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Top-ranked Georgia cruises to 45-19 win at Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) No. 1 Georgia is going to the SEC championship game.
Stetson Bennett and company just keep rolling along.
Bennett threw for three touchdowns, and undefeated Georgia beat Mississippi State 45-19 on Saturday night.
''I'm really proud of our team. When you go on the road in the SEC in an environment like this at night, there's tremendous adversity and our guys responded again and again,'' coach Kirby Smart said. ''Our guys kept responding and competing.''
With the victory, the East Division champion Bulldogs secured a spot in the SEC championship. They will take on LSU in Atlanta on Dec. 3.
It was a dominating effort by the Bulldogs (10-0, 7-0, No. 1 CFP), who put up 468 yards of offense. Bennett led the way, going 25 for 37 for 289 yards with two interceptions. Georgia also rushed for 179 yards.
''It was a team win and we made plays when we needed them,'' Bennett said.
Mississippi State (6-4, 3-4) struggled to consistently produce against Georgia on the offensive side. Will Rogers went 29 for 51 for 263 yards and a touchdown. Mississippi State rushed for just 47 yards on 15 carries. Rufus Harvey led MSU with six catches for 66 yards and a score.
''They have all five-star players. They're pretty good on defense and coach Smart does a really good job,'' Rogers said. ''They had a really good scheme for what we were doing and it's hard to finish drives on a good team.''
Georgia turned the ball over twice on interceptions by Bennett and had another near turnover in the red zone in the first half when a fumble was nullified after the play was blown dead.
Georgia grabbed control with a big second half. Receiver Ladd McConkey had a 70-yard touchdown run and a 17-yard TD reception to help Georgia open a 31-12 lead.
Mississippi State got off to a tough start, but Zavion Thomas' 63-yard punt return trimmed Georgia's lead to 17-12 at halftime.
''I thought early on we did some good things. There was kind of a feel-out process to see what we were capable of doing,'' coach Mike Leach said. ''I thought we left two obvious scores out there which would not be too tough to have. We did more good things than bad, but I thought that we could have finished drives better.''
TAKEAWAY
Georgia gave away a lot of momentum right before the half with Thomas' TD, but the visiting Bulldogs quickly scored in the third quarter and regained control.
Mississippi State had another poor offensive performance and lost for the third time in four games.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
With another win and the SEC East locked up, Georgia will stay at No. 1 this week.
UP NEXT
Mississippi State will host East Tennessee State on Saturday.
Georgia will travel to Kentucky on Saturday.
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S. Bennett
13 QB 289 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 2 INTs, 14 RuYds, RuTD |
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W. Rogers
7 QB 263 PaYds, PaTD, -7 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 20 | 17 |
Rushing | 4 | 2 |
Passing | 14 | 12 |
Penalty | 2 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-13 | 3-14 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 0-3 |
Total Net Yards | 468 | 310 |
Total Plays | 70 | 67 |
Avg Gain | 6.7 | 4.6 |
Net Yards Rushing | 179 | 47 |
Rush Attempts | 33 | 15 |
Avg Rush Yards | 5.4 | 3.1 |
Yards Passing | 289 | 263 |
Comp. - Att. | 25-37 | 29-52 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.8 | 4.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-66 | 5-41 |
Touchdowns | 6 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 3 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 3-47.7 | 5-36.4 |
Return Yards | 0 | 84 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 2-71 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-13 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Bennett
13 QB
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S. Bennett | 25/37 | 289 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. McConkey
84 WR
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L. McConkey | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Milton
2 RB
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K. Milton | 5 | 41 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. McIntosh
6 RB
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K. McIntosh | 13 | 41 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bennett
13 QB
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S. Bennett | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Edwards
30 RB
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D. Edwards | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Robinson
22 RB
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B. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. McConkey
84 WR
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L. McConkey | 7 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jackson
10 WR
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K. Jackson | 4 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Washington
0 TE
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D. Washington | 8 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Bowers
19 TE
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B. Bowers | 7 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Rosemy-Jacksaint
1 WR
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M. Rosemy-Jacksaint | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Edwards
30 RB
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D. Edwards | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Washington
95 DL
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S. Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bell
86 WR
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D. Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Blaylock
8 WR
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D. Blaylock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. McIntosh
6 RB
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K. McIntosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Mondon Jr.
2 LB
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S. Mondon Jr. | 5-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Smith
23 DB
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T. Smith | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Smith
29 DB
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C. Smith | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Starks
24 DB
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M. Starks | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Carter
88 DL
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J. Carter | 2-5 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Lassiter
3 DB
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K. Lassiter | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bullard
22 DB
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J. Bullard | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Marshall
15 LB
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T. Marshall | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Washington
0 TE
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D. Washington | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dumas-Johnson
10 LB
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J. Dumas-Johnson | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Ringo
5 DB
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K. Ringo | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Beal Jr.
33 LB
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R. Beal Jr. | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Logue
96 DL
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Z. Logue | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Jones Jr.
7 LB
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M. Jones Jr. | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Daniel-Sisavanh
14 DB
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D. Daniel-Sisavanh | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Stackhouse
78 DL
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N. Stackhouse | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Alexander
99 DL
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B. Alexander | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thomas
20 DB
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J. Thomas | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Walthour
90 DL
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T. Walthour | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Williams
13 DL
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M. Williams | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Podlesny
96 K
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J. Podlesny | 1/1 | 28 | 6/6 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Thorson
92 P
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B. Thorson | 3 | 47.7 | 0 | 62 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Williams
13 DL
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M. Williams | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jackson
10 WR
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K. Jackson | 1 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
W. Rogers
2 QB
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W. Rogers | 29/51 | 263 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 7 | 41 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Johnson
23 RB
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D. Johnson | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Price
22 RB
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S. Price | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Rogers
2 QB
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W. Rogers | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Harvey
82 WR
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R. Harvey | 10 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Walley
11 WR
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J. Walley | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Griffin
5 WR
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L. Griffin | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Thomas
0 WR
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R. Thomas | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ducking
4 WR
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C. Ducking | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Johnson
23 RB
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D. Johnson | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Marks
7 RB
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J. Marks | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Robinson
18 WR
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J. Robinson | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Williams
85 WR
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A. Williams | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dortch
83 WR
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M. Dortch | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |