SEC football final: Georgia 30, Kentucky 13
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Game day: No. 1 Georgia 30, No. 11 Kentucky 13
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-Georgia football game at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.
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The 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats play at the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in an SEC college football game on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Sanford Stadium in Athens. Check here for score updates, statistics and a dedicated Twitter feed.
Final: Georgia 30, Kentucky 13.
Scoring summary
Georgia 7, Kentucky 0 - Bulldogs score on first play of the second quarter with Stetson Bennett hitting James Cook for a 19-yard TD with 14:54 left in the first half.
Georgia 14, Kentucky 0 - Bulldogs rip off consecutive runs of 35, 17, 12 and 24 yards to extend the lead to two touchdowns. Zamir White scored the touchdown on a 24-yard run with 10:35 left in the first half. Kentucky picked up two first downs on its first drive, then zero on next three possessions.
Georgia 14, Kentucky 7 - Wildcats drive 75 yards in 13 plays to score just the third touchdown this Georgia defense has allowed all season. Quarterback Will Levis hit tight end Justin Rigg with the one-yard TD pass with 3:53 left in the first half.
Georgia 21, Kentucky 7 - First drive of the second half, Bulldogs drive 75 yards in just six plays for the score. Brock Bowers caught a 24-yard TD pass from Bennett to make it a two-touchdown lead for Georgia with 12:13 left in the third quarter.
Georgia 24, Kentucky 7 - Bulldogs continue their second-half groove, going 63 yards in eight plays. Kentucky’s defense does hold the home team to a 26-yard field goal by Jack Podlesny with 7:21 left in the third quarter.
Georgia 30, Kentucky 7 - Bowers makes his second touchdown pass of the game. This one from Bennett covers 21 yards with 11:27 left in the game. Georgia misses the extra point.
Georgia 30, Kentucky 13 - UK scores on a 22-play, 75-yard drive with Levis throwing to Wan’Dale Robinson for a 1-yard score with four seconds left.
Pregame info
Date: Oct. 16, 2021.
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
TV: CBS with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl.
Radio: UK Network with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel.
Records: Kentucky 6-0; Georgia 6-0.
SEC records: Kentucky 4-0; Georgia 4-0.
Team websites: Kentucky football; Georgia football
Last game: Kentucky defeated LSU 42-21 at Kroger Field; Georgia defeated Auburn 34-10 at Auburn.
Coaches: Kentucky-Mark Stoops (55-50); Georgia-Kirby Smart (58-14).
Series: Georgia leads 60-12-2.
Last meeting: Georgia won 14-3 in Lexington on Oct. 31, 2020.
This story was originally published October 16, 2021 at 1:30 PM.
