At halftime, Georgia tallied 17 points on 255 yards of offense (77-rushing, 178-passing) and trailed 21-17.

Down 7-0 with 12:30 left in the first quarter, Georgia’s first possession answered the TD, going six plays in 75 yards in 2:32. The drive began with a 45-yard completion to Colbie Young and was capped by a six-yard run by Gunner Stockton.

Down 21-7 in the 1st quarter Georgia compiled a 72-yard TD drive that ended with Zachariah Branch catching a 36-yard TD on 3rd-and-7 to cut it to 21-14 with 14:52 left in the half.

Down 21-14 with 8:02 left in the half, the Bulldogs marched 88 yards on 14 plays before setling for a 20-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring.

In his first true road start, redshirt junior QB Gunner Stockton finished the first half 12-for-17 for 178 yards and one TD. Redshirt freshman Chauncey Bowens had a team-high 20 yards on six carries. Last week, he finished with a career-high 56 yards on 11 carries. Sophomore Nate Frazier had 19 yards on four carries.

Junior Zachariah Branch had a team-high four catches for 60 yards and a TD while senior Colbie Young had three catches for 63 yards.

The Vols finished the first half with 21 points, tallying 259 yards on 35 plays (30-rush, 229-passing) for a 21-17 lead. They scored all 21 points in the first quarter on their first three possession and were blanked in the second quarter on their final two possessions.

UT got the ball to start the game after Georgia won the toss and elected to defer. UT went 75 yards on eight plays in 2:30 for a 7-0 lead.

UT scored on its second possession, needing just two plays and 29 seconds, ending on a 72-yard TD pass to Chris Brazell II. It was the longest completion allowed by Georgia this season.

UT went up 21-7 on its third possession, going 83 yards on 12 plays with 3:37 left in the first quarter. UT was stopped on its 4th drive.

UT allowed its first sack of the year when Joey Aguilar was called for intentional grounding, credit Chris Cole with the sack.

Junior Joanel Aguero notched his first career interception with 1:02 left in the first half at the UGA 30. It led to no points after the final play of the half was a heave towards the endzone by Ryan Puglisi that was picked off Ty Redmond. It was the first INT for both teams.

Redshirt sophomore Kyron Jones posted a career-high four stops to lead the team in the first half.

Junior PK Peyton Woodring tallied 5 points (2 PATs, one 20-yard FG) plus took care of the kickoffs.

All-America punter Brett Thorson had two punts for a 51.5 average with one return for zero yards.

Junior Zachariah Branch had one kickoff return for 28 yards.

In the first half, Georgia was 3-for-6 on 3rd Down Conversions while UT was 1-for-4. The Bulldogs converted a 3rd-and-7 for a TD as Stockton connected for a 36-yard completion to Zachariah Branch.

Georgia’s captains were CJ Allen, Christen Miller, Drew Bobo, and Oscar Delp.

Georgia won the toss and elected to defer the ball until the second half. There were no first-time starters on defense as the same 11 Bulldogs started for the second straight week. On offense, true freshman Dontrell Glover got his first career start at right guard. He is the third true freshman to start this season including second offensive lineman, joining Juan Gaston Jr. (RG) who started the opener. After missing last week’s game, Gaston returned to action Saturday.