2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2020 Georgia Bulldogs football
2020 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	8–2 (7–2 SEC)
Head coach	Kirby Smart (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Dan Lanning (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Glenn Schumann (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia and were led by fifth-year head coach Kirby Smart. For the first time since 2016, the Bulldogs did not win the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), finishing second behind rival Florida.

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x	8	–	2	8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia	7	–	2	8	–	2
Missouri	5	–	5	5	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	6	5	–	6
Tennessee	3	–	7	3	–	7
South Carolina	2	–	8	2	–	8
Vanderbilt	0	–	9	0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	10	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M	8	–	1	9	–	1
Auburn	6	–	4	6	–	5
LSU*	5	–	5	5	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	7	3	–	7
Mississippi State	3	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Georgia was predicted to finish in second in the East Division behind Florida. Georgia received the second-most votes (tied with LSU) to win the SEC Championship Game.^[1]

Recruiting

Georgia's 2020 college football recruiting class was rated as the best in the country by Rivals.com, 247Sports, and On3. Highly-rated recruits included cornerback Kelee Ringo, defensive tackle Jalen Carter, offensive tackle Broderick Jones and Tate Ratlege, linebacker Mekhail Sherman, and tight end Darnell Washington.

Schedule

Georgia announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.

The Bulldogs had games scheduled against East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Louisiana–Monroe and Virginia, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]^[3]^[4] This was the first season since 1924 that the Bulldogs did not play Georgia Tech.^[5]

Georgia played two additional SEC West opponents this season: Arkansas and Mississippi State.^[5] The game scheduled against SEC East opponent Vanderbilt was postponed and eventually canceled.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 4	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 37–10	16,500
October 3	7:30 p.m.	No. 7 Auburn	No. 4	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (College GameDay / Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–6	20,524
October 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 Tennessee	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 44–21	20,524
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 3	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (College GameDay / rivalry)	CBS	L 24–41	19,424
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 5	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 14–3	12,000
November 7	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Florida	No. 5	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 28–44	19,210
November 21	7:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	SECN	W 31–24	20,524
November 28	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	SECN	W 45–16	16,444
December 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Missouri	No. 9	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 49–14	10,830
January 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Cincinnati*	No. 9	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	15,301
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[6]

Roster

2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`0`	Darnell Washington	Fr
WR	`1`	George Pickens	So
RB	`3`	Zamir White	So
RB	`4`	James Cook	Jr
WR	`5`	Matt Landers	Jr
RB	`6`	Kenny McIntosh	So
WR	`7`	Jermaine Burton	Fr
WR	`8`	Dominick Blaylock	So
WR	`10`	Kearis Jackson	So
WR	`11`	Arian Smith	Fr
WR	`12`	Tommy Bush	So
QB	`13`	Stetson Bennett	Jr
WR	`14`	Trey Blount	Jr
QB	`15`	Carson Beck	Fr
WR	`16`	Demetris Robertson	Sr
WR	`17`	Justin Robinson	Fr
QB	`18`	JT Daniels	So
TE	`18`	Brett Seither	Fr
RB	`20`	Sevaughn Clark	Fr
RB	`22`	Kendall Milton	Fr
WR	`23`	Jaylen Johnson	So
QB	`24`	Nathan Priestley	Fr
QB	`26`	Jackson Muschamp	Fr
QB	`27`	Austin Kirksey	Fr
WR	`31`	Reid Tulowitzky	Jr
RB	`33`	Daijun Edwards	Fr
RB	`36`	Garrett Jones	So
WR	`37`	Patrick Bond	So
WR	`38`	Brady Tindall	Jr
RB	`39`	K. J. McCoy	Jr
TE	`42`	Mitchell Werntz	Jr
TE	`43`	Chase Harof	Jr
TE	`44`	Michael Hagerty	Fr
RB	`45`	Kirk Knisely	Fr
WR	`46`	George Vining	Fr
OL	`50`	Warren Ericson	So
OL	`51`	Tate Ratledge	Fr
OL	`52`	Cameron Kinnie	Fr
OL	`54`	Justin Shaffer	Sr
OL	`55`	Trey Hill	Jr
OL	`57`	Daniel Gothard	Sr
OL	`58`	Austin Blaske	Fr
OL	`59`	Broderick Jones	Fr
OL	`60`	Clay Webb	Fr
OL	`61`	Blake Watson	So
OL	`63`	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger	Fr
OL	`64`	David Vann	Fr
OL	`66`	Dalton Perry	Fr
OL	`68`	Chris Brown	Fr
OL	`69`	Jamaree Salyer	Jr
OL	`70`	Warren McClendon	Fr
OL	`73`	Xaxier Truss	Fr
OL	`74`	Ben Cleveland	Sr
OL	`75`	Owen Condon	So
OL	`76`	Miles Johnson	Fr
OL	`77`	Devin Willock	Fr
OL	`78`	Chad Lindberg	Fr
OL	`79`	Weston Wallace	Fr
WR	`81`	Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint	Fr
WR	`83`	Kaustov Chakrabarti	Fr
WR	`84`	Ladd McConkey	Fr
WR	`85`	Cameron Moore	Jr
TE	`86`	John FitzPatrick	So
TE	`87`	Tre' McKitty	GS
TE	`88`	Ryland Goede	Fr
WR	`89`	Braxton Hicks	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Richard LeCounte	Sr
DB	`3`	Tyson Campbell	Jr
LB	`4`	Nolan Smith	So
DB	`5`	Kelee Ringo	Fr
DB	`6`	Jalen Kimber	Fr
DB	`7`	Tyrique Stevenson	So
OLB	`8`	M. J. Sherman	Fr
DB	`9`	Ameer Speed	Jr
DL	`10`	Malik Herring	Sr
LB	`11`	Jermaine Johnson II	Sr
LB	`12`	Rian Davis	Fr
OLB	`13`	Azeez Ojulari	So
DB	`14`	D. J. Daniel	Sr
ILB	`15`	Trezmen Marshall	So
DB	`16`	Lewis Cine	So
LB	`17`	Nakobe Dean	So
LB	`19`	Adam Anderson	Jr
DB	`20`	Major Burns	Fr
ILB	`22`	Nate McBride	Sr
DB	`23`	Mark Webb	Sr
DB	`24`	Prather Hudson	GS
LB	`25`	Quay Walker	Jr
DB	`26`	Daran Branch	Fr
DB	`27`	Eric Stokes	Jr
DB	`29`	Christopher Smith	Jr
LB	`30`	Tae Crowder	Sr
DB	`31`	William Poole	Jr
ILB	`32`	Monty Rice	Sr
OLB	`33`	Robert Beal Jr.	Jr
DB	`36`	Latavious Brini	Jr
DB	`38`	Patrick Taylor	Fr
DB	`39`	Hugh Nelson	So
ILB	`41`	Channing Tindall	Jr
LB	`42`	Matthew Brown	So
DB	`43`	Jehlen Cannady	Fr
DL	`44`	Travon Walker	So
DL	`45`	Bill Norton	Fr
DB	`47`	Dan Jackson	Fr
DL	`54`	Cade Brock	Fr
DL	`78`	Nazir Stackhouse	Fr
OLB	`84`	Walter Grant	Sr
DL	`88`	Jalen Carter	Fr
DL	`90`	Tramel Walthour	So
DL	`91`	Tymon Mitchell	Fr
DL	`92`	Julian Rochester	Sr
DL	`95`	Devonte Wyatt	Sr
DL	`96`	Zion Logue	Fr
DL	`97`	Warren Brinson	Fr
DL	`99`	Jordan Davis	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`47`	Payne Walker	So
LS	`56`	William Mote	Fr
K/P	`90`	Jake Camarda	Jr
P	`93`	Bill Rubright	Jr
P	`95`	Noah Chumley	Fr
K	`96`	Jack Podlesny	So
K	`97`	Brooks Buce	Jr
K	`99`	Jared Zirkel	Fr

Head coach

Kirby Smart

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Todd Monken – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Dan Lanning – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers
Glenn Schumann – Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Scott Cochran – Special teams coordinator
Dell McGee – Run game coordinator/running backs
Cortez Hankton– Pass game coordinator/wide receivers
Tray Scott – Defensive line
Matt Luke – Offensive line/assistant head coach
Todd Hartley – Tight ends
Scott Sinclair – Director, strength and conditioning
Rodney Prince – Assistant, strength and conditioning
Maurice Sims – Assistant, strength and conditioning
Ben Sowders – Assistant, strength and conditioning
Tersoo Uhaa – Assistant, strength and conditioning
Buster Faulkner – Quality control, offense
Jacob Russell – Quality control, offense
Duece Schwartz – Quality control, offense
Montgomery VanGorder – Quality control, offense
Luke Moore – Quality control, defense
Roderick Ojong – Quality control, defense
Dan O'Brien – Quality control, defense
Matt Godwin – Player personnel coordinator
Jay Chapman – Director of football management
Anna Courson – Assistant, football operations
Neyland Raper – Assistant, football operations
Jonas Jennings – Director, player development
Austin Chambers – Assistant director, player development
Mike Cavan – Director of football administration
Ann Hunt – Administrative associate to the head coach
Christina Harris – Director, recruiting administration
Katie Turner – Director, recruiting operations
Angela Kirkpatrick – Assistant, recruiting
Cameron Lemons – Assistant, recruiting
Logen Reed – Assistant, recruiting
Bryant Gantt – Director, player support and operations
John Meshad – Director, player equipment
Jake Stroot – Director, football technology
Collier Madaleno – Director, football performance nutrition
Meaghan Turcotte – Assistant director, football performance nutrition
Greg Meyer – Special teams analyst
Eric Black – Co-director, football creative design
Chandler Eldridge – Co-director, football creative design
Frank Martin – Co-director, football creative design

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/1/21

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	4	4*	4	4	4	3	3 (1)	4	5	5	12	13	13	11	12	10	11	7
Coaches	4	4*	4	3T	4	3T	3	4	5	5	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	7
CFP	Not released												9	8	9	8	9	Not released

Game summaries

At Arkansas

Game One – No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bulldogs	0	5	22	10	37
Razorbacks	7	0	3	0	10

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
Game attendance: 16,500
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyist) and Tera Talmadge (sideline)
Pregame line: Georgia −28 • Odds to win: Georgia 91.8%

Game information

First quarter

(8:48) ARK – Treylon Burks 49 yard pass from Feleipe Franks, A.J. Reed kick (Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:17; Arkansas 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:30) UGA – Arkansas fumble through the back of the end zone, safety (Arkansas 7–2)
(0:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:00; Arkansas 7–5)

Third quarter

(8:23) ARK – A.J. Reed 25 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:15; Arkansas 10–5)
(6:00) UGA – George Pickens 19 yard pass from Stetson Bennett, 2-point run good (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:23; Georgia 13–10)
(3:20) UGA – John FitzPatrick 7 yard pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:11; Georgia 20–10)
(2:53) UGA – Eric Stokes 30 yard interception return, Jack Podlesny kick (Georgia 27–10)

Fourth quarter

(11:15) UGA – Zamir White 6 yard rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:38; Georgia 34–10)
(1:23) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:36; Georgia 37–10)

Statistics	UGA	ARK
First downs	19	15
Plays–yards	89–387	67–280
Rushes–yards	42–121	28–77
Passing yards	266	203
Passing: comp–att–int	28–47–1	20–39–3
Time of possession	35:46	24:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	20/29, 211 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zamir White	13 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kearis Jackson	6 receptions, 62 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Feleipe Franks	19/36, 200 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Trelon Smith	6 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Treylon Burks	7 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

No. 7 Auburn

Game Two – No. 7 Auburn Tigers (1–0) at No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Tigers	0	3	3	0	6
No. 4 Bulldogs	10	14	3	0	27

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game time: 6:38 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 5 mph E
Game attendance: 20,524
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Pregame line: Georgia −7.5 • Odds to win: Georgia 57.3%

Game information

First quarter

(9:31) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yds, 2:56; Georgia 7–0)
(4:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 21 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds, 3:56; Georgia 10–0)

Second quarter

(11:08) UGA – George Pickens 21 yd pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds, 5:26; Georgia 17–0)
(6:26) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yds, 3:27; Georgia 24–0)
(1:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 20 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yds, 4:40; Georgia 24–3)

Third quarter

(10:09) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yds, 4:46; Georgia 24–6)
(5:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yds, 4:18; Georgia 27–6)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics	AUB	UGA
First downs	15	25
Plays–yards	63–216	73–442
Rushes–yards	22–39	45–202
Passing yards	177	240
Passing: comp–att–int	21–41–1	17–28–0
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Bo Nix	21/41, 177 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tank Bigsby	8 carries, 31 yds
	Receiving	Anthony Schwartz	8 receptions, 57 yds
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	17/28, 240 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zamir White	19 carries, 88 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kearis Jackson	9 receptions, 147 yds

No. 14 Tennessee

Game Three – No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (2–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Volunteers	7	14	0	0	21
No. 4 Bulldogs	7	10	13	14	44

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 20,524
TV: CBS

Game information

First quarter

(14:17) UT - Kivon Bennett 0-yard Fumble Return (Brent Cimaglia Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, -25 yards, 0:43; Tennessee 7-0)
(6:38) UGA - Zamir White 1-yard Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:29; Tied 7-7)

Second Quarter

(11:42) UGA - Stetson Bennett 8-yard Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:15; Georgia 14-7)
(6:40) UT - Josh Palmer 36-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:09; Tied 14-14)
(4:49) UGA - Jack Podlesny 47-yard Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:51; Georgia 17-14)
(3:08) UT - Josh Palmer 27-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:41; Tennessee 21-17)

Third Quarter

(12:00) UGA - Jack Podlesny 34-yard Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 2:13; Tennessee 21-20)
(10:11) UGA - Jack Podlesny 51-yard Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:53; Georgia 23-21)
(0:35) UGA - Kearis Jackson 21-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:53; Georgia 30-21)

Fourth Quarter

(10:31) UGA - Jalen Carter 1-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:45; Georgia 37-21)
(9:56) UGA - Monty Rice 20-yard Fumble Return (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 0:35; Georgia 44-21)

Statistics	TENN	UGA
First downs	13	24
Plays–yards	63-214	77-431
Rushes–yards	27-(-1)	50-193
Passing yards	215	238
Passing: comp–att–int	23-36-1	16-27-0
Time of possession	23:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	Jarrett Guarantano	23/36, 215 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Eric Gray	8 carries, 25 yds
	Receiving	Joshua Palmer	4 receptions, 71 yds
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	16/278, 238 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kendall Milton	8 carries, 56 yds
	Receiving	Kearis Jackson	4 receptions, 91 yds, 1 TD

At No. 2 Alabama

Game Four – No 3. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) at No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bulldogs	7	17	0	0	24
No. 2 Crimson Tide	7	13	14	7	41

at Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 19,424
TV: CBS

Game information

First quarter

(13:16) UA - John Metchie III 40-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:52; Alabama 7-0)
(1:53) UGA - Zamir White 10-yard Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:40; Tied 7-7)

Second Quarter

(14:49) UGA - James Cook 82-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:13; Georgia 14-7)
(9:00) UA - Will Reichard 33-yard Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:49; Georgia 14-10)
(5:42) UGA - Jack Podlesny 50-yard Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:18; Georgia 17-10)
(3:06) UA - DeVonta Smith 17-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Tied 17-17)
(0:23) UGA - Jermaine Burton 5-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 2:43; Georgia 24-17)
(0:00) UA - Will Reichard 52-yard Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 0:23; Georgia 24-20)

Third Quarter

(4:00) Jaylen Waddle 90-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:49; Alabama 27-24)
(0:51) Najee Harris 2-yardd Run (Will Reichard Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:58; Alabama 34-24)

Fourth Quarter

(9:32) DeVonta Smith 13-yardd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:16, Alabama 41-24)

2441

Statistics	UGA	ALA
First downs	20	33
Plays–yards	48-414	67-564
Rushes–yards	30-145	43-147
Passing yards	269	417
Passing: comp–att–int	18-40-3	24-33-1
Time of possession	26:01	33:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	18/40, 269 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	10 carries, 57 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Cook	4 receptions, 101 yds, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	24-32, 417 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Najee Harris	31 carries, 152 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	11 receptions, 167 yds, 2 TD

At Kentucky

Game Five – No 5. Georgia Bulldogs (3–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (2–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bulldogs	7	0	7	0	14
Wildcats	0	3	0	0	3

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Mostly Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 5 SE mph
Game attendance: 12,000
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV: SECN

Game information

First quarter

(6:07) UGA - Stetson Bennett 2-yard Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06; Georgia 7-0)

Second Quarter

(2:44) UK - Matt Ruffolo 34-yard Field Goal (Drive: 19 plays, 77 yards, 10:28; Georgia 7-3)

Third Quarter

(11:38) Zamir White 22-yard Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Georgia 14-3)

3 14

Statistics	UGA	UK
First downs	20	15
Plays–yards	58-346	65-229
Rushes–yards	43-215	39-138
Passing yards	131	91
Passing: comp–att–int	9-14-2	15-25-0
Time of possession	25:00	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	9/13, 131 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	26 carries, 136 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Cook	4 receptions, 62 yds,
Kentucky	Passing	Joey Gatewood	15-25, 91 yds
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez	20 carries, 108 yds
	Receiving	Josh Ali	5 receptions, 35 yds

Vs. No. 8 Florida

Game Six – No. 8 Florida Gators (3–1) vs. No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Florida	14	24	3	3	44
No. 5 Georgia	14	7	7	0	28

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL

Date: November 7, 2020
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 19,210
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl^[7]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Georgia – Zamir White 75-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 14:48
Georgia – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 32-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 11:44
Florida – Justin Shorter 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 8:20
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:43

Second quarter

Georgia – Eric Stokes 37-yard interception return (Jack Podlesny kick), 12:17
Florida – Kyle Pitts 25-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 11:38
Florida – Kemore Gamble 24-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:44
Florida – Evan McPherson 50-yard field goal, 1:44
Florida – Trevon Grimes 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:11

Third quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 11:48
Georgia – Kearis Jackson 25-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:41

Fourth quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 34-yard field goal, 1:19

Statistics	UGA	FLA
First downs	12	29
Plays–yards	58-277	80-577
Rushes–yards	29-165	37-97
Passing yards	112	474
Passing: comp–att–int	9-29-3	30-42-1
Time of possession	22:34	37:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	5/16, 78 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	7 carries, 107 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kearis Jackson	3 receptions, 48 yds, 1 TD
Florida	Passing	Kyle Trask	30-43, 474 yds, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dameon Pierce	15 carries, 52 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Davis	5 receptions, 100 yds, 1 TD

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	7	0	24
No. 13 Bulldogs	0	17	7	7	31

Statistics

Statistics	MSST	UGA
First downs	20	18
Total yards	358	409
Rushing yards	22	8
Passing yards	336	401
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:07	27:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Will Rogers	41–52, 336 yards, TD
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	8 rushes, 19 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Walley	7 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Georgia	Passing	JT Daniels	28–38, 401 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Zamir White	11 rushes, 21 yards
	Receiving	Jermaine Burton	8 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD

At South Carolina

Game Eight – No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs (5–2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2–6)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Bulldogs	21	7	10	7	45
Gamecocks	0	10	0	6	16

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: November 28, 2020
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Game attendance: 16,444
TV: SECN
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UGA	SC
First downs	24	16
Total yards	471	273
Rushes/yards	46/332	43/83
Passing yards	139	190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10-16-1	18-22-1
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	JT Daniels	10-16, 139 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Cook	6 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tre' McKitty	2 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
South Carolina	Passing	Luke Doty	18-22, 190 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Harris	17 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nick Muse	8 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

At No. 25 Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Georgia	14	7	21	7	49
No. 25 Missouri	0	14	0	0	14

Vs. No. 8 Cincinnati

Pregame line	Over/under
UGA -7	50.5^[8]

No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs (7–2) vs. No. 8 Cincinnati Bearcats (9–0) (2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Bulldogs	7	3	0	14	24
No. 8 Bearcats	7	7	7	0	21

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Friday, January 1, 2021
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Stadium Roof Closed
Referee: Jeff Flanagan (ACC)
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First quarter

(4:38) CIN – Alec Pierce 14 yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Cole Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:45; Cincinnati 7–0)
(0:29) UGA – George Pickens 16 yard pass from JT Daniels, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:07; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

(3:46) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:51; Georgia 10–7)
(0:06) CIN – Josh Whyle 11 yard pass from Desmond Ridder, Cole Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; Cincinnati 14–10)

Third quarter

(14:11) CIN – Jerome Ford 79 yard rush, Cole Smith kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Cincinnati 21–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:20) UGA – Zamir White 9 yard rush, JT Daniels pass failed (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:41; Cincinnati 21–16)
(6:43) UGA – Jack Podlesny 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:16; Cincinnati 21–19)
(0:03) UGA – Jack Podlesny 53 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:25; Georgia 22–21)
(0:00) UGA – Azeez Ojulari tackled Desmond Ridder in the end zone for a safety (Georgia 24–21)

Statistics	UGA	CIN
First downs	19	16
Plays–yards	63–449	64–305
Rushes–yards	24–45	27–99
Passing yards	404	206
Passing: comp–att–int	27–39–1	24–37–0
Time of possession	28:36	31:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	JT Daniels	26/38, 392 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	11 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	George Pickens	7 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	24/37, 206 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Young Jr.	4 receptions, 59 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	29	Eric Stokes	CB	Green Bay Packers
2	33	Tyson Campbell	CB	Jacksonville Jaguars
2	50	Azeez Ojulari	OLB	New York Giants
3	92	Monty Rice	ILB	Tennessee Titans
3	94	Ben Cleveland	OG	Baltimore Ravens
3	97	Tre' McKitty	TE	Los Angeles Chargers
5	169	Richard LeCounte	S	Cleveland Browns
6	190	Trey Hill	C	Cincinnati Bengals

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Georgia in current position
Kirby Smart	Head coach	5th
Todd Monken	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach	1st
Matt Luke	Associate head coach / Offensive line coach	1st
Scott Cochran	Special teams coordinator	1st
Dan Lanning	Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	2nd
Glenn Schumann	Co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	2nd
Cortez Hankton	Pass Game coordinator/Wide receivers coach	3rd
Dell McGee	Run Game coordinator/Running backs coach	2nd
Todd Hartley	Tight ends coach	2nd
Tray Scott	Defensive line coach	4th
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