Nate Frazier and Bo Walker each scored a rushing touchdown Saturday to help No. 3 Georgia cruise to a 27-8 victory over No. 17 Florida in Atlanta.
Gunner Stockton threw for just 101 yards, but Georgia (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) forced four turnovers in its sixth straight win over Florida.
Aaron Philo started at quarterback for Florida (5-3, 3-3) and threw two interceptions before being replaced by Tramell Jones Jr., who completed 17 of 24 passes for 172 yards. Jones also threw an interception and lost a fumble for the Gators, who dropped their third game in four tries after a 4-0 start.
Georgia outrushed Florida 217-48. Frazier and Dwight Phillips Jr. each rushed for 67 yards.
Florida’s Bailey Stockton led all pass-catchers with eight receptions for 76 yards.
Georgia’s Peyton Woodring missed a 43-yard field goal attempt on the game’s opening drive. Florida gave the ball back on its opening possession when Philo threw an ill-advised interception, flinging the ball underhanded toward the sideline while falling down.
The pass was easily intercepted by Ellis Robinson IV, who returned it to Florida’s 41-yard line. The ensuing Georgia drive was extended by a roughing-the-kicker penalty on a punt, and the Bulldogs took their first lead on Frazier’s 1-yard rushing touchdown with 1:50 left in the first quarter.
Philo was picked off again, this time by Demello Jones, setting up Woodring’s 28-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 8:55 remaining before halftime.
Florida’s second punt was followed by a 10-play, 81-yard Georgia drive that was capped by Walker’s 1-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 17-0 with 1:55 left in the first half.
Jones led Florida to Georgia’s 37-yard line on its next possession, but Quintavius Johnson’s strip-sack of Jones was recovered by Chris Cole, who returned it 66 yards for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 24-0 halftime lead.
On Florida’s second drive of the third quarter, Jones had an interception negated by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Valdin Sone. Jones did turn the ball over later in the drive, as Braylon Conley intercepted a poorly thrown pass in the end zone for a touchback.
Georgia threatened to add to its lead to open the fourth quarter, but Talyn Taylor fumbled at the Florida 12-yard line, and DJ Coleman returned it to Georgia’s 48.
Florida finally scored with 6:59 left in the fourth quarter. Jones ran in a 2-yard touchdown before Jadan Baugh completed a two-point conversion pass to Dallas Wilson.
Woodring capped the scoring with a 21-yard field goal with 3:34 remaining.
–Field Level Media
