state championship when I missed. Frierson: Where would you go if you were given all the time and money you needed to travel anywhere in the world? Walker: I would say Dubai, or somewhere where I can play with monkeys. Frierson: (Laughs) Okay. Walker: I don't want to be too far www.georgiadogs.com

in the wild, but I want to see monkeys, I like monkeys. I'd say Dubai, though, for the most part. Frierson: It's amazing how often Dubai comes up, because I ask this question is just about every one of these that I do. It's come up a lot in the last year, I think in part because the pictures on Instagram look so good. Walker: I actually have a teacher out there, an old high school teacher that lives out there now, so I do plan to go to Dubai. Frierson: If you could play with or against anyone, who would it be? Walker: Man, I'd just like to go to the Pro Bowl and play in the Pro Bowl with all those guys and against all that talent. Just to be around everybody and see how everybody is and how they practice. Frierson: I would imagine that it inspires you and gives you confidence to see so many guys you played with here making an impact in the NFL right now. Walker: No doubt. I feel like a lot of the guys that just got drafted, the rookies, may be able to go play in the Pro Bowl this year. Frierson: What's something from your childhood that you realfootballuga

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ly miss? Walker: I just miss, man, being able to go back to the recreational park and playing football on Saturdays. It was amazing, man, just being a little kid and running around and having fun. On Saturdays after the games, we used to stay up until like 1 o'clock playing around and still up, like we didn't just play a football game. Frierson: Whereas now you're asleep how soon after the game ends? Walker: I'm ready to go as soon as the game's over with, I'm ready to get in my bed. Frierson: What's the best live performance you've ever seen? Walker: My first time seeing Migos perform. I remember the first time I saw Migos perform they had just come out with the song "Pipe It Up" [in 2015] and I was sitting in the crowd, not even expecting them to perform, I don't think, I was just there. They came in and performed the song I was just like, with my mouth wide open, just lost. I don't really go to performances or concerts or stuff like that, but I saw that and it was amazing.

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Frierson Files By: John Frierson Published, Oct. 10, 2018 Frierson: The thing I remember about your alma mater Mays, from my days covering high school football, was the band. The band is worth the price of admission by itself. What was it like being at a school with a legendary band and did you ever actually get to see them perform? Patrick: Oh man, I love that band. I was actually really, really tight with the band director during that time. He would ask what songs we wanted, what we wanted to hear and they were so advanced they would have college guys come in and teach them different things. Our band was just excellent, and they were super loud and that was kind of our pump-up going into the games. Frierson: Do you have a connection to the Redcoat Band because of that experience? I think most guys don't think too much about their high school band one way or another and maybe that carries over to college, but you're someone that knows what a great band can do. Patrick: Definitely. What people don't understand is, on third downs and before the games, those tones, that's the band doing that. I'm not sure people understand how much the band makes an impact during the game. At different times when they play, when we need noise, I'm not sure people really understand how much goes into it. Frierson: Do you play any instruments? Do you have a creative side or musical side? Patrick: You know what, I feel like everybody has a musical side when they get in the shower, but that may just be me. Frierson: The shower or the car. Patrick: It depends on if you're riding alone or not. Frierson: Who is the best singer on the team? Patrick: The best singer on the team? I probably have to toot my own horn here and give it to myself. Frierson: What's your song, you have to have one that you do better than anything else? Patrick: Boyz II Men, "End of the Road." That's the one that always gets me. Frierson: What's something you could eat every day and never ... Patrick: Hot wings, easy.

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Frierson: I didn't even get that question out. Patrick: You couldn't even finish it, it's hot wings, easy. Frierson: Take me through your hot wings approach or philosophy, because I get the feeling you've put some thought into this. Patrick: I kind of switch it up depending on my mood. When I'm in a good mood I just want my hot teriyaki with the lemon pepper sprinkles. But when I'm feeling kind of mellow, I just go for the lemon pepper, fried crispy, extra lemon pepper. Even when I'm feeling super hungry and I haven't had enough meals that day, I'll get a Philly and six-wing combo, but you got to hot teriyaki and lemon pepper sprinkle the wings. Frierson: The thing I'm taking away from what you just laid out is that you really like teriyaki and lemon pepper sprinkles. Patrick: Definitely, definitely. Frierson: Is this a system that's evolved over time or has this been your go-to from the beginning? Patrick: It's definitely evolved over time. I feel like as a family if there is any type of food, we would definitely be a hot wing family. Coming from the city you just had so many different wing spots around, in different areas, and different places have different tastes.

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