The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs came out and jumped all over their opponent for a third straight week. Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson had an interception and set Georgia up for the Bulldogs' first touchdown against the No. 22 Missouri Tigers and Georgia did not look back from there.
Georgia raced out to a 31-0 lead with the Bulldogs excelling in all three phases. "Great start to the game," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in a postgame on-field interview. "A lot of good."
Smart, ever the perfectionist, still wants more out of this Georgia team, who beat Missouri 48-21. He wants the Bulldogs to ascend even though Georgia looks like the best team in the country.
"We need to get better," Smart said. He won't be happy about allowing Missouri to score 21
points, but Georgia's starting defense played very well. Missouri put up some points in the second half with the game well out of reach.
Georgia running back Nate Frazier had three rushing touchdowns in the Dawgs' dominant display. Smart praised all of Georgia's running backs, which helped UGA rush for 182 yards and five touchdowns on the day. Entering Saturday, Missouri had allowed just five rushing touchdowns all season.
Georgia's defense consistently got off the field in the first half and held the Missouri offense in check. The Georgia special teams set up quarterback Gunner Stockton, who had an efficient two touchdown performance, with short fields. Kicker Peyton Woodring made a pair of field goals as Georgia moves on to 9-1 and 7-1 in the SEC.
Next up, Georgia plays at the South Carolina Gamecocks. If Georgia beats South Carolina, then the Bulldogs will advance to the last SEC championship.
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