College football final: No. 1 Georgia 51, No. 20 Kentucky 13

Fresh off a convincing win over Florida, No. 20 Kentucky football travels to Sanford Stadium to take on No. 1-ranked Georgia. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ESPN has the television broadcast.

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Final score: Georgia 51, Kentucky 13

Kentucky drops to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC. UK plays host to Missouri next Saturday at Kroger Field.

Georgia improves to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the SEC.

Georgia now up 51-13 on Kentucky

Georgia backup quarterback Brock Vandagriff drives the Bulldogs to another score, making it 51-13 with 2:38 remaining.

Georgia has 608 yards of total offense, the first team to go for 600 yards against Kentucky since the 2013 Bulldogs gained 602 on Mark Stoops’ first team as Kentucky coach.

End of third quarter: Georgia 44, Kentucky 13

After Kentucky scored to cut it to 34-13, Georgia added a 36-yard field goal from Peyton Woodring and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Brock Bowers.

Stats after three quarters

Hairston interception sets up UK score

Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston picked off a Carson Beck pass and returned it to the Georgia 28-yard line. Two players later, in a well-designed play, Ray Davis took a screen pass from Devin Leary and scored from 26 yards out. UK went for two points, but the direct snap to Davis failed to reach the end zone. Georgia’s lead now 34-13 with 10:34 left in the third quarter.

That was Hairston’s fourth interception of the year. He returned two for scores against Vanderbilt.

Halftime: Georgia 34, Kentucky 7

Georgia added a Peyton Woodring 42-yard field goal at the first half horn to make it 34-7 at intermission.

It’s the largest UK halftime deficit since Nov. 3, 2012, when the Cats trailed Vanderbilt 27-0 at halftime at then Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky lost that game 40-0. Joker Phillips was soon fired as the UK coach.

Halftime stats

Georgia adds yet another score

The Bulldogs went 55 yards in five plays to stretch their lead to 31-7 with 1:01 left in the first half. Kendall Milton went 5 yards for the score.

Georgia kicks field goal for 24-7 lead

First play after Kentucky’s score, Georgia’s Carson Beck finds Brock Bowers free in the middle of the Wildcats’ defense. The pass completion covers 49 yards. To its credit, UK’s defense did stiffen. Georgia’s Peyton Woodring kicked a 36-yard field goal for a 24-7 Bulldogs’ lead with 5:15 left in the first half.

Georgia has 306 yards of total offense. Kentucky has 125.

Kentucky gets on the board

The Wildcats used 10 plays to drive 79 yards to move its side of the scoreboard for the first half. Key play was a 6-yard completion by Leary to Tayvion Robinson on a fourth-and-3 at the Georgia 27. Score was a 4-yard pass by Leary to tight end Josh Kattus in back of the end zone with 6:44 left to cut Georgia’s lead to 21-7.

Kentucky’s disastrous first half continues

Third Georgia possession. Third Georgia touchdown. This time, the Bulldogs drive 95 yards in 13 plays for the score. Carson Beck hit Oscar Delp with a 5-yard scoring pass with 11:03 left in the first half for a 21-0 Georgia lead.

The possession should have been over early. UK defensive lineman Deone Walker committed an unnecessary roughness penalty way after the conclusion of a play when he leveled a Georgia player after an incomplete pass on a third-and-7 from the Bulldogs’ 20. Given new life, Georgia took advantage.

End of first quarter: Georgia 14, Kentucky 0

Disastrous first quarter for Kentucky. Gave up touchdowns on Georgia’s first two possession. Holding penalty damaged UK’s first possession. An unnecessary roughness penalty on Jager Burton hurt the second. Both ended in punts.

First quarter stats

Georgia increases lead to 14-0

Second possession, Georgia goes 82 yards on seven plays. All passes. All completions. A 25-yard pass from Carson Beck to Brock Bowers moved into UK territory. Three plays later, Beck found Rara Thomas on a fade pattern over Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston for a 15-yard scored and a 14-0 Georgia lead with 4:25 left in the first quarter. Beck is 11 of 11 for 146 yards and two touchdowns.

Georgia takes quick 7-0 lead

Georgia took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards on just seven play. Quarterback Carson Beck hits Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint for a 40-yard score. Missed tackles by Kentucky had kept the Bulldogs moving. There’s 11:26 left in the first quarter.

That’s the second opening-drive touchdown UK has allowed this season. EKU also scored a touchdown on its opening drive.

Tayvion Robinson and Barion Brown warming up

As Kentucky was on the field for pregame warmups, wide receivers Barion Brown and Tayvion Robinson were both catching passes, etc. Both players were banged up in Kentucky’s 33-14 win over Florida last Saturday.

Brown has caught 19 passes for 251 yards and a touchdown so far this season. Robinson has caught 19 passes for 308 yards and three scores.

Offensive guard Kenneth Horsey was nowhere to be found in pregame warmups.

Pregame information

Kentucky (5-0/2-0): With Mark Stoops as head coach, the Wildcats are 0-10 against the Bulldogs. But UK is coming off a 33-14 victory over Florida last weekend in which running back Ray Davis rushed for 280 yards. The Cats opened SEC play the week before with a 38-24 win at Vanderbilt.

Kentucky’s football roster

Kentucky’s statistics

Georgia (5-0/2-0): The two-time defending national champion Bulldogs were forced to come from behind in both of their SEC wins. Georgia trailed South Carolina 14-3 at the half before winning 24-14 in Athens on Sept. 16. Last Saturday, Georgia trailed at Auburn 17-10 in the third quarter before rallying for a 27-20 victory.

Georgia football roster

Georgia football statistics

Pregame links

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