Georgia By The Numbers
1 – This was the first meeting of the eight with Texas that the Longhorns played in Athens. The two teams have also met in Atlanta and Austin twice, Miami, Dallas, and New Orleans.
1 – Georgia committed a season-low one penalty during the game.
1.4 – Texas averaged 1.4 rush yards per attempt on Saturday (17 attempts for 23 yards).
2 – Noah Thomas set a season-high with two touchdown receptions against Texas. He now has four touchdown receptions in his last three games after not having one for the Dawgs in his first seven.
2-of-12 – The Longhorns only converted 2-of-12 third down conversions against the Bulldogs. Entering the game, Texas was converting 41 percent of its third downs.
3 – For the second straight game, the Dawgs’ defense registered three sacks. They had eight sacks in the first eight games prior.
3 – London Humphreys caught his third touchdown reception of the season and his first since the incredible grab against Tennessee.
4 – Lawson Luckie caught his fourth touchdown pass of the season which is tied for the team lead with Noah Thomas.
4-4 – Georgia lost four of the first five meetings with Texas, but the Bulldogs won the last three matchups to even up the series at 4-4.
5 – KJ Bolden picked off an Arch Manning pass on Saturday for his second interception of the season. It was only Georgia’s fifth of the season which currently ranks them tied for 104th in the nation.
5 and 5 – Gunner Stockton had five total touchdowns (4 passing and 1 rushing). On the opposite side, he had just five incompletions.
6-1 – Georgia is 6-1 this season in conference games in which they trailed at one point (Texas led 3-0).
7 – Chris Cole led the Bulldogs with seven tackles in the game which equaled his previous career-high originally set in the Tennessee game.
7-1 – The Bulldogs finish the SEC regular season with a 7-1 record. Georgia finished the regular season 7-1 in conference play under Kirby Smart in 2017, 2018 and 2019 as well (sometimes even better).
8 – Stockton’s eight rushing touchdowns this season not only leads the team, but also is the highest among SEC quarterbacks.
9-for-12 – Georgia is 9-for-12 this season in converting fourth downs.
24-10 (9-0) – After Georgia defeated Texas, the Bulldogs move to 24-10 against top ten teams in the Smart era including 9-0 at Sanford Stadium.
25 – The 25-point margin was the largest losing margin by Texas since Steve Sarkisian became its head coach in 2021.
33.6% – The Dawgs have held their opponents to 10 or fewer points in 45 of 134 games under Smart or in 33.6 percent of their games.
35:09 – Georgia controlled the clock and had possession of the football for 35 minutes and nine seconds during the game.
44 – Zachariah Branch returned a kickoff 44 yards for Georgia. It is the longest kickoff return for the Bulldogs since Mekhi Mews returned one 47 yards against Ball State in 2023.
59 – In more Zachariah Branch news, he once again led the team with six receptions on Saturday. He now has 59 catches this season which is tied for the third most in season by the Bulldogs (tied with Brice Hunter in 1994, Terrence Edwards in 2002 and Dominic Lovett in 2024).
128 – The Bulldogs rushed for a net total of 128 yards. Texas came into the contest second in the nation allowing 78.2 yards per game on the ground.
159 – Peyton Woodring did not have a field goal, but he did kick five extra points and now has 159 made in his career. The junior currently stands in fifth place all-time for most extra points in a career by a Bulldog.
2013 – Cash Jones recovered an onside kick for the Dawgs in the fourth quarter. It was the first successful onside kick for Georgia since the 2013 South Carolina game.